Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/4/24

 ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - September 4...

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Pat Neshek  born 1980     Phillies 2017, 2018-19
    93 appearances  2.40 ERA  69 strikeouts (nice)

Jason Donald  born 1984    Phillies 2006 3rd round pick
    Traded in July 2009 with Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson, and Jason Knapp for Cliff Lee
    Responsible for breaking up Armando Galarraga's perfect game in 2010 on a controversial call at first base by umpire Jim Joyce

Michael Stutes  born 1986    Phillies 2011-13
    79 appearances  4.01 ERA
    Former Quarterback at Lake Oswego High School in Oregon

In 1984...
Milt Thompson makes his MLB debut for the Atlanta Braves a year before he'd be traded to Philadelphia with Steve Bedrosian in exchange for Ozzie Virgil and Pete Smith. Thompson played 5 seasons with the Fightin' Phils, racking up almost 500 hits and 100 steals (492 & 98). Since 1980, 63 major league outfielders have at least 1000 hits, 30 triples and 200 steals in their career and Thompson's 3,761 at bats are the fewest among those players.

A member of 1993's Macho Row and the hitting coach during 2008's World Series run, Thompson is one of three people in Phillies' franchise history to win a National League pennant as both a player and coach, joined by Larry Bowa and John Vukovich.

ON THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY...

In 1928...
The Boston Braves kick off their first of nine consecutive doubleheaders, an MLB record. The Braves played 18 games in 12 days from Sept. 4-15, 1928, going 4-14 on their way to a 50-103 record, the second worst in baseball that season (Phillies 43-109).

In 1993...
The Yankees' Jim Abbott throws a no-hitter against a Cleveland lineup that included Kenny Lofton, Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez, and Jim Thome, up there with Jaylen Brown's NBA Finals MVP as one of the greatest accomplishments ever by someone who could only use one hand.

Last Night's Game -  Blue Jays W 10-9

- Last night was the first time that the Phillies came back to win after allowing 6 or more runs in the first inning since June 17, 1994 when the Fightin's strung together a six-run inning of their own in the 8th to take down the Montreal Expos 10-8.

- Kyle Schwarber joins Barry Bonds (2001), Carlos Delgado (2001), and Lawrence Butler (2024) as the only four players with multiple 3-homer games on the road in the same season since 2000. Adding a single and double last night, Schwarber became the 3rd Phillies player since 1901 with at least 15 total bases in a game.

Phillies with 15+ Total Bases in a Game
Chuck Klein           July 10, 1936

Mike Schmidt         April 17, 1976

Kyle Schwarber   Sept. 3, 2024

Today's Game -  Blue Jays 3:07 Sanchez vs. Francis

- Cristopher Sanchez won his lone start vs. Toronto in a 10-1 win earlier this year, throwing 7 innings and allowing 1 run while striking out five. This year the Blue Jays have a .231/.307/.364 slash line against left-handed pitching, their second-worst batting average vs. LHP in franchise history (2010 - .215).

- Bowden Francis has thrown 7+ innings and allowed only 1 earned run or less in each of his last four starts. Since August 1, Francis leads all of baseball (min. 20 IP) with a 1.05 ERA and .041 WHIP across 34.1 innings.

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- With a 3 for 6 night on Tuesday, Trea Turner has raised his batting average to .301 putting him back on pace to become the first Phillies shortstop to put together a season with a .300 average and .800 OPS (.809). Turner is also 2 RBI away from his 6th career season with 15+ homers, 15+ steals, and 50+ RBI which would tie him for 4th most among SS's all-time

Shortstop Seasons with 15+ HR, 15+ SB, 50+ RBI

1. Alex Rodriguez - 12

2. Derek Jeter - 7

    Francisco Lindor - 7

4. Hanley Ramirez - 6

    Jimmy Rollins - 6

Blue Jay Bellows

- The Blue Jays are the only team in baseball that has a manager and official hot dog sponsor with the same name, John Schneider and Schneider's hot dogs (est. 1890).

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        82    56          --        Magic Number: 18
Braves        75    63         7.0
Mets           75    64         7.5
Nationals    62    76        20.0
Marlins       51    87        31.0