It happened on this day in:
1887: It was not a good day to be a pitcher, as the Phillies lost to the Detroit Wolverines 13-17. The two teams combined to score in 15 of the game's 17 innings -- a National League record.1909: The National League postpones all scheduled games in honor of the funeral for late Phillies president Israel Durham.
1931: Chuck Klein hits for the cycle in an 11-6 win over Chicago at Baker Bowl. The game also saw the Phillies turn a triple play -- it was the only game in major league history to see both rare feats.
1938: The Phillies reach an agreement with Connie Mack to share Shibe Park, abandoning the 51-year-old Baker Bowl.
1951: Russ Meyer and Jim Konstanty combined to hold the Dodgers to one hit. The hit was a 2-out, 2-run triple by Peewee Reese that scored two runners who reached on walks, sending the Phils to a 2-0 loss
1958: First baseman Ed Bouchee is reinstated to the roster following a suspension due to a sex charge conviction in the spring.
1965: Johnny Callison appears on the cover of Sport magazine
1967: Dick Allen shares the cover of Sport Magazine with runner Jim Ryun
2018: The Phillies used 8 relievers in a 13-inning, 4-3 win over Washington. None of the eight allowed a run -- a team first.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1918: Traded Erskine Mayer to Pittsburgh for Elmer Jacobs1921: Traded Casey Stengel, Johnny Rawlings and Red Causey to New York (NL) for Goldie Rapp, Lee King and Lance Richbourg
1924: Claimed Joe Oeschger on waivers from New York (NL)
1975: Signed free agent Tim McCarver
2012: Traded Chad Qualls to New York (AL) for cash.