This Day in Phillies History: September 29

The Philadelphia Phillies make franchise history and Greg Luzinski steals the show on September 29.

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Today's date in Philadelphia Phillies history is a storied day. Despite the organization being around since 1883, it wasn't until Sept. 29, 1915 that the team finally won their first pennant. 

Yes, start the "team with the most losses in North American sports history" rebuttal now. Regardless, it was a big step for the franchise and its fans. It came in a game in which Philadelphia defeated the Boston Braves 5-0 and the legendary Grover Cleveland Alexander threw another one-hitter, the fifth of his career. 

While the present-day Phillies can't clinch a pennant, they can try and make up some ground in the NL East race against the current Atlanta Braves. So, there is some symbolism to be had here, even if it is 106 years apart.

In 1968, Dick Allen hit three homeruns, one of which was a grand slam! The Phillies beat New York 10-3 in a thrashing. 

Moving on, Greg Luzinski became the youngest Phillie to reach the 150 homerun mark at 26 years old in 1977. An impressive feat for such a young player.

Luzinski would go on to have a storied major league career that spanned 15 seasons. He spent 11 of those seasons with the Phillies and hit .281/.363/.478 with 223 homeruns for the Phils. Perhaps more importantly, Luzinski won the Roberto Clemente Award in 1978 for purchasing seats for impoverished children, one of the first major leaguers to do so.

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