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Warm birthday wishes to Chase Utley #PhilliesWorldChampions
Warm birthday wishes to Chase Utley #PhilliesWorldChampions
Happy Wallpaper Wednesday! This is our first attempt at a mobile phone wallpaper. You can see all of our previous computer wallpapers HERE. This week we are celebrating Dick Allen & the 1976 squad… Did you know the Phillies were actually playing a doubleheader in Pittsburgh on Sunday July 4th, 1976? The folks that created…
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)…
72 years ago today Jackie burst through a door previously closed. I am honored & humbled to be just one of many that followed his enormous footprints #JackieRobinsonDay #Jackie42 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
OTD in 1954: Robin Roberts signs a contract reported to be worth over $40,000 — a record for a National League pitcher. The Phillies initial contract offer was a cut in pay, but Roberts held out for a raise
Today in 1969… the great Willie Stargell became the 1st player to hit one completely out of Dodger Stadium #Pirates View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Born on this day in 1944 in Martinez, California… Frank Edwin McGraw Jr. He would grow up to become a big league pitcher and deliver what is considered by many, the most memorable moment in Philadelphia Phillies history. Happy Birthday Tug! Visit and support the Tug McGraw Foundation today!