It happened on this day in:
1890: Jack McFetridge pitches a 5-hitter for the Phillies in his major league debut, earning a 4-1 win over Brooklyn. He will not pitch again until 1903 and earn only one more win in his major-league career.1950: Richie Ashburn starts the game in center field -- the first game of a streak that lasted 730 games, fifth longest in National League history. The streak ended when a spring training injury prevented him from starting the 1955 season.
1957: Jack Sanford fans 13 in a 1-0 victory over Chicago. It was his second-straight shutout, following a 2-hit, 11 strikeout game against Brooklyn.
1966: Jim Bunning records 14 strikeouts to beat Cincinnati 5-1, his eighth straight start without a loss.
1983: Steve Carlton passes Nolan Ryan to take the all-time strikeout lead, fanning six for a career total of 3,526. The two will trade the lead for the next year, until Ryan takes it for good in September 1984.
1987: Mike Jackson held Montreal hitless through eight, then Tim Raines led off the ninth with a double. He later scored, but the Phillies held on for a 3-1 win.
1988: Team president Bill Giles fires GM Woody Woodward after only 7 months on the job.
2000: Pete Zamora throws a 7-inning perfect game at AA-Reading, and wins 6-0.
2003: Sherry Magee is inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame
2019: Jay Bruce hit a 2-run HR to lead the Phillies to a 4-2 win over Cincinnati. It was his 4th HR in four games since coming to the team in a trade, something no other player has done since at least 1920.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1920: Traded Dave Bancroft to New York (NL) for Art Fletcher and cash1955: Traded Dave Cole and cash to Brooklyn for Ron Negray
1992: Released Danny Cox
2001: Released Rob Ducey
2004: Signed free agent Paul Abbott