Happy Birthday Garry Maddox
Warm Birthday wishes to former Phillies teammate Garry Maddox.
Warm Birthday wishes to former Phillies teammate Garry Maddox.
Before April 8, 1975 there had never been a black MLB Manager. On that day, Frank Robinson broke new ground in baseball’s long march to truly become the National Pastime. Robinson wasn’t just a manager for the Indians. He was batting second for Cleveland as their Designated Hitter. On that day, Frank crushed a first-inning…
Happy birthday to the great Sadaharu Oh — I don’t care what league… 868 HRs is impressive View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Roberto Clemente would have been 84 today. To celebrate… he’d probably get on base twice and throw a runner out at third View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
My former Phillies teammate John Herrnstein would have been 82 years old today. A caring and humble man, John was always more than “just a baseball player”. A few years older than me, We played together in Little Rock (1963) and in Philadelphia until he was traded to the Cubs (along Fergie Jenkins) in 1965….
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)…
Happy Birthday to #WhiteSox legend Harold Baines