It happened on this day in:
1901: The Phils win the first of 10 in a row. They won't have another streak as long until winning 11 straight in July 1955.1971: Rick Wise helped earn a 7-3 victory over the Giants by hitting 2 home runs, including a 7th inning grand slam. It's the second time in his career he accomplished the feat, making him the first Phillie pitcher with two multi-HR games.
1987: Mike Schmidt hits career home run #522 off of San Diego's Ed Whitson to move past Ted Williams and Willy McCovey for ninth place on the all-time home run leader board.
2006: At single-A Clearwater, Greg Golson hits for the cycle.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1998: Traded Gregg Jefferies to Anaheim in exchange for a player to be named later2005: Traded minor-leaguer Kelvin Pichardo to San Francisco for Michael Tucker
2014: Received Victor Arano from Los Angeles as the second of two players to be named in the trade for Roberto Hernandez.
2018: Traded a player to be named to New York (NL) for Jose Bautista