On June 23^rd, 1971, Phillies pitcher Rick Wise became the only player in MLB history to hit two home runs in a game in which he threw a no-hitter.

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Eagles Darren Sproles was born today June 20th, in 1983 in Waterloo, Iowa.  Sproles set a new NFL record for all-purpose yards in a season with 2,696 yards with the New Orleans Saints in 2011.  Sproles has been an explosive offensive weapon during his NFL career despite his small stature. Sproles, at 5’6″ is the second shortest NFL player in the last 30 years (Trindon Holliday). Happy 35th Birthday Darren Sproles!

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On June 18^th, 1989, the Phillies acquired OF Lenny Dykstra (and P Roger McDowell) from the New York Mets for 2B Juan Samuel. Former Mets teammate Keith Hernandez, in his book Pure Baseball, said Dykstra was “on the wild and crazy side,” and believed it was why the Mets traded him, and the Phillies traded for him.   

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On June 18^th, 1989, the Phillies acquired OF Lenny Dykstra (and P Roger McDowell) from the New York Mets for 2B Juan Samuel. Former Mets teammate Keith Hernandez, in his book Pure Baseball, said Dykstra was “on the wild and crazy side,” and believed it was why the Mets traded him, and the Phillies traded for him.   

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On June 15^th, 1991, Phillies pitcher Andy Ashby threw an immaculate 4^th inning (3 KOs on 9 pitches) in a 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Then, on October 6^th, 1991 Ashby had another 4^th inning feat, this time getting 3 outs on 3 pitches in a 7-0 loss to the New York Mets. No other Phillies pitcher has had both an immaculate inning and a 3-pitch 3-out inning in a career, much less their 1^st 8 big league starts. Ashby’s immaculate inning came in just his 2^nd MLB game. 

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On June 15^th, 2001, the Sixers lost game 5 of the NBA Finals 108-96 giving the Los Angeles Lakers the NBA Championship.

Did you know… The Sixers have made 9 appearances in the NBA Finals, winning 3.  They have faced the Lakers in the Finals 6 of their 9 appearances, and are 1-5 against them.

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On this date… Flyers team Hall of Famer, defenseman Eric Desjardins was born on this date, June 14th, in 1969 in  Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada.   “Rico” was a 7-time Barry Ashbee Award winner for the Flyers, and was the 12th captain in team history.   Rico also played under 6 coaches in his 12 seasons in Philly.  Desjardins is the only NHL defenseman to score a hat trick in the Stanley Cup Finals (June 3^rd, 1993 w/Montreal Canadiens). Happy 49th birthday, Rico!

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Phillies pitcher Ken Giles gave up a homer to Yasmani Grandal, the first batter he faced in his MLB debut on June 12^th, 2014. 

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On June 11^th, 1985, Phillies Von Hayes hit two 1^st inning home runs in a 26-7 win over the New York Mets. Hayes hit a leadoff HR against Tom Gorman, and later that inning hit a Grand Slam off Calvin Schiraldi.  Hayes was the 1^st player in MLB history to hit 2 first-inning HR’s.  The 26 runs scored is a Phillies team record. 

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Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon became MLB’s 26^th member of the 300-save club on June 10^th, 2014 vs. San Diego Padres.

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