It happened on this day in:
1941: Visiting New York, the Phillies participate in the first Ladies Night game, losing to the hosts 7-41952: Manager Eddie Sawyer is fired and replaced the next day by Steve O'Neill, who had managed three other major-league clubs. Sawyer was invited to remain with the club as a scout.
1963: Johnny Callison hits for the cycle as the Phils beat Pittsburgh 13-4. In the same game, center fielder Tony Gonzalez made an error in the 7th inning, ending a major league record streak of 205 errorless games by an outfielder
1979: Reserve outfielder Mike Anderson come in to pitch the ninth inning of a lopsided game against the Cubs. He struck out the first two batters he faced (the second one looking) before giving up two singles and a ground out.
1980: Steve Carlton fans the Mets' Elliott Maddox in the fifth inning, his 1,872nd strike out as a Phillie, establishing a new team record.
1986: The Phils pulled out a 2-1 victory over the Cards in a 17 inning game in St. Louis. Milt Thompson drove in the winning run.
2003: Brandon Duckworth was hit by a batted ball in the first inning and left the game, but the bullpen held Baltimore scoreless for 15 innings. A 3-run homer by Jason Michaels in the 17th gave the Phils the win. It was the Phillies' longest interlague game to date.
2007: Ryan Howard hit a 505-foot home run, setting records for the longest blast at Citizens Bank Park and the fastest player to 100 home runs (it took him 325 games). The Phillies lost to the Reds 9-6.
2010: Jamie Moyer was the victor as the Phillies beat Toronto 11-2. Toronto's runs came on a home run by Vernon Wells, the 506th career round-tripper given up by Moyer, making him the all-time leader in that category. (The record was previously held by Robin Roberts.) He also reached 4,000 career innings pitched, only the 40th pitcher to do so.
2014: Phillies broadcasters Tom McCarthy and Matt Stairs call the night's game from the center field stands at Citizens Bank Park. in the first inning, Atlanta's Freddie Freeman hit a 3-run home run to that section -- McCarthy caught the ball with his glove while on the air.
2018: Rhys Hoskins hits a 3-run home run, accounting for all of the offense in a 3-0 win over the Yankees. Was the 30th HR of his career and came in his 119th game -- setting a new team mark for fastest to that milestone.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1904: Signed amateur free agent Sherry Magee2013: Received John McDonald from Cleveland for future considerations
2022: Claimed OF Oscar Mercado off waivers from Cleveland.