Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/8/2024

  ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - Sept. 8...

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Deke White born 1872 Phillies 1895

    1-0  17.1 IP  9.87 ERA  6 K  13 BB

Nick Williams  born 1993    Phillies 2017-19
    .254/.313/.420  210 H, 30 2B, 31 HR, 110 RBI in 290 Games

In 1890...
SS Bob Allen, 2B Al Myers, and 1B All McCauley turn the first triple play in franchise history, setting down Brooklyn's Germany Smith.

In 1954...
Standing at the plate against Cincinnati Redlegs starter Corky Valentine, Richie Ashburn works a full count before fouling off 14 consecutive pitches eventually leading to a walk.

In 2014...
Jimmy Rollins triples off Jeff Locke in the 4th inning of a 6-4 loss against Pittsburgh for his 2,306th and final hit in a Philadelphia Phillies uniform, establishing the franchise record for others to chase.

ON THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY...

In 1965...
Originally hatched as a marketing scheme by Kansas City A's owner Charlie Finley, Bert Campaneris becomes the first player in major league history to play an inning at all 9 positions on the field. On the mound Campaneris displayed his ability to switch-pitch, throwing left-handed to lefty hitters and vice versa to righties.

Yesterday's Game -  Marlins L 5-9

- Kyle Schwarber's 20th double of the season gives him two 20 double/30 homer seasons in Philadelphia. If Schwarber can keep up his homer tear and hit 7 more, he'll join Mike Schmidt, Jim Thome, and Ryan Howard as the only Phillies with multiple 20 double/40 homer seasons over the last 50 years.

Today's Game -  Marlins 1:40 Johnson vs. Meyer

- Seth Johnson will become the 14th player out of Campbell University of Buies Creek, NC to make his MLB debut, joining notable alumni Gaylord Perry HOF and Cedric Mullins. The former Fightin' Camel had 81 strikeouts in 66.1 IP in his lone season there.

- Max Meyer has allowed 17 ER across 22.0 IP in his four home starts since August 1st. The 6.95 home ERA is the highest in baseball over that time (min. 20 IP).

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- Seth Johnson will be the 11th Phillies pitcher to make a start this year matching last year's total. The last time the Phillies used as many starters in a season and won the NL East was 2009 (12 different SP).

Floppin' Marlins

- The Blue Marlin is the largest of the North American Billfish breeds, followed by the Black Marlin, Sailfish, and then White Marlin.

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        85    57          --        Magic Number: 14
Mets           78    64         7.0
Braves        77    65         8.0
Nationals    64    78        21.0
Marlins       53    82        31.0