On May 24th, 1935, in Cincinnati, the Phillies played in the first ever night game in MLB history. The Cincinnati Reds won the game 2-1.
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#49 Phillies Tommy Greene
Tommy Greene – Phillies/P (1990-95) Tommy Greene was a hard-throwing pitcher that came to the Phillies in the Dale Murphy trade. On May 23rd, 1991, Greene threw the 8th no-hitter in Phillies history, a 2-0 win over the Montreal Expos. It was just his 15th MLB start. Greene finished 1993 tied with teammate Curt Schilling for team-leading 16 wins. Greene finished 6th in Cy Young voting that season. Greene started game 4 of the 1993 World Series vs. Toronto Blue Jays. He left the game with a 6-5 lead in a no-decision as the Phillies lost 15-14. Greene’s career was cut short by chronic shoulder issues.
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On May 23rd, 1991, Phillies hurler Tommy Greene threw the 8th no-hitter in Phillies history, a 2-0 win over the Montreal Expos. It was just his 15th MLB start. It was also the 1st MLB no-hitter ever thrown in Canada. Greene’s no-hitter cap sits in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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Did you know… The Sixers have never had a player with a last name beginning with the letter Z. The Phillies have had 7, the Eagles have had 11, and the Flyers have had 12. Even the Philadelphia Warriors had one, Zeke Zawoluk 1953-55. The Sixers have also never had a Q, or U. None of the teams have had a X.
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From 1963-1965, the goaltending tandem of Bernie Parent and Doug Favell manned the nets for their junior hockey team the Niagara Falls Flyers. From 1967 to 1971 they were the goaltending tandem for the Philadelphia Flyers. On May 5th, 1973 as part of a deal that eventually involved five players, Parent and Favell were traded for each other.
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NHL Hall of Fame goaltender Bernie Parent played professionally for two Philadelphia hockey franchises, the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers (two stints) and the WHA’s Philadelphia Blazers (1972-73). Ironically, Parent played his junior hockey with the Niagara Falls Flyers (1963-64, 1964-65) and started his pro career in the minors with the Oklahoma City Blazers (1965-66, 1966-67).
#19 Flyers Rick MacLeish
Rick MacLeish – Flyers/C (1970-81, 1983-84) Slick skating Rick MacLeish was the first true “sniper” of the Flyers with his wicked wrister, and effortless skating. MacLeish was the Flyers first 50-goal scorer and second 100-point scorer, notching his 100th point (his 50th goal) just two days after Bobby Clarke hit the century mark at the end of the 1972-73 season. MacLeish scored 30 or more goals seven times for the Flyers. His biggest goal came on May 19th, 1974 in game six of the 1973-74 Stanley Cup Finals. MacLeish deflected a Moose Dupont shot past Boston Bruins goaltender Gilles Gilbert in the first period. It was the game’s only goal as the Flyers won game 6, 1-0 and captured their first Stanley Cup. MacLeish, a three-time NHL All Star entered the Flyers Hall of Fame in 1990.
