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.
The past 24 hours have been a whirlwind of emotion and gratitude for me and my family. I want to thank Mr. Middleton and the Phillies organization for retiring #15. It is an honor of a lifetime to be recognized in the same company as Richie Ashburn, Robin Roberts, Jim Bunning, Steve Carlton, Mike Schmidt…
On the night of June 10, 1974, in Houston, Schmidt gave the baseball world a taste of his hall of fame power in the first inning against the Astros’ Claude Osteen. With runners on first and second, Schmidt drove a ball off a public-address speaker hanging from the Astrodome roof in center field. The speaker…
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,…
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…
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)
The greatest 3rd baseman in baseball history was back in #Philadelphia today at the @Phillies mural dedication #MichaelJackSchmidt
Here is a great video summary of the 2014 Phillies Alumni Weekend highlighted by Charlie Manuel’s induction into the Wall of Fame. To be included with such a great group of players & coaches is a cherished honor. Thank you to the Phillies organization and the fans for making this event so special. Your browser…
Our view of #Phillies @jrollins11 career hit 2,234 as the phone battery expires #MLB #baseball View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
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….