50 years ago today… the great Ernie Banks hits his 500th career home run off Braves righty Pat Jarvis in the Cubs’ 4 – 3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field. It is also his 1,600th career RBI. The ball, after it bounces back onto the field, is retrieved by Braves left fielder Rico Carty, who gives it to Banks.
Today, 39 years ago… I returned home to the #Phillies View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Warm birthday wishes to my great #Phillies teammate Michael Jack Schmidt. For my money… the greatest third baseman in baseball history View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
DA15 Instagram Post: Happy Birthday to my Oakland #Athletics teammate Manny Sanguillen…. hope you have a great day ROAD-RUNNER
DA15 Instagram Post: Dock Ellis would’ve turned 75 today. Clemente & Pops loved him. For a few wild weeks in the summer of 1977 we were teammates in Oakland. Fierce competitor. Fearless yet an absolutely hilarious human being. If you’ve not seen “No No: A Dockumentary” yet. Check it out #Pirates #oaklandathletics #JustSayNoNo
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)…
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