It happened on this day in:
1911: Sherry Magee is called out on strikes on a high pitch, then is tossed from the game for throwing his bat. Magee then punches the umpire, and winds up getting a 36-day suspension and a $200 fine1936: Phillies Hall of Famer Chuck Klein hit 4 home runs in a 10-inning, 9-6 win over the Pirates at Forbes Field, tying a major league record.
1972: GM Paul Owens fires manager Frank Lucchesi, and takes over field duties himself. Lucchesi's career record as manager was 316-399. Owens had five years of minor-league managerial experience.
1979: Mike Schmidt ties Dick Allen's team record by hitting a homer in his fifth consecutive game. Del Unser also homers, setting a major-league record by going deep in 3 consecutive pinch-hitting at bats. The Phillies beat San Diego 6-5.
1984: The Paul Owens-managed National League squad beat the American League team 3-1 in the All-star game. The three previous Phillies managers to manage All-star games also won.
2004: The History Channel program "Guts and Bolts" premiers an episode feature the demolition of Veterans Stadium earlier in the year.
2006: Ryan Howard won the All-star home run derby at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, sending several balls into the Allegheny River.
2010: Cincinnati's Travis Wood has a perfect game after 8 innings, but Carlos Ruiz leads off the ninth with a double. He's stranded and the game remains scoreless until the bottom of the 11th, when Jimmy Rollins drives in Ruiz for a 1-0 walk-off win over Cincinnati. It was the third night in a row that the Phillies won in walk-off fashion in extra innings, setting a team record.
2011: The Phillie outfield of Raul Ibanez (6) John Mayberry Jr. (4) and Domonic Brown (2) combine to drive in 12 runs in a 14-1 win over Atlanta. It was the most runs driven in by a Phillies outfield since 1923.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1965: Traded Frank Thomas to Houston for cash1974: Traded Billy Grabarkewitz to Chicago (NL) for cash
1979: Sent Jim Morrison to Chicago (AL) to complete the 4/13/1979 trade for Jack Kucek
1995: Released Norm Charlton
2009: Lost Chris Coste on waivers to Houson.