It happened on this day in:
1914: A federal appeals court upholds the earlier decision in the dispute between the Federal League and the Phillies over the services of catcher Bill Killefer, in which Killefer was allowed to stay with the Phillies.1932: Chuck Klein hits two home runs, setting a league record for most home runs by the end of June (24)
1938: In their last game at Baker Bowl, the Phillies were pounded by the NY Giants 14-1. The visitors scored 9 of their runs in the 3rd inning.
1946: Del Ennis is chosen for the NL All-star team. He was the first Phillie to make the team in his rookie season. As of June 29, he was batting .322.
1960: During his first Presidential campaign, Richard Nixon holds a fundraiser that includes taking in a Phillies game at Shibe Park. The sitting Vice President sees the Dodgers earn a 10-6 victory.
1967: Catcher Cookie Rojas is brought in to pitch the ninth inning of a 12-3 blowout against San Francisco. He allowed a single but no runs. With that appearance, Rojas notched at least one game at every position during his Phillies career.
1987: Steve Bedrosian picks up a save in his 13th consecutive appearance, on the way to a 40-save season and the Cy Young award.
2004: In a 6-3 loss to the Expos, Jim Thome hits his 15th home run of the month, setting a team record for June and tying the overall team record for any month set in 1923 by Cy Williams. It was also the team's 44th home run of the month, setting a new team monthly record.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1984: Traded Marty Bystrom and Keith Hughes to New York (AL) for Shane Rawley1994: Lost Bob Wells on waivers to Seattle
2012: Traded Jim Thome to Baltimore for Gabriel Lino and Kyle Simon.