Hafey cycles through the Phillies
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Fri, 2026-08-21 11:15
Chick Hafey helped contribute to the Year of the Hitter by recording a cycle for the Cardinals on Aug. 21, 1930.
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According to the Chinese zodiac, 1930 was the Year of the Horse. On the diamond, however, it was aptly titled the Year of the Hitter.
The start of the decade ushered in power hitting across the American, National and Negro National Leagues as owners employed a livelier ball to boost...
Baseball fans walking extra miles to get hold of the home run balls and foul balls is nothing new in MLB. Last year, a woman wearing Philadelphia Phillies gear went viral for aggressively demanding and taking a home run ball from a child. This time, no confrontation – just a painful miscalculation. On Monday, during […]
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PHILADELPHIA — Marlins manager Clayton McCullough walked onto the field with his arms outstretched and was thrown out by third-base umpire Todd Tichenor for arguing after a replay review. McCullough had actually won his challenge after first-base umpire Shane Livensparger had incorrectly called a bases-loaded line-drive to right field off the bat of Javier Sanoja […]
Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sanchez’s picked up his 16th win of the season against the Miami Marlins. Per NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark, that is only the second time in franchise history a left-hander has won 16 of their first 20 decisions in a season. The last pitcher who did that was Hall of Famer […]
The post Phillies’ Cristopher Sánchez Matches Steve Carlton’s 50-Year-Old Feat vs. Marlins appeared first on HEAVY .
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PHILADELPHIA – If all it took for the Phillies bats to come to life was a meeting on how they […]
One year after being drafted 13th overall in the 2021 MLB Draft, Andrew Painter drew attention from the baseball world as a whole. Painter dominated in his first full professional season, reaching Double-A by year’s end as a 19-year-old. He won the Paul Owens Award, given to the best Phillies’ MiLB hitter and pitcher. His […]
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Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Marlins: Let’s talk about it.
The Phillies are returning home to Citizens Bank Park on Monday as they begin a six-game homestand with three against the Miami Marlins. It is the last time the Phillies and Marlins will meet this season. The two division rivals enter this final matchup surprisingly close to each other in the standings. The Phillies (67-58) […]
On Monday night, the Philadelphia Phillies will begin a three-game series against the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.Most recently, the Phillies finished off a sweep over the Minnesota Twins with a 7-5 win that featured a 5-0 comeback on Sunday.Second baseman Bryson Stott went 1-for-5 in the win on Sunday while batting second.Philadelphia Phillies […]
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Did the Phillies turn their season around with the sweep over the Twins? Or was that series just a brief upturn before they resume their frustrating play? We might find out this week, as the Phillies will host an opponent that’s been more all over the place than they have. You probably recall that the […]
Prior to the Field of Dreams game, the Twins took care of business against the Orioles, with Dean Kremer providing a “Revenge Game TM” performance against his old team. Unfortunately, the good vibes stopped as soon as the Twins walked through the cornfields, as they finished out the week getting swept by the Phillies, including […]
It’s late August. The Phillies just finished up a three-game sweep of the Twins, which included a very cool victory in the Field of Dreams Game on Thursday. Now feels like the right time for a vibe check. Here we go. Some Overall Numbers Over the last two weeks, the Phillies have gone 8-5 in […]
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Coming out of the corn and playing the Twins may have been a salve the Phillies needed after looking like they would rather have been anywhere else that St. Louis this past week. Three up Alec Bohm – Vegetables are a good thing to eat. As a father of younger children, I know the pain […]
The Toronto Blue Jays are making waves with their recent series victories over the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. However, they are also making waves with their latest moves regarding Ricky Tiedemann and Brendon Little.After winning the first two games of the series, the Blue Jays dropped their series finale against […]
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The latest reports coming out all but acknowledge that Alex Cora is going to be the next manager of the Phillies once the season ends. Alex Cora, who turned down the job when Thomson was fired, is expected to be the Phillies’ next manager barring a World Series berth or title. Bob Nightengale has been […]
A sweep on the road is great, but the Phillies haven’t played particularly well at home. They need to come home and actually start taking care of business, particularly against teams like the Marlins and Cardinals. There needs to be some distance put between them and the rest of the wild card contenders. On to […]
Hanshin Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato was expected to be posted for MLB teams this winter even before he delivered big numbers during the 2026 NPB season. With Sato on pace for the best season of his six-year stint with the Tigers, big league clubs like the Mets, Yankees, Phillies, and Dodgers have all been “linked […]
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Phillies finished their series with the Twins in Minnesota.They won by a score of 7-5.Phillies Announce Injury To 25-Year-Old In OrganizationDuring their series with the Twins, the Phillies announced an injury update on a player in their organization.MLB.com wrote (on August 15): “Lehigh Valley IronPigs placed LF Felix Reyes on the […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies are looking to the future of their organization. That means deciding on a manager of the future, which likely won’t be current interim manager Don Mattingly but Alex Cora instead.Bob Nightengale of USA Today shared a report that it might take winning a World Series. Otherwise, the Phillies won’t ask Mattingly back. […]
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On the latest episode of Phillies Stoplight🚦, Tim Kelly and Anthony SanFilippo break down the series vs. the Minnesota Twins, […]
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Phillies finished their series with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.They won by a score of 7-5.Alec Bohm led the team with four RBIs.Philadelphia Phillies Reportedly Make Roster DecisionFollowing Sunday’s game, Chase Ford of Milb Central reported the news that the Phillies are promoting a pitcher within their organization.Ford wrote: “The […]
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The Phillies haven’t swept an opponent since the first week in June. That’s a long time to go without taking all the games in a series from the opposing team, particularly for a team that considers itself a good one. They had an opportunity to do so today against the Twins, sending Andrew Painter to […]
I didn’t see much of today’s action, what with my five year old nephew demanding some birthday attention this afternoon. But after checking in on Gameday early-on and seeing a big lead I thought “good—at least we’ll salvage one game from this series”. Alas, there was no more joy in Mudville to be found as […]
It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! Over the past week, the baseball world looked to its history, as the Yankees celebrated the 2026 edition of Old Timers’ Day, while the Phillies and Twins took part in this year’s Field of Dreams game. […]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Phillies are likely to give president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski an extension in the offseason, per […]