Monday – June 22

The Phillies were idle after sweeping a doubleheader from the Mets on Father’s Day – which included Jim Bunning’s masterpiece of a Perfect Game – and going 6-and-2 on the short road trip.

They were returning home the next day to begin a three-game series against the Cubs.

Around the League –The Giants beat the Reds 6-2 to pick up the ½ game they lost the day before and now trailed the first-place Phillies by 1½ games.

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