PHILADELPHIA – Memories are all that Art Mahaffey has from April 23, 1961, one of the most notable days in Phillies history and his life. He’s doesn’t have anything tangible from that day, when he had ...
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Art Mahaffey still can see the blur of Chico Ruiz out of the corner of his disbelieving right eye. Fifty years have passed since that moment in the sixth inning of the Phillies’ 1-0 loss to the Reds ...