Presented by the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame
It was a much-needed quiet night in Philly sports. The Phillies open up a three-game series in Boston tonight and have a date with former teammate Ranger Suarez on Thursday. May 12 had a little bit of everything. Playoff celebrations and heartbreaks, record setting days and the debut of an ace.
Only the Lord Saves More Than Parent
After splitting both games in Boston, the Flyers returned to the friendly confines of the Spectrum for a pivotal Game 4 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals. Four different Flyers scored and Bernie Parent saved 24 of the 25 shots he saw as the Flyers took 2 games to 1 lead putting them just two wins away from their first Stanley Cup.
Another Record for Schmitty
The Phillies were in Houston to take on the Astros in 1987. Mike Schmidt went 1 for 4 with an RBI and run scored in the Phils 5-2 loss. For Schmidt it was run number 1,366 for his career breaking Ed Delahanty’s career team record.
Trivia – Who are the top five in career runs for the Phillies? (Answer Below)
Abreu Goes Deep…Again
The Phillies lost to the Reds 7-5 at Citizen’s Bank Park on this day in 2005. Bobby Abreu hit a homerun for the fifth consecutive game joining Dick Allen and Mike Schmidt as the only Phillies to do so. He’d eventually be joined by Chase Utley (twice), Rhys Hoskins, Odubel Herrera, and Trea Turner. For Abreu it continued a scorching May in which he hit .396, 11 homers, 5 doubles and knocked in 30 runs en route to the National League’s Player of the Month.
An Ace Debuts
Cole Hamels made his much-anticipated debut in Cincinnati on this day in 2006. Cole was solid, pitching five innings, striking out seven and allowing one hit. He did uncharacteristically walk five. He came up short of getting the win, but the Phillies were able to win it 8-4 thanks to homers by Ryan Howard and Shane Victorino and Cole was off to the races.
Werth Steals the Day
Almost 29 years to the day that Pete Rose achieved the stolen base cycle, Jayson Werth did it in 2009. The Phillies beat the Dodgers 5-3. Werth stole second, third and home in the 7th inning. Coupled with another steal in the 4th, Jayson tied the Phillies record for stolen bases in a game. He joined Sherry Magee (twice) and Garry Maddox as the only Phillies to steal four bags in a game.
A Heartbreaker in Toronto
The Sixers had perhaps their best chance to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals during the Joel Embiid era against the Raptors in 2019. Facing a winner take all Game 7 in Toronto the Sixers came up just short when Kawhi Leonard’s 20-footer at the buzzer went in after bouncing off of the rim four times, dashing the hopes of Sixers fans everywhere. Kawhi was a menace all game scoring 41 points. All Sixers starters had double-digits led by Jo’s 21.
Trivia Answer – Mike Schmidt, Ed Delahanty, Jimmy Rollins, Richie Ashburn, and Chuck Klein
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