Philadelphia Phillies in History

Events 1 - 100 of 321

• 1883-08-23 Philadelphia Quakers make 27 errors against Providence Grays in 28-0 shutout defeat at Messer Street Grounds; wild pitches, walks, passed balls count as errors in MLB prior to 1888
• 1883-09-08 New York Gothams score 13 runs in an inning in a 16-6 win over Philadelphia Quakers at Recreation Park, Philadelphia; MLB record (18) set 2 days earlier
• 1885-08-29 Phillies Charlie Ferguson no-hits Providence 1-0

• 1887-04-30 1st game played at Broad & Huntingdon St Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10
• 1887-06-15 NY Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 29-1
• 1887-06-28 MLB Philadelphia Quakers (later Phillies) win most lopsided shut-out in franchise history, 24-0, over Hoosiers at Seventh Street Ballpark in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 1887-10-08 Phillies set club record 16th straight victory
• 1892-06-28 Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories
• 1894-04-24 Lave Cross becomes 1st Philadelphia Phillies player to hit for the cycle in 22-5 win over the Bridegrooms at Eastern Park, Brooklyn
• 1894-06-15 Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8
• 1894-08-31 Phillies outfielder Billy Hamilton equals George Gore's MLB single game stolen bases record with 7 steals in 10-8 win vs Washington Senators in Philadelphia
• 1896-07-13 Philadelphia outfielder Ed Delahanty becomes second major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in a game as Phillies lose 9-8 to Chicago Colts at the West Side Grounds, Chicago
• 1898-04-21 Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat
• 1898-07-08 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Red Donahue no-hits Boston Beaneaters, 5-0 at the Baker Bowl
• 1900-06-21 Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers
• 1900-07-13 Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8

• 1900-08-31 Brooklyn pitcher Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Philadelphia Phillies in 2nd inning of the Superbas' 9-4 loss at Washington Park; Kennedy still achieves his 4th 20-win season
• 1902-11-21 Baseball's Philadelphia Athletics & Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League
• 1903-02-28 Barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buy Philadelphia Phillies for $170,000
• 1903-08-19 Philadelphia Phillies suffer record 9th straight postponed game
• 1903-08-26 Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game
• 1903-08-31 New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader of month, beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1 and 9-2 at the Polo Grounds
• 1903-09-18 Phillies' Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago Cubs, 10-0
• 1904-07-05 NY Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 innings at Huntington Park
• 1905-08-24 Chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings
• 1906-05-01 Philadelphia Athletics pitcher John Lush no-hits the Brooklyn Superbas, 6-0
• 1906-05-01 Philadelphia Phillies Johnny Lush (20) pitches no-hitter in 6-0 win over Brooklyn Superbas in Washington Park in Brooklyn, New York; the team's last no-hitter until 1964
• 1906-09-26 Pitts Lefty Leifield no-hits Phillies, 8-0 in 6 inning game
• 1908-04-13 Groundbreaking for Philadelphia's Shibe Park, home of MLB Athletics (AL), 1909-54, MLB Phillies (NL), 1938-70, and NFL Eagles, 1940-57
• 1908-07-04 MLB New York Giants pitcher George "Hooks" Wiltse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inning; missed a perfect game by hitting one batter with a pitch (Polo Grounds, NYC)
• 1910-10-06 Braves beat Phillies 20-7

• 1912-07-18 Chicago Cubs get 21 hits but lose to Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings
• 1912-07-20 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game
• 1913-04-09 Brooklyn Superbas' (later Dodgers) Ebbets Field opens; visiting Philadelphia Phillies win, 1-0
• 1913-07-25 Pittsburgh Pirates future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Max Carey scores 5 runs without a hit, reaching first base on an error and 4 walks, as the Bucs beat Philadelphia Phillies, 12-2
• 1913-08-30 Phillies lead Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract Giants, Umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled
• 1913-09-05 Phillies & Braves tie record of only 1 run in a double header, Phillies win 1st game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into 10th
• 1914-09-09 Boston Brave George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0
• 1915-09-22 Boston Red Sox ask Boston Braves for use of Braves Field (10,000+ capacity) for Baseball World Series against Philadelphia Phillies
• 1915-09-29 Philadelphia Phillies clinch their 1st pennant
• 1915-10-08 Phillies win their 1st & only World Series game before 1980, beating Red Sox, 3-1, with an 8th inning 2 run rally
• 1915-10-13 Baseball World Series: Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4 at the Baker Bowl to clinch series 4-1
• 1916-10-02 Pitching in his 3rd start in 5 days, Philadelphia Phillies right hander Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 20th century MLB record 16th shutout of year, a 2-0 win v Boston Braves
• 1917-08-13 Milt Stock (2), Fred Luderus (2) and Possum Whitted of the Philadelphia Phillies steal 5 bases in an inning in 3-0 win against Boston at Braves Field
• 1918-06-13 Phillies and Cards tie 8-8 in 19 innings
• 1918-07-17 Longest errorless game, Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 21 innings

