Phillies 3, Pirates 2Game 66 - Sunday Afternoon, June 23rd in Philadelphia
Record - 28-38, 5th Place, 11 games behind the Cardinals
One Sentence Summary: The Pirates imploded in the ninth and the Phillies rode a hit by pitch, balk and a costly throwing error to a 3-2 win.
What It Means: The Phillies were unstoppable . . . at least against the last place Pirates. This was their third walk-off win in a row and they'd open a three-game series against the first place Cardinals on Tuesday night.
What Happened: With the score tied at two in the ninth and Pirates reliever Jim Winn on the mound, Juan Samuel was hit to start the inning and then balked to second. Rick Schu laid down a bunt to advance Samuel to third, but third baseman Jim Morrison's wild throw allowed Samuel to come all the way home with the winning run. Mike Schmidt (7) and Derrel Thomas (1) had hit solo home runs earlier in the game off Pirates starting pitcher Jose DeLeon.
Kevin Gross pitched well, allowing just a run in his seven innings. Kent Tekulve was charged with a blown save by allowing the Pirates to tie the score in the eighth. He inherited a pair of runners from Shane Rawley and Jason Thompson scored the tying run on a Thomas error.
Featured Card: Samuel had a hand in all three of these walk-off wins against the Pirates, so he gets the hat trick for the series.
1985 Virtual Phillies Wall / 1985 Season Summary Index
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