METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JUNE 23, 1963 GAME:
Karl Bloomfield
October 21, 2004
I remember this game as one of a double header that the Mets took from the Phillies that day. This may have been a high point for the Mets that year, but it certainly was the low point of the season for the Phillies, who went on to play pretty terrific baseball for the rest of the season, finishing in fourth place.
Karl Bloomfield
October 14, 2004
I remember this game as one of a double header that the Mets took from the Phillies that day. This may have been a high point for the Mets that year, but it certainly was the low point of the season for the Phillies, who went on to play pretty terrific baseball for the rest of the season, finishing in fourth place, blowing a chance to finish as high as second when they lost a tough game in Houston, which was followed by manager Gene Mauch's infamous temper tantrum, in which he tipped over the post-game buffet, propelling barbecue sauce onto many players' street clothes. The momentum of the Phillies' strong finish in 1963 carried over into 1964, up to about September 21, when the Phillies, 6 1/2 games ahead with 12 to play, lost ten straight and finished in a tie for second behind the Cardinals, who went on to defeat the Yankees in a classic 7 game World Series, dominated by the pitching of Bob Gibson. From a Phillies fan.
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