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Friday, July 19, 2024

Phillies at Pirates - July 19th to July 21st

2024 Chachi 1984 Topps Missing Links #8
1984 Topps #433

Friday and Saturday 6:40, Sunday 1:35

PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA

At the Ballpark:  Tonight kicks off Yinzerpalooza Weekend at the ballpark to "celebrate all the great things we love about Pittsburgh."  On Saturday, the first 20,000 fans will receive a Wiz Khalifa bobble head, and on Sunday, all kids will receive a Kids Pierogi plush.

Philadelphia Phillies 62-34
1st Place in the N.L. East, 8 1/2 games ahead of the Braves

Phillies Probables
Aaron Nola (11-4, 3.38)
Cristopher Sanchez (7-4, 2.96)
Taylor Phillips (1-0, 4.50)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Bryce Harper - .301
Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 65
Home Runs:  Bryce Harper - 21
RBIs:  Alec Bohm - 70
Stolen Bases:  Bryson Stott - 22

Wins:  Aaron Nola - 11
ERA:  Zack Wheeler - 2.70
Strikeouts:  Zack Wheeler - 126
Saves:  Jose Alvarado - 13
Pittsburgh Pirates 48-48
3rd Place in the N.L. Central, 6 1/2 games behind the Brewers

Pirates Probables
Martin Perez (1-5, 5.15)
Luis Ortiz (4-2, 2.84)
Marco Gonzales (1-0, 2.45)

Pirates Leaders
Average:  Bryan Reynolds - .284
Runs:  Andrew McCutchen - 47
Home Runs:  Bryan Reynolds - 18
RBIs:  Bryan Reynolds - 61
Stolen Bases:  Ke'Bryan Hayes - 8

Wins:  Mitch Keller - 10
ERA:  Mitch Keller - 3.46
Strikeouts:  Mitch Keller - 105
Saves:  David Bednar - 17

Monday, August 26, 2019

Series Preview - Pirates at Phillies: August 26th to August 28th

1971 Topps #212
2019 Chachi 1971 Topps Missing Links #6
Monday and Tuesday 7:05, Wednesday 6:05
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA

Pirates 55-75, 5th place in the N.L. Central, 16 1/2 games behind the Cardinals
Phillies 67-62, 3rd place in the N.L. East, 11 1/2 games behind the Braves

Pirates Probables:  Joe Musgrove (8-12, 4.74), Steven Brault (3-3, 3.98), Mitch Keller (1-2, 7.24)
Phillies Probables:  Jason Vargas (0-1, 3.91), Drew Smyly (1-1, 4.73), Vince Velasquez (5-7, 4.93)

At the Ballpark:  No giveaways are planned, but it would be great if the Phillies could go ahead and sweep the last place Pirates.

Pirates Leaders
Average:  Bryan Reynolds - .328
Runs:  Starling Marte - 87
Home Runs:  Josh Bell - 32
RBIs:  Josh Bell - 103
Stolen Bases:  Starling Marte - 24

Wins:  Joe Musgrove - 8
ERA:  Joe Musgrove - 4.74
Strikeouts:  Chris Archer - 143
Saves:  Felipe Vazquez - 23

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Jean Segura - .287
Runs:  Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto - 77
Home Runs:  Bryce Harper - 27
RBIs:  Bryce Harper - 92
Stolen Bases:  Scott Kingery - 10

Wins:  Aaron Nola - 12
ERA:  Aaron Nola - 3.53
Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 187
Saves:  Hector Neris - 23

1971 Topps Missing Links:  Primarily a catcher, Pete Koegel appeared in 53 games for the Phillies in 1971 and 1972, hitting .173.  While he's in the 1971 Topps set on a high-number, multi-player Rookie Stars card (with Bobby Brooks and Scott Northey) that card features him with the Brewers.  Koegel came to the Phillies on April 22, 1971 in the deal that sent Johnny Briggs to Milwaukee.

Koegel's first Phillies card came in the 1972 Topps set, again on a multi-player Rookie Stars card, this time sharing space with Mike Anderson and Wayne Twitchell.  His only solo Phillies card can be found within the team-issued 1972 photo card set.

