My former Phillies teammate John Herrnstein would have been 82 years old today. A caring and humble man, John was always more than “just a baseball player”. A few years older than me, We played together in Little Rock (1963) and in Philadelphia until he was traded to the Cubs (along Fergie Jenkins) in 1965….
OTD in 1966 – #Dodgers Don Drysdale & Sandy Koufax end their dual 32 day holdout. Koufax signs for $120K; Drysdale settles for $105K.
Jimmy Wynn passed away last night. This SABR article was written by Mark Armour in 2014. Sometime during the 1967 baseball season, Houston Chronicle sportswriter John Wilson first referred to Houston Astros’ center fielder Wynn as the “Toy Cannon.” Wynn did not like the nickname at first, believing, justifiably, that it was yet another reference to his small…
This morning we saw a tweet from @PGH_Sports_Date stating that today was the 60th anniversary of Wampum High winning the 1960 Pennsylvania State Basketball Championship. Seems like a good day to share our special “WAMPUM 60” wallpaper. During the 1950-60’s the Wampum Indians varsity basketball team became a national sensation putting the tiny Western Pennsylvania…
DA15 Instagram Post: George “Boomer” Scott would’ve been 76 today #RedSox #Brewers #HelmetCrew
DA15 Instagram Post: Happy Birthday to my Oakland #Athletics teammate Manny Sanguillen…. hope you have a great day ROAD-RUNNER
DA15 Instagram Post: Happy Birthday to my friend and former #Phillies teammate Pat Corrales
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DA15 Instagram Post: Warm Birthday wishes to #Phillies All Star catcher @jt_realmuto – We are all looking forward to having everyone back on the field and playing