With the Phillies taking part in what would become a down-to-the-wire divisional race, McCarver was signed on September 1, 1980 to return as a player. He would serve as a veteran voice in the clubhouse, a lefty pinch-hit bat, and emergency insurance at first base and catcher.
Phillies 50: Forgotten 1975 – Cy Acosta
The 'Phillies 50' series pitching entry from the 1975 Phillies ball club is Cy Acosta, a reliever who tossed the final six games of his MLB career that season.
Veterans Stadium firsts and lasts
A look back by former Phillies PR director and historian Larry Shenk at the firsts and lasts as milestones at Veterans Stadium.
1971 Phillies: My first team
I was just nine years old when a then ultra-modern sports cathedral known as Veteran's Memorial Stadium, aka Veterans Stadium or more simply "The Vet" opened virtually at my backyard in South Philly. And it was the 1971 Phillies team, the first to play on a new Astroturf surface, that became the very first Phillies … Continue reading 1971 Phillies: My first team
MATT VEASEY 