Cardinals 5, Phillies 0Game 63 - Thursday Night, June 20th in St. Louis
Record - 25-38, 5th Place, 11 1/2 games behind the Expos
One Sentence Summary: Danny Cox pitched a complete game shutout and Kevin Gross lasted only three innings in this 5-0 loss in St. Louis.
What It Means: After dropping two out of three to the surging Cardinals, the Phillies headed home to open a six-game homestand against the Pirates and these Cardinals again.
What Happened: Future Phillie Cox improved his record to 9-2 with his nine-hit, seven strikeout performance. The Phillies offense had a few chances to score, but went 2 for 8 with runners in scoring position. Gross was pinch-hit for in the fourth inning by John Russell as the Phillies had runners at the corners with two outs. Russell struck out to end the inning.
Featured Card: This Cardinals line-up included four players who would one day suit up for the Phillies - Tom Herr at second, Andy Van Slyke in right field, Tom Nieto behind the plate and Cox pitching. This was to be Herr's best season of his 13-year career as he'd make the All-Star game, and drive in a career high 110 runs. He helped the Cardinals reach the World Series and finished fifth in the N.L. MVP voting.
Herr was the Phillies' regular second baseman in 1989 and 1990, appearing in 270 games and hitting .277 for the club.
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