With Ryan Howard’s time with the Phillies likely coming to an end after this weekend, I thought we could look back at his most memorable home runs during his career in Philly.
12. Howard hits go-ahead grand slam in 10th – September 21, 2005
11. Howard’s first career home run – September 11, 2004
10. Howard’s first grand slam – August 10, 2005
9. Walk-off homer wins it in extras – April 29, 2016
8. Go-ahead grand slam in the 8th inning – August 7, 2014
7. Howard wins it after Chase ties it – May 28, 2014
6. Walk-off to cap a comeback against the Reds – July 9, 2010
5. Howard’s monstrous grand slam vs. the Nationals – May 30, 2009
4. Grand slam with Jim Thome watching – August 12, 2016
3. World Series Back-to-Backs with Chase – October 26, 2008 (Game 3)
2. Howard hits his 50th, 51st and 52nd home run of the season – September 3, 2006
1. Howard breaks Mike Schmidt’s club record in home runs in a season with 49 – August 31, 2006
And just for good measure, this might be the greatest moment of his career as a Phillie, and it’s not even a home run.
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