On July 9th, 1996, the Phillies hosted their 3rd MLB All Star Game. The National League shut out the American League 6-0.
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Monthly Archives: July 2019
#27 Phillies Aaron Nola
Aaron Nola – Phillies/P (2015-present) Nola was selected 7th overall by the Phillies in the 2014 MLB Amateur Draft. He made his MLB debut just 406 days after signing with the Phils. Nola had an RBI single in his 1st big league win, an 11-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on July 26th, 2015. Nola was 24-22 going into the 2018 season. He was named the Phillies opening day starter by first-year Phillies Manager Gabe Kapler.
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On July 8th, 1952, the Phillies hosted their 1st MLB All Star game. The NL defeated the AL 3-2 in 5 innings. It’s the only MLB All Star game in league history to end early due to rain.
On July 8th, 2011, Phillies pitcher Juan Perez threw an immaculate inning (3 KOs on 9 pitches) in the 10th inning of a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. Perez was the first pitcher in MLB history to throw an immaculate inning in his 1st MLB win.
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On this date, July 6th, in 1943, Flyers Joe Watson was born in Smithers, British Columbia. Watson played 11 years in the black and orange. Watson and his younger brother Jim, became just the 4th brother duo ever to win a Stanley Cup together. Happy 75th birthday to the guy they called Thunder Mouth!
#14 Flyers Joe Watson
Joe Watson – Flyers/D (1967-68 to 1977-78) Joe Watson was a member of the Flyers Broad Street Bullies teams that won back to back Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975. Watson was the second skater selected by the Flyers in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. Joe and his younger brother Jim were the second of five brother combos to play for the Flyers spending five years together in the orange and black (1973-78). Watson, not known as a goal-scoring defenseman, scored just 38 goals in 11 seasons for the Flyers. However, during the famous 1976 game against the vaunted Soviet team, Watson scored a short-handed goal against legendary Russian netminder Vladislav Tretiak. Flyers coach Fred Shero commented afterwards that Watson’s goal “set Russian hockey back 25 years.”
