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1952: The Phils lose to the Cubs 3-2 due to a baserunning error by Tommy Brown. With the score tied at 1 with 2 out in the sixth, Brown was on first with two runners in front of him. Richie Ashburn singled to center, the leading runners scored, and Brown advanced to third. Brown, though, had missed second base. The Cubs threw to the base and Brown was called out, ending the inning and negating the runs.1956: Catcher Stan Lopata steals home on the back end of a double steal, as the Phils earn a 6-2 win in Milwaukee.
1977: After the first three Phillies reach base to start the game, Greg Luzinski hit one out for a grand slam to help the Phillies beat Atlanta 13-10. On base were Larry Bowa, Rich Hebner, and Mike Schmidt. Luzinski hit a 3-run double later in the game, putting him one short of the team record for RBI in a game.
1983: Steve Carlton strike out 9 in a 9-7 win over Pittsburgh, bringing his season total to 101. It was his 17th season with more than 100 strikeouts, tying Warren Spahn's National League record
1985: Von Hayes became the 21st player in major league history to hit 2 homers in a single inning, when he connected twice in the 1st during a 26-7 pounding of the Mets. In all, the Phils collected 27 hits, including 10 doubles (3 by Bo Diaz). The runs, hits, and total bases (47) are all team records for the Phillies and records for the most given up by the Mets.
1990: Lenny Dykstra starts the day hitting .407, the latest into the season he hit above .400. He would finish the year at .325.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1934: Traded Don Hurst to Chicago (NL) for Dolph Camilli1946: Released Ben Chapman
1951: Signed minor-league free agent Ted Kazanski
2008: Released Steve Kline
2022: Traded Michael Mariot to Detroit.