Did you know… Legendary Phillies pitcher Robin Roberts once completed 28 consecutive starts including a 17-inning marathon vs. Boston Braves on September 6th, 1952. Roberts faced 71 batters during the 7-6 win, and earned his 23rd win of the season.
Did you know… Phillies hurler Robin Roberts is the only pitcher to beat the Braves team in all three cities they called home (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta).
Robin Roberts – Phillies/P (1948-61) Robin Roberts was one of the greatest right-handed pitchers in Phillies history. Roberts was a seven-time All Star, four-time MLB Wins leader, and two-time MLB Strikeout leader. At the end of the Whiz Kids 1950 season the 23-year old Roberts started three games in the last 5 days including 4 IP Wednesday September 27th , 8 IP Thursday Sept 28th, and a 10-inning complete game win on Sunday October 1st, the last day of the season, to put the Phillies in the World Series vs. New York Yankees. It was Roberts’ 20th win of the season, making him the Phillies 1st 20-game winner since Grover Cleveland Alexander in 1917. Roberts was a 20-game winner for the following five consecutive seasons. Roberts had his #36 retired by the Phillies in 1962, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976, entered the Phillies Wall of Fame in 1978, was named to the Phillies All Centennial Team in 1983, and was honored with a statue outside Citizens Bank Park in 2004.
