Wednesday, April 11, 2012
"The story behind Carlton’s amazing season in 1972"
The 2012 baseball season is underway, and Jon Caroulis of the Philadelphia Daily News takes the time to remind us of a season 50 years ago...
Jon Caroulis begins his article with this teaser:
"It was all so typical. On July 23, 1972, the Phillies were playing the Dodgers in Los Angeles when - deep in the game - lefthander Steve Carlton was hanging on to a shutout. But the Phillies weren't scoring, a common occurrence that year. The season was barely half over and the club was already 24 games out of first place, owners of the worst record in baseball: an abysmal 30-57.
Then, in the seventh inning, a miracle:"
