It happened on this day in:
1900: The Phillies beat the Boston Braves 19-17 in 10 innings to set a major league record for most runs scored by two clubs on opening day. The Braves scored nine runs in the ninth inning to put the game into extra innings.1901: In his major league debut, Happy Townsend faces off against Brooklyn, who sent Gene McCann to the mound for his own debut. Townsend and the Phillies took the short end of a 10-2 decision.
1937: The Phillies take both games of an opening day double-header against Boston. It was the only time they started a season with a twin-bill.
1938: Phillies Emmett "Heine" Mueller and Dodger Ernie Koy both hit home-runs in their first major-league at-bat. Mueller's blast came in the Phillies first plate appearance of the season. The Phils lose to Brooklyn 12-5.
1948: In an exhibition game against Villanvoa University, Richie Ashburn is knocked unconscious. Chasing a foul ball, Ashburn somersaulted over a fan seated along the left field line, landing on his neck. He was knocked out for several minutes, and was taken to a hospital where he was found to have a neck strain. Despite the injury, he made his major league debut the next day.
1956: The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Phillies 5-4 in 10 innings at Roosevelt Stadium at Jersey City in the first major league game ever held in New Jersey. A little over 12,000 fans showed up in frigid weather.
2012: Vance Worley struck out 11 as the Phillies beat San Diego 2-0 at Petco Park. It was the team's twelfth straight win at Petco, a franchise record for consecutive wins at a visiting stadium.
2019: The Phillies drop a 4-3, 12 inning decision to Colorado in Denver. Contributing to the loss was a total of 17 runners stranded on base, a record for a Phillies road game.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1976: Purchased Tim Blackwell from Boston (AL)1986: Signed free agent Tom Gorman