Who had the sweetest moustache in Phillies history?survey software Ok, it’s election day, and we’re down to our 3 finalists. So tell us, who has the sweetest moustache in Phillies history?
Cliff Lee averaged 1.2 walks for every 9 innings pitched over his first eight starts this year, leading the league. He had not walked more than 2 batters in any one of those starts. And then last night happened. Lee lacked his usually dead-on-balls-accurate control and set a career high with 6 walks in 6.1 […]
On May 16th, 1953, Phillies pitcher Curt Simmons took the hill to face the Milwaukee Braves in front of 23,000 plus at Milwaukee County Stadium. The Braves had a strong squad that was destined to win 92 games and finish 2nd in the NL that year. The Phils, 3 years removed from their 1950 World […]
“You gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em; know when to walk away, from a proposed Jockey underwear photo shoot.” I don’t know what Steve Carlton got paid for this 1977 Jockey ad, but it wasn’t enough. Oh well, it could have been worse: he could have come off looking like […]
Napolean Lajoie is indisputably one of baseball’s greats. “Nap” amassed 3,242 hits in his career, which is good enough for 12th in the history of the game. His lifetime average of .338 places him in the all-time top 20. In addition to batting over .300 in 16 of his 21 seasons and higher than .350 […]
Sometimes, I come across something so insane, so ridiculous, that I have to find a way to tie to Philadelphia, no matter how tentative the connection. This is one of those times. Mike Grady was born in Kennett Square, and started his career for the Phillies, so there’s your connection. But it was a couple […]
One of the Phillies biggest fans passed away recently. Hattie Gubel, who was born not far from Shibe Park, died at age 96. Two years ago, she attended a Phillies World Series game in Tampa, and in 2009 she went to Wrigley to watch the Phils play the Cubs to celebrate her 95th birthday. It […]
The Philadelphia Stars took on the Chicago American Giants in the 1934 Negro National League Championship. It was a highly emotional and controversial Series. The Chicago American Giants got to host the first 4 games, winning three. The teams came back to Philly, where the Stars won Games 5 and 6 (interestingly, all of the […]
Who has the sweetest moustache in Phillies history?online surveys Alright, well we’ve shown you our All-Moustache Roster, now it’s time to determine the very best, who will receive the prestigious “Philly Sports History Phillies Face Furniture Award” (or PSHPFFA, for short) (Term “face furniture” courtesy of beardrevue.com). So vote below, and let us know who […]
When I was about 12, an older cousin took me to a Phillies-Giants game at the Vet. I don’t remember who pitched; I don’t remember the score; I don’t remember who won. The only thing I do remember is sitting along the first base line in the first level sometime in the middle of the […]
One of the things we want to do here at Philly Sports History is bring to life old-time Philadelphia athletes who have been long forgotten by the majority of fans today. One of these athletes is Charlie Ferguson. His prowess at the plate was mentioned here before; but he was just as productive on the mound. […]
On May 11th, 1980 the Philadelphia Phillies were playing the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium. The Phillies defeated the Reds 7-3 and the top of the 7th was a historical one. Pete Rose drew a leadoff walk against Reds reliever Mario Soto. With Bake McBride batting, Rose took advantage of the rare off day for […]