It happened on this day in:
1896: Dan Brouthers hits a home run in a 9-5 victory over St. Louis. The Phils become the 10th team for which Brouthers hit one out, setting a long-standing record.1938: Pitcher Harold Kelleher pitched the eighth inning of a game vs. the Cubs, facing 16 batters and giving up 12 runs, both NL records for a single inning by one pitcher. The Cubs won 21-2. Wayne LeMaster gets the loss-even though he threw only 3 pitches to the leadoff hitter before leaving with an arm injury.
1965: Jim Bunning does it all -- he throws a 4-hit shutout and hits a home run to score the only run a 1-0 win over Warren Spahn and New York.
1978: Closing out a game at the Vet, Tug McGraw had a full count on New York's Lenny Randle. When the next pitch was high and outside, Randle didn't move towards first and umpire John Kibler didn't signal the walk. So McGraw got the ball back and threw another pitch, which Randle smacked to left for a triple. McGraw struck out the next two batters to end the game.
Phillies Transactions on this Day
1969: Traded Don Lock to Boston for Rudy Schlesinger1999: Traded Paul Spoljaric to the Toronto for Robert Person
2015: Sold contract of Darin Mastroianni to Washington
2017: Acquired Nick Rickles from Washington