Phillies 6, Expos 2Game 71 - Saturday Afternoon, June 29th in Montreal
Record - 31-40, 5th Place, 11 games behind the Cardinals
One Sentence Summary: Garry Maddox paced the Phillies offense with a three-hit, three-RBI performance in this 6-2 win against the Expos.
What It Means: The loss knocked the Expos out of first place for good in the East, and sent the Cardinals back to the top of the division. The Expos wouldn't lead the division again in 1985, ultimately finishing 16 1/2 games back and in third place behind the Mets and the division-winning Cardinals.
What Happened: Maddox had a two-run double in the first off Expos' starter Mickey Mahler and it could have been a three-run double had Ozzie Virgil not been thrown out at home by right fielder Terry Francona. Maddox added a sacrifice fly in the seventh to pad the Phillies lead at 6-1. Kevin Gross went the distance for the Phillies, earning the win and allowing a pair of runs on four hits while striking out five. It was his first complete game of the season, and the first of two in a row.
Featured Card: Von Hayes must have been missing some time with a minor injury, as Maddox was in the midst of 10 games in a row in which he started in center. The Secretary of Defense saw his playing time continue to increase into early July as Hayes got some starts in left in place of the Greg Gross/John Russell tandem.
1985 Virtual Phillies Wall / 1985 Season Summary Index
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