This Day in Philly Sports History

We're going back to Boston all tied up. On this day in 1980 the Flyers beat the Northstars 7-3 to go back to the Stanley Cup Finals for the 4th time in 6 seasons. We spotlight the 1979-80 Sixers.

It's basically do or die for the Sixers today and what's wrong with the Phillies? On this day in 2002 Allen Iverson had his infamous "practice" press conference.

It wasn't quite the Boston Massacre but it wasn't a good day for Philly against their teams. On this day in 1976 the Flyers beat the Bruins 6-3 to reach their 3rd straight Stanley Cup Finals behind Reggie Leach's monster game. We spotlight the 1975-76 Sixers. Congrats and best wishes to my brother and his beautiful bride as they get married today.

Happy Cinco de Mayo and Happy Gameday! On this day in 2015 Elvis Araujo became the heaviest player to play for the Phillies in a 9-0 loss to the Braves. We spotlight the 1965-66 Sixers.

Tough loss for the Sixers but they are leaving Boston with homecourt advantage. On this day in 2000 the Flyer beat the Penguins in 5 overtimes in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. We spotlight the 1981-82 Sixers.

It's Game 2! On this day in 1981 the Sixers were elminated by the Boston Celtics 91-90 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Sixers would not defent their Eastern Conference title. We spotlight the 1980-81 Sixers.

What a game. The Sixers steal home court advantage from the Celtics. On this day in 1908 the U.S. Copyright office received the song Take Me Out to the Ball Game, written by a Philly guy. We spotlight the 2020-2021 Sixers.

It's Gameday! On this day in 1998 the Sabres eliminated the Flyers from the playoffs with a 3-2 win in OT. A year after winning the Eastern Conference the Flyers were bounced in the first round. We spotlight the 1998-99 Sixers.

What a draft for the Eagles. On this day in 1887 the Phillies beat the NY Giants 15-9 in the first game ever at the Philadelphia Baseball Grounds, later known as National League Park. It was better known as the Baker Bowl. We spotlight Fred Barnett.

Good win for the Phils and Draft Day #2 for the Eagles. On this day in 2014 the Flyers beat the Rangers 5-2 to force a game 7 in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. We spotlight Byron Evans.

It's an accidental Howie Roseman appreciation pod today. He did Howie things last night and the Eagles had an amazing 1st Round of the draft last night. On this day in 2016 - after a month of doing Howie Roseman things - the Eagles drafted Carson Wentz with the #2 pick overall. We spotlight Jessie Small.

It's Draft Day! On this day in 2003 Kevin Millwood pitched a no-hitter for the Phillies against the Giants. We continue our draft spotlight with one of my all-time favorites, Clyde Simmons.

Thank you Trae Young! Joel will now get an extra 2 days to rest his knee. On this day in 1959 Gene Conley became the tallest player to play for the Phillies, standing at 6' 8" when he took the mound in relief against the Pirates. We spotlight Brodrick Bunkely.

It's positive/motivational Tuesday. On this day in 1989 the Penguins beat the Flyers 10-7 in Game 5 of the Patrick Division Finals. Mario Lemieux tied a couple NHL records for scoring in the game. We spotlight Stewart Bradley.

Phillies win and we know when the Sixers will play....sort of. On this day in 1967 the Sixers beat the San Francisco Warriors to win their first NBA championhip in Philly. We spotlight Wes Hopkins.

The Sixers completed the sweep of the Nets yesterday. On this day in 2019 the Sixers beat the Nets 122-100 in game 5 of the NBA first round to eliminate them. We spotlight Mike Quick.

The Sixers look to sweep the Nets today with the big guy. On this day in 1957 John Kennedy became the first black player for the Phillies and we spotlight Roynell Young.

On this day in 1895 the first Penn Relays were run at Franklin Field. Ugly wins count just as much as pretty ones and we spotlight Siran Stacy.

On this day in 2003 the Sixers beat the Hornets 98-90 in game 1 of their NBA playoff series. Allen Iverson dropped a playoff career high 55 points on 21-32 shooting. The Sixers would win the series 4-2. We spotlight Nelson Agholor.

On this day in 1998 the Eagles drafted Brandon Whiting and Ike Reese who both ended up being key pieces in the 2004 NFC championship run. We spotlight Jon Harris and Ray Rhodes.

It's Motivational Tuesday. On this day in 1987 Mike Schmidt hit his 500th career homerun, a 3-run shot off Don Robinson, that won the game the 8-6 for the Phillies. We spotlight James Joseph and Go Sixers!

On this day in 1976 the Mike Schmidt became the 3rd Phillie to hit 4 homeruns in a game. The Phillies beat the Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings. He finished the day 5-6 with the 4 homers and 8 RBI. We spotlight J.R. Reed.

On this day in 1953 Connie Ryan had 6 hits in a 14-12 loss to the Pirates. The 6 hits still is the Phillies record for hits in a game. We spotlight Andy Harmon.

On this day in 1965 the Celtics beat the Sixers 110-109 in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics announcer made one of the most memorable calls in NBA history. We spotlight LJ Smith.

On this day in 2000 the Flyers beat the Sabres 2-1 to go up 2 games to none in the their first round NHL playoff series. John LeClair scored a goal that went through the net and probably shouldn't have been counted. We spotlight Antone Davis.