While his call of Mike Schmidt’s 500th home run in 1987 and the final out of the 2008 World Series are probably the most memorable moments of Harry Kalas’ broadcasting career, the Hall of Famer’s words on Sept. 17, 2001 might have been his most touching.
Six days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Phillies returned to play at Veterans Stadium, with Kalas offering a tremendous pregame monologue:
In the Phillies first game in eight days, they defeated Greg Maddux and the Atlanta Braves by a score of 5-2.