By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball’s merry prankster, has died. He was 74. He died last Saturday of complications from COVID-19 and also had suffered from dementia in recent years, according…
Short video with a recap of the Phillies number retirement ceremony
With his family, many of his closest friends and some of his former teammates in attendance at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies bestowed on Dick Allen the ultimate tribute a franchise can pay a player by retiring his number.
Saddened to hear about Lou Brock’s passing. He was a great teammate & friend. Sending prayers to his family.
Warm Birthday wishes to former Phillies teammate Garry Maddox.
This one hurts. The great Tony Taylor passed away this morning. He was 84. More than just a teammate, Tony was a great ballplayer and an even greater human. I truly loved that man. He was my friend, my roommate, served as the best man in my wedding and our kids grew up together. I…
49 years ago, Rick Wise had a pretty good day. While he was recoving from the flu, The Phillies right-hander throws only 95 pitches to 28 batters to no-hit the Reds in Cincinnati AND he hit 2 home runs. Wise played 12 seasons in the National League (where he was allowed to bat) and hit…
Happy Birthday to my good friend & protector Carlos May
Warm Birthday wishes to my former Phillies teammate Tommy Hutton. Stay safe my friend!
On this day in 1976… Michael Jack Schmidt, the greatest third baseman in baseball history, blasted four home runs in Chicago to lead the Phillies to an impressive comeback win against the Cubs. The below is an original article from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) written by our friend Rich D’Ambrosio. April 17,…