It happened on this day in:
1885: Charley Ferguson throws the first no-hitter in team history, shutting down Providence. The Phillies' lone run scored in the 9th on an errant throw.1977: Greg Luzinski has his only Sports Illustrated cover appearance
1981: Jeff Stone, playing for the Phillies farm club in Spartansburg, steals his 121st base of the season, breaking the professional baseball record. He will finish the year with 123, but the record will only stand for two years.
1993: The Phillies bring in more than 58,000 fans for a Sunday afternoon game at the Vet. It was the last in a streak of 20 games in a row in which home attendance topped 40,000, setting a team record.
2015: Aaron Altherr tripled in a run against San Diego, his 7th straight extra-base hit since coming to the majors. No Phillie had started their career with as many extra-base hits, according to records dating to 1900.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1913: Traded Dan Howley and $10,000 to Montreal for Ed Burns1969: Signed minor-league free agent Jim Essian
1996: Traded Pete Incaviglia and Todd Zeile to Baltimore for 2 players to be named