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Greenwich Island in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

2005

September 27 | Jimmy Rollins' Hit Streak

 
 
2005 Marker image. Click for full size.
courtesy Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Club, July 2024
1. 2005 Marker
Inscription. Jimmy Rollins' seventh-inning single extended his hitting streak to 32 games, breaking Ed Delahanty's club record set in 1899. Rollins continued his streak into the 2006 season, ending it at 38 consecutive games.
 
Erected by Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Club.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansSports. A significant historical date for this entry is September 27, 2005.
 
Location. 39° 54.329′ N, 75° 10.039′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is on Greenwich Island. It is at the intersection of South 11th Street / Citizens Bank Way and Pattison Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South 11th Street / Citizens Bank Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: One Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia PA 19148, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee
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(Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 2012 (here, next to this marker); 2013 (here, next to this marker); 2009 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 2009 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 2009 (here, next to this marker); 2006 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 2009 (here, next to this marker); 2020 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2024. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 6 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 8, 2024. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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