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(Paul Mirengoff) On May 30, 1967, Jim Bunning opposed Juan Marichal in a battle of future Hall of Famers at Candlestick Park. Both pitchers went the full nine innings, but it was hardly a classic pitchers duel. Together, they allowed nine runs and 16 hits. They struck out only seven and walked six. Bunning began the day 3-5 with a 3.75 ERA. Marichal was having a typical scintillating season. His record was 8-3 with a 1.89 ERA. Both pitchers were rocked in the first inning. In the top of the first, Marichal yielded a single to Philadelphia’s lead off batter, Tony Gonzalez, and a home run to the second batter, Johnny Briggs. But San Francisco got the two back in the bottom of the inning in identical fashion — a lead off single by Jesus Alou, immediately followed with a home run by Tom Haller. Marichal and Bunning quickly found their form and there were no more runs until the bottom of the sixth. Bunning was particularly impressive, allowing no hits from the second inning through the fifth. In the bottom of the sixth, with one out, Willie McCovey doubled. One out later, Ollie Brown drove him home with a single. The Phillies pulled back even in the top of the seventh on a home run by light hitting catcher Clay Dalrymple, a .132 hitter coming into the game. It was only Dalrymple’s second homer of the season. He would end the year with three. After Bunning set the Giants down 1-2-3 in the seventh, Philadelphia took the lead in the eigh ...
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