This Day In Phillies History 4/2

all4phillysportsfan · 04-02-2007, 07:14 AM

Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison

Today in Phillies History for April 2ndPhillies' All-time Record for Today:
3 wins, 2 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 60 percent)

It Happened Today in:
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 $5,000
1987: 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

Happy Birthday:
1869: Hughie Jennings
1894: Harry O'Donnell
1960: Tom Barrett
1964: Pete Incaviglia

Today's Debuts:
1996 Benito Santiago*
1996 Todd Zeile*
1996 Lee Tinsley*
1997 Rex Hudler*
1997 Scott Ruffcorn*
1998 Mark Portugal*
2001 Eddie Oropesa
2001 Jose Mesa*
2006 Aaron Rowand*

That Schilling trade was one of the best trades that this organization has made. Alot of winners on the debut list as well.

04-02-2007, 07:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
all4phillysportsfan Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,630	This Day In Phillies History 4/2 Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison Today in Phillies History for April 2ndPhillies' All-time Record for Today: 3 wins, 2 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 60 percent) It Happened Today in: 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 $5,000 1987: 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 Happy Birthday: 1869: Hughie Jennings 1894: Harry O'Donnell 1960: Tom Barrett 1964: Pete Incaviglia Today's Debuts: 1996 Benito Santiago* 1996 Todd Zeile* 1996 Lee Tinsley* 1997 Rex Hudler* 1997 Scott Ruffcorn* 1998 Mark Portugal* 2001 Eddie Oropesa 2001 Jose Mesa* 2006 Aaron Rowand* That Schilling trade was one of the best trades that this organization has made. Alot of winners on the debut list as well. __________________ Philly Sports: The worst drought in America.