VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Aug 10, 1989 – At Wrigley Field‚ Jeff Parrett throws 3 scoreless innings for the win as the Philadelphia Phillies outslug the Chicago Cubs‚ 16-11. The Phillies hit 4 homers‚ including one by John Kruk‚ who scores 5 runs. The Cubs get 4 RBIs each from Ryne Sandberg…
On July 29, 1989, On Steve Carlton Night at Veterans Stadium, the Phillies retire Lefty‘s uniform #32 during a pregame ceremony. Among the gifts he receives from the Phils are a gold watch, a ring with the number 32 in diamonds, and a trip around the world for his family. In 15 years with the Phillies (1972-1986), Carlton…
July 5, 1989 At Veterans Stadium in the bottom of the 9th in a tie game a frustrated Paul O’Neill, mishandled a Lenny Dykstra single thinking the game is over, kicks the ball to first baseman Todd Benziniger holding Steve Jeltz at third base. Jeltz will score on a wild pitch and the…
Tom Browning just misses becoming the first hurler in big league history to throw two perfect games when Dickie Thon’s leadoff double in the ninth breaks up the Cincinnati southpaw’s bid for perfection. After the Philadelphia shortstop scores on a Steve Jeltz single, John Franco replaces the disappointed pitcher and induces Lenny Dykstra to hit into a game-ending double play, giving the Reds a 2-1 victory at Veterans Stadium.
1989 – The Pittsburgh Pirates send 16 batters to the plate in the 1st inning against the Philadelphia Phillies, taking a 10 – 0 lead in Pittsburgh’s best inning since September 1942) on ten hits, including a three-run home run by Barry Bonds. Pittsburgh leaves the bases loaded. Announcer Jim Rooker crows that if the Pirates lose this game, he’ll walk back to Pittsburgh. Von Hayes and Steve Jeltz answer Rooker with a pair of home runs each and ten RBI. After six innings the game is 11 – 10. The Phillies explode for five runs in the 8th to make the final, 15 – 11. Rooker will make good on his promise after the season, when he conducts a charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, raising money for a children’s hospital.
May 29, 1989, In a hastily called press conference in San Diego, Mike Schmidt, 39, tearfully informs the scribes of his retirement, which is effective immediately. The Phillies’ third baseman, nonetheless, will still be selected by the fans to start the All-Star Game, scheduled to be played at Anaheim Stadium in July but won’t play,…
On March 22, 1989, Benches clear twice and six players are ejected as the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates get into a spring training brawl. “It was sort of fun,” said manager Nick Leyva. “I didn’t see any good punches, but we had a few real good pileups. The only problem was we…
On August 8, 1988, lights are used for the first time in the history of Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies play 3 1/2 before being rained out.
test On September 2, 1987, the Philadelphia Phillies release minor league catcher Dave Bresnahan, who one day earlier had substituted a potato for a baseball on a pickoff attempt. Bresnahan had thrown the potato wildly, in an attempt to deceive a runner. The umpire fined Bresnahan $50. Bresnahan, hitting .149, explains, “We were 27 games…
Andre Dawson hits three home runs, his 29th, 30th and 31st, and drives in all five Chicago runs as the Cubs beat the Phillies, 5 – 3.
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