Was honored to be able to attend Dick Allen Night hosted on Friday night by the Phillies. It was a fun and memorable day where I got to meet some Phillies legends and enjoy a ballgame.
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Day 30 #30DaysOfNewCardArt 9/6/1985: #WhiteSox catcher Carlton Fisk blasts two 3-run homers and drives in 7 runs to lead the White Sox to a 12 - 1 rout of the Rangers. #CardArt
Day 29 #30DaysOfNewCardArt 9/5/1971: #Astros pitcher J.R. Richard makes his major league debut, striking out 15 Giants in a 5 - 3 win. #CardArt
Day 28 #30DaysOfNewCardArt 9/4/1993: #Yankees lefty Jim Abbott throws a no-hitter against Cleveland #CardArt
Day 27 #30DaysOfNewCardArt 9/3/1972: #Phillies Steve Carlton shuts out the Braves, 8 - 0, for his eighth whitewash of the season #CardArt
Day 26 #30DaysOfNewCardArt 9/2/1999: Cal Ripken, Jr. becomes the 29th major leaguer to hit 400 career home runs #CardArt
Day 25 #30DaysOfNewCardArt : OTD in 1971 Pittsburgh #Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh fields the first all-minority lineup in MLB history. The Pirates beat the Phillies 10-7. #CardArt
Day 24 #30DaysOfNewCardArt : OTD in 1990 Red Sox GM Lou Gorman trades the Eastern League's MVP, Jeff Bagwell for relief pitcher Larry Andersen. Bagwell will go on to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1991 and will becomes the league's MVP the same year Andersen retires from the Phillies (1994), #CardArt
Day 23 #30DaysOfNewCardArt : OTD in 1978 Yorimoi Giants Sadaharu Oh hits his 34th home run of the season and the 800th of his career. The ball lands in the shoe of a fan who had removed it to feel more comfortable. #CardArt
Day 22 #30DaysOfNewCardArt : OTD in 1979 #Orioles Eddie Murray drives in all 7 runs during Baltimore’s 7-4 win over the Twins. Murray hits 3 consecutive home runs - two righthanded, one lefthanded. #CardArt