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On this day in 1963… 21 year old Richard Anthony Allen made his major league debut for the Philadelphia Phillies. Following Little Rock’s (AAA) International League season in which he led the team in hitting (.290), led the league in home runs (33), runs batted in (97), triples (12) AND broke the color barrier as…
Spring Training: Dallas Green
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Schmidt Hits 4 at Wrigley
On this day in 1976… Michael Jack Schmidt, the greatest third baseman in baseball history, blasted four home runs in Chicago to lead the Phillies to an impressive comeback win against the Cubs. The below is an original article from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) written by our friend Rich D’Ambrosio. April 17,…
HBD Willie Montanez
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Tony Taylor 1935-2020
This one hurts. The great Tony Taylor passed away this morning. He was 84. More than just a teammate, Tony was a great ballplayer and an even greater human. I truly loved that man. He was my friend, my roommate, served as the best man in my wedding and our kids grew up together. I…
HBD Chase Utley
Warm birthday wishes to Chase Utley #PhilliesWorldChampions View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)