It happened on this day in:
1960: Phillie Wally Post defeated Hank Aaron on the syndicated TV show "Home Run Derby." He returned the following week, but lost to the Pirates' Dick Stuart.2006: The Phillies beat Boston 5-0 at an exhibition game at Citizens Bank Park, setting a new mark for spring training wins (19). Ryan Howard went deep in the game, extending his team record for spring home runs to 11.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1917: Traded Al Demaree to Chicago (NL) for Jimmy Lavender and $5,0001987: Traded Ronn Reynolds to Houston for Jeff Calhoun
1989: Signed free agent Dwayne Murphy
1992: Traded Jason Grimsley to Houston for Curt Schilling
2006: Released Tomas Perez