Thursday – May 7

Hank Fischer – who beat Art Mahaffey in a classic 1-0 pitcher’s duel just four days earlier in Milwaukee – was facing Mahaffey again in this wrap-up of the two-game series. But this game was anything but a pitcher’s duel.

The Phillies put together two-spots in the first, fourth, and fifth innings – while the Braves scored a pair in the fourth. Thus the Phils were leading 6-2 after five innings.

The Phillies added three more runs in the seventh to take a commanding 9-2 lead – more than enough to withstand a four-run rally by the Braves in the eighth.

The Phils collected 12 hits in the 9-6 win that swept both games from the Braves – and started a two-game winning streak.

John Herrnstein had three hits for the Phillies while Clay Dalrymple hit his first home run of the year.

Clay Dalrymple was a left-hand-hitting catcher the Phillies acquired as a Rule 5 draft selection from the Milwaukee Braves in 1959.

In his first three seasons with the Phillies, he hit .252 in 431 games with 30 home runs and 157 RBIs.

Joe Torre (#5) and Eddie Mathews (#3) homered for the Braves.

Art Mahaffey (2-1) picked up the win and Jack Baldschun earned his second save while Hank Fischer (3-1) took the loss.

Around the League – The Giants beat the Cubs 7-6 to maintain a one-game lead over the Phillies.

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:

• Born to Be Wild
• 1964 – The Year the Phillies Blew the Pennant
• 12 Best Eagles QBs
• Birth of the Birds
• Soon-to-be-published sexy, police procedural Caribbean Queen
• Soon-to-be-published novel Stosh Wadzinski
• Soon-to-be-published novel Polish Widow