Series Preview - Nationals at Phillies: June 4th to June 6th

1986 Topps #324

2021 Chachi 1986 Topps Missing Links #15

Friday 7:05, Saturday 4:05, Sunday 1:05
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA

At the Ballpark:  Most of Major League Baseball recognized the first annual Lou Gehrig day on June 2nd, but the Phillies will hold their celebration when they return home tonight.  Events before and throughout Friday night's game will help raise awareness and funds for the The ALS Association of Greater Philadelphia.

Nationals 23-30
5th Place in the N.L. East, 6 games behind the Mets

Nationals Probables
Max Scherzer (4-4, 2.34)
Joe Ross (2-5, 5.40)
TBD

Nationals Leaders
Average:  Trea Turner - .312
Runs:  Juan Soto and Trea Turner - 28
Home Runs:  Trea Turner - 10
RBIs:  Trea Turner - 28
Stolen Bases:  Trea Turner - 13

Wins:  Daniel Hudson and Max Scherzer - 4
ERA:  Max Scherzer - 2.34

Strikeouts:  Max Scherzer - 95
Saves:  Brad Hand - 9

Phillies 26-29
3rd Place in the N.L. East, 4 games behind the Mets

Phillies Probables
Zack Wheeler (4-2, 2.52)
Zach Eflin (2-5, 4.10)
Vince Velasquez (2-1, 4.08)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Rhys Hoskins - .270
Runs:  Rhys Hoskins - 31
Home Runs:  Rhys Hoskins - 12
RBIs:  Rhys Hoskins - 34
Stolen Bases:  Jean Segura - 5

Wins:  Three tied with - 4
ERA:  Zack Wheeler - 2.52
Strikeouts:  Zack Wheeler - 92
Saves:  Hector Neris - 9

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Series Preview - Phillies at Nationals: May 13th to May 14th

Saturday 7:05, Sunday 1:35 and 7:05
Nationals Park - Washington, D.C.

Phillies 13-19, 3rd Place in the N.L. East, 8 games behind the Nationals
Nationals 22-12, 1st Place in the N.L. East, 6 games ahead of the Mets

Phillies Probables:  Nick Pivetta (0-2, 5.40), Jeremy Hellickson (4-1, 3.49), Vince Velasquez (2-3, 5.94)
Nationals Probables:  Tanner Roark (3-1, 3.46), Gio Gonzalez (3-1, 2.64), Max Scherzer (4-2, 2.59)

At the Ballpark:  With the rain out yesterday, the Phillies and Nationals will play a split double header on Sunday.  In the first game, the first 5,000 fans will receive a Mother's Day carnation and both teams will wear special Mother's Day hats and jerseys with pink accents.  Fans attending the second game will receive a Trea Turner bobble head.

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Cesar Hernandez - .324
Runs:  Cesar Hernandez - 29
Home Runs:  Aaron Altherr - 7
RBIs:  Maikel Franco - 25
Stolen Bases:  Cesar Hernandez - 5

Wins:  Jeremy Hellickson - 4
ERA:  Zach Eflin - 2.81
Strikeouts:  Jerad Eickhoff - 35
Saves:  Hector Neris - 3

Nationals Leaders
Average:  Ryan Zimmerman - .393
Runs:  Bryce Harper - 37
Home Runs:  Ryan Zimmerman - 13
RBIs:  Ryan Zimmerman - 34
Stolen Bases:  Trea Turner - 6

Wins:  Max Scherzer - 4
ERA:  Max Scherzer - 2.59
Strikeouts:  Max Scherzer - 62
Saves:  Shawn Kelley and Blake Treinen - 3

1982 Topps #131

1982 Topps #292

1982 Topps Traded #83T

1982 Topps Traded #104T

1982 Topps Appreciation:  Here's a hodge podge of four former Expos to have played with the Phillies at some point during the 1980s.  Stan Bahnsen actually pitched for the Phillies in 8 games during the 1982 season, compiling a respectable 1.35 ERA over 13 1/3 innings.  I created a Phillies Missing Links card for Bahnsen here.

By the way, this Phillies Missing Links series isn't dead yet.  I have plans to finish up the 23-card set featuring the Phillies Missing Links of the 1990s at some point . . .

Nationals at Phillies: June 26th to June 28th

Friday 7:05, Saturday 3:05 and Sunday 1:35
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA

Nationals 40-33, 1st Place in the N.L. East, 3 1/2 games ahead of the Mets
Phillies 26-48, 5th Place in the N.L. East, 14 1/2 games behind the Nationals

Nationals Probables:  Max Scherzer (8-5, 1.76), Gio Gonzalez (5-4, 4.41), Stephen Strasburg (4-5, 5.90)
Phillies Probables:  Aaron Harang (4-9, 3.41), Adam Morgan (1-0, 1.59), Kevin Correia (0-1, 4.30)

At the Ballpark:  It's a good weekend to be a kid at Citizens Bank Park.  All kids will receive a W.B. Mason Phillies collectible truck on Saturday night and then they'll get a Phanatic alternate Phillies jersey on Sunday afternoon.

