Padres 1, Phillies 0Game 39 - Friday Night, May 24th in Philadelphia
Record -15-24, 5th Place, 9 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: John Denny received no run support and the Padres manufactured a run in the eighth to down the Phillies, 1-0.
What It Means: Hard to believe, but at 2:08, this was the 12th shortest game of the season for the Phillies. The shortest game came a week prior on May 13th when the Reds defeated the Phillies in a Monday night game that took 1:58. That's absolutely unheard of today.
What Happened: Denny went the distance in the loss, allowing a run on four hits while striking out four. Dave Dravecky (7 1/3 innings) and Rich Gossage (1 2/3 innings) combined to shutout the Phillies, with Gossage recording his 12th save of the season. Of the nine hits from the Phillies offense, two were from Glenn Wilson.
In the eighth, Denny allowed a lead-off single to Garry Templeton and then walked Dravecky. Tim Flannery sacrificed both Templeton and Dravecky to third and second respectively. Steve Garvey hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Templeton.
Featured Card: Denny, Kevin Gross and Shane Rawley bolstered the Phillies rotation in 1985 with all three making at least 31 starts. All three would throw six complete games, an impressive mark compared to today's starting pitchers. In 2019, Zach Eflin threw two complete games for the Phillies with no one else going the distance.
1985 Virtual Phillies Wall / 1985 Season Summary Index
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