It happened on this day in:
1921: Manager Kaiser Wilhelm comes in to pitch, making his last appearance as a player at age 45. The Phils lose 7-2.1939: St. Louis takes both games of a double-header against the Phils at Shibe Park, tying a major league records with 8 consecutive twin-bill sweeps.
1951: In the second game of a double-header against Cincinnati, Niles Jordan pitched a 3-hit, 2-0 shutout in his major-league debut. He only won one more game in his 8 game career.
1988: Ron Jones flied out to right field in his first career at-bat, but connected for a home run in his second.
2005: Bobby Abreu hit his third grand slam of the year -- the sixth of his career -- to help the Phils beat Arizona 11-3. Three other Phillies hit at least three slams in a season, the previous being Gene Freese in 1959.
2008: The Phillies beat the Mets 8-7 in 13 innings. Chris Coste drives in the wining run: he entered the game in the 8th inning but still went 4-for-4.
2023: The Phillies hit 3 home runs in a 12-1 win over St. Louis pushing the team total to 48 for the month. They passed the previous monthly record of 46 set in September 2019.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1979: Signed minor-league free agent Jeff Stone2020: Traded Austin Davis to Pittsburgh for a player to be named later