This day in Phillies History 4/7

[all4phillysportsfan]

Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison

Phillies' All-time Record for Today:
8 wins, 13 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 38 percent)



It Happened Today in:
1910: The Phils lose an exhibition game against the Athletics at Shibe Park. Frank Baker hit a home run that cleared the right field wall and landed on 20th Street.
1978: A trapese artist delivers the year's first ball while hanging from a bar under a hovering helicopter. The Phils lose the game to St. Louis, 5-1.
1995: Spring training camps officially open to major-leaguers following the end of the baseball players' strike.




Phillies Transactions on This Day:
1948: Traded Ralph LaPointe and $30,000 to St. Louis or Dick Sisler
1980: Signed free agent Roger Freed
1983: Traded Ray Borucki to Detroit for Eddie Miller
1991: Signed free agent Dave LaPoint
1991: Traded Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan to Chicago (NL) for Mitch Williams
1994: Signed free agent Chuck Ricci
1995: Signed free agent Lenny Webster
1997: Signed free agent Darrin Winston

Happy Birthday:
1933: Bobby Del Greco
1979: Danny Sandoval




Today's Debuts:
1970 Denny Doyle
1970 Larry Bowa
1970 Tim McCarver*
1970 Byron Browne*
1973 Jim Lonborg*
1974 Eddie Watt*
1978 Bud Harrelson*
1984 Jerry Koosman*
1986 Gary Redus*
1986 Milt Thompson*
1987 Mike Easler*
1987 Lance Parrish*
1992 Mariano Duncan*
1992 Dale Sveum*
1992 Barry Jones*
1992 Ruben Amaro*
1993 Danny Jackson*
1993 David West*
2000 Tomas Perez*
2004 Tim Worrell*
2004 Billy Wagner*


I am a Phillies diehard, and I don't even remember Darrin Winston.

[fire_bettman]

i dont remeber chuck ricci either

[all4phillysportsfan]

yeah neither do I. The trade to get Mitch Williams was a great move obviously.