It happened on this day in:
1898: Red Donahue threw the second no-hitter in Phillies history, a 5-0 victory over Boston. He walked 2 and two Boston batters reached on errors. Ed Delahanty went 3 for 4 with 2 stolen bases1919: Gavvy Cravath is named manager after Jack Coombs opts to resign before being fired. Upon hearing the news, the team's players stage a near mutiny.
1924: The Phils play a 26-inning double header against Cincinnati without making an error. They won the first game 3-1 in the 10th inning, but dropped the second in the 16th. Six Phillies played every inning of both games.
1934: Euel Moore, the only member of the Chickasaw Nation to appear in the major leagues, pitches the Phillies to a 5-3 victory in his major-league debut.
1947: Phillies pitcher Schoolboy Rowe was the last player on the National League bench in the 1947 All-Star game. With two out in the bottom of the 9th, he was called on to pinch-hit and flew out to end the game. That at bat, however, made him the first player to appear in an All-Star game for both leagues.
1952: At the All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Phillies pitcher Curt Simmons gets the start in a 3-2 NL victory. The game was shortened to 5 innings due to rain.
1992: Jeff Grotewold's 7th inning pinch-hit home run is his third of the year, a Phillies rookie record. All three came during the same 4-game series against San Francisco.
2007: During a rain delay in Colorado, a strong wind picks up the infield tarp while the grounds crew is in the process of putting it down, endangering several members of the crew. The entire Phillies bench, and several umpires, go out to assist the crew in getting the tarp under control. The game eventually resumed, with the Phillies winning 8-4 with four home runs.
2011: Juan Perez struck out the side on 9 pitches in the 10th inning of the Phils' 3-2 victory over Atlanta, picking up the win. He was the first pitcher to record a 9-pitch, 3-K inning in extra innings since 1923.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1946: Purchased Blix Donnelly from St. Louis (NL)1953: Signed minor-league free agent Bob Conley
1997: Claimed Midre Cummings on waivers from Pittsburgh