Bob Miller, the rookie right-hander who won 11 games for the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies “Whiz Kids,” died November 27, 2020, at the age of 94. His death leaves Curt Simmons at the last ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Curt Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies Whiz Kids team, has died. He was 93. His death on Tuesday at his Ambler, Pennsylvania, home was confirmed ...

1950 World Series Philadelphia Phillies (91-63) vs. New York Yankees (98-56) Game One: Yankees Win 1-0, Take 1-0 Series Lead Right from the start of the World Series the Phillies appeared to be at ...

It was the top of the 10th inning in Game 2 of the 1950 World Series when Joe DiMaggio stepped in to face Phillies ace Robin Roberts. The Yankees icon, then 35, wasn’t having a good day at the ...

The big news at the start of the 1950 World Series was that Philadelphia was sending its ace reliever, Jim Konstanty, to start and pitch the first game. Managers like the Phillies’ Eddie Sawyer ...

Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 pennant-winning Philadelphia Phillies "Whiz Kids", passed away at 93 on Dec. 13, 2022. That 1950 squad almost missed the World Series entirely ...

What to Know Curt Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies Whiz Kids team, has died. He was 93. His death on Tuesday at his Ambler, Pennsylvania home was confirmed by ...

The Phillies lost, 8-7, with Jim Konstanty being charged with loss. Big Giants right-hander Jim Hearn shut out the Phillies in the nightcap, 5-0.

PHILADELPHIA — Curt Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies Whiz Kids team, has died. He was 93.

The World Series had, for the first time since 1915, come to Philadelphia for the city’s beloved Phillies, and there was no way that their home would look anything less than spectacular.