he was my favorite philly, other than, lenny dykstra. >> he was like the catalyst for the team. we fell a little bit short but he was, always beloved by philadelphians. it is what we missed. >> reporter: in 1992 the man we called dutch, led the national league in rbi's winning the silver slug's ward n93 he was at it again, he became one of the only nine catchers in baseball history with back to back, 100 rbi seasons. dutch led phillies to the national league pennant in that same campaign. >> he was the glue that kept a bunch of misfits together in 93, and we had a special year. >> reporter: three time all-star wasn't just known for hits, he was men as leader of men on and off the field. he used his darren daulton foundation to help those who suffered from the same disease that took his life. >> darren's goal has always been to help sub diesed in some cost these families that are suffering, similar to what he was, you know, fighting, and suffering through this horrible disease. >> reporter: news of the passing has hit the philadelphia community hardest specially those who knew hi

we have one from lenny dykstra who gives a glimpse on the type of man dutch was.s we definitely into training camp a little bit. nelson agholor has been the biggest surprise in camp so far. find out why he might be a world different from last year. that's coming up next in sports. where are we? about to see progressive's new home quote explorer. where you can compare multiple quote options online and choose what's right for you. woah. flo and jamie here to see hqx. flo and jamie request entry. slovakia. triceratops. tapioca. racquetball. staccato. me llamo jamie. pumpernickel. pudding. employee: hey, guys! home quote explorer. it's home insurance made easy. password was "hey guys." it's home insurance made easy. they carry your fans shpassions, hopes, and dreams.s. and maybe, a chance at greatness because shoulders were made for greatness. not dandruff. ♪ >>> today the phillies mourning the loss of a legend again last night darren daulton died at the age of 55 after a four-year battle with brain cancer. dutch was the heart and soul of that 1993 world series team.

he just said let's go play. >> dalton and lenny dykstra remained friends long after their playing careersed this emotional message on facebook earlier today. >> dutch as we called him was a warrior, was a leader, was one of the toughest individuals i've ever played with. he was the kind of guy that you wanted on your team. you wanted in your fox hole and he was without a doubt the unquestionable leader that took a team that went from last to first in 1993. >> phillies fans have been paying tribute to darren daulton on social media all day today. we invite you to share your photos and memorable moments with us on the "action news" facebook page or on twitter and instagram. share by using the #6abcaction. >>> to football. the eagles are back to the novacare complex this morning for another day of training camp. thursday they'll visit the packers in the preseason opener. due to the rain the eagles practice in the bubble today. after two weeks of pounding on one another, thursday's game will bring a much welcome change. >> that's what you look forward to at a camp. obviously you're trying to

i mean that's the way he'd make you feel. >> and lenny dykstra had a special relationship with dutch ys in 2012 dykstra plead guilty to bankruptcy fraud and dutch actually wrote a letter to the judge on dykstra's behalf and today dykstra read that letter on facebook. >> your honor tonight i pray to god provides you the wisdom to judge my friend and provide him him the opportunity to make amends with himself and the people that love him. darren daulton. >> my couldn't dole lens to his family. >> on the eagles this is probably the deciding season for nelson agholor's career and he's had a case of drops the first two seasons and mentally he hasn't been strong enough to get through it. he had a tough day in training camp today. dropping a couple of passes but for the most part he's had great training camp he's been the surprise of camp so far. so today offensive coordinator frank wright talked about agholor starting to turn things around. >> i really do think nelson has gotten over the hump and had a great spring an great training camp. he's just making a ton of plays out here. you know w

lenny dykstra shared his feelings as well. i've played with several tough dudes in my career. dutch was the toughest. he was the unquestionable leader of our magical phillies team that went from last to first thereby energizing the city. another former teammate mitch williams there will always only be one dutch. now he watches toefr us from above. >>> switching gears the eagles practiced today and they had to do it indoors because of the rain. training camp you have about 90 players. that doesn't include support staff, media members all of them on that small synthetic field. >> i hate practicing inside if you cannot tell. i hate it. it was a sloppy day. >> i hate being inside. >> i think that the inside on the turf, the negative part of that is a little bit harder so you're a little bit sore the next day. the benefit is that there's not fields you're running across. so you don't get as tired. >> the upper providence little league team tonight facing maryland in the mid atlantic regionals. they won 10-5 advancing to the semifinals wednesday against jackson, new jersey. >> how a

lenny dykstra shared his feelings as well. i've played with several tough dudes in my career. dutch was the toughest. he was the unquestionable leader of our magical phillies team that went from last to first thereby energizing the city. another former teammate mitch williams there will always only be one dutch. now he watches toefr us from above. >>> switching gears the eagles practiced today and they had to do it indoors because of the rain. training camp you have about 90 players. that doesn't include support staff, media members all of them on that small synthetic field. >> i hate practicing inside if you cannot tell. i hate it. it was a sloppy day. >> i hate being inside. >> i think that the inside on the turf, the negative part of that is a little bit harder so you're a little bit sore the next day. the benefit is that there's not fields you're running across. so you don't get as tired. >> the upper providence little league team tonight facing maryland in the mid atlantic regionals. they won 10-5 advancing to the semifinals wednesday against jackson, new jersey. >> how a

