Phillies 1, Cardinals 0Game 62 - Wednesday Night, June 19th in St. Louis
Record - 25-37, 5th Place, 11 1/2 games behind the Expos
One Sentence Summary: The pitching duo of Jerry Koosman and Don Carman out dueled Cardinals starter Joaquin Andujar in this 1-0 Phillies victory.
What It Means: The Phillies were looking pretty good against a Cardinals team that would go on to win the division. They were 7-3 in their last 10 games and the club was about to go on a mini-tear in the upcoming week.
What Happened: Koosman cruised through six innings, giving up five hits and a pair of walks. He loaded the bases in the fourth but struck out Ozzie Smith and got Tom Nieto to pop out to first to end the threat. Carman pitched three hitless innings and was credited with his second save of the season. Andujar went the distance, giving up all six Phillies hits while striking out six. The lone run of the game came in the second when Greg Gross singled home Glenn Wilson.
Featured Card: I was genuinely upset when I pulled this card from a pack of 1986 Donruss, as I was convinced either Wilson or Ozzie Virgil would be that year's Phillies' Diamond Kings representative. Koosman had essentially retired before packs of 1986 Donruss even hit the Wawa shelves, as the Phillies released him on December 6, 1985.
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You're right - crazy that Donruss would choose Koosman for the 86 Diamond King. I don't think there was ever any doubt that he wouldn't see a Phillies uni in 86. Ozzie would have been a good selection for the DK set or maybe Shane Rawley.
ReplyDeleteRawley got one with the Phillies in 1988 . . . crazy what I still got bitter about 35 years later. Wilson and Ozzie were robbed! : )
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