Sunday, August 23

Jim Bunning (13-4) wrapped up the series against lefty Joe Gibbon (9-5).

Play Ball:

The Pirates jumped on Bunning in the top of the first:

• With one out, Bill Virdon walked.
• Roberto Clemente homered (#8).

But the Phillies took over with runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings.

Phillies third:

• Cookie Rojas singled.
• After Johnny Callison struck out, Richie Allen went deep (#22) to knot the score 2-2.

Phillies fourth:

• Tony Taylor doubled.
• Gus Triandos homered (#5) to put the Phillies ahead 4-2.

Phillies fifth:

• With one out, Richie Allen hit his second home run of the game (#23) to push the Phillies lead to 5-2.
• Frank Thomas singled.
• Wes Covington pinch-hit for Alex Johnson and singled – Thomas taking third. Then John Herrnstein came in to run for Covington.
• Tony Taylor singled to score Thomas – Herrnstein stopping at second.
• Ruben Amaro singled to load the bases.
• Gus Triandos walked to force home Herrnstein and extend the Phillies margin to 7-2.

The Pirates got to Bunning in the top of the seventh:

• With two outs, Donn Clendenon homered (#8) as a pinch-hitter.

John Boozer () relieved Bunning in the top of the eighth, and the Phillies iced the cake in the bottom of the eighth:

• Clay Dalrymple doubled.
• Tony Gonzalez singled – Dalrymple moving to third.
• With Johnny Callison batting, Roy Face unleashed a wild pitch – Dalrymple scored to make it 8-3 and Gonzalez moved up to second.
• Richie Allen singled to score Gonzalez and end the scoring at 9-3.

John Boozer gave up two hits in two scoreless innings of relief to earn the save (#2). Jim Bunning (14-4) got the win and Joe Gibbon (9-6) took the loss.

The win ended the season series with the Pirates with the Phillies holding a 10-8 edge.

Around the League:

The Reds lost to the Dodgers 1-0 – Phil Ortega’s three-hitter (6-5) topping Jim O’Toole’s six-hitter (13-6).

And the Giants beat the Cardinals 3-2 in 10 innings.

Those outcomes placed the Giants and Reds in a tie for second place – 7½ games behind 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