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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1975 - Larry Fritz

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1975 – Larry Fritz

There may be no more perfect candidate in the entirety of this ‘Phillies 50’ series than the position player entry from the 1975 ball club. He stepped to the plate as a pinch-hitter in a single late-May game in what would prove to be the lone plate appearance and game in his big-league career.

Larry Fritzwas chosen by the New York Mets in the MLB June 1969 Secondary Phase draft process. He would…

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1984 - Francisco Melendez

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1984 – Francisco Melendez

The position player representative of the 1984 Philadelphia Phillies is one of the more experienced players to be remembered in this ‘Phillies 50’ series.

By “experienced”, I mean that he ended up appearing in a handful of seasons in Major League Baseball. However, he was just a 20-year-old rookie when he appeared in 21 games with those 1984 Phillies, and among his five total big-league campaigns…

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July 6, 1977

#OnThisDay in @chicagocubs history ▸ After 1,887 plate appearances without a home run from the start of his career, Cubs outfielder Greg Gross finally goes deep when he homers off Don Stanhouse, a three-run shot to left field with two outs in the sixth-inning, in the Northsiders's 8-6 victory over the Montreal Expos at @wrigleyfield. 

The 24 year-old's homerless drought establishes a new @mlb record, far surpassing runner-up Duane Kuiper, who recorded his first round-tripper after only 1,552 plate appearances.

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Wally Joyner Deserves Some Credit for Dom Brown’s Breakout Season

How can a team that employs two hitting coaches – three if you include Phillies skipper Charlie…

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