• 1919-04-30 Phillies beat Brooklyn Dodgers 9-0 in 20 innings
• 1919-05-04 1st legal Sunday baseball game in NYC, 35,000 watch the Phillies beat the NY Giants 4-3
• 1919-07-07 Philadelphia Phillies tie MLB record of 8 steals in an innings (9th) in a 10-5 loss vs NY Giants
• 1919-09-28 Fastest major league game (51 mins), Giants beat Phillies 6-1
• 1920-04-20 Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats NY Giants 3-0
• 1921-08-05 KDKA Pittsburgh presents first radio broadcast of MLB; Pirates beat Phillies, 8-0; Harold Arlin first play-by-play broadcaster
• 1922-05-07 NY Giant Jesse Barnes no-hits Phillies, 2-0
• 1922-06-12 St Louis Cardinals make MLB record 10 straight hits in 6th inning of a 14-8 win over the Phillies at the Baker Bowl, Philadelphia
• 1922-08-08 Pirates set record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Phillies)
• 1922-08-24 1st Phillie to hit for cycle (Cy Williams)
• 1922-08-25 Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league game
• 1923-04-17 Longest NL opening game, Phillies & Dodgers tie 5-5 in 14
• 1923-05-11 10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St Louis Cardinals at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
• 1923-06-01 New York Giants rout Philadelphia Phillies, 22-5 at the Baker Bowl; first time in 20th century a MLB team has scored in every inning
• 1923-06-28 MLB Brooklyn Robins blow 7-0 lead, as Phillies win 8-7 at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia

• 1923-07-21 Phillies score 12 in 6th and beat Cubs 17-4
• 1923-10-06 1st NL unassisted triple play (Ernie Padgett, Braves against Phillies)
• 1924-10-01 MLB Commissioner Kenesaw Landis bans NY Giants outfielder Jimmy O'Connell & coach Cozy Dolan from World Series after they attempt to bribe Phillies shortstop Heinie Sand
• 1925-05-07 Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row
• 1925-09-13 MLB Brooklyn Robins pitcher Dazzy Vance no-hits the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 10-1 at Ebbets Field

• 1926-06-10 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle
• 1926-09-16 St Louis Cards beat Phillies 23-3
• 1927-05-22 Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4
• 1927-08-05 Phillies outfielder Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats in 9-7 win v Pirates
• 1928-06-25 NY Giants future Baseball HOF third baseman Freddie Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader in 12-4 & 8-2 wins over Philadelphia Phillies at the Baker Bowl
• 1928-07-08 Phillies set record of errorless 25 inning doubleheader

• 1928-09-15 St. Louis Cardinals set NL record of 18 men left-on-base; still beat Phillies, 8-6 at the Baker Bowl, Philadelphia
• 1928-09-18 St. Louis beat Phillies, 4-2 at the Baker Bowl, Philadelphia; 20th Cards' win of 22 starts between the 2 clubs in 1928
• 1929-05-18 Brooklyn Robins beat Philadelphia Phillies, 20-16; lose 8-6 in game 2 at the Baker Bowl; MLB record 50 runs for a doubleheader
• 1929-06-22 Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader
• 1929-07-06 St. Louis Cardinals set MLB run record with 28 runs on 28 hits (28-6 v Phillies)
• 1929-07-10 Pittsburgh Pirates outslug Philadelphia Phillies, 15-9 at the Baker Bowl; 9 HRs hit, 1 in each inning - unique in MLB history
• 1929-08-02 Philadelphia 1st baseman Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR in Phillies' 2-0 win v Pittsburgh Pirates
• 1930-06-03 Grover Cleveland Alexander is released by the Phillies

