On This Date…

On April 17th, 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale had 4 strikeouts against the Phillies in the 2nd inning of a Phillies 3-2 win. It was just the 11th 4-strikeout inning in MLB modern era.

On April 17th, 1976 in a game against the Chicago Cubs, Mike Schmidt not only hit 4 Home Runs, but three of the four were off brothers. Schmidt hit his first two off starter Rick Reuschel, his 3rd off Mike Garman, and his 4th off Paul Reuschel. Schmidt finished with 8 RBIs. The game at Wrigley Field featured 9 home runs (6 by the Phils) and was won by the Phillies 18-16 in 10 innings. 

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