Game 24 - Sloppy Game Ends Phils' Win Streak at 7

1984 Topps #323

Reds 8, Phillies 1
Game 24 - Tuesday Night, April 23rd in Cincinnati
Record - 15-9, 2nd Place, 2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  The Reds returned the favor to the Phillies, hitting Cristopher Sanchez hard and keeping the offense off the bases most of the night.

What It Means:  The seven-game winning streak ended, and Sanchez's tough turn ended a run of superior starting pitching from the Phillies.

What Happened:  Sanchez lasted three innings.  He probably deserved a better fate, as four of the five runs he allowed were unearned thanks to costly errors from Edmundo Sosa, Cristian Pache and Alec Bohm.  The Phillies plated one run when J.T. Realmuto and Bohm hit back-to-back doubles in the top of the first inning.  They were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position for the rest of the game.

Featured Card:  A forgettable game with no clear cut featured card subject in sight means I'll continue my season-long tribute to the 1984 Topps set.  Here's Alan Knicely's card from the set, and the catcher would go 0 for 7 in seven games with the Phillies in 1985.

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Series Preview - Phillies at Rays: May 29th to May 30th

1986 Topps #418

2021 Chachi Fan Favorites #6

Saturday and Sunday 1:10
Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, FL

At the Ballpark:  All fans will receive a Rays car flag on Saturday and the Rays will also be wearing their Devil Rays throwback jerseys.  On Sunday, kids 14 and under will receive a Kevin Kiermaier snapback hat.

Phillies 25-26
Tied for 2nd Place in the N.L. East, 2 1/2 games behind the Mets

Phillies Probables
Zack Wheeler (4-2, 2.38)
Zach Eflin (2-4, 3.84)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Bryce Harper - .274
Runs:  Rhys Hoskins - 30
Home Runs:  Rhys Hoskins - 11
RBIs:  Rhys Hoskins - 31
Stolen Bases:  Bryce Harper and Roman Quinn - 4

Wins:  Three tied with - 4
ERA:  Zack Wheeler - 2.38
Strikeouts:  Zack Wheeler - 78
Saves:  Hector Neris - 9

Rays 32-20
1st Place in the A.L. East, 1/2 game ahead of the Red Sox

Rays Probables
Ryan Yarbrough (2-3, 4.27)
Josh Fleming (4-3, 2.88)

Rays Leaders
Average:  Joey Wendle - .303
Runs:  Randy Arozarena and Joey Wendle - 33
Home Runs:  Mike Zunino - 11
RBIs:  Austin Meadows - 33
Stolen Bases:  Brett Phillips - 7

Wins:  Andrew Kittredge - 5
ERA:  Tyler Glasnow - 2.57

Strikeouts:  Tyler Glasnow - 98
Saves:  Diego Castillo - 8

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Phillies at Reds: June 8th to June 10th

Monday and Tuesday 7:10, Wednesday 12:35
Great American Ball Park - Cincinnati, OH

Phillies 22-36, 5th Place in the N.L. East, 9 games behind the Mets
Reds 24-31, 4th Place in the N.L. Central, 13 games behind the Cardinals

Phillies Probables:  Cole Hamels (5-4, 2.88), Aaron Harang (4-6, 2.45), Jerome Williams (3-5, 5.68)
Reds Probables:  Mike Leake (2-4, 4.40), Anthony DeSclafani (4-4, 3.60), Jon Moscot (0-1, 7.20)

At the Ballpark:  There looks to be a bunch of themed and discounted ticket packages available for this series, but no notable promotions or giveaways.

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Ben Revere - .266
Runs:  Ben Revere - 28
Home Runs:  Ryan Howard - 11
RBIs:  Ryan Howard - 27
Stolen Bases:  Ben Revere - 12

Wins:  Cole Hamels - 5
ERA:  Aaron Harang - 2.45
Strikeouts:  Cole Hamels - 84
Saves:  Jonathan Papelbon - 12

1985 Topps #737

1985 Topps Traded #68T

1985 Topps Appreciation:  The Phillies pulled off two major trades with the Cincinnati Reds over a five month span in late 1985.  In the series preview post from a few weeks ago, I covered the trade in December 1985 that sent John Denny (and Jeff Gray) to the Reds for Tom Hume and Gary Redus.

Five months earlier, on August 8, 1985, the Phillies shipped popular catcher Bo Diaz (and minor league pitcher Greg Simpson) to the Reds for Tom Foley, Alan Knicely and a player to be named later (eventually Fred Toliver).  Diaz enjoyed several relatively successful seasons with the Reds between 1985 and 1989, making the All-Star team in 1987.  I first talked about this trade in a series preview post from last season.

