Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/12/24

ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - Sept. 12

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Patsy McGaffigan  born 1888  Phillies 1917-18
    .194/.245/.238 in 73 games  43 hits 1 HR
    WWI Veteran

Bubba Church  born 1924  Phillies 1950-52
    23-17 3.34 ERA in 52 starts & 19 relief appearances
    1950 NL Champion  WWII Veteran

Cal Stevenson  born 1996  Phillies 2024
    .286/.375/.429 in 12 games  Go-ahead RBI on Sept. 10

In 1972...
Twenty-two year old Michael Jack Schmidt makes his major league debut in front of 5,000 fans at Veterans Stadium. Schmidty ripped his first career hit, a single, in the bottom of the 5th on his way to a career that included 3 MVP Awards, 6 Silver Sluggers, 10 Gold Gloves, 12 All-Star Games and the 1980 World Series Championship. Lauded as one of the greatest infielders in baseball history, Schmidt is one of nine players with 500+ homers, 1500+ RBI, and 1500+ walks in his career.

MLB Players w/ 500 HR/1500 RBI/1500 Walks - by Home Runs
1. Barry Bonds - 762 HR
2. Babe Ruth - 714 HR
3. Jim Thome - 612 HR
4. Harmon Killebrew - 573 HR
5. Mike Schmidt - 548 HR

ON THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY...

In 1930...
Al Lopez of the Brooklyn Dodgers sends a ball over the head of the Reds left fielder that bounces once and clears the wall of Ebbets Field, sending the ball into the bleachers and Lopez to round the bases. This marks the last time in National League history that a player would hit a "bounce home run" as they would change the ruling to an automatic double the following season.

In 1976...

Minnie Miñoso goes 1 for 3 at the plate in a 2-1 White Sox win over the Angels becoming the oldest player to record a hit in an MLB game at 52 years old. Miñoso's 8 at bats in '76 came twelve years after his previous major league AB and he'd go on to appear in the final two games for the White Sox in 1980, going 0 for 2 at age 56. Minnie finished his HoF career with a .299 average which would have been .300 had he hung up the cleats after his age 41 season.

Last Night's Game - Rays W 3-2

- Zack Wheeler struck out the 1600th batter of his career on his final pitch of the night to Ben Rortvedt in the top of the 6th. Since Wheeler debuted in 2013, he's one of 17 pitchers with 1600 punch outs and among those 17, he's given up the second-fewest home runs.

Fewest HR Allowed by SP w/ 1600+ K since 2013
1. Jacob deGrom - 119 HR (1652 K)
2. Zack Wheeler - 145 HR (1600 K)
3. Charlie Morton - 159 HR (1731 K)

- Nick Castellanos hit his 20th home run of 2024, marking the 6th time in his career he's hit at least 20 doubles and 20 homers in a season. Since Castellanos' first 20/20 season in 2017, he's had the fourth-most extra base hits in baseball.

Most Extra Base Hits since 2017
1. Jose Ramirez - 548 XBH
2. Freddie Freeman - 519 XBH
3. Mookie Betts - 513 XBH
4. Nick Castellanos - 492 XBH

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- Zack Wheeler is one strikeout away from becoming the sixth Phillies pitcher in the last 100 years with three 200-strikeout seasons, looking to join Steve Carlton (7), Aaron Nola (5), Jim Bunning (4), Cole Hamels (3), and Cliff Lee (3).

- Among the MLB's players with less than 70 at bats this season, Weston Wilson (67 AB) has the most hits (21) and is tied for most runs scored (11).

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        88    58          --        Magic Number: 9
Mets           80    66         8.0
Braves        79    67         9.0
Nationals    65    80        22.5
Marlins       54    92        34.0