Friday, July 6, 2018

Series Preview - Phillies at Pirates: July 6th to July 8th

1978 Topps #26
1978 Topps #84
Friday 7:05, Saturday 4:05 and Sunday 1:35
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA

At the Ballpark:  Three games, three great giveaways!  On Friday night, the first 20,000 fans will receive a Jameson Taillon Starting Lineup figurine.  On Saturday, the first 20,000 fans will receive a Pirates fedora and on Sunday all kids will receive a baseball dart board game and they'll be able to run the bases following the game.

Sunday, December 31, 2017

1982 Topps - Phillies Cards

1982 Topps #720
1982 Topps Traded #69T
1982 Topps #438
1982 Topps Traded #52T
Each year I sincerely enjoy planning out my Chachi set of custom cards, and I have fun spending the entire year with the design and cards from a vintage Topps set.  I spent a lot of time with the 1982 Topps set and design in 2017, and get ready to see a whole bunch of 1978 Topps cards in 2018.  Before closing the book on the 1982 Topps set, I wanted to tally the number of Phillies and Phillies-related cards in the set, as I've done in prior years with other Topps sets - see below.

By my very unofficial count, there are a whopping 172 cards in the 1982 Topps and 1982 Topps Traded sets featuring players, coaches or managers who at one point suited up for the club.  I attribute the high count to the massive number of trades the Phillies pulled off in the late 1970s/early 1980s.  Here's the complete list and some cards that weren't previously featured this year in series preview or game summary posts.

National League East (63 - 17 without Phillies)
Atlanta Braves (6) - #32 Gene Garber, #296 Bob Walk, #502 Steve Bedrosian FS, #668 Dale Murphy, #733 Larry McWilliams, #4T Steve Bedrosian
Miami Marlins (0)
New York Mets (3) - #399 Pat Zachry, #743 John Stearns, #783 Greg Harris
Philadelphia Phillies (46)
Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) (8) - #118 Terry Francona/Brad Mills FS, #131 Stan Bahnsen, #292 Dave Palmer, #779 Grant Jackson, #788 Woodie Fryman, #7T Tim Blackwell, #83T Al Oliver, #104T Dan Schatzeder

National League Central (34)
Chicago Cubs (14) - #23 Willie Hernandez, #89 Steve Henderson, #117 Rawley Eastwick, #215 Mike Krukow, #273 Doug Bird, #374 Tim Blackwell, #484 Ivan DeJesus, #10T Larry Bowa, #16T Bill Campbell, #49T Fergie Jenkins, #52T Jay Johnstone, #76T Keith Moreland, #82T Dickie Noles, #92T Mike Proly
Cincinnati Reds (3) - #763 Tom Hume, #41T Greg Harris, #56T Jim Kern
Milwaukee Brewers (4) - #93 Larry Hisle, #466 Randy Lerch, #487 Bob McClure, #709 Don Money
Pittsburgh Pirates (7) - #235 Mike Easler, #332 Don Robinson, #458 Willie Montanez, #485 Kent Tekulve, #543 Bill Robinson, #24T Dick Davis, #77T Jim Morrison
St. Louis Cardinals (6) - #27 Tom Herr, #86 Dane Iorg, #262 Doug Bair, #367 Jim Kaat, #727 Sixto Lezcano, #108T Lonnie Smith

1982 Topps #669
1982 Topps Traded #42T
1982 Topps #629
1982 Topps #27
National League West (19)
Arizona Diamondbacks (0)
Colorado Rockies (0)
Los Angeles Dodgers (11) - #6 Fernando Valenzuela LL, #166 Fernando Valenzuela LL, #213 Dave Stewart, #338 Dave Lopes AS, #345 Fernando Valenzuela AS, #348 Derrel Thomas, #510 Fernando Valenzuela, #681 Ron Roenicke, #740 Dave Lopes, #741 Dave Lopes IA, #774 Jay Johnstone
San Diego Padres (3) - #330 Rick Wise, #434 Joe Lefebvre, #63T Sixto Lezcano
San Francisco Giants (5) - #406 Al Holland, #722 Jerry Martin, #754 Joe Morgan, #755 Joe Morgan IA, #66T Renie Martin

American League East (8)
Baltimore Orioles (0)
Boston Red Sox (3) - #255 Tony Perez, #256 Tony Perez IA, #619 Bill Campbell
New York Yankees (5) - #472 Oscar Gamble, #669 Larry Milbourne, #694 Dave Wehrmeister, #706 Barry Foote, #95T Shane Rawley
Tampa Bay Rays (0)
Toronto Blue Jays (0)

