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Phillies fans boo Dodgers pitcher off the mound.(Los Angeles Dodgers)(Philadelphia Phillies)(Brief Article)(Excerpt)

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| August 01, 2005 | Nash, Bruce; Zullo, Allan | COPYRIGHT 2005 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

IN GAME 3 OF THE 1977 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BETWEEN THE Los ANGELES DODGERS AND Philadelphia Phillies, Dodgers pitcher Burt Hooton was staked to a 2-0 lead but was struggling in the bottom of the second inning at Veterans Stadium.

With two men on base and two out, Hooton had a 1-and-2 count on Phillies hurler Karry Christenson. Hooton then reared back and fired what he believed was an inning-ending strike three. But plate umpire Harry Wendelstedt called it a ball.

"I turned and kicked the rubber real hard," Hooton recalled. "Everbody seemed to be watching. A few fans started yelling, then more picked it up and it just started to go around. It got noisier than those jets at Shea ...

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