It happened on this day in:
1965: Hall of Fame pitcher Fergie Jenkins debuts for the Phils, throwing 4 and one-third innings in relief of Jim Bunning. The Phils beat the Cards 5-4 in 12 innings, earning Jenkins his first ML victory1974: Lou Brock tied, and then broke, Maury Wills' single-season stolen base record (105) and Max Carey's all-time NL record (738). The game was briefly stopped to honor Brock, who was given the base he stole. The Phils win the game, 8-2.
1985: Mike Schmidt hits a 3-run walk off home run to break an 11th inning 2-2 tie with Montreal. It's his 10th and final walk-off home run.
1991: Larry Bowa is inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Hall of Fame
2018: After being away on a road trip, the Phillies return to Citizens Bank Park to find the infield soaked from a weekend of rain. Even though tarps were on the field Saturday and Sunday, the ground crew was unable to dry the moisture from Friday in time for the game, despite using blowtorches for several hours. The game was postponed.
2019: Corey Dickerson hits two of the Phillies five home runs in a win against Atlanta. Nine other players had multi-HR games across the majors that day, a major league record. Scott Kingery also had a home run. The ball was initially pulled back from over the fence by Atlanta's Ronald Acuna Jr., but Acuna lost the ball in play and Kingery was able to round the bases for an inside the park home run.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1960: Signed minor-league free agent Jeff James