American League Central (29)
Chicago White Sox (9) - #269 Jim Essian, #328 Ed Farmer, #363 Bob Molinaro, #521 Billy Almon, #599 Jay Loviglio FS, #654 Jim Morrison, #714 Jerry Koosman, #720 Greg Luzinski, #721 Greg Luzinski IA
Cleveland Indians (8) - #141 Von Hayes FS, #258 Bo Diaz, #287 Allan Bannister, #601 Sid Monge, #773 John Denny, #42T Von Hayes, #69T Bake McBride, #71T Larry Milbourne
Detroit Tigers (6) - #238 Kevin Saucier, #261 Dave Rucker FS, #535 Lance Parrish, #603 Rich Hebner, #629 Johnny Wockenfuss, #691 Dan Schatzeder
Kansas City Royals (5) - #397 Ken Brett, #594 Renie Martin, #625 Hal McRae, #46T Grant Jackson, #65T Jerry Martin
Minnesota Twins (1) - #438 Pete Mackanin

1982 Topps #706
1982 Topps #238
1982 Topps #603
1982 Topps #258
American League West (19)
Houston Astros (5) - #218 Dave Roberts, #377 Kiko Garcia, #404 Dickie Thon, #539 Vern Ruhle, #698 Tony Scott
Los Angeles Angels (California Angels) (1) - #9T Bob Boone
Oakland Athletics (4) - #29 Dwayne Murphy, #392 Rick Bosetti, #757 Tom Underwood, #64T Dave Lopes
Seattle Mariners (3) - #52 Larry Andersen, #197 Shane Rawley, #31T Jim Essian
Texas Rangers (6) - #16 Steve Comer, #36 Al Oliver TL, #463 Jim Kern, #590 Al Oliver, #591 Al Oliver IA, #624 Fergie Jenkins

Memory Lane
1970 Topps - 114 cards with Phillies connections
1973 Topps - 107 cards with Phillies connections
1979 Topps - 111 cards with Phillies connections, plus one more
1982 Topps - 172 cards with Phillies connections
1985 Topps - 153 cards with Phillies connections
1988 Topps - 154 cards with Phillies connections

Friday, July 22, 2016

Series Preview - Phillies at Pirates: July 22nd to July 24th


Friday 7:05, Saturday 4:05 and Sunday 1:35
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA

Phillies 44-53, 4th place in the N.L. East, 13 1/2 games behind the Nationals
Pirates 49-46, 3rd place in the N.L. Central, 8 1/2 games behind the Cubs

Phillies Probables:  Zach Eflin (2-3, 4.14), Aaron Nola (5-8, 4.41), Vince Velasquez (8-2, 3.15)
Pirates Probables:  Gerrit Cole (5-5, 3.11), Tyler Glasnow (0-1, 6.75), Jameson Taillon (2-1, 3.44)

At the Ballpark:  The first 20,000 fans tonight will receive a Pirates Emoji tee-shirt and tomorrow afternoon's give-away is an oversized Andrew McCutchen Topps card.  On Sunday, all kids will receive a set of Josh Harrison wall decals.

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Cesar Hernandez - .282
Runs:  Odubel Herrera - 51
Home Runs:  Maikel Franco - 18
RBIs:  Maikel Franco - 18
Stolen Bases:  Odubel Herrera - 12

Wins:  Vince Velasquez - 8
ERA:  Jeremy Hellickson - 3.84
Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 111
Saves:  Jeanmar Gomez - 26

Pirates Leaders
Average:  Starling Marte - .313
Runs:  Gregory Polanco - 53
Home Runs:  Andrew McCutchen - 14
RBIs:  Gregory Polanco - 51
Stolen Bases:  Starling Marte - 33

Wins:  Jeff Locke and Jon Niese - 8
ERA:  Jon Niese - 4.89
Strikeouts:  Francisco Liriano - 106
Saves:  Mark Melancon - 28

1970 Topps #141
1970 Topps #166
1970 Topps #264
1970 Topps #643
1970 Topps Appreciation:  We've got a series coming up with a non-expansion team, which means it's time to look back on some cards from the 1970 Topps set with both Pirates and Phillies conections.  With the exception of Johnny Jeter, the other four players featured on these cards would go on to spend parts of their careers with the Phillies.

