Baseball is a game in which nine men are in the lineup and nine innings. So, here’s a lineup of nine Phillies Phun Phacts.
The late Jim Bunning won the first game at Veterans Stadium (1971) and returned to throw out the first ball: on the 10th anniversary of the Vet (1981); when his uniform number was retired (2001); the final season opener in the Vet history (2003); World Series Game 5 at Citizens Bank Park (2009); and the 50th anniversary of his perfect game (2014). That has to be a record for the most ceremonial first pitches.