• 1930-09-06 Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 22-8
• 1930-09-16 Phillies trailing 10-5, score 5 in 9th, then Pirates score 4 in top of 10th, so Phillies score 5 in bottom of 10th to win 15-14
• 1931-05-30 Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH
• 1931-07-11 NY Giants beat Phillies 23-8
• 1931-09-16 St Louis Cards repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over Phillies
• 1933-04-25 Philadelphia Phillies' Dick Bartell is 1st MLB player to get 4 consecutive doubles in 9 innings
• 1933-05-26 Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs St Louis Cards
• 1934-07-14 Philadelphia Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beating Cincinnati 18-0
• 1934-08-04 Giants outfielder Mel Ott becomes first player in MLB history to score 6 runs in a game as New York beats Phillies, 21-4
• 1935-05-15 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates squeak past Phillies 20-5 at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl

• 1936-07-10 Phillies Chuck Klein becomes 4th to hit 4 HRs in a game
• 1936-07-22 Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johnny Moore hits 3 straight home runs in a 16-4 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates
• 1937-05-09 Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6)
• 1937-05-12 St Louis Cards beat Philadelphia Phillies, 15-3
• 1937-06-06 Philadelphia Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game
• 1937-07-30 Phillies Dolph Camilli, plays 1st base and registers no put outs

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• 1866-02-16 Billy Hamilton, American Baseball HOF outfielder (NL batting champion 1891, 93; 5 × NL stolen base leader; KC Cowboys, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1940)
• 1866-05-12 Lafayette "Lave" Cross [Vratislav Kriz], American MLB baseball infielder, 1892-1907 (Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, and 5 other teams), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1927)
• 1866-10-26 William "Kid" Gleason, American baseball utility (St. Louis Browns, NY Giants, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Chicago White Sox, during "Black Sox" scandal), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 1933)
• 1867-10-30 Ed Delahanty, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL batting champion 1899; NL home run leader 1893, 96; 3 × NL RBI leader; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1903)
• 1869-09-14 Kid Nichols, American Baseball HOF pitcher (3 × NL wins leader; All-Time Saves Leader 1899–1906; Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 1904–05), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1953)
• 1874-09-05 Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie, American Baseball HOF second baseman (Triple Crown 1901; AL batting champion 1901–04, 10; Philadelphia A's, Cleveland Naps), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (d. 1959)
• 1876-01-11 Elmer Flick, American Baseball HOF outfielder (AL batting champion 1905; NL RBI leader 1900; 2 × AL stolen base leader; Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Bronchos/Naps), born in Bedford, Ohio (d. 1971)
• 1885-10-08 Johnny Lush, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1904-10 (Philadelphia Phillies, St . Louis Cardinals 2 no-hitters - 1 official, 1 rain-shortened), born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (d. 1946)
• 1887-02-26 Grover Cleveland Alexander, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1926 Chicago Cubs; Triple Crown 1915, 16, 20; 6 × NL wins & strikeout leader; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Elba, Nebraska (d. 1950)
• 1887-12-21 Cy Williams, American baseball outfielder (4 x NL HR leader; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Wadena, Indiana (d. 1974)
• 1891-05-03 Eppa Rixey Jr., American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL wins leader 1922; 266 career wins; Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds), born in Culpeper, Virginia (d. 1963)
• 1893-06-09 Irish Meusel, American baseball left fielder (World Series 1921, 22; NL RBI leader 1923; Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants), born in Oakland, California (d. 1963)

• 1901-07-28 Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball pitcher (MLB record career double plays [79] 1938-64) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Mishawaka, Indiana (d. 1979)

