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But the screaming throng of more than 53,000 was soon silenced as the Phillies' superior defense shut out the Dodgers after that, setting the stage for Philadelphia's two-run ninth.
And the Dodgers certainly know how to chew up opposing pitchers. Their offense finished first in the league in home runs, and third in run production (behind the first place Phils, who also led in average).
More than survived, really; the Philadelphia Phillies, with 101 wins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 98, duked out the teams in their respective divisions to establish themselves beyond a doubt as the class of the league.
The Phils did just that in an early August series against the Dodgers at Veterans Stadium. Philadelphia took the first game, 8-3, behind a seven-run eighth-inning explosion led by sluggers Mike Schmidt (38 HR's, 101 RBI's) and Greg Luzinski (.310, 39 HR's, 130 RBI...
For as long as I can remember, entrepreneurs have mingled sport and avarice in perfect laissez-faire. A promoter named Mike Jacobs sent Joe Louis forth to fight an opponent each month. Years later, when all the checks were deposited, Jacobs retired. Louis had to beg the IRS for mercy...