But Williams settled down after that, and the Dodgers closed ground in the third when Walt Alston got gutsy and called for a double steal from Maury Wills and Jim Gilliam, which put both men in scoring position--where they were promptly cashed in on a clutch single by Willie Davis.
Then Camilli went to work: his sacrifice fly tied the game in the fourth, and then he singled in two go-ahead runs in the sixth. He capped his evening with a solo homer off Jack Lamabe leading off in the top of the eighth. All in all, a four RBI night from a forgotten man at just the moment when the team needed a boost; Camilli's big game was instrumental in the Dodgers snapping their five-game losing streak. Final score: Dodgers 7, Pirates 3.
AND they got help from the Cubs at Wrigley Field earlier that day, when Chicago's lineup caught Billy Pierce on an off-day, banging out fifteen hits (including three each from George Altman, backup catcher Dick Bertell--on his way to his lone .300+ season--and the star-crossed second-sacker Ken Hubbs).
Don Cardwell continued to rebound from a terrible first half in '62 by hurling a six-hit shutout at the Giants, who managed no extra-base hits off the lanky right-hander. Final score: Cubs 6, Giants 0. (The loss dropped SF 2 1/2 games behind the Dodgers as the two team's see-saw battle continued.)
SEASON RECORDS: LAD 80-42, SF 77-44
