It happened on this day in:
1921: The Phils lost 8-5 to the Pirates in the first major-league game covered by a play-by-play radio announcer, Pittsburgh station KDKA's Harold Arlin. Arlin sat in a field-level box and used a converted telephone for a microphone.1927: Cy Williams hits for the cycle in four at-bats to help the Phils beat Pittsburgh 9-7
1975: The first 8 Phillies batters hit safely against the Cubs' Bill Bonham, setting the stage for a 13-5 win. In that inning alone, the Phils had 10 runs on 10 hits, including home runs by Garry Maddox and Mike Schmidt.
1979: In the first game of a twin-bill, the Pirates beat the Phils 12-8 on John Milner's 9th inning grand slam off of Tug McGraw. In the 5th inning, Pete Rose collects his 2,427th single, breaking Honus Wagner's NL record.
1987: In the midst of a 13-3 drubbing by the Mets, the Phillies call on outfielder Glenn Wilson to pitch the 9th inning. He doesn't allow a hit or walk and strikes out a batter -- the best pitching performance of the day.
2005: Bob Boone is enshrined in the Phillies Wall of Fame
2014: Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Jimmy Rollins all start a game against Houston, the 887th game started by all three. They passed Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, and Bill Russell for most MLB games started by a 1b/2B/SS combo. In the same game, Antonio Bastardo fanned 6 of the 7 batters he faced, the second time he fanned 6 over exactly 2 innings pitched.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1945: Signed minor-league free agent Steve Ridzik1975: Traded Dave Schneck to Cincinnati for John Vukovich
1977: Signed minor-league free agent Bob Dernier
2000: Traded Mickey Morandini to Toronto for a player to be named
2012: Released Mike Fontenot