• 1906-01-03 Gus Suhr, American baseball first baseman (1435 MLB games Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies; only player to be sued by a fan injured after struck by a foul ball), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2004)
• 1907-11-22 Dick Bartell, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1933, 37; Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
• 1909-03-25 Dutch Leonard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1940, 43, 44, 45, 51; Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs), born in Auburn, Illinois (d. 1983)
• 1912-05-27 Terry Moore, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1942, 46; 4 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies 1954), born in Vernon, Alabama (d. 1995)
• 1917-03-02 Jim Konstanty, American MLB relief pitcher (MLB All Star 1950; NL MVP 1950; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Strykersville, New York (d. 1976)
• 1917-10-08 Danny Murtaugh, American baseball infielder (NL stolen base leader 1941 Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (World Series 1960, 71; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1976)
• 1920-02-08 Buddy Blattner, American baseball second baseman (St. Louis Cards, NY Giants, Philadelphia Phillies) and table tennis player World C'ship gold doubles 1936, 37), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2009)
• 1920-05-16 Dave Philley, American MLB baseball switch-hitting outfielder, 1941, 1946-62 (Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies (MLB record 9 straight pinch hits), and 8 other teams), born in Paris, Texas (d. 2012)
• 1923-04-17 Solly Hemus, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 1959–61), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2017)
• 1925-06-08 Del Ennis, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1946, 51, 55; NL RBI leader 1950; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
• 1925-08-16 Willie Jones, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1950, 51; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Dillon, South Carolina (d. 1983)
• 1926-06-09 Roy Smalley Jr., American MLB shortstop (Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2011)
• 1926-09-30 Robin Roberts, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; won 28 consecutive complete games 1952-53; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 2010)

• 1928-08-12 Bob Buhl, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1960, 60²; World Series 1957 Milwaukee Braves; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Saginaw, Michigan (d. 2001)
• 1929-05-19 Curt Simmons, American baseball pitcher (3 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1964 St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
• 1930-11-10 Gene Conley, American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies) and basketball forward (NBA C'ship 1959–1961; Boston Celtics), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2017)
• 1931-06-02 Larry Jackson, American baseball pitcher (5x MLB All-Star; MLB wins leader 1964; St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Nampa, Idaho (d. 1990)

• 1934-08-04 Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees), born in Newport, Delaware (d. 2017)
• 1934-09-07 Bill Giles, American baseball owner (Philadelphia Phillies 1981-2013; honorary National League President), born in Rochester, New York
• 1935-01-26 Bob Uecker, American baseball catcher (Milwaukee Braves, St.L Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves), actor ("Mr Belvedere") and broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1935-12-19 Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball second baseman (MLB All Star 1960; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers), born in Central Álava, Cuba (d. 2020)
• 1936-01-06 Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Nuevo Laredo (d. 2017)
• 1936-02-05 Lee Thomas, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1962, 62²; LA Angels, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs) and executive (GM Philadelphia Phillies 1988-93), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2022)
• 1937-08-22 Pat Gillick, American Baseball HOF executive (GM Toronto Blue Jays World Series 1992, 93, Philadelphia Phillies 2008), born in Chico, California
• 1938-06-04 Art Mahaffey, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star (1961, 1961², 1962²; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1938-11-07 Jim Kaat, American Baseball HOF pitcher (16 x Gold Glove; 3 x MLB All-Star; Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies) and broadcaster, (NY Yankees, Minnesota Twins, MLB Network), born in Zeeland, Michigan
• 1939-03-06 Cookie Rojas, Cuban baseball second baseman (5 × MLB All-Star; Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals) and manager (California Angels, Florida Marlins), born in Havana, Cuba
• 1940-01-01 Ruly Carpenter, American baseball executive (principal owner and president Philadelphia Phillies 1972-81), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 2021)
• 1940-04-12 Woodie Fryman, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 76; Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos), born in Ewing, Kentucky (d. 2011)
• 1941-03-20 Pat Corrales, American baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, SD Padres) and manager (Texas Rangers 1978–80, Philadelphia Phillies 1982–83, Cleveland Indians 1983–87), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023)

