It happened on this day in:
1895: The rebuilt grandstand at Philadelphia Park (replacing one that burnt down the previous August) opens to the public as the Phillies lose a 9-4 decision to New York.1933: In honor of the team's 50th anniversary, the Phillies held a short Old Timers' game before their scheduled meeting against Pittsburg. Former major leaguers participating included Chief Bender, Hans Lobert, Honus Wagner, Johnny Evers, and Red Dooin.
1943: Pitcher Schoolboy Rowe hits a pinch-hit grand slam during a 6-5 win over Boston, the first Phillies pitcher to do so.
1957: Robin Roberts fans 13 in a 4-2 win over the Cubs, tying a club record. Roberts also recorded the team's only assist on a 9th inning ground out. The two teams set a league record with only 6 assists between them.
1968: While warming up between innings in New York, umpire Ed Vargo rules that Phillies pitcher John Boozer had violated the new spitball rule by going to his mouth while on the mound. Phillies skipper Gene Mauch argued that the ruling was ridiculous, because the umpire gave the batter a one-ball count before he even came to the plate. Mauch ordered Boozer to do it again, and both were ejected.
1970: Catcher Tim McCarver left the game in San Francisco after breaking his hand on a foul tip. Three batters later, his replacement, Mike Ryan, has to leave when he breaks his hand after being spiked on a play at the plate. Jim Hutto finished the game.
1977: Greg Luzinski hits his first home run in Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, giving him at least one in every National League park. The Phillies lose, though, 4-3.
1981: Keith Moreland hits back-to-back home runs on his 27th birthday, helping the Phils to a 3-1 win over San Francisco.
1989: Mike Schmidt hits his 548th, and final, home run vs. Houston's Jim Deshaies, but the Phillies lost 12-4
2007: The Phillies lost to Atlanta 4-3, but it would have been worse if Shane Victorino had not cut down Jarrod Saltalamacchia at the plate. Saltalamacchia debuted in the game as the player with the longest name in major-league history.
2018: Dylan Cozens hit 3 HR at AAA-Lehigh Valley, the first 3-HR game in Iron Pigs history. Cozens drove in half of the team's runs in an 8-6 win.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1946: Traded Danny Murtaugh to St. Louis (NL) for cash1946: Traded Clyde Kluttz to St. Louis for Emil Verban
1973: Traded Deron Johnson to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jack Bastable