On August 17, 1966 — At Candlestick Park after tying Jimmie Foxx yesterday for most career home runs hit by a right-handed batter, Giants slugger Willie Mays passes ‘Double X’ with his 535th homer with a 4th-inning blast off Ray Washburn. San Francisco is one-half game out of first place after beating the Cards, 4 – 3 in dramatic fashion down 2, the Giants scored 2 to tie the game in the bottom of the 8th Willie McCovey delivered a 2 out RBI to tie the game and in the bottom of the 9th pinch hitter, Jesus Alou delivered a 1 out single to score Jim Davenport.

The San Francisco center fielder now takes over second place on the all-time list, trailing only Babe Ruth’s 714.

Seven years to the day later, in 1973, the 42-year old Mays, now with the Mets hits the 660th and final home run of his career off Reds lefty Don Gullett.

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San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Wednesday, August 17, 1966 (D) at Candlestick Park

STL N    1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
SF  N    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  1  -   4  9  1

Play by Play

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock homered; Flood popped to catcher in foul
territory; McCarver reached on an error by McCovey [McCarver to
second]; Cepeda flied to right in foul territory [McCarver to
third]; Shannon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Fuentes flied out to left; Gabrielson grounded out
(second to first); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith singled; Javier singled to shortstop [Smith
to second]; Maxvill singled to right [Javier to third, Smith
scored]; Washburn grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Javier scored (no RBI), Maxvill out at
second]; Brock flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Hart reached
on an error by Javier; Haller grounded out (pitcher to third to
first) [Hart to second]; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: MCDANIEL REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Flood
struck out; McCarver flied out to right; Cepeda singled to
shortstop; Shannon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Lanier flied out to right; McDaniel grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Javier
flied out to left; Maxvill doubled to right; Washburn grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Gabrielson grounded out (second to pitcher); Mays
homered; McCovey grounded out (second to first); Hart singled to
center; Haller singled to right [Hart to third]; Brown forced
Haller (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock struck out; Flood grounded out (shortstop
to first); McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Lanier was called out on strikes; McDaniel was
called out on strikes; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cepeda struck out; Shannon singled to right;
Smith grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Shannon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Gabrielson made an out to shortstop; Mays struck
out; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Giants 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Javier flied out to left; Maxvill grounded out
(pitcher to first); Washburn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Hart made an out to second; Haller popped to third
in foul territory; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock flied out to center; Flood grounded out
(shortstop to first); McCarver singled to center; Cepeda struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: DAVENPORT BATTED FOR LANIER; Davenport grounded out
(shortstop to first); BURDA BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Burda singled
to left [Burda to second (error by Brock)]; MASON RAN FOR BURDA;
Fuentes singled to center [Mason scored]; HOERNER REPLACED
WASHBURN (PITCHING); PETERSON BATTED FOR GABRIELSON; Peterson
flied out to center; Mays walked [Fuentes to second]; McCovey
singled to center [Mays to third, Fuentes scored]; BRILES
REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Hart struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: PETERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAVENPORT
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LINZY REPLACED MASON (PITCHING);
Shannon flied out to right; Smith grounded out (pitcher to
first); Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Haller singled to right; Brown was called out on
strikes; Davenport singled to right [Haller to third]; ALOU
BATTED FOR LINZY; Alou singled to right [Davenport to second,
Haller scored]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        3   8   2    4
 Giants           4   9   1    7

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