It happened on this day in:
1955: In the 9th inning of a game at Connie Mack Stadium, Brooklyn was trailing by a run when the Dodgers send pitcher Don Newcombe in as a pinch hitter. The Phillies respond by bringing in Robin Roberts, who had pitched a complete game shutout the night before. Roberts got Newcombe to ground out, earning a save.1961: The Phillies won the second game of a double-header against the Braves, snapping an all-time record 23-game losing streak.
1964: The Phillies scored two runs on a sacrifice fly. With pitcher Rick Wise on third and venter fielder Tony Gonzalez on second, Johnny Callison hit blast to deep center. Wise and Gonzalez both tagged, with Gonzalez running hard the whole way. When Pirate shortstop Dick Scholfield caught the throw from center, he looked to third before throwing home, allowing Gonzalez to score easily.
1986: Juan Samuel's home run in the 10 inning is the only run as the Phillies beat San Francisco. Sammy was only the second Phillie ever to score the only run in an extra-inning game via homer. Starter Don Carman was perfect through 8 innings, yielding only one ninth-inning hit and fanning 9. Losing pitcher Mike Krukow threw all 10 innings for the Giants.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1913: Traded Cozy Dolan and cash to Pittsburgh for Bobby Byrne and Howie Camnitz1915: Claimed George McQuillan on waivers from Pittsburgh
1984: Traded Kelly Downs and George Riley to San Francisco for Al Oliver and a player to be named
1992: Traded Chris Bushing to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Nick Capra
2021: Signed Jorge Bonifacio to a minor league contract