• 1941-08-06 Ray Culp, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1963, 69; Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox), born in Elgin, Texas
• 1942-03-08 Dick Allen, American baseball infielder (7 × MLB All-Star; NL Rookie of the Year 1964, Philadelphia Phillies; AL MVP 1972, Chicago White Sox), born in Wampum, Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1]
• 1942-09-28 Grant Jackson, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1969; World Series 1979; Philadelphia Phillies; Baltimore Orioles; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Fostoria, Ohio (d. 2021)
• 1942-11-02 Ron Reed, American basketball forward (Detroit Pistons) and baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1968 Atlanta Braves; World Series 1980 Philadelphia Phillies), born in LaPorte, Indiana
• 1943-10-07 José Cardenal, Cuban baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and 7 other teams) and coach (NY Yankees, and 4 other teams), born in Matanzas, Cuba
• 1944-01-17 Denny Doyle, American MLB baseball second baseman, 1970-77 (Philadelphia Phillies, and 1 other team), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 2022)

• 1945-09-13 Rick Wise, American MLB pitcher, 1964-82, 2X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Jackson, Michigan
• 1945-12-06 Larry Bowa, American 2nd baseman (Phillies), born in Sacramento, California
• 1946-01-20 Johnny Oates, American MLB baseball catcher, 1970-81 (Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and 3 other teams), and manager, 1991-2001 (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers), born in Sylva, North Carolina (d. 2004)
• 1946-09-22 Dan Baker, American public address announcer (Philadelphia Phillies, 1972-present; Philadelphia Eagles, 1985-2014), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1947-07-31 John Vukovich, American baseball infielder, manager (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2007)
• 1947-11-19 Bob Boone, American baseball catcher (4×MLB All-Star; World Series 1980 Philadelphia Phillies; 7×Gold Glove Award) and manager (KC Royals, Cincinnati Reds), born in San Diego, California
• 1948-04-01 Willie Montañez, Puerto Rican baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1977; Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves), born in Cataño, Puerto Rico
• 1949-02-03 (Arnold) "Bake" McBride, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1973-83, Rookie of the Year; All-Star (St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies, and 1 other team), born in Fulton, Missouri
• 1949-09-01 Garry Maddox, American MLB centerfielder, 1972-86 (San Francisco Giants; Philadelphia Phillies - 8X Gold Glove, World Series champ), broadcaster, entrepreneur, and Vietnam War veteran, born in Cincinnati, Ohio

• 1950-10-24 Rawly Eastwick, American baseball pitcher, 1975-81, 2X NL saves leader (Cincinnati Reds; Philadelphia Phillies, and 4 other teams), born in Camden, New Jersey
• 1950-11-22 Greg Luzinski, baseball player (Phillies, White Sox)
• 1950-12-25 Manny Trillo, Venezuelan baseball second baseman (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1974, 80; 3 × Gold Glove; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Caripito, Venezuela
• 1952-11-08 John Denny, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1983; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Prescott, Arizona
• 1953-08-16 Nick Leyva, baseball manager (Phillies 1988-91)
• 1955-12-22 Lonnie Smith, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1978-94; (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, and 3 other teams), WS wins with 3 different teams, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1957-06-24 Doug Jones, American baseball relief pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Covina, California (d. 2021)
• 1959-04-18 Jim Eisenreich, American MLB outfielder (Tourette syndrome, Florida Marlins WS 1997), born in St. Cloud, Minnesota

