It happened on this day in:
1890: Owner Al Reach takes over a manager in place of the temporarily blinded Harry Wright. He leads the team to a 4-7 record before yielding to Bob Allen1949: Eddie Waitkus is shot in a Chicago hotel by 19-year old Ruth Steinhagen. She is sent to a mental institution, and Waitkus will return to the majors the following year.
1983: Manager Pat Corrales uses a record-tying four right fielders in a 5-4 loss to St. Louis
1986: Gary Maddox, who retired earlier in the year, receives the Roberto Clemente Award for community service. He was recognized in part for his work with the Philadelphia Child Guidance clinic.
1987: In real life, the Phillies beat Montreal 11-6 thanks to 6 home runs -- three by Mike Schmidt. In the fictional world of the sitcom Seinfeld, the Phillies beat the Mets after a Keith Hernandez error leads to a 5 Phillies runs in the ninth inning.
2004: Jim Thome hits a home run in the first inning off of Cincinnati's Jose Acevedo, the 400th of his career. The Phils go on to beat the Reds 10-7.
2009: The MLB Network show "The Pen," which follows the exploits of the Phillies' bullpen, debuts
2014: With a fifth inning single, Jimmy Rollins collected career hit number 2,235, moving him past Mike Schmidt to become the Phillies' all-time hit leader. His teammates added to the occasion by defeating Chicago 7-4.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1947: Traded Ken Raffensberger and Hugh Poland to Cincinnati for Al Lakeman1955: Signed minor-league free agent John Easton
1957: Signed minor-league free agent Chris Short
1959: Traded Jim Hegan to San Francisco for cash
1959: Purchased Jim Hegan from San Francisco
1965: Traded Gus Triandos to Houston for cash
1972: Traded Tim McCarver to Montreal for John Bateman
1978: Traded Jay Johnstone and Bobby Brown to New York (AL) for Rawly Eastwick
1988: Received Frank Bellino from Baltimore to compete the 3/21/1988 trade for Mike Young