HBD Larry Bowa
Happy Birthday to my former #Phillies teammate Larry Bowa
Happy Birthday to my former #Phillies teammate Larry Bowa
The great Roberto Clemente would have been 80 years old today #pirates #halloffame View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
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)…
Today is Greg Luzinski’s 63rd birthday. Here is an excellent example of what a great power hitter he was… Footage from the 1977 All Star Game at Yankee Stadium. Facing a Hall of Fame pitcher, Luzinski works a full count, fouls off three pitches and then blasts a home run to the opposite field.
Happy Birthday Willie Mays! To this day… knowing & learning from “Buck” has been one of my life’s great joys #sayheykid #Giants
Happy Birthday to my old #WhiteSox teammate Wilbur Wood. In 7 career ABs against that knuckler: 3 hits & 2 GDPs View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
One of our Twitter followers asked this: @DickAllen_15 What’s your favorite Willie Mays story that you can share on Twitter? Tried to do it with 140 characters, but really couldn’t. Willie Mays was a GREAT defensive outfielder. Probably the best ever. One day in San Francisco I convinced him to let me try out his…