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Baseball stats, trivia, and other useless info, mostly about the Phillies.
Kyle Schwarber's 56 HRs in 2025:
✅ a new record for a DH
✅ only the 9th time a DH has led in HRs
AL: 53 seasons, 6 HR leaders ➡️ 11%
NL: 5 seasons, 3 HR leaders* ➡️ 60%
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✅ a new record for a DH
✅ only the 9th time a DH has led in HRs
AL: 53 seasons, 6 HR leaders ➡️ 11%
NL: 5 seasons, 3 HR leaders* ➡️ 60%
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December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Kyle Schwarber's 56 HRs in 2025:
✅ a new record for a DH
✅ only the 9th time a DH has led in HRs
AL: 53 seasons, 6 HR leaders ➡️ 11%
NL: 5 seasons, 3 HR leaders* ➡️ 60%
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*including Ozuna in the shortened 2020
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✅ a new record for a DH
✅ only the 9th time a DH has led in HRs
AL: 53 seasons, 6 HR leaders ➡️ 11%
NL: 5 seasons, 3 HR leaders* ➡️ 60%
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*including Ozuna in the shortened 2020
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The biggest free agent of the 2002-03 off-season was Jim Thome.
23 years ago today Thome put the #Phillies back on the road to relevance.
a.espncdn.com/mlb/news/200...
Biggest FAs of 2002-03: espn.com/mlb/s/top50....
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23 years ago today Thome put the #Phillies back on the road to relevance.
a.espncdn.com/mlb/news/200...
Biggest FAs of 2002-03: espn.com/mlb/s/top50....
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December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The biggest free agent of the 2002-03 off-season was Jim Thome.
23 years ago today Thome put the #Phillies back on the road to relevance.
a.espncdn.com/mlb/news/200...
Biggest FAs of 2002-03: espn.com/mlb/s/top50....
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23 years ago today Thome put the #Phillies back on the road to relevance.
a.espncdn.com/mlb/news/200...
Biggest FAs of 2002-03: espn.com/mlb/s/top50....
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Of MLB's top 50 Free Agents, as ranked by @mlbtraderumors, 8 have signed so far, including 4 who accepted Qualifying Offers, and 4 on new contracts.
The 4 accepted QO's are the most ever, while the 4 new contracts are typical for the last day of November.
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The 4 accepted QO's are the most ever, while the 4 new contracts are typical for the last day of November.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Of MLB's top 50 Free Agents, as ranked by @mlbtraderumors, 8 have signed so far, including 4 who accepted Qualifying Offers, and 4 on new contracts.
The 4 accepted QO's are the most ever, while the 4 new contracts are typical for the last day of November.
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The 4 accepted QO's are the most ever, while the 4 new contracts are typical for the last day of November.
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Of MLB's top 50 Free Agents, as ranked by
@mlbtraderumors, 8 have signed so far, including 4 who accepted Qualifying Offers, and 4 on new contracts.
The 4 accepted QO's are the most ever, while the 4 new contracts are typical for the last day of November.
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@mlbtraderumors, 8 have signed so far, including 4 who accepted Qualifying Offers, and 4 on new contracts.
The 4 accepted QO's are the most ever, while the 4 new contracts are typical for the last day of November.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Of MLB's top 50 Free Agents, as ranked by
@mlbtraderumors, 8 have signed so far, including 4 who accepted Qualifying Offers, and 4 on new contracts.
The 4 accepted QO's are the most ever, while the 4 new contracts are typical for the last day of November.
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@mlbtraderumors, 8 have signed so far, including 4 who accepted Qualifying Offers, and 4 on new contracts.
The 4 accepted QO's are the most ever, while the 4 new contracts are typical for the last day of November.
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#Phillies WAR leaders since 2022 (fangraphs):
✅ Zack Wheeler in total WAR, 19.5
✅ Jesus Luzardo in average WAR per year, 5.3 (1 year)
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✅ Zack Wheeler in total WAR, 19.5
✅ Jesus Luzardo in average WAR per year, 5.3 (1 year)
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November 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#Phillies WAR leaders since 2022 (fangraphs):
✅ Zack Wheeler in total WAR, 19.5
✅ Jesus Luzardo in average WAR per year, 5.3 (1 year)
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✅ Zack Wheeler in total WAR, 19.5
✅ Jesus Luzardo in average WAR per year, 5.3 (1 year)
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NL/AL Rookies of the Year will be announced today.
