Jerry Doggett: "Now Lucky Strike brings you the top of the 8th inning with Vin Scully. Vinnie?"
Scully: OK, Jerry. Roger Craig back for the top of the 8th, facing Amaro, Mahaffey and Sadowski. Dodgers lead it 1-0 as Amaro steps up, still not having been retired thru 3 games, 10 plate appearances with 7 singles and 3 walks. 2-2 tonight. The pitch to Amaro is swung on and hit to center field, Willie(Davis) sees it roll to the wall, Amaro rounds second, he'll stop at 3rd with a stand-up triple. Make that 8 for 8 in 11 plate appearances for the Phillie shortstop and now you have a dilemma facing Walt Alston, you have a runner on 3rd, a pitcher who's a good bunter in Art Mahaffey and a situation which almost certainly means infield in. Alston decides, "to heck with the infield in, I've seen enough of Amaro on the basepaths, if Mahaffey wants to lay down a bunt, fine. Let's just start from scratch" and wouldn't you know it, they're playing for a bunt, not a squeeze, just a bunt. Tommy Davis ready at 3rd for what would be a force, if Mahaffey bunts it should be to Craig or Larker at 1st. The pitch to Mahaffey, he lays it down, Craig makes the routine throw to 1st, Amaro waltzes in and we're tied at 1. Gene Mauch has to be saying, "Gee Walt, you could've played the infield in, but thanks for the gift, I'll get you something when you're in Philly." Now here's Sadowski when the bases empty and score tied at 1.
Isn't baseball strategy wonderful? 1 run, 4 hits for the Phils, 1 run, 6 hits for the Dodgers, no errors on either side. The pitch to Sadowski, hit to left field, Moon strolls on over to make the catch for out number 2. Now here's Tony Taylor who is 0 for 3 tonight. Craig has pitched a fine game tonight. The pitch to Taylor, swung on to left field, here comes Moon again and the side is retired. For the Phillies, 1 run, 1 hit, no errors, nobody left. After 7-1/2, Philly 1, Dodgers 1. (Dodgers had a 2-out walk in the bottom of the 8th, score remained tied at 1)
Scully: OK, Jerry. Roger Craig back for the top of the 8th, facing Amaro, Mahaffey and Sadowski. Dodgers lead it 1-0 as Amaro steps up, still not having been retired thru 3 games, 10 plate appearances with 7 singles and 3 walks. 2-2 tonight. The pitch to Amaro is swung on and hit to center field, Willie(Davis) sees it roll to the wall, Amaro rounds second, he'll stop at 3rd with a stand-up triple. Make that 8 for 8 in 11 plate appearances for the Phillie shortstop and now you have a dilemma facing Walt Alston, you have a runner on 3rd, a pitcher who's a good bunter in Art Mahaffey and a situation which almost certainly means infield in. Alston decides, "to heck with the infield in, I've seen enough of Amaro on the basepaths, if Mahaffey wants to lay down a bunt, fine. Let's just start from scratch" and wouldn't you know it, they're playing for a bunt, not a squeeze, just a bunt. Tommy Davis ready at 3rd for what would be a force, if Mahaffey bunts it should be to Craig or Larker at 1st. The pitch to Mahaffey, he lays it down, Craig makes the routine throw to 1st, Amaro waltzes in and we're tied at 1. Gene Mauch has to be saying, "Gee Walt, you could've played the infield in, but thanks for the gift, I'll get you something when you're in Philly." Now here's Sadowski when the bases empty and score tied at 1.
Isn't baseball strategy wonderful? 1 run, 4 hits for the Phils, 1 run, 6 hits for the Dodgers, no errors on either side. The pitch to Sadowski, hit to left field, Moon strolls on over to make the catch for out number 2. Now here's Tony Taylor who is 0 for 3 tonight. Craig has pitched a fine game tonight. The pitch to Taylor, swung on to left field, here comes Moon again and the side is retired. For the Phillies, 1 run, 1 hit, no errors, nobody left. After 7-1/2, Philly 1, Dodgers 1. (Dodgers had a 2-out walk in the bottom of the 8th, score remained tied at 1)
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