Phillies Lenny Dykstra’s uncle Tony Leswick scored an NHL game-seven overtime Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Detroit Red Wings over the Montreal Canadiens in 1953-54.
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On This Date…
On June 18th, 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.
#4 Phillies Lenny Dykstra
Lenny Dykstra/CF – Phillies (1989-1996) Three-time NL All Star, Dykstra was the spark plug that ignited Macho Row and the 1993 pennant-winning Phillies. “Nails” was NL MVP runner-up (Barry Bonds) in 1993. Dykstra batted .348 against the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series hitting four homers in the series loss. Dykstra’s post-baseball life has been a rollercoaster of highs and lows as detailed in his 2016 memoir, House of Nails: A Memoir of Life on the Edge.
On This Date…
On June 18th, 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.