✅ #Phillies: the only team with only 1 rookie batter (Otto Kemp)
✅ Max Lazar/Mick Abel led a slightly larger pitcher presence
✅ If (for simplicity) a full season for a pitcher is 200 IP, no team played rookies less
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✅ #Phillies: the only team with only 1 rookie batter (Otto Kemp)
✅ Max Lazar/Mick Abel led a slightly larger pitcher presence
✅ If (for simplicity) a full season for a pitcher is 200 IP, no team played rookies less
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November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
NL/AL Rookies of the Year will be announced today.
✅ #Phillies: the only team with only 1 rookie batter (Otto Kemp)
✅ Max Lazar/Mick Abel led a slightly larger pitcher presence
✅ If (for simplicity) a full season for a pitcher is 200 IP, no team played rookies less
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✅ #Phillies: the only team with only 1 rookie batter (Otto Kemp)
✅ Max Lazar/Mick Abel led a slightly larger pitcher presence
✅ If (for simplicity) a full season for a pitcher is 200 IP, no team played rookies less
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October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Bryce Harper is 33 today. Schwarber will turn 33 in March.
In MLB history, most postseason HRs by a player's 33rd bday:
T-1) SCHWARBER, Altuve 23
T-10) HARPER, Jeter, Thome 17
A lot more postseason now, esp. compared to Mantle's day.
stathead.com/tiny/Doyff
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In MLB history, most postseason HRs by a player's 33rd bday:
T-1) SCHWARBER, Altuve 23
T-10) HARPER, Jeter, Thome 17
A lot more postseason now, esp. compared to Mantle's day.
stathead.com/tiny/Doyff
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October 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Bryce Harper is 33 today. Schwarber will turn 33 in March.
In MLB history, most postseason HRs by a player's 33rd bday:
T-1) SCHWARBER, Altuve 23
T-10) HARPER, Jeter, Thome 17
A lot more postseason now, esp. compared to Mantle's day.
stathead.com/tiny/Doyff
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In MLB history, most postseason HRs by a player's 33rd bday:
T-1) SCHWARBER, Altuve 23
T-10) HARPER, Jeter, Thome 17
A lot more postseason now, esp. compared to Mantle's day.
stathead.com/tiny/Doyff
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Since 2015, 87 players have batted 100+ times in the postseason.
Of those 87, Kyle Schwarber has the 9th highest OPS (.907).
Bryce Harper has the highest (1.016):
stathead.com/tiny/Xpb0C
No player hits well in every postseason series they play.
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Of those 87, Kyle Schwarber has the 9th highest OPS (.907).
Bryce Harper has the highest (1.016):
stathead.com/tiny/Xpb0C
No player hits well in every postseason series they play.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Since 2015, 87 players have batted 100+ times in the postseason.
Of those 87, Kyle Schwarber has the 9th highest OPS (.907).
Bryce Harper has the highest (1.016):
stathead.com/tiny/Xpb0C
No player hits well in every postseason series they play.
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Of those 87, Kyle Schwarber has the 9th highest OPS (.907).
Bryce Harper has the highest (1.016):
stathead.com/tiny/Xpb0C
No player hits well in every postseason series they play.
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With 2 HRs last night, Kyle Schwarber:
✅ passes Bernie Williams for 3rd most in postseason history (23)
✅ passes Bryce Harper for most in #Phillies postseason history (14)
✅ ties Ryan Howard with 58 total HRs in a season (regular + postseason)
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✅ passes Bernie Williams for 3rd most in postseason history (23)
✅ passes Bryce Harper for most in #Phillies postseason history (14)
✅ ties Ryan Howard with 58 total HRs in a season (regular + postseason)
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October 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
With 2 HRs last night, Kyle Schwarber:
✅ passes Bernie Williams for 3rd most in postseason history (23)
✅ passes Bryce Harper for most in #Phillies postseason history (14)
✅ ties Ryan Howard with 58 total HRs in a season (regular + postseason)
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✅ passes Bernie Williams for 3rd most in postseason history (23)
✅ passes Bryce Harper for most in #Phillies postseason history (14)
✅ ties Ryan Howard with 58 total HRs in a season (regular + postseason)
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The #Phillies have faced the #Dodgers 5 times in the postseason, beating them the last 3.
Looking forward to a 4th straight.
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Looking forward to a 4th straight.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The #Phillies have faced the #Dodgers 5 times in the postseason, beating them the last 3.
Looking forward to a 4th straight.
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Looking forward to a 4th straight.
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With the 2025 playoffs starting today, a graphical summary of the #Phillies' history in the postseason.
Their first appearance was a victory behind Grover Alexander.
However they didn't win another postseason game for 62 years.
www.thegoodphight.com/post/o7qfoeY...
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Their first appearance was a victory behind Grover Alexander.
