It happened on this day in:
1910: Team president Horace Fogel announces that the Phillies will train in Birmingham, Alabama the following spring1980: Steve Carlton picks up his third Cy Young Award, getting 23 of 24 first place votes. He finished the season with a 24-9 record, 2.34 ERA and 286 strikeouts.
1981: Pat Corrales is named manager, replacing Dallas Green, who had resigned to take an executive position with the Cubs. Green led the Phillies to a 169-130 record and their first world championship. Corrales came up through the Phillies system and managed the Texas Rangers for two years.
1997: Scott Rolen is the unanimous choice for NL Rookie of the Year.
2004: Charlie Manuel was hired as manager. Manuel was the former hitting coach and manager for the Cleveland Indians.
2009: Pedro Martinez and Chad Durbin allow 7 New York runs in the first 5 innings, while the Phillies manage only 3 runs (including a Ryan Howard home run). The victory in Game 6 gives New York the 2009 World Series. Howard also struck out, setting a new record by fanning 13 times in a World Series. The previous record holder was Willie Wilson who had 12 Ks in 1980.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1969: Released Turk Farrell1982: Released Stan Bahnsen
1982: Released Willie Montanez
2008: Released So Taguchi
2016: Traded a player to be named to Houston for Pat Neshek