• 1960-11-28 Ken Howell, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2018)
• 1961-02-09 John Kruk, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1991–1993; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Charleston, West Virginia
• 1962-01-03 Darren Daulton, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1992, 93, 95; World Series 1997; Silver Slugger Award 1992; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Arkansas City, Kansas (d. 2017)
• 1962-01-05 Danny Jackson, American baseball pitcher (Royals/Phillies/Cardinals), born in San Antonio, Texas
• 1962-01-10 Jim Lindeman, American baseball outfielder, 1996-84 (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and 3 other teams), born in Evanston, Illinois
• 1962-01-11 Donn Pall, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-98 (Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, and 3 other teams), born in Evergreen Park, Illinois
• 1962-10-12 Sid Fernandez, American baseball pitcher (NY Mets, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
• 1963-02-10 Lenny Dykstra, American MLB centerfielder (NY Met, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Santa Ana, California
• 1963-03-09 Terry Mulholland, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
• 1963-07-29 Steve Frey, American pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania
• 1964-05-11 Floyd Youmans, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1985-89 (Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Tampa, Florida
• 1964-09-01 David West, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-98 (Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, and 3 other teams), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2022)
• 1965-01-20 Brad Brink, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Roseville, California
• 1965-03-09 Benito Santiago, Puerto Rican baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
• 1965-09-09 Todd Zeile, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, LA Dodgers, Texas Rangers, NY Mets) and broadcaster (SportsNet New York), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1965-11-22 Mike Benjamin, Euclid Ohio, infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
• 1966-05-22 José Mesa, Dominican MLB baseball pitcher, 1987-2007, 2X All-Star (Cleveland Indians; Philadelphia Phillies, and 6 other teams), born in Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic
• 1966-11-14 Curt Schilling, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Anchorage, Alaska
• 1967-04-23 Rhéal Cormier, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies; Boston Red Sox), born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (d. 2021) [1]
• 1967-08-01 Gregg Jefferies, American infielder (NY Mets, Royals, Phillies), born in Burlingame, California
• 1968-01-11 Ben Rivera, Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
• 1968-04-15 Billy Brewer, American baseball pitcher, 1993-99 (NY Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, and 2 other teams), born in Fort Worth, Texas
• 1968-07-29 Mike Williams, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2002, 03; only pitcher in All-Star game with ERA over 6.00; Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Radford, Virginia
• 1968-10-24 Ken Ryan, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• 1968-11-07 Russ Springer, American MLB pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Alexandria, Louisiana
• 1969-08-26 Ricky Bottalico, American MLB, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in New Britain, Connecticut

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• 2012-12-01 Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (33) weds Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader Krystle Campbell in Maui, Hawaii

• 1903-07-02 Ed Delahanty, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL batting champion 1899; NL home run leader 1893, 96; 3 × NL RBI leader; Philadelphia Phillies), dies intoxicated falling into Niagara Falls at 35
• 1909-06-28 Israel Durham, Phillies president dies
• 1927-09-06 Lafayette "Lave" Cross [Vratislav Kriz], American MLB baseball infielder, 1892-1907 (Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, and 5 other teams), dies of a heart attack at 61
• 1933-01-02 William "Kid" Gleason, American baseball utility (St. Louis Browns, NY Giants, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Chicago White Sox, during "Black Sox" scandal), dies from a heart condition at 66
• 1940-12-16 Billy Hamilton, American Baseball HOF outfielder (NL batting champion 1891, 93; 5 × NL stolen base leader; KC Cowboys, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 74
• 1946-11-18 Johnny Lush, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1904-10 (Philadelphia Phillies, St . Louis Cardinals 2 no-hitters - 1 official, 1 rain-shortened), dies at 61
• 1948-01-30 Herb Pennock, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × World Series; Philadelphia A's, Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees), dies at 53
• 1950-11-04 Grover Cleveland Alexander, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1926 Chicago Cubs; Triple Crown 1915, 16, 20; 6 × NL wins & strikeout leader; Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 63
• 1953-04-11 Kid Nichols, American Baseball HOF pitcher (3 × NL wins leader; All-Time Saves Leader 1899–1906; Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 1904–05), dies at 83

• 1959-02-07 Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie, American Baseball HOF second baseman (Triple Crown 1901; AL batting champion 1901–04, 10; Philadelphia A's, Cleveland Naps), dies at 84
• 1963-02-28 Eppa Rixey Jr., American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL wins leader 1922; 266 career wins; Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds), dies at 71
• 1963-03-01 Irish Meusel, American baseball left fielder (World Series 1921, 22; NL RBI leader 1923; Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants), dies at 69
• 1971-01-09 Elmer Flick, American Baseball HOF outfielder (AL batting champion 1905; NL RBI leader 1900; 2 × AL stolen base leader; Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Bronchos/Naps), dies at 94
• 1974-04-23 Cy Williams, American baseball outfielder (4 x NL HR leader; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 86
• 1976-06-11 Jim Konstanty, American MLB relief pitcher (MLB All Star 1950; NL MVP 1950; Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 59
• 1976-12-02 Danny Murtaugh, American baseball infielder (NL stolen base leader 1941 Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (World Series 1960, 71; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies from a stroke at 59

