1964 June 6 | BARRY BOWE

Saturday – June 6

The Giants made it two straight over the Phillies.

The Phillies took the lead in the bottom of the second:

Wes Covington doubled and moved to third on Tony Gonzalez’ single.
Covington scored on John Herrnstein’s sacrifice fly to give the Phils a 1-0 lead.

But the Giants tied it up in the fourth – and took the lead in the seventh.

Giants Fourth:

Orlando Cepeda singled with one out and scored when Jim Ray Hart followed with a triple.

Giants Seventh:

Jesus Alou led off with a home run (#1) to take a 2-1 lead.

The Phillies caught the Giants in the eighth:

Cookie Rojas led off with a double and scored on Richie Allen’s single to tie things up 2-2.

But the Giants won it in the top of the ninth:

Tom Haller – a .208 hitter – hit a two-run homer (#4) to give the Giants a 4-2 lead.

It was the first home run – and the first runs – allowed by Ed Roebuck (1-1) all season. Unfortunately, it put him on the hook for the loss.

Billy O’Dell (1-1) retired the Phillies in order in the bottom of the ninth to pick up the victory in relief.

It was the Phillies third straight loss – second straight to the Giants – and their fourth loss in five games with the Giants.

Around the League – Thus, the Phillies and Giants flip-flopped in the standings and dropped the Phillies into second place – trailing the Giants by ½ game.

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