It happened on this day in:
1930: The Phillies give up runs in 8 of 9 innings of a 16-9 loss to Brooklyn. Only Harry Smythe pitched a scoreless inning -- the 6th.1944: Down by a run in the bottom of the ninth, Phillie Charlie Letchas hits a hot smash to the mound, where it deflects off of Pittsburgh pitcher Nick Strincevich. First baseman Babe Dahlgren fielded the ball and fed it Strincevich who ran to cover first, beating Letchas to the bag for a rare 1-3-1 put-out.
1951: Richie Ashburn collects 8 hits in a double-header, the last Phillie to do so.
1954: Team President Bob Carpenter apologized to Granny Hamner for having him followed by a private detective. Hamner noticed a car following him home two days prior. He called police, who found the other driver with two guns. When it became clear that the driver was hired by the Phillies, Hamner angrily demanded a trade. He dropped the demand after the apology, even though Carpenter would continue to use detectives to spot-check compliance with the team's curfew.
1983: Steve Carlton fans four Padres, moving past Walter Johnson to second on the all-time strikeout list with 3,511. Nolan Ryan had taken over first place earlier in the season. The Phils lost the game to San Diego, 5-0.
1988: Mike Schmidt hits his 535th career home run, moving him to 8th on the all-time home run list, passing Jimmie Foxx.
2001: The Phillies conduct their first bobble-head giveaway -- a Pat Burrell model.
2006: Brett Myers gives up a solo home run to Boston pitcher Josh Beckett -- the first home run by a Red Sox pitcher since the start of the DH era in 1973.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1948: Claimed Paul Erickson on waivers from Chicago (NL)1958: Released Roy Smalley
2005: Released Jose Offerman
2009: Claimed Steven Register off waivers from Colorado
2016: Traded Ryan Jackson to Los Angeles-Anaheim for cash.
2023: Claimed Dylan Covey of waivers from Los Angeles (NL)