On September 25, 1964 — The 1st-place Phils, just 3 1/2 games in the lead after dropping three games at home to the Reds (1 – 0, 9 – 2 and 6 – 4), throw Jim Bunning at the Braves. Bunning lasts six innings but the Braves topple the host Phils, 5 – 3, as Joe Torre belts two triples to drive home three runs. In the second contest, the woes continue as the Phillies lose, 7 – 5, in 11 innings. Chris Short goes eight innings for Philley before exiting with a 3 – 3 tie. Torre slams a two-run homer in the 10th, but the Phils match it, before losing it in the 11th. Torre has three hits in the nitecap with three RBIs.
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Baseball Reference September 25
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