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.
Warm Birthday wishes to former Phillies teammate Garry Maddox.
This morning we ran into a fun tweet from @PhilBaseBallHis with a short video featuring the 1976 Phillies getting introduced on Opening Day (April 10th, 1976) at the Vet. Although the video is only 3 seconds, it is packed with great memories and some amazing ballplayers. You can see 1976 Phillies manager Danny Ozark shaking…