Series Preview - Marlins at Phillies: September 12th to September 14th

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:05
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA

Marlins 68-75, 2nd Place in the N.L. East, 20 games behind the Nationals
Phillies 54-89, 5th Place in the N.L. East, 34 games behind the Nationals

Marlins Probables:  Dillon Peters (0-1, 2.25), Dan Straily (9-8, 3.95), Jose Urena (13-6, 3.61)
Phillies Probables:  Nick Pivetta (5-10, 6.49), Aaron Nola (10-10, 3.71), Jake Thompson (1-2, 5.23)

At the Ballpark:  Wednesday night is the final Dollar Dog night of the season.

Marlins Leaders
Average:  Marcell Ozuna - .305
Runs:  Giancarlo Stanton - 111
Home Runs:  Giancarlo Stanton - 54
RBIs:  Giancarlo Stanton - 113
Stolen Bases:  Dee Gordon - 50

Wins:  Jose Urena - 13
ERA:  Jose Urena - 3.61
Strikeouts:  Dan Straily - 145
Saves:  A.J. Ramos - 20*

*Now with the Mets

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Odubel Herrera - .289
Runs:  Cesar Hernandez - 72
Home Runs:  Tommy Joseph - 21
RBIs:  Maikel Franco and Tommy Joseph - 66

Stolen Bases:  Cesar Hernandez - 14

Wins:  Aaron Nola - 10
ERA:  Aaron Nola - 3.71
Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 156
Saves:  Hector Neris - 20

1982 Topps #162

1982 Topps #163

1982 Topps #163

1982 Topps Appreciation:  Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt appeared on five different cards within the 1982 Topps set and I've previously featured his base card and his In Action card.  Here are his other three appearances - two League Leader cards and his All-Star card.  Schmidt's photo for all three cards is a topic I covered in a previous post.

For the 2017 Chachi set, I've decided to forego the Team Leader cards again this year as the bar is fairly low for each offensive and pitching category.  However, I'll create a set topping Team Leader card featuring the Phillies leaders in both average and ERA, similar to the card appearing in the original 1982 Topps set.