9TH INNING HRs ALLOW PHILS TO SNATCH VICTORY FROM JAWS OF DEFEAT
Johnson, Triandos Hit Game-Tying, Winning Shots
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4 (AP) - Alex Johnson and Gus Triandos hit back-to-back home
runs with two outs and the bases empty in the bottom of the ninth inning as the
Philadelphia Phillies pulled out an improbable come-from-behind victory over the
San Francisco Giants, 2-1, at Connie Mack Stadium. The home runs made a
loser of Dick Estelle in his season's debut for the Giants, spoiling what had
been a brilliant start.
Estelle was working on a three-hit shutout into the ninth inning and retired
Richie Allen on a fly to center and Frank Thomas on a foul pop to first in the
game's final frame. Estelle then worked ahead of Johnson 1-2 but hung a
breaking ball that was deposited in the bleachers in left-center field.
That tied the game and brought Triandos to the plate and the Phillies catcher
launched a 3-1 pitch into the lower grandstand in straight away left field to
complete the comeback.
The Giants took a 1-0 off Philadelphia starter Art Mahaffey in the top of the
second on Jim Ray Hart's lead-off home run. Both pitchers were extremely
stingy with baserunners. Mahaffey held the Giants to five hits and two
walks through eight innings before being lifted for a pinch hitter.
Estelle surrendered just three hits and a pair of free passes prior to facing
Johnson in the ninth inning.
The late-inning fireworks made a winner of Phillies reliever Jack Baldschun
(6-7) who worked a perfect top of the ninth inning.
The loss leaves San Francisco two game behind St. Louis, pending the outcome of
the Cardinals' game with the Cubs. With the win, the Phillies have pulled
to within 2 1/2 games of first place.
9/4/1964, SF64-Phi64, Connie Mack Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1964 Giants 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 1964 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 5 1 Giants AB R H BI AVG Phillies AB R H BI AVG Alou,M lf 4 0 1 0 .222 Rojas cf 3 0 0 0 .271 Lanier 2b 4 0 0 0 .266 Taylor,T 2b 4 0 1 0 .267 Mays cf 4 0 1 0 .297 Allen,R 3b 4 0 1 0 .303 Hart rf 3 1 1 1 .303 Thomas,F 1b 4 0 1 0 .247 Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0 .285 Johnson,A lf 4 1 1 1 .257 Haller c 3 0 0 0 .245 Triandos c 3 1 1 1 .188 Davenport 3b 3 0 0 0 .214 Callison rf 3 0 0 0 .256 Pagan ss 3 0 0 0 .198 Amaro ss 3 0 0 0 .237 Estelle p 3 0 1 0 .333 Mahaffey p 2 0 0 0 .163 31 1 5 1 Phillips,A ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Baldschun p 0 0 0 0 .600 31 2 5 2 Giants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Estelle L 0-1 8.2 5 2 2 2 6 121 77 2.08 8.2 5 2 2 2 6 121 77 Phillies INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Mahaffey 8.0 5 1 1 2 5 101 62 4.32 Baldschun W 6-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 3.57 9.0 5 1 1 2 5 112 68 Phi: Phillips,A batted for Mahaffey in the 8th 2B-Allen,R(32). HR-Hart(23), Johnson,A(5), Triandos(11). RBI-Hart(79), Johnson,A(12), Triandos(20). K-Alou,M, Hart, Davenport 2, Pagan, Allen,R 2, Johnson,A, Mahaffey 2, Phillips,A. BB-Hart, Haller, Rojas, Triandos. GWRBI: Triandos Temperature: 70, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 6 MPH. Attendance: 33,820 Game Time: 2:09