Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/9/2024

 ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - Sept. 9

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Dots Miller  born 1886  Phillies 1920-21
    .275/.309/.329  182 Hits in 182 Games  1 HR
    Marine in WWI

Mike Constanzo  born 1983  Phillies 2005 2nd Rd. Pick
    Drafted out of Coastal Carolina after attending Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, PA)
    Traded to Houston on Nov. 7, 2007 as part of package that returned Brad Lidge and Eric Bruntlett

Jojo Romero  born 1996  Phillies 2020-22
    25 Appearances  7.89 ERA  5 Red Bull Cans Crushed on Forearm
    Traded for Edmundo Sosa

In 1945...
Jimmie Foxx hits the 534th and final home run of his Hall of Fame career in a Phillies 14-3 over the Pirates. Foxx won two MVPs and the 1933 AL Triple Crown with the Philadelphia Athletics and had a .352/.458/.668 career slash line with 181 home runs at Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium.

In 1970...

Future Phillies Wall of Famer and BBQ host Greg Luzinski makes his MLB debut pinch hitting in the 7th inning of a 3-1 loss to the Mets. The Bull would go on to tally almost 1300 hits across 11 seasons in red pinstripes on his way to 4 All-Star Games and the 1980 World Series Championship.

ON THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY...

In 1970...
MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Detroit pitcher Denny McLain for the third time in the season, this time for the remainder of it, for carrying a gun on a team flight. The 2x Cy Young and 1968 AL MVP was previously suspended for illegal bookmaking and dousing two Tigers beat writers with a bucket of water.

Yesterday's Game - Marlins L 10-1

- Ten runs was the most the Phillies have allowed through the first 3 innings of a game since the Giants scored 11 on September 2, 2022.

Tonight's Game - Rays 6:40 Sanchez vs. Sulser

- Cristopher Sanchez is 7-3 with a 2.24 ERA and 0.96 WHIP at Citizens Bank Park this year and is the only pitcher in the NL with a sub-2.25 ERA and sub-1.00 WHIP in home starts.

MLB Home ERA Leaders
1. Reynaldo Lopez, ATL - 1.82 ERA  1.14 WHIP
2. Bryce Miller, SEA - 2.03 ERA  0.85 WHIP
3. Tarik Skubal, DET - 2.18 ERA  0.87 WHIP
4. Cristopher Sanchez, PHI - 2.24 ERA  0.96 WHIP
5. Zack Wheeler, PHI - 2.27 ERA  0.92 WHIP

- Cole Sulser is 1-0 with a save and two holds in 6 career appearances against the Phillies with Baltimore and Miami. He's held the Phillies scoreless in four of those six appearances.

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- The Phillies have hit 97 home runs at Citizens Bank Park this year and are looking for their 100th of the season in the coming nights. In the 21 seasons that CBP has been open this should be the 11th the the Fightins have hammered 100 dingers into the home grandstands.

- The Phils are 15-9-3 (.611) in home interleague series since 2020, fourth-best record among National League teams (Dodgers - .804, Braves - .704, Brewers - .661).

Steve Irwin's Revenge

- Brandon Lowe leads the 2024 Rays with a 2.2 WAR on Baseball Reference which is currently the lowest for a team leader in franchise history.

Rays Lowest bWAR Leader
1. Brandon Lowe, 2024 - 2.2
2. Brandon Lowe, 2020 - 2.4*
3. Greg Zaughn, 2000 - 3.2

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        85    58          --        Magic Number: 13
Mets            78    65         7.0
Braves        78    65         7.0
Nationals    64    79        21.0
Marlins       54    82        31.0