Day Six is here, and four more cards to add to the list! Bill Stoneman is probably not on the tip of anybody’s tongue, when asked to name pitchers who threw multiple no-hitters, but it can be now. Stoneman also held the record as a batter for most consecutive games striking out, with 37 games in a row of being punched out. The sad thing about that, as we can all attest to, watching today’s batters, is that it was tied a few years ago by...Aaron Judge. The Phillies left Connie Mack Stadium and moved into their new digs in Veterans Stadium in 1971. Other than Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, I think the Vet was the worst park I’ve ever been to. Olympic Stadium, because of the vibe and total lack of interest in the game by the fans...the Vet because it was a dump, but the fans certainly had the vibe. They were usually against both teams when I saw the Phils there. I’m not sure which stadium that team card photo is from, if it’s the 1970 team, or the 1971 team. The 1970 team had a catching problem, that started when Tim McCarver broke his finger on a foul tip by Willie Mays. Two batters later, Mike Ryan, the backup catcher, had his finger broken on a slide by Willie McCovey. Eventually, the Phils had to activate the bullpen coach, Doc Edwards, to finish out the season. And then they released him, prior to the move to the Vet. What?!? I can imagine he’s thinking, I want a do-over! I retire from baseball, because I don’t have it anymore, get this sweet coaching gig, then get released, because you make me play, and then say I’m not good enough anymore? I already knew that...why do you think I was the friggin’ bullpen coach!! Oh well...don’t worry Phillie fans, Mike Schmidt is not far away. He debuted in Reading, while all this was going on. Have an awesome day, N54 pholk...
