It happened on this day in:
1903: Kid Gleason had two of the Phillies' four hits in a 6-0 loss to the Athletics in game 2 of the city series.1904: In the second game of a double-header, Red Dooin hits an inside-the-park grand slam to seal a 10-3 win over Pittsburgh.
1950: The Phillies clinch the pennant on the season's last day with Dick Sisler's 3-run 10th inning homer off of the Dodgers' Don Newcombe. Robin Roberts went the distance for the win, his 4th appearance in the last 8 games of the season.
1970: In the last game at Connie Mack Stadium, the Phils pulled out a 2-1, 10th inning win. Oscar Gamble was the last batter, and the last to get a hit, driving in Tim McCarver for the winning run.
1980: Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski hit back-to-back home runs to pace a 5-0 win over the Cubs at the Vet. It's Luzinski's 19th home run of the year, and his last as a Phillie. It's also the 39th time that Schmidt and Luzinski both went deep in the same game, a club record that stood for 30 years.
2000: Manager Terry Francona was fired after the season's final game, a 7-5 loss to Florida. He finished with a 285-363 record.
2008: Cole Hamels struck out 9 and Chase Utley had a 2-run double to lead the Phils in a 3-1 win over Milwaukee in Game 1 of the 2008 NLDS.
2011: Roy Halladay allows 3 first inning runs, but the offense helps him out with 10 runs in the last 3 frames in an 11-6 win over St. Louis in game 1 of the division series.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1940: Selected Rube Melton from St. Louis (NL) and lost Red Howell to Cleveland (AL) in the Rule 5 draft1990: Released Tom Barrett
2008: Released Francisco Rosario. Claimed Scott Nestor off waivers from the Marlins.