Wednesday, July 29
Trying to make it two straight in the battle for first place, Dennis Bennett (9-8) took the mound versus Juan Marichal (14-5).
Play Ball:
Scoreless going into the bottom of the second, the Phillies took the lead:
- Richie Allen homered (#18).
And the Phils added another run in the third:
- Ruben Amaro homered (#2).
Then the Giants halved the lead in the fourth:
- Jim Ray Hart homered (#16).
The Phillies answered right back in the bottom half:
- Johnny Callison tripled off the scoreboard.
- After Richie Allen walked, Wes Covington force Allen at second – Callison scoring to make it 3-1.
After a scoreless fifth, the Giants closed the gap in the top of the sixth:
- Jim Ray Hart hit another solo homer (#17) to move to within a run at 3-2 – his 50th
Concerned that Dennis Bennett’s arm miseries were flaring up, Gene Mauch replaced him with John Boozer (1-1),
Boozer retired the Giants in the sixth and the seventh, but he ran into trouble in the eighth:
- With one out, Willie Mays singled, stole second, and moved to third on a ground out.
- Willie McCovey doubled to tie the score 3-3.
That’s the way regulation ended.
But with Jack Baldschun on the mound for the Phillies, the Giants scored immediately in the top of the tenth:
- Harvey Kuenn led off with a single.
- Hal Lanier hit a ground ball to short. Ruben Amaro fielded the ball and went for the 6-4-3 double-play. Lanier was out at first – but Kuenn was ruled safe at second.
- With first base open, Baldschun walked Willie Mays intentionally.
- Jim Ray Hart hit an infield single – his third hit of the game – the runners moving up to load the bases.
- Willie McCovey singled to score Kuenn and Mays – Hart moving to third.
- Jesus Alou singled to score Hart and make it 6-3.
Juan Marichal (15-5) retired the Phillies in order in the bottom of the tenth to register the complete-game victory – making him the first 15-game winner in the NL. He gave up the three runs on just four hits – while striking out nine.
Jack Baldschun (4-5) took the loss.
Around the League:
By evening the series at a game apiece, the Giants pulled to within ½ game 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
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