From left: Cookie Rojas, Johnny Callison, Richie Allen, manager Gene Mauch¡pre-game, Connie Mack Stadium dugout, 1964.
Phillies Alumni
A peek at the past
Phillies Phlashback
A historical look at the dates of March 17-23.
March 18, 1998
Acting GM Ed Wade officially becomes the seventh general manager in Phillies history and at age 42, the youngest ever up to that point.
March 19, 1927
Hall of Fame center fielder Richie Ashburn is born in Tilden, Neb.
March 20, 2022
Outfielder Kyle Schwarber is signed as a free agent.
March 21, 1962
The Phillies retire Robin Roberts¡¯ No. 36 at a cocktail party in Tampa, Fla., following an exhibition game with the New York Yankees, to whom he had been sold the previous fall.
March 21, 2004
Veterans Stadium, which opened in 1971, is imploded in 62 seconds.
March 22, 2017
Wall of Famer and World Series champion manager Dallas Green dies in Philadelphia.
March 22, 2022
Outfielder Nick Castellanos is signed as a free agent.
March 23, 2006
Ryan Howard clubs his 10th home run of the spring, believed to be a team record, as he passes Dick Allen¡¯s 1964 mark.
March 23, 1881
Wall of Fame outfielder Gavvy Cravath is born in Poway, Calif.
March 23, 2015
The Phillies face the Minnesota Twins in Clearwater with Ryne Sandberg and Paul Molitor leading their respective clubs, the first time two Hall of Fame players faced each other as managers.