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Jackie Robinson Day 2019
72 years ago today Jackie burst through a door previously closed. I am honored & humbled to be just one of many that followed his enormous footprints #JackieRobinsonDay #Jackie42 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
DA15 Instagram Post – Wilt 100
DA15 Instagram Post: OTD in 1962, Philly legend Wilt Chamberlain dropped 100 on the Knicks in an #NBA game played in Hershey, Pa
On this day… Hank hits #714
On this day in 1974 – Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron blasts a historic three-run home run against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jack Billingham on Opening Day. The home run is the 714th of Aaron’s career, tying him with the great Babe Ruth for the most in major league history.
HDB Fergie
Happy Birthday to my former #Phillies teammate & friend Ferguson Arthur Jenkins. Art by Jeff Baker @ Gypsy Oak View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Bingo’s 500th
On this day in 1970, Erine Banks took a pitch from Braves righty Pat Jarvis over the wall and into the Wrigley Field bleachers for the 500th home run of his Hall of Fame career. Rico Carty retrieved the ball after it bounced off a fan’s hand. Some future Hall of Famers would also to…
On this day… Bill Buckner
27 Years ago… even as a video game… this is painful to watch. For the record: Bill Buckner is a good man. He was a great baseball player. We played together on the ’71 Dodgers. He had the type of career most players only dream about. Sadly, the vast majority of the people in the world…
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let’s play two.