HBD Michael Jack Schmidt
Warm birthday wishes to my great #Phillies teammate Michael Jack Schmidt. For my money… the greatest third baseman in baseball history
Warm birthday wishes to my great #Phillies teammate Michael Jack Schmidt. For my money… the greatest third baseman in baseball history
On this day in 1963… #Pirates slugger Willie Stargell hits his 1st career HR off #Cubs righty Lindy McDaniel. Pops would hit 474 more before he is done. #mlb #halloffame #Pops View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
On this day in 1981, Phillies Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt became the fourth (and most recent) in franchise history to homer in an All Star Game. With his team down 4-3 in the top of eighth inning, Schmidt pounded a Rollie Fingers pitch over Dave Winfield and the Municipal Stadium center field wall, driving in Pittsburgh’s Mike Easler…
On this day in 1980, the Phillies take command of the World Series with a two run 9th-inning rally against the Kansas City Royals winning Game 5. The game was scoreless until the fourth when Mike Schmidt hit a two-run bomb to right-center. The red-hot Amos Otis led the Royals back with another homer, and by the sixth, K.C. was…
Yesterday would been birthday #79 for the great Harry Kalas. Miss him every time I turn on a #Phillies game
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…
On this day, Willie Stargell (1988) and Steve Carlton (1994) were elected to the @baseballhall #pirates #Phillies