It happened on this day in:
1948: Ben Chapman is fired as manager and replaced by Dusty Cooke. Chapman finished with a 196-276-2 managerial record.2001: Yankee Ramiro Mendoza needs only 3 pitches to complete an inning against the Phillies. Eric Valent and Doug Glanville grounded out and Jimmy Rollins lined out -- each on the first pitch they saw.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1905: Claimed Kid Nichols off waivers from St. Louis1960: Signed minor-league free agent Costen Shockley
1964: Traded Roy Seivers to Washington for cash
1983: Traded Larry Milbourne to New York (AL) for cash
1992: Released Don Robinson