Dave Cash was traded by the Pirates to the Phillies in October 1973 for pitcher Ken Brett.  As I wrote in a Pirates series preview post a few years ago:  He'd make an immediate impact on the Phillies, playing in all 162 games in both 1974 and 1975 and making the National League All-Star team three years in a row.  In 484 games with the Phils, Cash hit .296 and his positive attitude was a huge contributing factor to the team's pennant winning 1976 season.  Following the 1976 season, Cash left via free agency, signing with the Expos.

I originally covered the other three future Phillies in another Pirates series preview post:  Of the players featured here, I know the least about Jose Pagan and I was surprised to see he accumulated a solid 15-year career as an occasional starting shortstop and utility infielder.  Pagan played in just 46 games for the 1973 Phillies at the very end of his career.  Prior to that, he spent eight seasons with the Pirates (1965-1972) and parts of seven seasons with the Giants (1959-1965).

Pagan, Richie Hebner and Al Oliver were all teammates on the World Champion 1971 Pirates club.  Hebner joined the Phillies for two seasons in 1977 and 1978, and Scoop spent a brief time with the Phils in the summer of 1984.

These repetitive series preview posts make me anxious to move onto a different era of Phillies baseball for the 2017 season.  I had originally pegged the 1971 Topps design as the early favorite for the 2017 Chachi set and by extension the 2017 series preview posts.  But I'm starting to yearn for something from the 1980s or perhaps even the early 1990s.  The 2017 Chachi Set Planning Committee will have to meet soon to ponder this crucial decision further.

Friday, July 24, 2015

Phillies at Cubs: July 24th to July 26th


Friday and Saturday 4:05, Sunday 2:20
Wrigley Field - Chicago, IL

Phillies 34-63, 5th Place in the N.L. East
Cubs 51-43, 3rd Place in the N.L. Central

Phillies Probables:  Jerome Williams (3-7, 6.43), Cole Hamels (5-7, 3.91), Aaron Nola (0-1, 1.50)
Cubs Probables:  Jon Lester (5-8, 3.37), Jake Arrieta (11-5, 2.52), Jason Hammel (5-4, 2.82)

At the Ballpark:  It looks as if it will be a great weekend to be at Wrigley!  The first 10,000 fans this afternoon will receive a Billy Williams replica statue.  On Saturday, the Cubs are giving away a Jorge Soler bobble head and on Sunday the first 5,000 kids will receive a Cubs batting helmet.

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Ben Revere - .300
Runs:  Ben Revere - 48
Home Runs:  Ryan Howard - 16
RBIs:  Ryan Howard - 48
Stolen Bases:  Ben Revere - 22

Wins:  Cole Hamels - 5
ERA:  Cole Hamels - 3.91
Strikeouts:  Cole Hamels - 124
Saves:  Jonathan Papelbon - 16

Cubs Leaders
Average:  Anthony Rizzo - .287
Runs:  Dexter Fowler - 58
Home Runs:  Anthony Rizzo - 16
RBIs:  Kris Bryant - 54
Stolen Bases:  Dexter Fowler - 15

Wins:  Jake Arrieta - 11
ERA:  Jake Arrieta - 2.52
Strikeouts:  Jake Arrieta - 133
Saves:  Hector Rondon - 12

1985 Topps #538
1985 Topps #484
1985 Topps #460
1985 Topps #189
1985 Topps #563
1985 Topps #124
1985 Topps #589
1985 Topps #210
1985 Topps Appreciation:  I've got a whole bunch of 1985 Topps cards featured today, as I thought I'd take a look at some the ex-Phillies who played for the Cubs in 1984.  When Dallas Green took over as the Cubs general manager in 1981, he began the process of bringing over as many former Phillies coaches and players as possible.

Along with the selected Phillies-related transactions detailed below, Green was responsible for bringing Lee Elia and John Vukovich over to the Cubs to serve as coaches.

12/8/81 - Acquired Dan Larson, Keith Moreland and Dickie Noles from the Phillies for Mike Krukow and cash.

1/27/82 - Acquired Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg from the Phillies for Ivan DeJesus.

6/1/82 - Signed Jay Johnstone as a free agent.

1/25/83 - Acquired Warren Brusstar and Steve Trout from the White Sox for Scott Fletcher, Randy Martz, Pat Tabler and Dick Tidrow.

