This Day in Phillies History: October 11

Today in Philadelphia Phillies history includes a former president and more cold weather!

Kade Kistner | Oct 11, 2021

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In 1915, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Red Sox faced off in Game 3 of the World Series. Pete Alexander got the nod for the Phillies to start and pitched the entire game. However, with the game on the line in the ninth inning and the game tied at 1-1, the Red Sox broke through.

Boston's Duffy Lewis broke the tie with an RBI single to bring the series to 2-1 Boston after three.

Next up was Game 1 of the I-95 World Series in 1983 against the Baltimore Orioles. Both Joe Morgan and Gary Maddox hit home runs to help power the Phillies past Baltimore. Philadelphia's starter on the day, John Denny, tossed a gem when he pitched 7.2 innings allowing just one earned run off of a solo shot by Jim Dwyer.

President Ronald Reagan was in attendance for the game in Baltimore as he watched the Phillies claim Game 1 by a score of 2-1.

Finally, on this day was the makeup Game 3 of the 2009 NLDS from the previous day when it was snowed out. Playing baseball in Colorado in October had its hazards it appears. However, the Phillies would prove to be victorious thanks to some ninth inning heroics with the score tied.

With Jimmy Rollins already on, Chase Utley was awarded a base after a controversial call that saw the ball fouled off his leg, but was ruled a single anyways. Finally, Ryan Howard stepped up to the plate and drove Rollins home from third on a deep sacrifice fly.

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Published Oct 11, 2021

KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.