At Philadelphia‚ Lee Meadows wins a pitching duel‚ 1 – 0, over Jimmy Ring, by hitting an 8th-inning homer over the LF wall. At 1 hour and 12 minutes‚ it is one of the fastest games of the year.
On April 15, 1924, At the Baker Bowl, President Braves Christy Mathewson watches his beloved Boston Braves during opening day. Philadelphia has tied the game in the bottom of the 9th, and they play to a 6-6 tie after 11 innings. Cy Williams leads the Phillies with 3 hits, Bill Cunningham leads the Braves attack…
At the Polo Grounds, Philadelphia Phillies slugger Cy Williams hits his 18th home run of the season, and his 15th of May, to set a new major league record for the month. The homer comes off New York Giants pitcher Rosy Ryan.
1922 – The Philadelphia Phillies fire manager Kaiser Wilhelm. Veteran shortstop Art Fletcher succeeds him.
After a building a 25-6 early lead, thanks to scoring ten runs in the second inning and another 14 in the fourth, the Cubs need to hold on to defeat Philadelphia 26-23. The slugfest, which sets the major league mark for most tallies scored in one game and the most hits with a combined total of 51, ends with the Phillies leaving the bases loaded in the ninth.
On July 18, 1922, Eleven-year-old fan Bob “Tuffy Reds” Cotter catches a foul ball during the Philadelphia Phillies game at Baker Bowl. He keeps the ball instead of returning it, as was common at the time. Stadium ushers catch him and he is arrested and sent to jail. The next morning, a judge frees him,…
test On Thursday, September 8, 1921 (first game of doubleheader) At Braves Field the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Braves 8- 6 in the first game of doubleheader. In the 4th inning, Braves starter JOE OESCHGER facing Bevo LeBourveau, Cy Williams, Ed Konetchy fires an immaculate inning. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Philadelphia Phillies 8, Boston Braves 6 (1)…
Boston Braves P John “Mule” Watson hurls two complete-game victories over the Phillies, winning by scores of 4 – 3 and 8 – 0. It is the third doubleheader he has pitched, the first two being with the A’s in 1918.
Harold Arlin announces the play-by-play on the first radio broadcast of a major league game
1921 – The Cincinnati Reds trade P Jimmy Ring and OF Greasy Neale to the Philadelphia Phillies for lefty Eppa Rixey, who led the National League with 22 losses in 1920. Rixey will continue to pitch his way into the Hall of Fame over the next 13 years. Neale is also a future Hall of Famer – for football. He will play just 22 games in Philly before returning to the Reds.
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