By William C. Kashatus
Every little thing going the Phillies?’ manner. Up through 6 half video games with simply 12 left to play within the 1964 season, they looked as if it would have clinched their first pennant in additional than a decade. Outfielder Johnny Callison narrowly neglected being the nationwide League MVP. 3rd baseman Richie Allen was once Rookie of the 12 months. however the "Fightin?’ Phils" didn?’t make it to the postseason?—they misplaced 10 immediately and comprehensive a online game in the back of the St. Louis Cardinals. along with engineering the best cave in of any crew in significant league baseball background, the ?’64 Phillies had one other, extra vital contrast: they have been Philadelphia?’s first actually built-in baseball staff. In September Swoon William Kashatus tells the dramatic story?—both at the box and rancid the field?—of the Phillies?’ bittersweet season of 1964. greater than the other workforce in Philadelphia?’s activities background, the ?’64 Phillies saddled town with a name for being a "loser." even if victory appeared guaranteed, Philadelphia chanced on the way to lose. regrettably, the cave in, dubbed the "September swoon," used to be the start of a self-destructive skid in either crew play and racial integration, for the very issues that made the gamers distinct threatened to rip the workforce aside. An adversarial press and contentious enthusiasts blamed Richie Allen, the Phillies?’ first black celebrity, for the team?’s wasting methods, accusing him of dividing the group alongside racial traces. Allen manipulated the ensuing controversy within the hopes that he will be traded, yet within the method he controlled to additional fray already tenuous race kin. in response to own interviews, participant biographies, and newspaper bills, September Swoon brings to lifestyles a season and a group that acquired such a lot of Philadelphians, either black and white, to care deeply and passionately in regards to the online game at a turbulent interval within the city?’s?—and our nation?’s?—history. The native land enthusiasts reveled of their triumphs and cried of their defeat, simply because they observed in them a mirrored image of themselves. The ?’64 Phillies not just received over the loyalties of a racially divided urban, yet gave Philadelphians a cause to dream?—of a pennant, of a contender, and of a urban of concord.
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Briggs and Jenkins received $8,000 each; Savage signed for $17,500; Johnson, for $18,000; the Haines 42 INTEGRATING THE PHILLIES Image not available Fig. 11 Gene Mauch ( far right) managed the Wrst integrated team in Philadelphia’s baseball history, with such star performers as (left to right) inWelder Cookie Rojas, outWelder Johnny Callison, and third baseman Richie Allen. 13 Similar white talent signed during the 1960s often received lower bonuses. OutWelder Joe Lis, for example, signed for $15,000 in 1964.
Fernandez had a little more playing experience at the major league level. ”102 At the same time, the Phillies’ refusal to make a stronger attempt at integration had negative implications for the club’s future. Curt Simmons, who pitched for the Phils from 1947 to 1960, believes the team hurt itself by ignoring the black talent that did exist in professional baseball during the 1950s. “The Phillies missed out on a lot of great players,” he admitted. “Just look at the St. Louis Cardinals of the 1960s, with Curt Flood, Bill White, Lou Brock, and Bob Gibson.
1 Allen’s performance in the low minors demonstrated that he was worth the money. 281 in eighty-eight games. 317 with 21 homers and 94 RBIs. When he was promoted to Double A at Williamsport in 1962, Allen continued his prodigious power-hitting, despite being moved to a new position. 2 The majors appeared to be on the horizon, especially after he led the Phils with 9 homers at the end of spring training in 1963. 39 SEPTEMBER SWOON Image not available Fig. 10 Richard Anthony Allen signed with the Phillies in 1960 for $70,000, the highest bonus ever paid to an African American player at the time.