Sean & Pamela's Philadelphia
Adventure Day Two
May 28th, 2003
Veteran's Stadium
New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
With the evening upon
us, it was time to catch a Phillies game at The Vet.
outside the stadium
inside the stadium
the seats
A few fans of Jose
Padilla sat in the outfield upper deck. Notice that some of the
seats are not blue (such as the one that's circled). These were
seats where home runs have reached. Here's a close up of one such
seat:
There were over 90 "Vet
Blast" seats (which were auctioned off when the stadium was torn
down). Still, the most famous home run in the stadium's history
was hit on June 25, 1971 by Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh
Pirates. It's spot was marked with the Stargell Star (click the
photo to see where the star is located)
Here's
more about the Stargell Star home run
We had a little more
time to wander about the stadium before the game started.
The organist
greets arriving fans.
A plaque commemorating
the Phillies' "All-Centennial" team.
Infield: 1B Pete Rose, 2B Manny Trillo, 3B Mike Schmidt, SS Larry Bowa
Outfield: Richie Ashburn, Garry Maddox, Del Ennis
Catcher: Bob Boone
Pitchers: Robin Roberts (RH starter), Steve Carlton (LH starter), Jim
Ronstanty (RH reliever), Tug McGraw (LH reliever)
Manager: Dallas Green
Greatest Player: Mike Schmidt
Across from the stadium
is a statue of Rocky in front of The Spectrum
Finally, it was game
time.
Kids sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" with help from the Phillie
Phanatic
A few Phillies players
hit home runs
The Phanatic danced on
the dugout.
The Phillies won the
game!
And The Phanatic
celebrates.
With the game over, we
left. Here's one more view of The Vet.
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