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1926: In the first game of a double-header, the Phils lose to St. Louis 23-3. The Phillies used six pitchers, each of whom gave up at least two runs. Two did not retire a single batter. In the second game, Phillies manager Art Fletcher and catcher Jimmie Wilson were ejected following a dispute with the home plate umpire. The incident would result in Fletcher's suspension for the remainder of the season.1930: Trailing Pittsburgh 10-5 in the bottom of the ninth, the Phillies score 5 runs to tie the Pirates. In the top of the 10th inning, they allow 4 runs, only to put up 5 runs of their own in the bottom of the inning for a 15-14 victory.
1940: Rookie Danny Litwhiler singles in both games of twin-bill with St. Louis, extending his hitting streak to 21 straight games. It was the longest by a Phillies rookie at the time.
1952: Ted Washington, who played high school sports in Camden and was a member of the Negro Leagues' Philadelphia Stars, is the first African American player signed by the Phillies. The next spring he was called to military duty, where a training injury ended his baseball career.
1960: Warren Spahn no-hit the Phils, and notched his 11th 20-win season in the process.
1967: In the bottom of the 11th inning, Rick Joseph hits one out with the bases loaded to give the Phillies a 8-4 win over Los Angeles. It's the only pinch-hit, extra-inning grand slam in team history.
1972: Mike Schmidt hits the first of his 548 home runs off of Montreal's Balor Moore, a 3-run shot that accounted for all of the runs in the Phils' win. The home run snapped Moore's 25 inning scoreless streak.
1986: Kent Tekulve pitches the final 2 2/3 innings of a game against Pittsburgh, picking up the win. It was his NL-record 847th pitching appearance.
2007: Ryan Howard fanned twice against the New York Mets, giving him 184 strikeouts for the season, a new team record. The previous mark was held by Jim Thome, who struck out 182 times in 2003.
2009: Jayson Werth hit a grand slam off of Washington's Jason Bergmann, leading the Phillies to a 6-1 victory. On base were Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Raul Ibanez. It was the first slam in major-league history involving 4 players who had each hit 30 home runs. It also set a team record for most grand slams in a season with 10.
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