It happened on this day in:
1916: Pete Alexander pitches complete game victories in both ends of a double-header against Cincinnati, including a 4-0 shut-out in the night cap.1924: The Phils lose to St. Louis 8-7, their 34th one-run loss of the season
1930: The Phils drop a 19-16 loss to the Cardinals, with the two teams combining for 42 hits.
1956: Stan Lopata hits two home runs against New York, raising his season total to 32, a new record for a Phillie right-hander
1965: Jim Bunning strikes out nine batters in an 11-5 win over Chicago, raising his season total to 247. It broke the team record of 241 set by Grover Cleveland Alexander in 1915. After two more starts, he finished the year with 268 strikeouts.
1983: Steve Carlton gets the victory in a 6-2 win over St. Louis, his 300th career win. The Phillies presented him with a gold ring with "300" spelled in diamonds after the game. He was only the 16th pitcher to earn 300 victories.
1988: GM Lee Thomas fired manager Lee Elia. John Vuckovich managed the last 9 games of the season. Elia had a 111-142 record as Phillies manager.
2003: An All-Vet team was announced prior to the penultimate game at the stadium: Darren Daulton (c), John Kruk (1b), Juan Samuel (2b), Mike Schmidt (3b), Larry Bowa (ss), Greg Luzinski (lf), Gary Maddox (cf), Bobby Abreu (rf), Steve Carlton (sp-lh), Curt Schilling (sp-rh), Tug McGraw (rp), Dallas Green (mgr)
Phillies Transactions on this Day
2011: Traded Mike Zagurski to Arizona for a player to be named or cash; released Drew Naylor