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Today in Phillies History for May 20th

Phillies' All-time Record for Today:

46 wins, 54 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 46.0 percent)


It Happened Today 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.
1951: Richie Ashburn gets four hits in both games of a double header against Pittsburgh.
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.
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

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