It happened on this day in:
1914: George Davis of the Braves no hit the Phils in the second game of a double-header in Boston. Two Phillies reached base on errors and another five on bases-on-balls.1945: Jimmie Foxx hits his 534th and final career home run as the Phils beat Pittsburgh 14-3 in the second game of a double header. He also hit one out in the day's first game.
1947: Second baseman Emil Verban strikes out facing St. Louis' Murry Dickson. It was Verban's 8th and final strikeout of the year -- a team record for fewest by a batter qualifying for the batting title.
1950: Curt Simmons makes his last start of the year, a 7-5 win over Boston. His National Guard unit was previously activated for duty in Korea, but Simmons continued to be available to pitch on day passes from his military base in Pennsylvania. He had to report for training in Indiana in mid September, ending the previous arrangement, and missed the rest of the pennant chase and that year's World Series.
1970: The Phils strike out 26 times in a double header against the Mets. In game 1, Nolan Ryan fans 13, and reliever Danny Frisella fans another but allows the Phils to score and win 3-2. In game 2, New York's Ray Sadecki goes the distance to win 3-1 while fanning 12.
1970: Greg Luzinski makes his major league debut, striking out as a pinch hitter in the second game of a double header in New York. He's the team's first player born in the 1950s.
2003: The Phils beat the Braves 18-5 behind grand slams by Tomas Perez and Jason Michaels. It's the first career slam for both players.
2004: In Atlanta, Jason Michaels bobbles a ball hit to center so hard that he pushes it over the wall for a home run. The Phillies can laugh about it, as they hit four homers of their own in a 9-4 victory, including two on the first two pitches of the game.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1964: Traded cash and a player to be named later to California for Vic Power1992: Signed free agent Jose DeLeon
1998: Acquired Doug Nickel from Anaheim to complete the 8/8/1998 trade for Gregg Jefferies
2010: Claimed Cesar Carrillo off waivers from San Diego