It happened on this day in:
1914: Phillie Fred Luderus hit two home runs in a 7-5 Pirate victory at Baker Bowl. The first dinger was hit to right-center field, where it lodged in a hole in the brick wall for an inside-the-park home run.1968: Pinch hitter Howie Bedell ended Don Drysdale's record scoreless innings streak at 58 2/3 innings with a sacrifice fly in the 5th inning--it's his only RBI for the season. The Dodgers won anyway, 5-3.
1989: After letting the Pirates take a 10-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Phils come back to earn a 15-11 win, thanks in part to Steve Jeltz's two homers -- one from each side of the plate.
1996: Jim Eisenreich has 2 home runs, but it's not enough as the Phillies drop a 7-3 game to Houston at the Astrodome -- the first Phillies game shown on the Fox network.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1951: Traded Dick Whitman and cash to Brooklyn for Tommy Brown1958: Signed minor-league free agent Danny Cater
1959: Purchased Solly Drake from Los Angeles (NL)
1982: Released Del Unser
1985: Released Pat Zachry
1999: Claimed Amaury Telemaco on waivers from Arizona
2005: Traded Placido Polanco to Detroit for Ugueth Urbina and Ramon Martinez
2015: Signed free agent Kevin Correia