Bunning vs Buhl

After beating the Cubs 4-2 on Tuesday, Gene Mauch was sending Jim Bunning (6-2) to the mound to face Bob Buhl (7-3) in the second game of the series.

Buhl had already started two games against the Phillies:

• Throwing a three-hit, 7-0 shutout on April 18th in Wrigley.

• Losing 10-0 a week later at Connie Mack.

He won his last two starts over the Braves and Pirates, respectively.

Jim Bunning beat the Mets 8-2 in his last outing.

Bob Buhl shut the Phillies down in the top of the first.

In the bottom of the first, Jimmy Stewart doubled with one out. One out later, Ron Santo singled and Stewart scored to make it 1-0 Cubs.

In the top of the second, Tony Gonzalez led off with a single. Roy Sievers walked to put runners on first and second. Bobby Wine then stepped up and hit a three-run homer to put the Phillies on top 3-1 ─ his second home run of the year.

No more scoring through the top of the third.

In the bottom of the third, Joey Amalfitano led off with a triple. Billy Williams followed with another triple to trim the Phillies lead to 3-2.

Nothing for either team in the fourth.

In the top of the fifth, with one out, Richie Allen walked. Tony Gonzalez followed with a single and Allen went first-to-third. Roy Sievers singled and Allen scored to make it 4-2 Phillies. Gonzalez moved to third.

Clay Dalrymple hit a sacrifice fly to make it 5-2.

In the bottom of the fifth, Joey Amalfitano walked. One out later, Billy Williams hit his 16th home run to cut the Phillies lead to 5-4.

Gene Mauch replaced Jim Bunning with Dallas Green (1-0) and Green retired the Cubs without any more damage.

Buhl shut the Phillies down in the top of the sixth.

In the bottom of the sixth, Dick Bertell and Billy Cowan led off with back-to-back singles. Bob Buhl laid down a bunt. Dallas Green fielded the bunt and threw to first, but the throw bounced in the dirt. Buhl was safe at first, and Bertell and Cowan both moved up a base to load the bases with nobody out.

Gene Mauch replaced Dallas Green with Jack Baldschun (3-2) – who picked up the win in relief the day before.

Baldschun gave up a single to Joey Amalfitano and the runners moved up one base. Dick Bertell scored to tie the game 5-5.

Baldschun then retired the Cubs on three ground balls.

Buhl retired the Phillies in the top of the seventh.

In the bottom of the seventh, Ernie Banks led off with a double and moved to third on a sacrifice by Billy Ott. Banks then scored on a wild pitch and the Cubs led 6-5.

With one out in the top of the eighth, Bob Buhl walked Bobby Wine.

To Cubs manager Bob Kennedy, that was the signal to lift Buhl in favor of Lindy McDaniel (1-3). McDaniel, who had six saves, pitched two innings in the opening game of the series, giving up one run on two hits.

Wes Covington pinch-hit for Jack Baldschun and struck out.

Tony Taylor grounded out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the eighth, Johnny Klippstein (2-2) came in to pitch for the Phillies. He struck out Joey Amalfitano, but walked Jimmy Stewart to put a runner on first with one out.

Billy Williams then hit a two-run homer to make it 8-5 Cubs. It was Williams second home run of the game and 17th of the season ─ the two runs gave him five RBIs in the game and 38 RBIs on the year.

Ron Santo went back-to-back with Billy Williams for his ninth of the year and it was 9-5 Cubs.

In the top of the ninth, McDaniel gave up a two-out double to Richie Allen before striking out Tony Gonzalez to end the game.

Bob Buhl (8-3) picked up the victory with the help of Lindy McDaniel’s seventh save. Jack Baldschun (3-3) blew a save opportunity and took the loss.

Walk-off at Candlestick

Willie McCovey hit a pinch-hit, two-run, walk-off homer – his tenth of the year – with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to provide the winning margin in a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Willie Mays also homered for the Giants – his 19th of the year.

Gaylord Perry (4-2) picked up the win in relief of Bobby Bolin, who pitched well enough to win a lot of games.

Joe Nuxhall (6-4) took the complete-game loss and hit a home run in trying to help his own cause – his first of the year and 15th lifetime.

The Giants win and Phillies loss deadlocked them for first place ─ 3½ games ahead of the Pirates and Reds.

(Excerpted from 1964 – The Year the Phillies Blew the Pennant by Barry Bowe.)