Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/20/24

 ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - Sept. 20

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Doc Wallace  born 1893 
Phillies 1919 1 hit in 2 games
    Graduate of Washington College (Chestertown, MD)
    World War I Veteran

Ken Giles  born 1990  Phillies 2014-15
    9-4  1.56 ERA in 113 games, 151 K's in 115.2 IP

In 1987...
Michael Jack Schmidt hits his 487th career home run, breaking Eddie Matthews record for most dingers in a career by a third basemen.

In 1992...
Mickey Morandini snags a line drive off the bat of Jeff King in the 6th inning and pulls off the first unassisted triple play in Phillies franchise history (9th in MLB history).

ON THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY...

In 1924...
Grover Alexander becomes the 4th pitcher to debut in 1900 or later and win 300 games in a career as the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 7-3 in 12 innings (Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Eddie Plank).

In 1969...

Bob Moose of the Pirates throws a no-hitter against the Mets, striking out 6 and walking 3 in the 4-0 win over New York's worst baseball franchise. 

Last Night's Game - Mets L 10-6

- Last night was the Phillies first loss in a game that Bryce Harper drove in multiple runs since July 22nd in Minnesota. This season the Phils have a 19-3 (.864) record when Harper has 2+ RBI in a game.

Tonight's Game - Mets 7:10 Sánchez vs. Peterson

- Cristopher Sánchez threw 7 innings in his last start (against the Mets) allowing just 1 earned run and striking out 7. It was Sánchez's 6th start this season tossing 7+ innings while allowing one earned run or less, second-most among LHP in the NL this season (Chris Sale - 7) and second-most for a Phillies LHP over the last 10 years (Cole Hamels - 8 in 2015)

- David Peterson throws left handed but wipes his butt (standing) with his right hand making him the only switch-shitter in baseball this season.

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- Bryce Harper has 2 doubles, 3 home runs, 4 walks and 7 RBI over the last seven games, raising his OPS on the season to .909. In his 6th year of a 13-year contract, this would be Harper's 4th season in red pinstripes with an OPS of .900 or better, behind only Chase Utley (5) for most such seasons since 2000.

- Bryson Stott is one of six players in baseball with 60+ steals, 50+ doubles, and 25+ home runs over the last two seasons...

MLB 60+ SB, 50+ 2B, 25+ HR - since 2023
Shohei Ohtani - 71 SB, 60 2B, 95 HR
Bobby Witt Jr. - 79 SB, 72 2B, 62 HR
Jose Ramirez - 67 SB, 71 2B, 59 HR
Corbin Carroll - 83 SB, 51 2B, 46 HR
CJ Abrams - 78 SB, 57 2B, 38 HR
Bryson Stott - 60 SB, 50 2B, 26 HR

Step Right Up and BEAT the Mets

- After last night's win, Mr. Met was spotted celebrating the night away with Grimace at Mohegan Sun. There was no form of suspicious activity out of Met, something that security has become accustomed to dealing with, however there were some disgruntled patrons at his blackjack table because Met hit three separate times on 16 with the dealer showing 5.

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        91    62          --        Magic Number: 4
Mets           85    68         6.0
Braves        83    70         8.0
Nationals    68    85        23.0
Marlins       56    97        35.0