Iconic bronze statue of Connie Mack, manager of Philadelphia A’s for 50 years, was unveiled on Opening Day, April 16, 1957, in a small park across Lehigh Ave. from Connie Mack Stadium. Bill Giles had the statue refurbished and relocated to Veterans Stadium when it opened in 1971. It was moved to the west side of Citizens Bank Park when it opened in 2004.
Phillies Alumni
A peek at the past
Phillies Phlashback
A historical look at the dates of September 8-13.
September 8, 1890
SS Bob Allen, 2B Al Myers and 1B Al McCauley turn the first triple play in franchise history, retiring Brooklyn SS Germany Smith in a 4-3 win.
September 8, 1954
After working a full count against Cincinnati Redlegs starter Corky Valentine to lead off the fifth inning at Connie Mack Stadium, CF Richie Ashburn fouls off 14 consecutive pitches before ultimately reaching base on a walk.
September 8, 1978
The Wall of Fame begins at Veterans Stadium as the Philadelphia Baseball Hall of Fame, with Robin Roberts being inducted for the Phillies and Connie Mack posthumously for the Athletics.
September 8, 1998
The Phillies establish a club record with seven homers in a 16-4 rout of the Mets at Veterans Stadium. Rico Brogna, Kevin Sefick and Bobby Estalella hit two apiece, and Marlon Anderson homers in his first major league plate appearance.
September 8, 2014
SS Jimmy Rollins triples for the 2,306th and final hit of his Phillies career, establishing a franchise mark.
September 9, 1945
1B Jimmie Foxx hits his seventh homer of the season for the Phillies and the 534th and last of his Hall of Fame career in a 14-3 win for a doubleheader split at Pittsburgh.
September 9, 1962
LHP Chris Short, who will finish his career with a .126 batting average, goes 4-for-4 against future Hall of Fame LHP Warren Spahn in a 4-2 win at Milwaukee.
September 9, 1970
Future Wall of Famer Greg Luzinski makes his major league debut as a pinch-hitter in the second game of a doubleheader against the Mets at Shea Stadium.
September 9, 1997
Just hours after broadcasting a Phillies game, Richie Ashburn dies in a New York hotel. His passing produces a huge outpouring of affection from friends and fans. Fittingly, the Phillies defeat the Mets, 1-0; Ashburn wore No. 1 with the Phillies and finished his playing career with the Mets.
September 9, 2003
3B Tomas Perez and RF Jason Michaels become just the third duo in Phillies history to hit grand slams in the same game as the Phils crush the Braves, 18-5.
September 9, 2025
In a 9-3 win over the New York Mets, Kyle Schwarber becomes just the second Phillie in franchise history to reach 50 home runs in a single season, joining Ryan Howard, who hit 58 homers in 2006.
September 10, 1965
Future Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins earns the win in his major league debut for the Phillies, pitching 4.1 scoreless innings in relief of another future Hall of Famer, Jim Bunning, in a 5-4, 12-inning win over St. Louis; a third future Hall of Famer, Bob Gibson, starts for the Cardinals and allows four runs in 6.0 innings.
September 10, 2009
Matt Stairs belts a grand slam to tie the club record for most pinch-hit home runs in a season with five, but the Phillies’ rally falls short in an 8-7 loss to Washington.
September 11, 1942
Rookie CF Ed Freed ties the major league record for most hits in his first big league game with four (single, two doubles, triple), but Cincinnati wins, 8-5, in 11 innings at Shibe Park.
September 11, 2021
RHP Zack Wheeler records his 1,000th career strikeout and becomes the third Phillies pitcher to reach the milestone in the 2021 season, joining Aaron Nola and Kyle Gibson. It marks the first time in franchise history the club has three separate starters reach 1,000 strikeouts in the same year.
September 12, 1972
Twenty-two-year-old Mike Schmidt, wearing No. 22, makes his major league debut, taking over for Don Money at third base in the top of the second inning and going 1-for-3 with a walk in a 4-3 loss to the New York Mets at Veterans Stadium.
September 12, 2023
Bryce Harper belts an eighth-inning solo home run off Braves reliever Joe Jiménez for the 1,500th hit of his career, making him the 18th player in MLB history to reach 1,500 hits and 300 home runs before turning 31 years old.
September 13, 1917
RHP Grover Cleveland Alexander throws his franchise-record 61st shutout, an 11.0-inning, 1-0 win over Brooklyn in the first game of a doubleheader at Baker Bowl.
September 13, 1982
In addition to throwing a complete-game shutout for his 20th victory of the season, LHP Steve Carlton also goes deep in the fifth inning of the 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Veterans Stadium. It marks the fourth time he has blanked his opponents and homered in the same game, making him the first pitcher in major league history to accomplish the feat in three different decades (’60s, ’70s, ’80s).