Larry ShenkinPhillies InsiderPhillies Open New Home, 1887A BIG DAY FOR BASEBALL: PHILADELPHIANS CROWD THE NEW GROUNDS3 min read·2 days ago--1--1
Larry ShenkinPhillies InsiderApril 1964 Rerun“This team is capable of winning 92 games” manager Gene Mauch was quoted in spring training. Losers of 23 games in a row in 1961, his clubs…2 min read·5 days ago----
Larry ShenkinPhillies InsiderGOOD MORNING! Art Mahaffey sets Phillies K record 63 years ago. No pitch count thenBy Larry Shenk3 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
Larry ShenkinPhillies InsiderLooking Back at Mike Schmidt’s 500th home runAs a 23-year-old rookie in 1973, Mike Schmidt hit .196 with 18 home runs in 132 games. Not the greatest start. When his 18-year career…3 min read·Apr 18, 2024----
Larry ShenkinPhillies InsiderGOOD MORNING! Will new blue City Connect uniforms connect better than Phillies all-burgundy ones?Twenty years to the exact date Citizens Bank Park opened (April 12, 2004) the Phillies will unveil their new blue City Connect uniforms.2 min read·Apr 11, 2024----
Larry ShenkinPhillies InsiderChris Short, 17-game Winner in 1964(Another in a series about the 1964 season)4 min read·Apr 4, 2024----
Larry ShenkGood-bye Veterans StadiumI-95 and the Schuylkill Expressway were closed for the 7 a.m. implosion. Streets around the Vet were closed except for a small section of…3 min read·Mar 22, 2024--1--1
Larry ShenkinPhillies InsiderRemembering Don Richard Ashburn, born on this date (1927) in Tilden, NEPlaying left field, Richie made his major league debut on April 20, 1948, against the Chicago Cubs at Shibe Park. Forty years later we…2 min read·Mar 19, 2024----