It happened on this day in:
1939: Phillies back up catcher Dave Coble caught a baseball dropped from the tower atop City Hall -- 521 feet up. Coble and three teammates missed eight balls dropped from the tower before Coble snagged the ninth.1959: The game between the Pirates and Phils is suspended after pitcher Jim Hearn had given up 2 runs. The game is completed in July, and Hearn takes the loss even though he had been released and retired.
1967: Hank Aaron hits an inside-the-park home run off of Jim Bunning--the only inside-the-parker in Aaron's career
1980: Larry Bowa legs out an inside-the-park home run at Riverfront Stadium -- the only one Tom Seaver gave up in his career. It's not enough, as the Phillies fall to Cincinnati 5-3.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1910: Traded Chicago (NL) cash for Pat Moran1947: Purchased Howie Schultz from Brooklyn
1950: Purchased Jimmy Bloodworth from Cincinnati
1954: Lost Stan Jok on waivers to Chicago (AL)
1957: Traded Glen Gorbous to St. Louis for Chuck Harmon
1966: Purchased Terry Fox from Detroit