Catching up with Bob Oldis
Bob Oldis, 96, could be described as a baseball lifer as he played, coached and scouted for seven decades.
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A peek at the past
23-year-old Art Mahaffey set a Phillies record by striking out 17 Cubs in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader at Connie Mack Stadium on April 23, 1961. The record hasn't been matched or broken. He threw 146 pitches, of which only 48 were out of the strike zone.
Phillies Phlashback
A historical look at the dates of May 20-27.
May 20, 1983
With four strikeouts, LHP Steve Carlton moves past RHP Walter Johnson into second place on the all-time list with 3,511 in a 5-0 Padres win.
May 20, 2004
RHP Brett Myers becomes the first pitcher to throw a shutout in Citizens Bank Park history, blanking the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-0.
May 21, 1950
The Phillies are caught in a triple play without making contact with the ball in the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader against St. Louis at Shibe Park. With Richie Ashburn and Granny Hamner on base, Eddie Waitkus looks at a called third strike for the first out. Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola then throws to third, where Ashburn is caught in a rundown. The ball is relayed to Stan Musial at first, who catches Hamner off the base.
May 21, 1995
LHP Jose Alvarado is born in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
May 22, 2021
1B Rhys Hoskins slugs his 100th career home run in his 450th game, becoming the fourth-fastest player to reach 100 homers with the Phillies behind Ryan Howard (325 G), Jim Thome (384 G) and Chuck Klein (390 G).
May 23, 1991
In just his 15th major league start, RHP Tommy Greene pitches the eighth no-hitter in Phillies history, a 2-0 win at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. He walks seven and strikes out 10.
May 24, 1935
The Phillies lose the first night game in MLB history, 2-1, at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field. The contest is completed in a brisk 1:35 in front of 20,422 fans.
May 24, 1999
For the first time in Phillies history, and just the third time overall in Major League Baseball, the starting battery share the same surname, RHP Joel Bennett and C Gary Bennett. The Phillies win, 5-4, over Montreal at the Vet.
May 24, 2000
1B Pat Burrell makes his major league debut, going 2-for-5 with a single, triple and two RBI as the Phillies rally from a 7-0 deficit for a 9-7 win at Houston.
May 25, 2011
In the longest game in terms of innings at Citizens Bank Park to date, the Phillies edge Cincinnati, 5-4, in 19 innings. 2B Wilson Valdez pitches the 19th inning and becomes the first position player in Phillies history to record a win.
May 26, 1933
RF Chuck Klein hits for the cycle for the second time in his career in a 5-4, 14-inning loss at St. Louis.
May 26, 1962
The Phillies play their first game at Dodger Stadium, falling to the Dodgers 6-3, but sweep a doubleheader the next day to take the series.
May 26, 1990
Mike Schmidt’s No. 20 is retired in pregame ceremonies as the Phillies lose, 12-3, to Atlanta before a sellout crowd of 56,789.
May 26, 1993
C Garrett Stubbs is born in San Diego, Calif.
May 26, 2006
Chris Coste makes his ML debut at 33 years, 111 days old, making him the oldest player to make his ML debut with the Phillies since Izzy Leon on June 21, 1945 (34 years, 168 days).
May 26, 2023
RHP Craig Kimbrel earns the 400th save of his major league career in a 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park, becoming just the eighth player in MLB history to reach that plateau. He does so in the 730th game of his career, which is the 3rd-fewest games needed to achieve the feat, trailing Hall of Famers Trevor Hoffman (706 games) and Mariano Rivera (697 games)
May 27, 1923
CF Cy Williams hits his 15th home run in the month of May, setting a club record for the most homers in a single month. Two days later, he sets another franchise mark with his 44th RBI of the month.
May 27, 1986
LHP Steve Carlton makes his 666th career start to break LHP Warren Spahn’s NL record in a 6-2 win over San Francisco.