1964 May 11

Monday – May 11

1964 imageRay Culp took a one-hitter and a 2-0 lead into the top of the seventh. But after he retired the first two batters on a strike out and a come-backer to the mound, things suddenly went south for him:

  • Johnny Lewis singled and moved to second on a passed ball.
  • Chris James reached first on hit an infield single – Lewis holding second.
  • Julian Javier stepped to the plate hitting just three points above the Mendoza Line at .203 – with just one home run and eight RBIs. But the numbers didn’t matter when he smashed a three-run home run (#1) into the leftfield bleachers to put the Cards on top 3-2.

Ray Sadecki (1-3) – who was coming off a 1-0 heartbreaking loss to the Pirates his last time out – picked up his first win of the year.

Ray Culp (1-3) took the loss.

Around the League – The Giants lost to the Colt 45s by a score of 4-1 as former Phillie Turk Farrell (4-1) picked up an efficient win. So the Phillies lost no ground and remained one game behind the Giants.

The Cardinals win kept them tied with the Braves for third-place ─ but they moved to within one game of the Phillies – three games out of first.

1964 – The Year the Phillies Blew the Pennant was originally published two years ago – but please don’t purchase it right now. I’m in the final stages of streamlining the original to make it a better reading experience.

I’ll let you know when it’s ready.

In addition to being the official Eagles Outsider for BlameMyFather.com, Barry Bowe is also the author of:

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Written by Barry Bowe
Former sportswriter - first to put Timmy Duncan's name on the sports page.