▁starting ▁a ▁ 7 - game ▁home ▁stand . ▁M auch ▁decided ▁to ▁start ▁his ▁two ▁pitch ing ▁a ces , ▁Jim ▁Bun ning ▁and ▁Chris ▁Short , ▁in ▁ 7 ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁games , ▁ 4 ▁of ▁those ▁starts ▁on ▁ 2 ▁days ' ▁rest ▁( all ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁lost ). ▁The ▁Phill ies ▁f aded , ▁losing ▁ 1 0 ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁before ▁winning ▁their ▁last ▁ 2 ▁games ▁to ▁finish ▁tied ▁for ▁second ▁place ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s , ▁one ▁game ▁behind ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁in ▁a ▁collapse ▁inf am ously ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Ph old ." ▁Ult imately , ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁peak ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁wins ▁and ▁finish ▁in ▁his ▁ten ure . ▁His ▁last ▁three ▁full ▁seasons ▁all ▁resulted ▁in ▁over ▁. 5 0 0 ▁finish es , ▁though ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁finish ▁above ▁ 4 th . ▁M auch ▁was ▁let ▁go ▁after ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁were ▁ 2 7 – 2 7 ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁season . ▁His ▁ 6 4 6 ▁wins ▁as ▁manager ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁team ▁record ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁Charlie ▁Manuel ▁passed ▁him . ▁M auch ▁still ▁ranks ▁ 1 st ▁in ▁club ▁history ▁with ▁losses ▁( 6 8 4 ). ▁ ▁Montreal ▁Ex pos ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁M auch ▁became ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Montreal