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1980 NL East Champs
On this day in 1980… Mike Schmidt smacked a two-run home run off Montreal’s Stan Bahnsen in the top of the 11th inning gives Philadelphia a 6 – 4 win and the NL East title. The home run is Schmidt’s 48th of the season, breaking Eddie Mathews’ single-season record for third basemen set in 1953….
HBD Keith Moreland
Happy Birthday to former #Phillies World Champion Keith Moreland #Zonk View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
On this day… Mr. Cub Slugs #500
On this day in 1970, Chicago Cubs first baseman Ernie Banks swung his way into Major League Baseball history with his 500th home run. The historic moment came when Mr. Cub launched a solo shot into left center field in the second inning against Atlanta Braves righty, Pat Jarvis. The game featured six future Hall of Famers, four on the…
HBD Chase Utley
Warm birthday wishes to Chase Utley #PhilliesWorldChampions View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
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…
Spring Training: Ryan Howard
Also, enjoyed spending a few moments with Ryan Howard before #Phillies #SpringTraining game @rjh_bigpiece6