OTD Pete Rose steals 2nd, 3rd & home
Today in 1980… #Phillies 1B Pete Rose steals 2nd, 3rd & home in the same inning against the #Reds in Cincinnati #mlb
Today in 1980… #Phillies 1B Pete Rose steals 2nd, 3rd & home in the same inning against the #Reds in Cincinnati #mlb
On Saturday February 10th, over 600 fans arrived at Spectrum Field in Clearwater Florida to take part in honoring the Class of 2018 Ted Williams Museum Inductees. Tony Perez, Dick Allen, Ron Guidry, J.R. Richard & Charlie Manuel were inducted on a beautiful night prior to the start of spring training. The Williams Hall of…
Today in 1969… the great Willie Stargell became the 1st player to hit one completely out of Dodger Stadium #Pirates View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
On this day in 1957 John Kennedy becomes the first African American to play for the Phillies. Philadelphia was last National League franchise to integrate, waiting exactly 10 years and 7 days after Jackie Robinson first broke the major league color barrier for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Kennedy entered the game (played in Newark, New Jersey)…
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: Dock Ellis would’ve turned 75 today. Clemente & Pops loved him. For a few wild weeks in the summer of 1977 we were teammates in Oakland. Fierce competitor. Fearless yet an absolutely hilarious human being. If you’ve not seen “No No: A Dockumentary” yet. Check it out #Pirates #oaklandathletics #JustSayNoNo
Antonio Nemesio (Sanchez) Taylor was born on December 19, 1935 in Central Alava, Matanzas, Cuba — where everyone knew him by the nickname Ague. Originally signed by the New York Giants, Tony played for the Marianao Tigers of the Cuban Baseball League during the winter of 1955-56 and 1956-57. He came into professional baseball highly recommended by famous…