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WahooSam309 · 07-08-2019, 11:00 AM

Verdell Mathis took the mound in the first game of a second straight doubleheader with the Phillies players trying to get the thought of yesterday’s shutouts out of their heads. Del Ennis finally gave the Phillies a run—and the lead—when he scored from second on Murtaugh’s single to right. With that off their minds, Gibson sent a two-run shot to the upper deck in the next inning to make it 3-0. Buster Adams hit one out for the Cards in the seventh, but that was the only time they got to Mathis that inning as he continued to cut through the powerful lineup. The Phillies got the run back with pure hustle as Ennis singled, stole second, stole third, and scored when the throw to third went into left field. The Cards loaded the bases with two out in the ninth, and Ruth pulled Mathis for Tiant. The old lefty through three pitches and struck out Lou Klein to end it, a huge win against the league leaders.

Paige started the second game on short rest as the Phillies hoped to sweep the day’s games. The Cards got three on a long home run by Whitey Kurowski in the fourth, but that was the limit of the scoring early on. Max Lanier pitched brilliantly for the Cardinals, and the Phillies were shut out for the third time in four games, losing 3-0.

While the team was on the field, Veeck was working the phones. With Pinky May about to return from the disabled list, Estalella manning the position admirably, and Dandridge due back in a few weeks, the Phillies had too many third basemen. So Veeck put the feelers out and found that the Cubs were looking to deal starting pitcher Claude Passeau. Passeau was miserable in Chicago and complained bitterly to team owner Phil Wrigley about the loafing players that were dragging the team down. Passeau wanted out, and Veeck—who knew Wrigley well from his Chicago days—was happy to oblige. They signed a deal to send May to the Cubs and send Passeau to the Phillies.

He was on the train that day and started at Shibe Park on July 6. Passeau had pitched for the Phillies from 1936 to 1939 and was happy to return, especially since the team had left the tiny Baker Bowl in that time and moved into the more pitcher-friendly Shibe Park.

Maybe the train trip tired him, because Passeau uncharacteristically gave up three runs in the first inning. The Phils got one back on Leonard’s RBI triple to the right field corner later that inning, but the Cards answered with two more in the third. Gibson came to the rescue in the bottom of the inning, stroking a bases-loaded triple that just missed being a grand slam. A worn-out Passeau left the game after five with the score 5-4. In the sixth, the Phillies tied it up when Gibson scored on Ennis’s sacrifice fly. Estalella singled to score Murtaugh that same inning and the Phillies took the lead for the first time that day. The lead vanished in the seventh as Dave Barnhill gave up a two-run shot to former Phillie Danny Litwhiler. 7-6 was the final score as the Cardinals took two out of three from the Phillies.

07-08-2019, 11:00 AM	#34
WahooSam309 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 81	St. Louis (July 5 and 6) Verdell Mathis took the mound in the first game of a second straight doubleheader with the Phillies players trying to get the thought of yesterday’s shutouts out of their heads. Del Ennis finally gave the Phillies a run—and the lead—when he scored from second on Murtaugh’s single to right. With that off their minds, Gibson sent a two-run shot to the upper deck in the next inning to make it 3-0. Buster Adams hit one out for the Cards in the seventh, but that was the only time they got to Mathis that inning as he continued to cut through the powerful lineup. The Phillies got the run back with pure hustle as Ennis singled, stole second, stole third, and scored when the throw to third went into left field. The Cards loaded the bases with two out in the ninth, and Ruth pulled Mathis for Tiant. The old lefty through three pitches and struck out Lou Klein to end it, a huge win against the league leaders. Paige started the second game on short rest as the Phillies hoped to sweep the day’s games. The Cards got three on a long home run by Whitey Kurowski in the fourth, but that was the limit of the scoring early on. Max Lanier pitched brilliantly for the Cardinals, and the Phillies were shut out for the third time in four games, losing 3-0. While the team was on the field, Veeck was working the phones. With Pinky May about to return from the disabled list, Estalella manning the position admirably, and Dandridge due back in a few weeks, the Phillies had too many third basemen. So Veeck put the feelers out and found that the Cubs were looking to deal starting pitcher Claude Passeau. Passeau was miserable in Chicago and complained bitterly to team owner Phil Wrigley about the loafing players that were dragging the team down. Passeau wanted out, and Veeck—who knew Wrigley well from his Chicago days—was happy to oblige. They signed a deal to send May to the Cubs and send Passeau to the Phillies. He was on the train that day and started at Shibe Park on July 6. Passeau had pitched for the Phillies from 1936 to 1939 and was happy to return, especially since the team had left the tiny Baker Bowl in that time and moved into the more pitcher-friendly Shibe Park. Maybe the train trip tired him, because Passeau uncharacteristically gave up three runs in the first inning. The Phils got one back on Leonard’s RBI triple to the right field corner later that inning, but the Cards answered with two more in the third. Gibson came to the rescue in the bottom of the inning, stroking a bases-loaded triple that just missed being a grand slam. A worn-out Passeau left the game after five with the score 5-4. In the sixth, the Phillies tied it up when Gibson scored on Ennis’s sacrifice fly. Estalella singled to score Murtaugh that same inning and the Phillies took the lead for the first time that day. The lead vanished in the seventh as Dave Barnhill gave up a two-run shot to former Phillie Danny Litwhiler. 7-6 was the final score as the Cardinals took two out of three from the Phillies.