R-Phils Digital Program - 9

HISTORY
This Day in
September 3rd to September 8th
September 3, 1973: The Phillies clinch the Eastern League regular season
title with a 6-2 win over Waterbury as Dane Iorg goes 5-for-5 with two RBIs.
September 4, 1953: At Wilkes-Barre, Reading clinches the Eastern League
pennant with an 11-6 thrashing of the Barons in game one of a twin bill.
Every Indians position player has at least one of the team's 15 hits.
September 5, 2012: At Reading, the R-Phils win a home playoff game for
the first time in nearly 11 years, rallying for a 4-2 win over Trenton in Game
1 of the Eastern Division series. Tommy Joseph's solo homer in the 7th gives
the Phillies a 3-2 lead.
September 6, 2023: At Reading, Phillies No. 2 Prospect Mick Abel tossed
six-shutout innings and allows just one hit with seven strikeouts as Reading
wins 3-2 over Portland.
September 7, 1973: At Reading, a seven-run first
inning fuels an 11-2 thumping of Pittsfield as the
Phillies win their second EL Championship, 3games-to-1.
Septmeber
8, 2000: At Harrisburg, Eric Valent,
Andy Dominique, and Jason Michaels hit back-toback-to-back
home runs as the R-Phils complete a
three game sweep of the Harrisburg Senators in the
Eastern League Southern Division Championship.
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