CALLISON CLUTCH IN PHILS' COMEBACK
GW Hit with 2 Outs in 9th
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24 (AP) - Johnny Callison's two-out, two-run single in the
bottom of the ninth off Warren Spahn gave the Philadelphia Phillies a dramatic
5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Braves in a game the home team needed. The
hit capped a four-RBI game for Callison, who belted a two-run home run--his 26th
longball of the season--in the fifth inning.
The Braves scored first, tallying twice in the top of the fourth off Phillies
starter Jim Bunning. Lee Maye led off with a single and Henry Aaron drew a
walk, putting runners on first and second. Eddie Mathews flied to center
for the first out but Joe Torre drew a free pass, filling the bases, and Rico
Carty delivered the first of a pair of two-run hits on the day with a single to
center, scoring Maye and Aaron to give Milwaukee a 2-0 lead.
The Phillies evened the score in the fifth. Bobby Wine singled to open the
inning and moved to second on Bunning's sacrifice. Adolpho Phillips fanned
for the second out but Callison crushed a Wade Blasingame offering over the
right field fence to tie the game.
Philadelphia took the lead for the first time in the sixth. Richie Allen
singled and, one out later, moved to third on Vic Power's base hit.
Blasingame then walked Gus Triandos, loading the bases. Wine followed with
a soft roller to short, scoring Allen to put the Phillies on top, 3-2.
It was still a one-run Philadelphia lead in the top of the eighth. With
one out, Torre singled to center off reliever Jack Baldschun. Carty then
followed with his 19th home run of the year, well into the lower grandstand in
left field. Suddenly the Braves were on top again, clinging to a 4-3 lead.
In the bottom of the ninth, with that advantage still intact, Warren Spahn
was summoned from the bullpen to close out the game for the Braves. He was
greeted by a Triandos single leading off, and the slow-footed catcher was
removed for pinch runner Ruben Amaro. Danny Cater pinch hit for Wine and
added a single of his own, putting runners on first and second with none
out. Clay Dalrymple pinch hit for Baldschun and dropped a successful
sacrifice bunt down, advancing the tying and winning runs into scoring
position. Tony Gonzalez, who had entered the game for defense earlier,
struck out, leaving Callison as the last hope for the Phillies. On the
very first pitch from Spahn, Callison slapped a grounder through the right side
for a hit. Amaro scored easily and Cater beat the throw from Aaron, ending
the game with Philadelphia on top.
The victory moves the Phillies to within 2 1/2 games of the first place San
Francisco Giants.
9/24/1964, Mil64-Phi64, Connie Mack Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1964 Braves 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0 7 0 1964 Phillies 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 5 10 2 7 1 Braves AB R H BI AVG Phillies AB R H BI AVG Alou,F 1b 5 0 1 0 .209 Phillips,A cf 3 0 1 0 .333 Maye cf 4 1 2 0 .291 Gonzalez,T cf 1 0 0 0 .316 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 .500 Callison rf 4 1 2 4 .257 Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Taylor,T 2b 4 0 1 0 .264 Spahn p 0 0 0 0 .214 Allen,R 3b 4 1 1 0 .307 Aaron rf 3 1 0 0 .285 Johnson,A lf 3 0 0 0 .252 Mathews,E 3b 4 0 0 0 .248 Briggs lf 1 0 0 0 .279 Torre c 3 1 2 0 .312 Power 1b 3 0 2 0 .251 Carty lf 4 1 3 4 .318 Covington ph 1 0 0 0 .309 Menke 2b 4 0 0 0 .301 Triandos c 3 0 1 0 .200 Alomar ss 4 0 0 0 .212 Amaro pr 0 1 0 0 .245 Blasingame,W p 2 0 0 0 .207 Wine ss 3 1 1 1 .155 Bailey,E ph 1 0 1 0 .243 Cater ph 1 1 1 0 .295 Cline pr 1 0 0 0 .263 Bunning p 2 0 0 0 .126 36 4 9 4 Baldschun p 0 0 0 0 .500 Dalrymple ph 0 0 0 0 .267 33 5 10 5 Braves INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Blasingame,W 6.0 7 3 3 2 5 87 57 5.71 Carroll 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 17 14 4.08 Spahn BS 1, L 10-14 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 16 9 4.30 8.2 10 5 5 2 8 120 80 Phillies INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Bunning 6.2 7 2 2 2 2 101 69 2.64 Baldschun BS 8, W 9-7 2.1 2 2 2 0 0 27 18 3.89 9.0 9 4 4 2 2 128 87 Mil: Bailey,E batted for Blasingame,W in the 7th Cline ran for Bailey,E in the 7th Cline moved to cf in the 7th Klimchock batted for Carroll in the 9th Phi: Gonzalez,T inserted at cf in the 8th Briggs inserted at lf in the 8th Covington batted for Power in the 8th Briggs moved to 1b in the 9th Covington moved to lf in the 9th Amaro ran for Triandos in the 9th Cater batted for Wine in the 9th Dalrymple batted for Baldschun in the 9th E-Taylor,T, Wine. 2B-Bailey,E(11), Power(16). HR-Carty(19), Callison(26). RBI-Carty 4(61), Callison 4(93), Wine(25). K-Carty, Alomar, Phillips,A 2, Taylor,T, Allen,R 2, Johnson,A, Bunning, Gonzalez,T. BB-Aaron, Torre, Phillips,A, Triandos. SH-Callison, Bunning, Dalrymple. GWRBI: Callison Temperature: 70, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 9 MPH. Attendance: 21,380 Game Time: 2:33