EARL'S 64 REPLAY GAME OF THE WEEK
Earl's 64 Replay Game of the Week became a Friday-night marathon in Los Angeles, where the Cincinnati Reds finally outlasted the Dodgers, 4-2, in 14 innings on April 17, 1964. Los Angeles struck first when Maury Wills singled and Jim Gilliam doubled him home in the opening inning, but Cincinnati answered in the second. Deron Johnson doubled, Tommy Harper singled, Leo Cardenas walked, and Pete Rose delivered a two-run, bases-loaded single that put the Reds ahead, 2-1.The Dodgers pulled even in the fourth when Tommy Davis singled and John Roseboro drove him home with a double. From there, the game settled into a tense duel. Joey Jay held Los Angeles to two runs across eight innings, while the Dodgers' relief corps kept Cincinnati scoreless from the seventh through the 13th. Roseboro collected four hits and reached to begin the bottom of the ninth, but Sammy Ellis stranded him at second. Chet Nichols escaped two more late threats, and Jim Dickson retired the Dodgers in order in the 13th to extend the deadlock.Cincinnati finally broke through against Johnny Podres in the 14th. Johnny Edwards drew a leadoff walk, Dickson moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt, and an error by shortstop Maury Wills allowed Edwards to race home with the go-ahead run. Chico Ruiz followed with an RBI single to make it 4-2. Bill Henry then retired Frank Howard, Roseboro, and pinch-hitter Dick Tracewski in order, earning the save and closing a dramatic Earl's 64 Replay Game of the Week that belonged to Cincinnati's patient hitters and six innings of scoreless relief.