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| 1965 | Larry Bowa, who did not make the baseball team during his first three years in high school, signs as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia. The persistent infielder, who made the C. K. McClatchy squad as a senior, will be given the Phillies' starting shortstop position in 1970 by Phillies' skipper Frank Lucchesi, an admirer of the 24-year-old's fiery personality. |
| 1983 | At Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, the Orioles even the series at one game apiece when they defeat the Phillies, 4-1. In a battle between rookie pitchers, 26-year-old Mike Boddicker throws a three-hitter, besting 24-year-old Charles Hudson when John Lowenstein paces the Birds' offense with three hits, including a fifth-inning home run. |
| 2009 |
The Phillies rally for three runs in the top of the ninth, beating the Rockies 5-4 in Game 4 of the division series to advance to the NLCS. For the second consecutive night at Coors Field, Huston Street, Colorado's reliable closer, gives up runs in the final frame and takes the loss.
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| 2023 | In the Phillies' 3-1 victory over Braves in Game 4 to win the NLDS, Nick Castellanos, with solo shots in the fourth and sixth innings, becomes the first player to hit multiple homers in consecutive postseason games. Yesterday, the Philadelphia outfielder contributed two round-trippers in the team's 10-2 rout of Atlanta at Citizens Bank Park. |
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