Today in Phillies History forĀ August 2nd

It happened on this day in:

1935: Third baseman Dolph Camili made three errors in the first inning of the Phils' 8-3 loss to the Dodgers.
1970: Tony Taylor hits a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 9th, sending the Phils to a 7-6 win over the Giants at Connie Mack
1986: The Phillies pound out a team record five triples (including 2 by Gary Redus) in a 12-2 win over Chicago at the Vet.
2006: Jimmy Rollins hits 2 home runs in a 14-8 victory over St. Louis. His first inning shot was his 4th lead-off home run of the year, tying the team record for the third year in a row.
2013: Curt Schilling is inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame.
2016: Home plate umpire Bob Davidson stops a Phillies-Giants game in the middle of an at bat to call for the ejection of a fan. Davidson said the fan was starting to get offensive with his use of variations on the term "you suck." The fan says he left voluntarily before being ejected.
2019: Hosting the White Sox, a wild 15-inning affair was one to remember. The teams combined to use 17 pitchers and issue 4 replay challenges. Pitcher Vince Velasquez entered the game as a pinch-runner then played 2 innings in left field and threw out a runner at the plate. Outfielder Roman Quinn pitched the final inning and was hung with the 4-3 loss.

Phillies Transactions on this Day

1972: Lost Woodie Fryman on waivers to Detroit
1979: Traded Jose Cardenal to New York (NL) for cash
2001: Send Bobby Sismondo to Milwaukee to complete the 3/31/2001 deal for Mickey Lopez
2005: Claimed Aquilino Lopez off waivers from Colorado
2011: Traded Brian Bocock to Pittsburgh for cash
2021: Released Brandon Kintzler
2022: Claimed LHP Andrew Vasquez off waivers from Toronto. Also traded Logan O'Hoppe to Los Angeles (AL) for Brandon Marsh and Ben Brown to Chicago (NL) for David Robertson.

 

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