. >> lenny dykstra who played with dutch, good friends, he shared a video on line paying tribute to his friend. >> so dykstra read a portion of the letter that daulton wrote to the judge, while lenny dykstra was in prison. >> yes. >> very nice. >> here it is. >> your honor, can i pray provide him the opportunity to make amend with himself and the people that love him. darren daulton. >> i'll miss you dutch, i'll miss you, man. millions of more people feel the same way. >> my gosh, for sure. >> he wrote darren kept us all together, playing in philadelphia, fun again. >> yes. >> okay, all right. so, like steve said, dutch would take a picture, i mean, anytime anybody asked him. so we're getting a lot of those in. i got a chance to meet dutch, what a great guy, he had us all smiling. when we walk in the room with him, everybody started laughing. rest in peace, dutch we were so happy on this day, thanks for the memories. >> yes. >> and then this one, rip darren i'm sure dawn will love to see new heaven, give her a hug. >> kathy, scott commented i met him at beach creek, and he was just a sw

their official account brought the sad news many of us expected that follow the phillies because lenny dykstra , his collogue was talking about it, it was any minute and here is their announcement at 10:39 we are deeply saddened to announce passion of the 93nl champion and phillies wall of fame catcher darren daulton. this is now the fifth fill hi played at veterans stadium to die of brain cancer in their 50's, and sadness, down at geno's and pat's steaks last night too. >> i feel very, very sad that darren daulton had passed away >> he really was, he did make up the philadelphia sports fan he hussled every play, gave it his all. you could not ask for anything more as a player. it was a pleasure to get a chance to watch him play and wish him the best for his family and rest in peace. >> reporter: many of us life long philadelphia sports fans go out and buy a couple copies of the noted headlines and usually we want to buy the headlines that say champions and we're number one and sadly we are often buying these kind of headlines too here's the one that mike was holding up philadelphia daily news

. >>> lenny dykstra shared his thoughts as well saying philadelphia phillies family and world of baseball have who a warrior, i played with several tough dudeness my career but touch was toughest. he was unquestionable leader of our magical 1993 phillies team that went from last to first there by energizing the city of philadelphia. >>> and fans, are expressing their sadness as well. >> many say dutch made a lasting impression on philadelphia. >> he was an inspiration. he was great leader for the phillies, back in the early 90 's and when they, went all the way to the world series, he was like the catalyst for the team. >> i wish his family the best, the tough times they are going too. i just who my dad a couple weeks ago. it is a difficult time. dutch will be missed in philadelphia. >> other fans shared their thoughts on facebook sharon wiseman writes this is sadest post i have red in a while he. he was legitimate. he was the reason many young girls started watching baseball with their dads and brothers. number 10 thanks for the memories may you rest in peace >>> david marcozy had this t

. >> we're also hearing from another of the leaders on that i am immortal 93 team, lenny dykstra, nails posted a facebook message, saying, daulton was one every his closest friends. >> dutch, as we called him, was a warrier, was a leered, was one of the toughest individuals i've ever played with, was the kind of guy that you wanted on your team, you wanted in your fox hole. and he was without a doubt an un questionable recall leader that took a team that went from last to first in 1993. i'll miss you, dutch. i'll miss you, man. i'm going to missouri you. and i know many more people feel the same way. >> the guy could just light up a room, the last time i saw him was back in 2015. he gave me a big fast kiss right on the cheek. that's the kind of guy darren daulton was, he will certainly be missed >> i saw on twitter somebody describes him as authentic, would you agree with that >> no doubt about that, completely authentic, always had a smile on his face, always hugging people, get to go know you, not fake, all real >> all right, pat, thank you. >> we invite to you stay with cbs-3 "eyewit

john kruk, lenny dykstra, him. charismatic guy. >> fans have been paying tribute. we invite you to share your photos on our facebook page or twitter or instagram. share it by using the #6abcaction. >> philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that injured a 13-year-old. officers say the boy was walking with a friend in the kensington section of the city near kensington avenue and east ontario street when he was struck. he told police he ran home and then called for help. the boy is in stable condition right now at saint christopher's hospital. >>> everyone was able to safely escape a house fire overnight in upper darby. the action cam was there as police worked to put out the flames on the unit block of millburn avenue. the fire started in the bedroom on the second floor just after midnight. the cause is still under investigation. >> now to the latest on the city of chicago's federal lawsuit challenging a trump administration immigration policy. chicago and its mayor rahm emanuel as you saw there taking on the u.s. department of justice's latest move to with

chris, was the lenny dykstra years in fill, chris?>> john kruk. >> i think mike schmidt was done at that point. he was gone. >> sad day for phillies fans. >> 55 is so young. >> so young. >>> all right. well let's switch gears a little bit and go ahead and talk about the rain because tuck i know you're busy this morning watching it all. >> there you go. >> yeah, i am. in fact so busy i forgot to come up don the weather on time. >> okay. we're seeing the radar right now. rains coming down. >> flash flood watch. in effect. now i'm out of breath. you'll have to carry this. [ laughter ] >> all right. here's the deal. i'm downstairs looking at some latest stu going to have some issues with flash flooding. plash flood watch in effect at 9:00 o'clock this morning through tonight. and that rain will come down heavy at times. all right. 71 now in washington. cool out there with the cloud cover. daytime highs only expected to be in the mid to upper 70s. as we're looking at rain that's moving in. it will get heavy here for a time later this morni