April 11, 2001 Lakewood, NJ
The Lakewood Blueclaws are a Class A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, playing in the South Atlantic League. The team moved from Fayetteville, North Carolina, where they played as the Fayetteville Generals followed by the Cape Fear Crocs, where they were an affiliate of the Montreal Expos.
The Blueclaws set a South Atlantic League record for attendance on August 26, 2002 with 13,003 fans.
Ryan Howard became the first Blueclaw to reach the major leagues, playing for the Phillies against the Atlanta Braves on September 1, 2004. In 2005 Howard would earn the National League Rookie of the Year honors. 2006 he was named National League Most Valuable Player. Howard and Cole Hammels have their respective numbers retired by the Blueclaws
Lakewood, NJ date meets Zip pictorial postmark
August 7, 2001
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