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He struck all four homers against the same pitcher. Two years later, Ed Delahanty of the Phillies accomplished the feat in a strange manner — he drove two balls out of the ballpark and had two ...
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Those include Mike Schmidt (1,595), Ed Delahanty (1,286), Howard (1,194) and Del Ennis (1,124). With Harper sitting at 479 since becoming a Phillie, he has a way to go to reach those lofty totals.
That was Big Ed Delahanty, who got five hits (four homers and a single) on July 13, 1896, a day when all his Phillies teammates got just four hits. You know what else Big Ed and Eugenio had in common?
When Bryce Harper homered in the 4th inning of the first game in London last year, he famously celebrated by sliding on his knees, soccer-style, after crossing home plate. That blast also made ...
Baseball Hall of Fame members Ed Delahanty, Billy Hamilton and Sam Thompson were the Phillies' regular outfielders from 1891-95. Delahanty batted .405, Hamilton .403 and Thompson .415 in 1894.