Today in Phillies History for November 8th

It happened on this day in:

1933: Philadelphia voters overturn the city's "blue" laws which prohibited Sunday baseball and dated to 1794. The vote allowed the Phillies to play Sunday home games starting in 1934.
1950: The Associated Press names Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer as Manager of the Year.
1977: For the second time in three years, Greg Luzinski finishes second in the NL MVP race to a player from Cincinnati. "The Bull" notched 39 HRs, 130 RBI, and a .309 average. George Foster bested him with 52 HRs, 149 RBI and a .320 average.
2006: Ryan Howard is named Most Valuable Player of the Japan All-star series after hitting .558 with eight runs, three doubles, four homers and eight RBIs in five games. Howard led MLB to its first ever series sweep, winning all five games.

Phillies Transactions on this Day

1994: Sent Jeff Patterson to New York (AL) to complete the 2/9/1994 trade for Terry Mulholland

 

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