Catcher Gus Triandos dubbed the Philadelphia Phillies' 1964 season
"the year of the blue snow"a rare thing that happens once in a great
while.
The Phillies were having a spectacular season in which everything was
going right. They held a 6 1/2 game lead at the conclusion of play on
September 20. With just 12 games to play, they seemingly had it made.
But the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals never gave up, and
when the...