However they didn't win another postseason game for 62 years.
www.thegoodphight.com/post/o7qfoeY...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
With the 2025 playoffs starting today, a graphical summary of the #Phillies' history in the postseason.
Their first appearance was a victory behind Grover Alexander.
However they didn't win another postseason game for 62 years.
www.thegoodphight.com/post/o7qfoeY...
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Their first appearance was a victory behind Grover Alexander.
However they didn't win another postseason game for 62 years.
www.thegoodphight.com/post/o7qfoeY...
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Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber have captured the rare "Split Triple Crown", where teammates combine to lead a league in AVG, HR, and RBIs.
They're only the 2nd set of teammates to accomplish it in the last 55 years.
www.thegoodphight.com/post/DtU_Gc4...
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They're only the 2nd set of teammates to accomplish it in the last 55 years.
www.thegoodphight.com/post/DtU_Gc4...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber have captured the rare "Split Triple Crown", where teammates combine to lead a league in AVG, HR, and RBIs.
They're only the 2nd set of teammates to accomplish it in the last 55 years.
www.thegoodphight.com/post/DtU_Gc4...
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They're only the 2nd set of teammates to accomplish it in the last 55 years.
www.thegoodphight.com/post/DtU_Gc4...
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Mea culpa -- the above list entirely misses the active streaks, and two of them are longer than the Phillies' drought:
Athletics 73
Guardians 71
Athletics 73
Guardians 71
September 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Mea culpa -- the above list entirely misses the active streaks, and two of them are longer than the Phillies' drought:
Athletics 73
Guardians 71
Athletics 73
Guardians 71
Not to pile on the Mets, but one last look back at their season:
Their games vs. .500, peaking on June 12th, game 69 (along with the '24 and '25 Phils):
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Their games vs. .500, peaking on June 12th, game 69 (along with the '24 and '25 Phils):
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September 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Not to pile on the Mets, but one last look back at their season:
Their games vs. .500, peaking on June 12th, game 69 (along with the '24 and '25 Phils):
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Their games vs. .500, peaking on June 12th, game 69 (along with the '24 and '25 Phils):
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When Richie Ashburn won the NL batting title in 1958, it was the #Phillies' 8th -- tied for the 5th most titles by a team in MLB history at that point.
The 66-year gap to Trea Turner's title this year is by far the longest any team has ever had between titles:
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The 66-year gap to Trea Turner's title this year is by far the longest any team has ever had between titles:
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September 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When Richie Ashburn won the NL batting title in 1958, it was the #Phillies' 8th -- tied for the 5th most titles by a team in MLB history at that point.
The 66-year gap to Trea Turner's title this year is by far the longest any team has ever had between titles:
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The 66-year gap to Trea Turner's title this year is by far the longest any team has ever had between titles:
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Last night's 1-0 game was the #Phillies' 1,000th win at Citizens Bank Park.
Since CBP opened in 2004, the Phillies are only the 5th MLB team to win 1,000 games at home.
And they're only the 3rd team with 1,000 wins at one park.
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Since CBP opened in 2004, the Phillies are only the 5th MLB team to win 1,000 games at home.
And they're only the 3rd team with 1,000 wins at one park.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Last night's 1-0 game was the #Phillies' 1,000th win at Citizens Bank Park.
Since CBP opened in 2004, the Phillies are only the 5th MLB team to win 1,000 games at home.
And they're only the 3rd team with 1,000 wins at one park.
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Since CBP opened in 2004, the Phillies are only the 5th MLB team to win 1,000 games at home.
And they're only the 3rd team with 1,000 wins at one park.
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5) Of the #Phillies' 8 HRs, 6 were solo shots.
That tied the franchise record for most solo HRs in a game.
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That tied the franchise record for most solo HRs in a game.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
5) Of the #Phillies' 8 HRs, 6 were solo shots.
That tied the franchise record for most solo HRs in a game.
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That tied the franchise record for most solo HRs in a game.
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5 stats from the #Phillies' wild 8-HR game -- a thread:
1) Edmundo Sosa became the first Phils shortstop to hit 3 HRs in one game.
16 shortstops had hit 2 in a game a total of 36 times, starting with Charlie Bastian in 1885, and led by J-Roll.
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1) Edmundo Sosa became the first Phils shortstop to hit 3 HRs in one game.
16 shortstops had hit 2 in a game a total of 36 times, starting with Charlie Bastian in 1885, and led by J-Roll.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
5 stats from the #Phillies' wild 8-HR game -- a thread:
1) Edmundo Sosa became the first Phils shortstop to hit 3 HRs in one game.
16 shortstops had hit 2 in a game a total of 36 times, starting with Charlie Bastian in 1885, and led by J-Roll.
