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This Day in Phillies History: September 24

The Philadelphia Phillies honored Fred Luderus and set a very odd and Phillies-like MLB record on September 24.
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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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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl.  During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated.  Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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