Saturday, July 18

After winning the first game of the series from the Reds, Gene Mauch sent Ray Culp (7-6) out to face John Tsitouris (6-7) in the second game.

Play Ball:

The Phillies hit the scoreboard in the top of the first:

• Tony Gonzalez doubled and scored one out later when Johnny Callison doubled.

But the Reds took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the first:

• Pete Rose walked.
• One out later, Vada Pinson doubled – Rose holding third.
• Ray Culp wild-pitched the runners up a base – Rose scoring.
• Frank Robinson singled to score Vada Pinson.
• Deron Johnson hit a two-run homer (#10).

And the Reds added two more runs in the second:

• With one out, John Tsitouris reached first on Richie Allen’s error.
• Pete Rose doubled to score Tsitouris.
• One out later, Vada Pinson singled to send Rose to third.
• Frank Robinson singled to score Rose and make it 6-1.

The Phillies chipped in with a run in the top of the third:

• With one out, rookie Costen Shockley homered (#1).

But the Reds scored twice more in the bottom:

• Don Pavletich doubled.
• Leo Cardenas singled – Pavletich stopping at third.
• One out later, John Tsitouris squeezed Pavletich home – Cardenas moving up to second.
• Pete Rose singled to score Cardenas and make it 8-2.

And the Reds added four more runs in the fifth:

• With one out, Leo Cardenas walked.
• Steve Boros and John Tsitouris singled to load the bases.
• Pete Rose hit a grand slam (#3) to make it 12-2.

The Phillies scored once in the top of the sixth:

• With two outs, Clay Dalrymple homered (#4).

But the Reds scored twice more in the bottom:

• With one out, reliever Dallas Green (2-1) hit Gordy Coleman.
• Don Pavletich homered to make it 14-3.

The Phillies closed out the scoring with a meaningless run in the top of the ninth to make it 14-4:

• Bobby Wine doubled, moved to third when Ruben Amaro grounded out, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Tony Gonzalez.

Starter Ray Culp (7-7) gave up six runs on six hits in a losing effort and Dallas Green gave up eight runs on nine hits. John Tsitouris (6-6) pitched the complete-game victory.

It was the worst loss of the season for the Phils – their 13-4 loss to the Pirates on May 26.

Around the League:

The Giants lost to the Colt 45s once again – a 2-1 squeaker with Ken Johnson (8-8) topping Billy O’Dell (3-2).

That made it five straight losses for the Giants and allowed the Phillies to maintain their one-game lead in first place. Meanwhile, the Reds moved into third place –3½ games of the Phillies.

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
• Work-in-Progress A Fuckin All-American