It happened on this day in:
1972: Hank Aaron passed Willie Mays to take second place on the all-time home run list when he connected for number 649 against Phillie Wayne Twitchell. It was also his 14th career grand slam, tying Gil Hodges' NL record.1974: Mike Schmidt hits a ball off a public address speaker suspended from the Astrodome roof--117 feet up and 300 feet away from home plate. The ball bounced back onto the field, and he settles for a single, and the Phils win 12-0.
1981: Pete Rose singled off of Nolan Ryan to tie Stan Musial's NL record of 3630 career hits. Ryan got revenge by fanning Rose in his next 3 at bats.
2014: In a 5-2 win over San Diego, Jonathan Papelbon earned the save, the 300th of his career. He tied the record for second fastest to #300 initially set Trevor Hoffman, who also reached that milestone in 552 appearances.
2019: The Phils lose to Arizona 13-8 in a record slugfest. A combined 10 batters hit home runs, tying a major league record. The total of 13 home runs by both teams set a new record. Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff allowed dingers to the first three batters he faced -- a first for a Phillie. He was pulled in the 4th inning without getting an out after giving up 5 hits (all home runs). Two other NL pitchers (plus 5 in the AL) finished with 5 H, 5 HR line scores.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1987: Traded Mike Easler to New York (AL) for Keith Hughes and Shane Turner