The month of October calls for dozens of flashbacks into Philadelphia Phillies history. Whether over four decades ago, or within this century, Phillies fans constantly have something to look back on.
On this date, October 19, Jimmy Rollins charged the Phillies 17 years ago to one of the team's most memorable postseason wins. Rollins, who tallied 15 hits in 15 playoff games in 2009, had his biggest one on this date.
Down to Philadelphia's final out, Rollins roped a walk-off two-run double to win Game 4 of the NLCS, 5-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jonathan Broxton threw a fastball right down the middle against Rollins, who plated Eric Bruntlett and Carlos Ruiz, to give the Phillies a 3-1 series lead.
It marked the the Phillies' third postseason walk-off hit in history, and the first since Kim Batiste won the game for Philadelphia in Game 1 of the 1993 NLCS against the Atlanta Braves.
Jimmy Rollins' Game 4 walk-off double put 2009 NLCS out of reach for Dodgers
It's never easy overcoming a postseason series deficit. The Dodgers were one out away from inching back into the NLCS, but Rollins delivered the final blow that put things out of reach.
His walk-off double put the Phillies one game away from winning the 2009 National League pennant, which Philadelphia did rather easily in Game 5, two days later.
Jayson Werth crushed a three-run home run in the first inning of Game 5, which was followed by the Phillies chipping away for 10 runs.
The Phillies had all the momentum on their side in Game 5, and much of that is thanks to Rollins' walk-off one game beforehand. Thinking back 17 years later, is that Rollins' greatest hit in a Phillies uniform? He played 15 seasons in Philadelphia, producing 2,306 hits — the most in franchise history — in the regular season and 47 more in the playoffs.
It's safe to say that his walk-off two-bagger in the Game 4 of the 2009 NLCS was the biggest, though.
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