For the second time in two years, a doubleheader at the Vet goes past three a.m. The Phils top the Expos in the first game, 6 – 1, in a game that starts an hour late because of rain. A 2:27 delay in the 3rd takes its toll on the 46,664 fans in attendance. The second game gets underway at 11:50 p.m. and lasts until 3:23 a.m. with the same result as game one.

On August 10, 1977 — For the second time in two years, a doubleheader at the Vet goes past three a.m. The Phils top the Expos in the first game, 6 – 1, in a game that starts an hour late because of rain. A 2:27 delay in the 3rd takes its toll on the 46,664 fans in attendance. The second game gets underway at 11:50 p.m. and lasts until 3:23 a.m. with the same result as game one.

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