It happened on this day in:
1910: Leading 9-0 in the ninth, the Phillies send 13 batters to the plate on their way to an 18-0 win over Pittsburgh.1923: The last recorded instance of a major-league game being played with a single umpire occurred during a double header between the Phillies and visiting Chicago. Ernie Quigley and Cy Pfirman were the assigned umpires, but Pfiman left the first game after being hit in the head by a foul ball. Quigley moved behind the plate for the rest of game one, and called the entirety of game two by himself.
1931: New York pounds out 28 hits, including 4 home runs and 7 doubles, to beat the Phils 23-8 at Baker Bowl.
1944: Ken Raffensberger allows only one hit in two innings of relief in the 1944 All-star game. He picked up the win, a first by a Phillie.
1947: Phillies manager Ben Chapman mistakenly hands the umpires a completed but unused lineup card from the day before. As a result, announced pitcher Charley Shanz has to yield to Schoolboy Rowe. Rowe throws two pitches without warming up, the second one hit for a double. He then yields the mound back to Shanz, who strands the runner but yields 7 of his own to take the loss.
1954: Jim Command connects for a grand slam for his first major-league hit, but the Phils lose to Brooklyn 8-7 in the first game of a double header
1967: Dick Allen's homer helps the NL to a 2-1 All-Star victory in Anaheim.
1987: Kent Tekulve pitched the final inning of a game against Atlanta. It was the 900th appearance of his career, setting a major-league record for most appearance by a pitcher who never started a game.
1995: Phillies reliever Heathcliffe Slocumb earns the win as the NL pulls out a 3-2 victory in the All-Star game held in Arlington, TX. Teammate Tyler Green also pitched an inning.
2005: Bobby Abreu hits a record 41 home runs -- 24 in the first round -- in the All-star home run derby in Detroit
2015: Cody Asche hit a home run into McCovey Cove during an 8-5 loss to San Francisco. He became the first Phillie to reach the water on the fly since the Giants moved to the downtown park.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1961: Signed minor-league free agent Alex Johnson1967: Traded Phil Linz to New York (NL) for Chuck Hiller
1995: Claimed Omar Olivares on waivers from Colorado
1996: Claimed Manny Martinez on waivers from Seattle
2001: Purchased Matt Walbeck from Cincinnati