It happened on this day in:
1939: Phillies pitcher Bill Kerksieck gives up 6 home runs in a game against the Giants, 4 of them in one inning, tying two major league records. The Phils lost the game 11-2.1941: Shortstop Bobby Bragan pulls off a hidden ball trick against Brooklyn. With Dixie Walker on second, Bragan took a relay throw on an outfield fly and faked tossing it to the pitcher. When Walker wandered off second, Bragan tagged him out. It was the second time he made that play in 1941, victimizing Chicago in June.
1948: In a game against the Giants, the first 10 Phillies who came to the plate scored, accounting for 9 runs before before the team made an out, a National league record. The Phillies won the game 12-7.
1972: High-wire walker Karl Wallenda traversed a cable strung between the foul poles on the roof of Veterans' Stadium between games of a Phillies double header. He was reportedly paid $3000 for the event.
1987: The Cards beat the Phils 4-2 in 13 innings, but fail to record an outfield putout or assist in the game--the first time that had happened since 1899. Cardinal first-baseman Jack Clark handled 22 defensive chances.
1988: Paul Owens is inducted into the Philadelphia baseball Hall of Fame
2010: The Mets' R.A. Dickey held the Phils to only 1 hit in a game at Citi Field. Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels' knocked the hit, but took the 1-0 loss.
2016: The Phillies beat Colorado 6-3, despite collecting fewer singles, doubles, triples, and home runs. Since at least 1900, every other time they hit fewer of each type of hit than their opponents, they lost the game.
2020: In a blowout loss to Baltimore, starting first baseman Neil Walker takes the mound to record the final two outs. He was the first Phillie to play first and pitch in the same game since Jimmie Foxx in 1945.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1983: Released Ed Farmer1997: Signed minor-league free agent Brandon Duckworth