Nationals Leaders
Average:  Bryce Harper - .340
Runs:  Bryce Harper - 53
Home Runs:  Bryce Harper - 24
RBIs:  Bryce Harper - 58
Stolen Bases:  Denard Span and Michael Taylor - 8

Wins:  Max Scherzer - 8
ERA:  Max Scherzer - 1.76
Strikeouts:  Max Scherzer - 123
Saves:  Drew Storen - 21

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Ben Revere - .292
Runs:  Ben Revere - 39
Home Runs:  Ryan Howard - 13
RBIs:  Ryan Howard - 36
Stolen Bases:  Ben Revere - 18

1985 Topps #501

Wins:  Cole Hamels - 5
ERA:  Cole Hamels - 3.26
Strikeouts:  Cole Hamels - 106
Saves:  Jonathan Papelbon - 13

1985 Topps Appreciation:  On July 24, 1986, the Phillies traded Tom Foley and Lary Sorensen to the Montreal Expos for Dan Schatzeder and Skeeter Barnes.  The true tragedy of this deal is that Barnes never got a chance to play for the Phillies, finishing out his 1986 season with the Portland Beavers.  He became a free agent following the season, signing with the Cardinals and ending any hope of the Phillies franchise having two Skeeter's in its all-time player roster.

The other Skeeter, of course, being Skeeter Newsome, who played parts of two seasons with the Phillies in 1946 and 1947.

Nationals at Phillies: September 25th to September 27th

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:05

Nationals 93-60, 1st Place in the N.L. East, 5 games ahead of the Braves
Phillies 77-76, 3rd Place in the N.L. East, 16 games behind the Nationals

Nationals Probables:  John Lannan (3-0, 4.43), Ross Detwiler (10-6, 3.10), Edwin Jackson (9-10, 3.77)
Phillies Probables:  Cole Hamels (15-6, 3.05), Kyle Kendrick (10-11, 3.89), Tyler Cloyd (2-1, 3.86)

At the Ballpark:  Tonight is the Goya Latino Family Celebration and Thursday night is the annual Fan Appreciation Night.  All fans will receive a postcard pack of the team's highlights from the 2012 season.

Phillies Leaders

Average:  Jimmy Rollins - .250

Runs:  Jimmy Rollins - 97

Home Runs:  Jimmy Rollins - 22

RBIs:  Jimmy Rollins - 66

Stolen Bases:  Juan Pierre - 35

Wins:  Cole Hamels - 15

ERA:  Cole Hamels - 3.05

Strikeouts:  Cole Hamels - 202

Saves:  Jonathan Papelbon - 36

1979 Topps #269, #124, #468 and #581

1979 Topps Flashback:  There are only three more series left in the 2012 season, and only six more cards to feature in the flashback portion of my series preview posts.  Unfortunately, they're all Expos cards.  Today's quartet features four former pitchers with long careers and ties to both Phillies and Expos organizations.

Woodie Fryman pitched in parts of 18 seasons in the Majors, spending the bulk of his career with the Phillies (1968-1972) and Expos (1975-1976, 1978-1983).  The Phillies originally acquired him from the Pirates in December 1967 as part of the deal that sent Jim Bunning to Pittsburgh.

Dan Schatzeder had two separate stints with the Expos (1977-1979, 1982-1986) and one stint with the Phils (1986-1987).  Although he was a decent pitcher with the Phils (6-4, 3.76 ERA in 51 games), I remember him more as an occasional pinch-hitter.  Schatzeder was a career .240 hitter, although he went just 3 for 17 (.176) in his two years with the Phils.

Stan Bahnsen wrapped up his 16-year career with 8 games with the 1982 Phillies.  Once I get around to continuing my Missing Links series, Bahnsen will be one of the featured players as he has no Phillies baseball cards to his name.

Darold Knowles relieved in 69 games for the 1966 Phillies, going 6-5 with a 3.05 ERA.  Following his playing career, he served as the Phillies pitching coach in 1989 and 1990 under manager Nick Leyva.  He was let go after the 1990 season and replaced by Johnny Podres.

1986 Topps Phillies - Missing Links

There are 16 players who appeared with the Phillies in 1986 who didn't make it into either the Topps base set or the traded series so I've made 1986 Topps cards for all 16.  As far as I know, neither Jeff Bittinger or Tom Gorman ever had Phillies cards - either mainstream or in the team-issued Tastykake sets - and if and when I ever have the free time to take a crash course in graphic design, I'm going to go back and fix their cards.

Most of the pictures I used for these cards are from the 1986 or 1987 Tastykake Phillies sets or from the 1986 Phillies Yearbook.

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