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.
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,…
On this day in 1966… Phillies Hall of Famer Jim Bunning continued his dominance over the New York Mets by shutting them out at Shea Stadium, 6 – 0. The Phillies offense was paced by third baseman Dick Allen, who slugged 2 home runs. The victory marked Bunning’s 9th win over the Metropolitans since throwing…
Today I am sending warm birthday wishes to my “big” brother Hank! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
As we begin this Thanksgiving holiday week, want to give thanks for and ask that you remember our friend Ed Herrmann. Hoggy continues to fight cancer and his family continues to comfort and love him. Barbara, Ed’s wife, has done a remarkable job in keeping his friends and supporters up to date with his condition…
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…
