Philadelphia 1964 Part Ii
Nineteen sixty-four in the month of October
is a time Phillies fans don’t want to remember.
With a six and a half game lead in September,
victory was expected by each team member.
Philadelphia’s baseball squad was in first place.
For most of the summer, they were setting the pace.
With only two weeks remaining in the season,
an imminent pennant winning was the reason
for joy and jubilation in Philadelphia.
Anticipating fans were filled with euphoria.
However, that World Series trip was not to be.
A strange quirk of fate would alter their history.
There were only twelve more games to go.
The Phillies lost ten of them in a row.
It seems all went wrong and nothing went right.
The team lost those games during day and night.
They finally won on the season’s last day.
However, the team saw the pennant slip away.
A second place finish signaled the end of a dream.
First place went to the St. Louis Cardinals team.
It was here in this moment of sadness
where Phillies World Series tickets became worthless.
After that infamous period of disgrace,
many years passed before a title would take place.
Copyright © Robert Pettit | Year Posted 2012
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