This day in Phillies History 4/3

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Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison

Phillies' All-time Record for Today:
4 wins, 4 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 50 percent)



It Happened Today in:
2006: On opening day at Citizens Bank Park, Jimmy Rollins hits a double in the eighth inning to extend his hitting streak to 37 games. The rest of the team didn't fare as well, dropping a 13-5 decision to St. Louis.




Phillies Transactions on This Day:
1950: Lost Eddie Miller on waivers to St. Louis (NL)
1961: Sold Ted Lepcio to Chicago (AL)
1961: Purchased Ted Lepcio from Chicago (AL)
1969: Traded Bill White to St. Louis for Jim Hutto and Jerry Buchek
1974: Signed free agent Jay Johnstone
1979: Traded Todd Cruz to Kansas City for Doug Bird
1985: Released Kiko Garcia
1993: Released Dale Murphy
2002: Lost Nelson Figueroa on waivers to Milwaukee

Happy Birthday:
1860: Tom Lynch
1921: Dick Conger




Today's Debuts:
1984 Bill Campbell*
1984 Glenn Wilson*
1997 Mark Parent*
1997 Reggie Harris*
1997 Mark Leiter*
1997 Erik Plantenberg*
1998 Matt Whiteside*
2001 Brian L. Hunter*
2006 Abraham Nunez*
2006 Julio Santana*
2006 Alex S. Gonzalez*
2006 David Dellucci*

I was at opening day last year to see J-Roll extend his streak. When he got that double, everybody forgot about the score, as we were all thrilled about J-Roll extending his hitting streak.