This trade could be viewed as a definite win for the Reds, as Knicely (7 games with the Phillies, going 0 for 7) and Foley (85 games, .274 average) didn't do that much to make their time in Philadelphia memorable.  Toliver went 1-7 with the Phillies over 26 games with a 4.67 ERA.

1985 Phillies - No Missing Links

1985 Topps Traded #121T, 1986 Donruss #34 and 1986 Topps #418

For just the second time since I started this series, I came across a year in which every single player spending time with the Phillies actually has a Phillies baseball card.  (The only other year to this point is 1993.)  I don't think there's any real reason for this to have happened in 1985, as it wasn't a terrific year for the Phils.  But with a little luck, and the existence of the team-issued Tastykake sets, every member of the 1985 squad graces at least a little Phillies cardboard.

In fact, there are just 10 players who appeared with the Phillies in 1985 who didn't appear in either the regular Topps base or traded set.  I created cards for these 10 players, and posted them here.

3 Cards or More
32 Players

Right-handed reliever Dave Shipanoff just makes the cut with three total cards from the 1986 Donruss, Fleer and Tastykake sets.  He appeared in 26 games with the Phils in late 1985, before injuries cut his career short.

2 Cards

Derrel Thomas (63 games in 1985) - 1985 Topps Traded #121T and 1986 Topps #158
Rocky Childress (16 games in 1985 and 2 games in 1986) - 1985 Tastykake Phillies and 1986 Tastykake Phillies

Thomas finished up his 15-year career with the Phillies.  He has the distinction of appearing with three different teams on 1985 baseball cards.  His 1985 Topps card features him as a member of the Expos.  The Expos sold Thomas to the Angels in September 1984, and he played in just 14 games with California.  Fleer hustled a little more than Topps and has him with the Angels on his 1985 card.  Finally, Topps issued a Phillies card for Thomas within its traded series.

Childress never received a standard-sized Phillies card.

1 Card

Pat Zachry (10 games in 1985) - 1985 Tastykake Phillies

Alan Knicely (7 games in 1985) - 1986 Topps #418
Rich Surhoff (2 games in 1985) - 1985 Tastykake Phillies

The inclusion of Knicely's card within the 1986 Topps set always puzzled me, and it would never happen in today's Topps sets.  Knicely came to the Phillies in August 1985 as part of the Bo Diaz deal with the Reds.  Injuries limited his time with the club, and his final Phillies line reads - 0 for 7 with 4 strikeouts.

Technically, Zachry has two cards as he's featured with the rest of the Phillies pitching staff on a multi-player card included within the 1985 Tastykake set.  The 1976 National League Rookie of the Year appeared in just 10 games for the Phillies before getting released in June 1985.

Surhoff, B.J.'s older brother, pitched just one full inning for the Phillies, earning a win on September 8th.  On September 13th, he was traded to the Rangers for Dave Stewart.

Past Missing Link Posts

1980 Phillies - Orlando Isales and Don McCormack

1981 Phillies - Jerry Reed

1982 Phillies - Stan Bahnsen and Alejandro Sanchez

1983 Phillies - Steve Comer
1984 Phillies - Renie Martin, Jim Kern and Mike LaValliere

1990 Phillies - Louie Meadows

1991 Phillies - Dave LaPoint

1992 Phillies - Darrin Chapin and Mickey Weston

1993 Phillies - None

1994 Phillies - Tom Edens and Bob Wells

1995 Phillies - Jim Deshaies, Kevin Elster, Omar Olivares, Chuck Ricci and Dennis Springer

1996 Phillies - Glenn Dishman, Bronson Heflin, Manny Martinez and Rafael Quirico

1997 Phillies - Rob Butler and Mike Robertson

1998 Phillies - Robert Dodd and Matt Whiteside

1999 Phillies - Joel Bennett, Domingo Cedeno, Joe Grahe and Torey Lovullo

2000 Phillies - Clemente Alvarez, Kirk Bullinger, Mark Holzemer and Bryan Ward

1985 Topps Phillies - Missing Links

My post on the 1985 Topps Phillies cards is not quite ready yet, but I wanted to share these "cards that never were" for players who should have had Phillies cards in the 1985 Topps set.  There are only ten players who appeared with the Phils in 1985 who didn't have Topps Phillies cards in either Topps' regular or traded sets.  Here are those missing ten cards:

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