It happened on this day in:
1976: Mike Schmidt makes his first Sports Illustrated cover appearance1979: Mike Schmidt hits a home run off of LA's Rick Sutcliffe, starting a streak during which he hit the next seven round-trippers for the Phillies.
1994: In his major-league debut, Andy Carter hit 2 of the first 3 batters he faced and was ejected.
2016: Ryan Howard's solo home run accounts for the only scoring in a 1-0 win over St. Louis. he did the same thing earlier in the year, making him the first Phillie to accomplish the feat twice in one season.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1947: Traded Ron Northey to St. Louis for Harry Walker and Freddy Schmidt1974: Traded Mike Wallace to New York (AL) for Ken Wright
2008: Signed free agent Les Walrond