Presented by the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame
The Phillies remain hot, beating the Reds 5-4. Andrew Painter looked a lot better, and the team showed some fight. May 19 saw the Flyers walk together forever; the Phillies try out a new uniform combo and the Sixers avoiding a sweep.
Win Today and We Walk Together Forever
Rick MacLeish deflected Andre DuPont’s first period shot into the net and Bernie Parent did the rest as the Flyers beat the Bruins 1-0 in Game 6 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, winning their first Stanley Cup. They became the first expansion team to win a Cup. Bernie Parent, who was outstanding throughout the playoffs, took home the Conn Smythe Trophy. Before the game, coach Fred Shero wrote on the blackboard “Win today and we walk together forever.” To this day the Broad Street Bullies are revered in Philly Sports History.
Saturday Night Special
The Phillies debuted their all-burgundy Saturday Night Special uniforms in 1979. The experiment was short-lived as the Expos beat the Phillies 10-5, hitting five home runs. The Phillies players hated the uniforms, and they were never seen again until a throwback night in 2019.
Sixers Avoid the Sweep
Two years removed from winning the 1983 NBA Championship, the Sixers found themselves one game away from being swept in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics. Andrew Toney had 26 points, Moses Malone had 21 and grabbed 13 boards while rookie Charles Barkley had 15 points and grabbed 20 rebounds as the Sixers won 115-104 at the Spectrum. They’d lose Game 5 and wouldn’t return to the Eastern Conference Finals until 2001.
Trivia – Who was the leading scorer for the 1984-85 Sixers during the regular season? (Answer Below)
A Phillies First
Down 2-0 to the Reds in 2013 the Phillies score a run in the eighth and two in the ninth for the walk-off win. The game ended when Eric Kratz and Freddy Galvis hit back-to-back homers. It was the first time in team history the Phillies won a game by hitting back-to-back homers.
Trivia Answer – Moses Malone averaged 24.6 points per game in 1984-85 to lead the Sixers.
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