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Originally Posted by rico43
History is full of those epic moments when two giants closs paths: Nixon and Elvis, Lennon and McCartney, Batman and Superman.
One such moment took place in the spring of 1964 when the Phillies brought together two of baseball's all-time legends: Bo and Dr. Strangeglove. Pitcher Bo Belinsky, suspended by the Angels after slugging a 64-year-old sportswriter, and first baseman Dick Stuart, landing with his third team in four seasons despite driving in 114 runs for the Red Sox in 1963, were suddenly teammates.
While both went on to add to their respective legends, Stuart hit only .234 and was traded again, while Belinsky stewed over being assigned to the bullpen midseason, sulked his way to a 4-9 record. The Phillies would finish 6th.
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This meeting of these two notorious bad boys, Stuart & Belinsky could only have taken place at Spring Training 1965, not in 1964 as you have stated. Neither of them were part of "The Phillies' Great Collapse Team of '64". Stuart spent his only year with the Phillies in 1965. Belinsky was a Phillie only in 1965 & 1966.