Right Now on Philly Sports History The strange relationship between Curt Schilling and Philadelphia. The 1930 Phillies team had the third highest batting average in MLB history…and finished 40 games out of first place. The Philadelphia A’s pitcher who would leave games to chase after fire trucks, and do somersaults after strikeouts. How a chance meeting in a Philadelphia bar gave NFL Films the “Voice of God”. The greatest left handed catcher in MLB history was a Phillie.