It happened on this day in:
1962: Johnny Podres of the Dodgers fans 8 straight Phils, tying a modern record and winning the first game of a double header 5-1. The Phillies also lost the second game, fanning a total of 19 times between the two.1993: The Phils beat the Padres in the second game of a double header, but not before sitting out three rain delays totaling nearly 6 hours. The game finally ends at 4:40 am, the latest ending game in Phillies history.
1999: Scott Rolen hit two home runs -- one inside the park -- to lead the Phils past the Cubs 14-1 at the Vet.
2004: The Phillies set NL and team records by working 18 walks off of the Orioles in a 16-inning loss. Jimmy Rollins and Bobby Abreu collected four apiece.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1961: Traded Bobby Del Greco to Kansas City for Wes Covington1974: Signed minor-league free agent John Poff
1992: Traded Steve Searcy and a player to be named later to Los Angeles for Stan Javier
1993: Released Mark Davis
1999: Signed minor-league free agent Elizardo Ramirez
2006: Signed amateur free agent Freddy Galvis
2017: Traded Tyler Frohwirth to Baltimore