• 1979-11-18 Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball pitcher (MLB record career double plays [79] 1938-64) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies), dies of a heart attack at 78
• 1983-04-17 Dutch Leonard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1940, 43, 44, 45, 51; Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs), dies of congestive heart failure at 74
• 1983-10-18 Willie Jones, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1950, 51; Philadelphia Phillies), dies from cancer at 58
• 1985-02-10 Johnny Mokan, American MLB player (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 89
• 1990-08-28 Larry Jackson, American baseball pitcher (5 × MLB All-Star; MLB wins leader 1964; St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies from cancer at 59
• 1995-03-29 Terry Moore, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1942, 46; 4 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies 1954), dies at 82
• 1995-08-04 Dick Bartell, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1933, 37; Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 87
• 1996-02-08 Del Ennis, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1946, 51, 55; NL RBI leader 1950; Philadelphia Phillies), dies from complications of diabetes at 70

• 2001-02-16 Bob Buhl, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1960, 60²; World Series 1957 Milwaukee Braves; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 72
• 2004-01-15 Gus Suhr, American baseball first baseman (1,435 MLB games Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies; only player to be sued by a fan injured after struck by a foul ball), dies at 98
• 2004-12-24 Johnny Oates, American MLB baseball catcher, 1970-81 (Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and 3 other teams), and manager, 1991-2001 (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers), dies of brain cancer at 58
• 2007-03-08 John Vukovich, American baseball infielder, manager (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 59
• 2009-09-04 Buddy Blattner, American baseball second baseman (St. Louis Cards, NY Giants, Philadelphia Phillies) and table tennis player World C'ship gold doubles 1936, 37), dies at 89
• 2010-05-06 Robin Roberts, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; won 28 consecutive complete games 1952-53; Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 83
• 2011-02-04 Woodie Fryman, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 76; Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos), dies at 70
• 2012-03-15 Dave Philley, American MLB baseball switch-hitting outfielder, 1941, 1946-62 (Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies (MLB record 9 straight pinch hits), and 8 other teams), dies at 91
• 2017-03-22 Dallas Green, American baseball manager and pitcher (Phillies, Yankees), dies at 82
• 2017-03-31 Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 81

• 2017-07-04 Gene Conley, American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies) and basketball forward (NBA C'ship 1959–1961; Boston Celtics), dies at 86
• 2017-08-06 Darren Daulton, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1992, 93, 95; World Series 1997; Silver Slugger Award 1992; Philadelphia Phillies), dies of brain cancer at 55
• 2017-10-03 Solly Hemus, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 1959–61), dies at 94
• 2017-11-07 Roy Halladay, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All-Star, Cy Young Award 2003, 10; perfect game 2010; postseason no-hitter 2010; Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies), died when piloting a plane under influence of painkillers, sleeping pills at 40
• 2018-11-09 Ken Howell, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 57
• 2020-07-16 Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball second baseman (MLB All Star 1960²; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers), dies from stroke complications at 84
• 2020-12-07 Dick Allen, American baseball infielder (7 × MLB All-Star; NL Rookie of the Year 1964, Philadelphia Phillies; AL MVP 1972, Chicago White Sox), dies at 78 [1]
• 2021-02-02 Grant Jackson, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1969; World Series 1979; Philadelphia Phillies; Baltimore Orioles; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies from complications of COVID-19 at 78
• 2021-03-08 Rhéal Cormier, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies; Boston Red Sox), dies of pancreatic cancer at 53 [1]
• 2021-09-13 Ruly Carpenter, American baseball executive (principal owner and president Philadelphia Phillies 1972-81), dies at 81
• 2021-11-22 Doug Jones, American baseball relief pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies), dies from COVID-19 at 64
• 2022-05-14 David West, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-98 (Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, and 3 other teams), dies of brain cancer at 57
• 2022-08-31 Lee Thomas, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1962, 62²; LA Angels, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs) and executive (GM Philadelphia Phillies 1988-93), dies at 86
• 2022-12-13 Curt Simmons, American baseball pitcher (3 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1964 St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 93
• 2022-12-20 Denny Doyle, American MLB baseball second baseman, 1970-77 (Philadelphia Phillies, and 1 other team), dies at 78
• 2023-08-27 Pat Corrales, American baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, SD Padres) and manager (Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians), dies at 82