Game 1 With Juan Marichal on the mound for the Giants and Steve Carlton with the ball for the Philles, a pitchers duel was in the making. Marichal gave up a lead off single to Pete Rose and it looked like the Phils would get things started early, but Marichal shut down the next three hitters and the Phils couldn't score. Felipe Alou lead off the 1st for the Giants with a double, Jose Pagan moved him to 3rd on a grounder to 2nd followed by a base hit by Willie Mays and the Giants took a 1-0 lead. A lead off home run by Gary Maddox in the Phillies 2nd gave them a 2-1 lead. It stayed that way through five. In the bottom of the 6th Pagan smacked a double and Mays followed with a home rum for a 3-2 Giant lead. The score held up as Marichal shut down the Phillies,scattering 5 hits over nine innings, to win his first to go 1-1 on the year. Carlton took the loss only giving up 4 hits to the Giants. Game 2 Sanford started game 2 for the Giants, while Lerch pitched for the Phillies. The
Giants played long ball with Felipe Alou poking 2 HR, with Mays, Cepeda, Haller each knocking one a piece. Sanford only gave up 6 hits as he pitched a complete game, winning his first(1-0). With the Giants scoring 7 runs in the first 4 innings, the Phils never seriously threatened. The Giants taking game 2 at home 10-1.
Giants played long ball with Felipe Alou poking 2 HR, with Mays, Cepeda, Haller each knocking one a piece. Sanford only gave up 6 hits as he pitched a complete game, winning his first(1-0). With the Giants scoring 7 runs in the first 4 innings, the Phils never seriously threatened. The Giants taking game 2 at home 10-1. Game 3 moved to Veterans Stadium with Espinosa going for the Phils and the Giants countering with O'dell. With neither team seriously threatening throught the first 4 the score was scoreless. In the bottom of the 5th Espinoas lead off with a routine ground out to 2nd. Pete Rose followed with a single up the middle and Bake MCBride hit one in the LF seats and the Phils were on top 2-0. But the lead did not hold up long as O'delll lead off the top of the 6th with a double and then Felipe Alou hit another HR to tie it up. Following a Pagan fly out to right, Mays doubled off the wall and Willie McCovey knocked one in the right field seats and the Phil lead had been erased. With O'dell shutting down the Phillies the rest of the way, San Fran took game 3 by the score of 4-2.
Game 4 Bolin for San Francisco, 
facing Saucier for Philadelphia was the matchup for game 4 in the City of Brotherly Love. The Giants were looking to sweep the Phillies and using the long ball, again, they did just that. Philadelphis started the scoring with a Pete Rose double folloowed by a McBride single. Mike Scmidt walked loading the bases with no body out. A missed double play attempt allowed Rose to score. Bolin pitched his way out of the jam only giving up the one run. Another Felipe Alou HR followed by a Jose Pagan single lead to a Willie McCovey HR and the Giants were up 3-1.In the top of the 4th,popped out to 2nd. Then Jim Davenport singled,Hiller singled...and then the pitcher,Bolin knocked one in the LF seats and the Giants were up 6-1. Looking to salvage a game in the series, a couple of walks to Trillo and Bowa followed by singles to Gross and Rose and it was tied,6-6. In the top of the 7th Alou singled, Pagan singled, then Willie Mays tripled scoring Alou and Pagan. After getting McCovey to pop to first, Orlando Cepeda homered and San Fran was up 10-6. It stayed that way has Gaylord Perry came in and preserved the win.
Home runs by the mighty hitting Felipe Alou lead the Giants in the 4 games as San Fransisco hit 12 over the 4 games. The Giants went to tied for 1st place in the division.
facing Saucier for Philadelphia was the matchup for game 4 in the City of Brotherly Love. The Giants were looking to sweep the Phillies and using the long ball, again, they did just that. Philadelphis started the scoring with a Pete Rose double folloowed by a McBride single. Mike Scmidt walked loading the bases with no body out. A missed double play attempt allowed Rose to score. Bolin pitched his way out of the jam only giving up the one run. Another Felipe Alou HR followed by a Jose Pagan single lead to a Willie McCovey HR and the Giants were up 3-1.In the top of the 4th,popped out to 2nd. Then Jim Davenport singled,Hiller singled...and then the pitcher,Bolin knocked one in the LF seats and the Giants were up 6-1. Looking to salvage a game in the series, a couple of walks to Trillo and Bowa followed by singles to Gross and Rose and it was tied,6-6. In the top of the 7th Alou singled, Pagan singled, then Willie Mays tripled scoring Alou and Pagan. After getting McCovey to pop to first, Orlando Cepeda homered and San Fran was up 10-6. It stayed that way has Gaylord Perry came in and preserved the win.Home runs by the mighty hitting Felipe Alou lead the Giants in the 4 games as San Fransisco hit 12 over the 4 games. The Giants went to tied for 1st place in the division.
-contributed by Jim Walden-
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