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Bingo with 3 triples
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WIllie Stargell HR #1
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… Willie Mays #3000
July 18th, 1970: San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays becomes to 10th player in baseball history to collect 3000 hits. Facing Montreal Expos right-hander Mike Wegener at Candlestick Park the ‘Say Hey Kid’ smacked a single to left to reach the milestone during the second inning of the Giants 10-1 rout over the Expos. Willie…

Today in 1980 : Game 5
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…

On This Day… Big League Debut
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…

OTD in 1989… Jim Rooker walks to Pittsburgh
On this day in 1989… the Pittsburgh Pirates send 16 batters to the plate in the 1st inning against the Philadelphia Phillies, taking a 10 – 0 lead (Pittsburgh’s best inning since September 1942) on ten hits, including a three-run home run by Barry Bonds. Pittsburgh leaves the bases loaded. Pirates announcer Jim Rooker crows…