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This Day in Phillies History: September 24
It's not often you find a team that was founded in 1883 not have a day where something of note happened. Yet, here we are on Sept. 24, with nothing truly significant to discuss, but maybe that changes tonight against the Pittsburgh Pirates?
There were no major league debuts, no records being broken (sort of), and no no-hitters. Alas, there were still some cool things that happened.
To start, we take you all the way back to 1919. In between a double-header with the Brooklyn Robins (the Phils lost both games), first baseman Fred Luderus was honored for his accomplishment of playing in 525 consecutive games. An impressive feat, but far from Cal Ripken Jr.'s record of 2,632 consecutive games.
Perhaps the most Phillies thing to happen on Sept. 24 occurred in 2011. Again a double-header loss, this time against the New York Mets, Philadelphia increased their losing streak to eight games. This is notable because the Phillies had already clinched the division.
It was also an MLB record for most consecutive losses for a team with 95 wins or more, or a team that had already clinched a division title. How very Phillies of that team.
Of course, that 2011 squad was the best team in baseball in terms of record, but lost in the first round of the playoffs against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals would go on to win the World Series against the AL champion Texas Rangers.
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