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1) Edmundo Sosa became the first Phils shortstop to hit 3 HRs in one game.
16 shortstops had hit 2 in a game a total of 36 times, starting with Charlie Bastian in 1885, and led by J-Roll.
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Otto Kemp's HR tonight was the #Phillies' 1,500th in the second inning in their history (regular season).
It's the fewest they've hit in any inning, other than the 9th when they don't always bat.
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It's the fewest they've hit in any inning, other than the 9th when they don't always bat.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Otto Kemp's HR tonight was the #Phillies' 1,500th in the second inning in their history (regular season).
It's the fewest they've hit in any inning, other than the 9th when they don't always bat.
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It's the fewest they've hit in any inning, other than the 9th when they don't always bat.
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Barring a postponement due to weather in one of their final 3 series, this will be the first year in Phillies history with no 2-game series (whether planned that way or shortened to 2 due to a postponement).
The only other season with fewer than 2 two-game series was 1908 (1).
The only other season with fewer than 2 two-game series was 1908 (1).
September 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Barring a postponement due to weather in one of their final 3 series, this will be the first year in Phillies history with no 2-game series (whether planned that way or shortened to 2 due to a postponement).
The only other season with fewer than 2 two-game series was 1908 (1).
The only other season with fewer than 2 two-game series was 1908 (1).
Rafael Marchan's game-winner in the 9th last night:
✅ 7th career HR
✅ ties Stubbs et al for 35th most by a Phils catcher
✅ 6th in the 9th spot -- 8th most in #Phillies history
✅ 9th most by a Venezuelan-born Phillie
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✅ 7th career HR
✅ ties Stubbs et al for 35th most by a Phils catcher
✅ 6th in the 9th spot -- 8th most in #Phillies history
✅ 9th most by a Venezuelan-born Phillie
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September 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Rafael Marchan's game-winner in the 9th last night:
✅ 7th career HR
✅ ties Stubbs et al for 35th most by a Phils catcher
✅ 6th in the 9th spot -- 8th most in #Phillies history
✅ 9th most by a Venezuelan-born Phillie
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✅ 7th career HR
✅ ties Stubbs et al for 35th most by a Phils catcher
✅ 6th in the 9th spot -- 8th most in #Phillies history
✅ 9th most by a Venezuelan-born Phillie
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Kyle Schwarber's HR in the 1st:
✅ His 184th as a Phil, 1 away from 1960s RF Johnny Callison for 12th.
✅ 53rd of the year, one behind Cal Raleigh for the MLB lead. He needs 6 in the last 11 games to pass Howard.
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✅ His 184th as a Phil, 1 away from 1960s RF Johnny Callison for 12th.
✅ 53rd of the year, one behind Cal Raleigh for the MLB lead. He needs 6 in the last 11 games to pass Howard.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Kyle Schwarber's HR in the 1st:
✅ His 184th as a Phil, 1 away from 1960s RF Johnny Callison for 12th.
✅ 53rd of the year, one behind Cal Raleigh for the MLB lead. He needs 6 in the last 11 games to pass Howard.
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✅ His 184th as a Phil, 1 away from 1960s RF Johnny Callison for 12th.
✅ 53rd of the year, one behind Cal Raleigh for the MLB lead. He needs 6 in the last 11 games to pass Howard.
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The #Phillies last night became the 6th team to win 4,000 games at night (including the postseason).
Partly because they've *played* the 5th most games at night.
They also played in the first night game in MLB history, losing 2-1 in Cincinnati on 5/24/1935.
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Partly because they've *played* the 5th most games at night.
They also played in the first night game in MLB history, losing 2-1 in Cincinnati on 5/24/1935.
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September 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The #Phillies last night became the 6th team to win 4,000 games at night (including the postseason).
Partly because they've *played* the 5th most games at night.
They also played in the first night game in MLB history, losing 2-1 in Cincinnati on 5/24/1935.
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Partly because they've *played* the 5th most games at night.
They also played in the first night game in MLB history, losing 2-1 in Cincinnati on 5/24/1935.
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With last night's game, Rob Thomson passed Larry Bowa for 10th most regular season wins in #Phillies history.
(he had passed him on the total list incl. postseason about a month ago)
baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/ma...
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(he had passed him on the total list incl. postseason about a month ago)
baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/ma...
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September 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
With last night's game, Rob Thomson passed Larry Bowa for 10th most regular season wins in #Phillies history.
(he had passed him on the total list incl. postseason about a month ago)
baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/ma...
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(he had passed him on the total list incl. postseason about a month ago)
baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/ma...
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