On September 16, 1972 — Phillies’ rookie third baseman Mike Schmidt hits his first career home run, breaking Expos’ Balor Moore’s 25 consecutive scoreless inning streak. Michael Jack Schmidt will finish his 18-year career with 548 round-trippers. [adrotate banner=”51″] @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJ
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