It happened on this day in:
1928: Cy Williams and Johnny Schulte hit pinch-hit home runs, but the Phils come up short against St. Louis. The two pinch-hit blasts set a team record and tied a major-league record.1945: Vince DiMaggio hits a pinch-hit grand slam in the 6th inning, but the team allows the Pirates to score 3 runs in the home half of the inning, leading to a 7-6 Phillies loss.
1949: The Phils hit 5 homers in one inning (the eighth) against the Reds. Catcher Andy Seminick hit two of them, as well as one earlier in the game. Del Ennis, Schoolboy Rowe, and Willie Jones hit the others. The 5 home runs tied a major-league record for a single inning, and the 26 total bases recorded in the inning set a modern record.
1976: Tommy Underwood goes the distance in a 4-1 Phillies victory in St. Louis. It was the team's 13th straight road win, breaking a team record set in 1887. During the streak, the Phillies swept series in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Houston, and New York.
2002: Robert Person hits two home runs and earned the win in an 18-3 victory over Montreal
2009: On his 37th birthday, Raul Ibanez hits 2 home runs and drives in 5. The first dinger was the 200th in Ibanez' career, pacing a 10-5 Phillies win over San Diego
2017: In a 10-0 loss to San Francisco, Phillies pitchers walk opposing starter Ty Blach 3 times. The last time the Phillies had given three free passes to a pitcher was 1929.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1964: Signed minor-league free agent Larry Loughlin1984: Signed free agent Dave Wehrmeister
1989: Traded Chris James to San Diego for Randy Ready and John Kruk
2019: Traded Jake Schiener and cash to Seattle for Jay Bruce