On April 4th, 1968 the Flyers played their 1st playoff game in team history, a 1-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues.
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Phillies legendary announcer Harry Kalas was born on March 26, 1936 in Naperville, Illinois. He was the Phillies play-by-play announcer from 1971 until his death on April 13th, 2009. Kalas was preparing for the Phillies-Nationals game in Washington that evening when he collapsed in the booth. He died shortly thereafter.
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#1 Phillies Richie Ashburn
Phillies Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn was born on March 19th, 1927 in Tilden, Nebraska. Ashburn played for the Phillies from 1948 to 1959. Ashburn was a 4-time NL All Star with the Phillies and led the NL in batting in 1955 and 1958. He retired as a player in 1962 and joined the Phillies broadcast booth in 1963. The Phillies honored Whitey on the Phillies Wall of Fame, retired his uniform #1, and designated “Ashburn’s Alley” at Citizens Bank Park. Ashburn was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995. Whitey died of a heart attack on September 9th, 1997 in New York City after broadcasting the Phillies-Mets game at Shea Stadium.