5/22/83 - Acquired Dick Ruthven and Bill Johnson from the Phillies for Willie Hernandez.

1/5/84 - Signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.

3/26/84 - Acquired Bob Dernier, Gary Matthews and Porfi Altamirano from the Phillies for Bill Campbell and Mike Diaz.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

1978 SSPC Baseball the Phillies Way - Part One


During the first Gallery Week, I featured the Phillies team set from the quirky, yet lovable 1976 SSPC set.  I broke the gallery into two posts - part one and part two.  Today and tomorrow, I'll feature the Phillies cards from a set released by SSPC in 1978.  This set is either listed as "1978 SSPC Baseball the Phillies Way" or "1978 SSPC 270."  The latter name derives from the fact that these cards were included as an insert within a baseball magazine entitled, you guessed it, Baseball the Phillies Way.  The publication contained tips on how to play each position and how to better your hitting, pitching and fielding skills, among other things.  The back of the front cover even contained a letter to the reader from then-Phillies front office personnel Paul Owens and Dallas Green.

The 1978 SSPC 270 name derives from the fact that SSPC released 270 total cards that year, all spread out among a number of team publications.  For this reason, the Phillies cards are numbered "0028" to "0054" within their publication.  (I've dropped the "00" prefix in the galleries.)  The set has the feel of the 1976 SSPC set, but adds horizontal cards and more cards of coaches this time around.

Back in the early '80s, I bought two of these magazines at the Ocean City Baseball Card Show - one to keep in tact and one from which to skillfully cut the baseball cards from.

#28 Garry Maddox
#29 Steve Carlton
#30 Ron Reed
#31 Greg Luzinski
#32 Bobby Wine CO
#33 Bob Boone
#34 Carroll Beringer CO
#35 Richie Hebner
#36 Ray Rippelmeyer CO
#37 Terry Harmon
#38 Gene Garber
#39 Ted Sizemore
#40 Barry Foote
#41 Tony Taylor CO

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Phillies at Pirates: July 2nd to July 4th

Tuesday and Wednesday 7:05, Thursday 1:35
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA

Phillies 39-44, 3rd Place in the N.L. East, 9 1/2 games behind the Braves
Pirates 51-30, 1st Place in the N.L. Central, 2 games ahead of the Cardinals

Phillies Probables:  Jonathan Pettibone (3-3, 4.17), John Lannan (1-2, 4.83), Cole Hamels (2-11, 4.58)
Pirates Probables:  Jeff Locke (7-1, 2.06), Jeanmar Gomez (2-0, 2.76), Gerrit Cole (4-0, 3.70)

At the Ballpark:  There aren't any special giveaways or promotions during this series - just three games between the best team in baseball . . . and the Phillies.

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Ben Revere - .289
Runs:  Domonic Brown - 43
Home Runs:  Domonic Brown - 21
RBIs:  Domonic Brown - 57
Stolen Bases:  Ben Revere - 20

Wins:  Cliff Lee - 9
ERA:  Cliff Lee - 2.59
Strikeouts:  Cliff Lee - 115
Saves:  Jonathan Papelbon - 15

1973 Topps #37, #659, #2 and #225
1973 Topps Flashback:  Today's flashback features a quartet of players who spent time with both Major League teams from the Keystone State.

Of the players featured here, I know the least about Jose Pagan and I was surprised to see he accumulated a solid 15-year career as an occasional starting shortstop and utility infielder.  Pagan played in just 46 games for the 1973 Phillies at the very end of his career.  Prior to that, he spent eight seasons with the Pirates (1965-1972) and parts of seven seasons with the Giants (1959-1965).  This is his sole mainstream Phillies baseball card appearance.

Pagan, Richie Hebner and Al Oliver were all teammates on the World Champion 1971 Pirates club.  Hebner joined the Phillies for two seasons in 1977 and 1978, and Scoop spent a brief time with the Phils in the summer of 1984.

Bill Robinson was serving his first stint with the Phillies when his 1973 Topps card was released, and he was traded to the Pirates in April 1975 for pitcher Wayne Simpson.  Robinson would win a ring with the 1979 Pirates as their starting left fielder.  Like Pagan, he finished up his impressive career with a short stint with the Phillies in 1982 and 1983.