Harry Kalas couldn't have said it any better:
"The 3-0 pitch... Swing and a long drive, there it is, number 500! The career 500th home run for Michael Jack Schmidt!"
Mike Schmidt stood in against Don Robinson of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Down 6-5 in the top of the 9th, Schmidt had 2 men on with 2 outs. He took Robinson's 3-0 pitch 360 feet deep to left field, becoming the 14th player in league history to hit 500 home runs.
With that home run, Schmidt put the Phillies ahead for good as they went on to win 8-6. That home run not only signified a win but it also symbolized what he did his entire career for this city. Schmidt is considered the greatest Phillie of all time and the greatest 3rd baseman in the history of the game.
It was the perfect scenario for Schmidt. His team was trailing and they were down to their final out and the hero was at the plate. He delivers the heroic home run and we all live happily ever after. There was one tiny flaw to that moment though. ''It didn't happen at Veterans Stadium, and that's unfortunate,'' Schmidt said in the article I found.
Here is the article from the New York Times the next day.
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