49 years ago today
A #Phillies fan sent me this newspaper clipping showing the flight of the HR I hit 49 years ago today View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
A #Phillies fan sent me this newspaper clipping showing the flight of the HR I hit 49 years ago today View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
In a career of memorable moments… Wednesday night May 14th, 1975 ranks near the top
Today in 1980… #Phillies 1B Pete Rose steals 2nd, 3rd & home in the same inning against the #Reds in Cincinnati #mlb View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Today, 39 years ago… I returned home to the #Phillies View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Happy birthday to my former #Phillies teammate Larry Hisle View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Happy Birthday to former #Phillies World Champion Keith Moreland #Zonk View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Antonio Nemesio (Sanchez) Taylor was born on December 19, 1935 in Central Alava, Matanzas, Cuba — where everyone knew him by the nickname Ague. Originally signed by the New York Giants, Tony played for the Marianao Tigers of the Cuban Baseball League during the winter of 1955-56 and 1956-57. He came into professional baseball highly recommended by famous…
Today is Greg Luzinski’s 63rd birthday. Here is an excellent example of what a great power hitter he was… Footage from the 1977 All Star Game at Yankee Stadium. Facing a Hall of Fame pitcher, Luzinski works a full count, fouls off three pitches and then blasts a home run to the opposite field.
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….
On this day in 1963… 21 year old Richard Anthony Allen made his major league debut for the Philadelphia Phillies. Following Little Rock’s (AAA) International League season in which he led the team in hitting (.290), led the league in home runs (33), runs batted in (97), triples (12) AND broke the color barrier as…