Posts Tagged ‘philadelphia phillies’

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PHILLIES SHIRTS LOTS # 12, #13, #14 consists of three PHILLIES HOME SHIRTS

June 2, 2012 Curt Simmons Day

Phillies Help Open Ebbets Field

By Bob Warrington Introduction Philadelphia is a place where much baseball history has been made. A season isn’t played entirely at home, however, and there have been numerous occasions when a Philadelphia baseball team participated in a game of lasting significance while on the road. Such an event took place on April 9, 1913 when […]

Dave Philley’s 50 Year Old Pinch Hitting Record

By Cort Vitty The 2009 season opened with the 50th anniversary of switch hitting Dave Philley’s record of 9 consecutive pinch hits. Coming off the bench, Philley ended 1958 with 8 consecutive safeties for the Philadelphia Phillies. On April 16th 1959, in his first plate appearance of the season, Philley laced a sharp double, to […]

Scenes from Mitch Williams Book Signing

August 7, 2010        

Dick Rosen Lecture and the Free Library of Philadelphia April 29, 2010

  Dick Rosen (Drexel Univ. and PAHS) will be giving the following lecture next week. The lecture described below is sponsored by Drexel University and will take place on Thursday, April 29, at 7:00 PM at the Free Library of Phila., 19th and the Parkway. “CONNIE MACK AND 125 YEARS OF BASEBALL IN PHILADELPHIA”.  

Thomas J. Saboy of Howell NJ 2010 Lakewood Blue Claws Team Batboy

Thomas J. Saboy of Howell NJ has been selected as one of the bat boys for the 2010 Lakewood Blue Claws Team. Lakewood is a minor League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Thomas is the grandson of Thomas R. Saboy, a good friend of the Philadelphia Athletics and Eddie Joost.  

HARRY THE K, Book Signing by Randy Miller

Saturday, March 20, 2010 BOOK REVIEWS: PHILLY RADIO STATION WIP: “ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL BOOKS ABOUT A PHILADELPHIA SPORTS ICON EVER TO BE RELEASED ”  

Maje McDonnell

By John Brazer   “I went from welfare to Mayfair” If you ever get the pleasure of meeting Maje McDonnell, chances are that you’ll hear a one-liner like the one mentioned above. And, you’ll never meet a more genuine, sweet, and engaging character as Robert “Maje” McDonnell.  

Inaugural Season: The 1883 Phillies

By Bob Warrington Introduction   2008 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Philadelphia Phillies. Since that inaugural season, there have been a few great Phillies’ teams, some good ones, many mediocre ones, and too many awful ones. The fact that on July 15, 2007 the Phillies became the first franchise in any […]