Jim Bunning Was Not Up to the Task

Posted: 2nd March 2010 by Harold Friend in MLB
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At the end of play on Sept. 20, 1964, the Phillies led both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds by 6.5 games. At the end of play on Sept. 27, the Reds led the second-place Phillies by a full game.

In the span of seven days, the Phillies lost a 6.5-game lead and were never again in first place.

Jim Bunning started against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sept. 20 at Los Angeles. It was the last important game that future United States senator Bunning would win in 1964.

Jim Bunning to the Rescue?

When Bunning made his next start, the Phillies' lead had been whittled to 3.5 games over the Reds and to five games over the Cardinals. Facing the Milwaukee Braves, the 18-5 Phillies' alleged ace found himself trailing, 3-0, after si ...

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