Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/3/24

ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - September 3...

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Harry Decker  born 1864     Phillies 1889-90
    10 Hits in 16 Games, Credited with inventing the catcher's mitt
    Served time in San Quentin Penitentiary under the name Earl Henry Davenport 

Ed Konetchy  born 1885     Phillies 1921
    .321/.379/.504 in 72 games  49.3 Career fWAR
    In 1911 he helped lead a civilian rescue effort from a train crash that the St. Louis Cardinals was aboard, his team at the time

Domonic Brown  born 1987    Phillies 2010-15
    .246/.305/.405  2010 ESPN #1 Prospect
    2013 First Half - .273/.320/.535 23HR 67RBI

In 1917...
Grover Alexander threw two complete game wins in a Phillies doubleheader sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers. This was the second time in Alexander's career he recorded a pair of complete game wins in the same day, one of three pitchers since 1900 to accomplish such a feat multiple times (Ed Walsh - CWS, Joe McGinnity - NYG).

In 1963...
21-year-old Dick Allen takes left field in Milwaukee's County Stadium for his Major League debut, doubling in the 7th inning of a 2-0 win over the Braves. Across 9 seasons with the Phillies, Allen collected 204 doubles and 204 homers on the way to over 1100 hits in red pinstripes.
    "Now I know why the boo Richie all the time. When he hits a home run, there's no souvenir." - Willie Stargell recalling a home run Allen hit against the Pirates that cleared the left-center roof of Connie Mack Stadium

ON THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY...

In 1928...
A 41-year-old Ty Cobb records the 4,189th and final hit of his career, a pinch-hit double in the 9th inning of the Philly Athletics' 6-1 loss to the Washington Nationals.

In 1977...
Sadaharu Oh hits the 756th home run of his professional baseball career, passing Hank Aaron as the "World Home Run King." Oh's career continued through 1980 as he finished with 868 home runs for Tokyo's Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League.

Tonight's Game -  Blue Jays 7:07 Phillips vs. Bassitt

- The Phillies are 5-1 in Tyler Phillips' starts and are giving him an average of 9.28 runs of support per start. In the last 50 years, J.D. Durbin (10.61 in 2007) is the only Phillies rookie pitcher to receive more run support (min. 5 starts).

- Chris Bassitt started against the Phillies for the first time in 2022 and has racked up a 4-0 record with a 1.86 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 29.0 IP across 5 starts. Since the start of 2022, Tylor Megill (1.52) is the only pitcher to throw 20+ innings against Philly with a lower ERA.

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- Alec Bohm leads the NL with 44 doubles and Bryce Harper is tied for fourth with 34 two-baggers. In the last 76 years, the Phillies have had 4 pairs of teammates finish a season ranked top 5 in the NL in doubles:

1986 Von Hayes & Juan Samuel
1976 Jay Johnstone & Garry Maddox
1963 Johnny Callison & Tony Gonzalez
1949 Puddin' Head Jones & Del Ennis

- Bryce Harper has a .340/.473/.730 slash line with runners in scoring position this season - a slugging percentage that's good for third-highest in the MLB (Brent Rooker .739, Bobby Witt Jr. .734). Harper's set up to become the first Phillies hitter in the last 50 years to have multiple seasons with a .700 or better slugging percentage with ducks on the pond.

Phillies Highest Slugging% in a Season - RISP
1. 1981 Mike Schmidt - .746
2. 2022 Bryce Harper - .734
3. 2024 Bryce Harper - .730

Blue Jay Bellows

- At .324/.397/.554, Vladdy Guerrero Jr. is just shy of his second season with a .300/.400/.500 slash line. If he can raise his on-base percentage 3 points by the end of September, he'll join Carlos Delgado and Paul Molitor as the only Blue Jays hitters with multiple such seasons.

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        81    56          --        Magic Number: 19
Braves        74    63         7.0
Mets           74    64         7.5
Nationals    61    76        20.0
Marlins       51    86        30.0