Today in Phillies History 4/10

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Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison

Phillies' All-time Record for Today:
19 wins, 15 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 55 percent)



It Happened Today in:
1914: Federal Judge Clarence Sessions rules that catcher Bill Killefer can remain with the Phillies, and not be forced to report to the Federal league. While the judge ruled that the National League's reserve clause was unenforceable, he also found that Killefer had a moral commitment to the Phillies, even if a valid contract was not in place.
1915: A 3-run home run by Gavvy Cravath in the eighth inning gave the Phillies a 5-3 win over the Athletics in the final game of the 1915 city series. The two teams split the series down the middle, with 3 wins each and a tie.
1971: The Phils play the first game in the history of the Vet, a 4-1 win over the Expos. Jim Bunning is the winning pitcher. 55,352 fans were in attendance, setting a record for baseball in Pennsylvania.
1973: In a repeat of least year's home opener stunt, Kiteman II tries to deliver the first ball of the season via hang-glider. He makes it to center field before crashing, but the Phils beat Montreal 7-5.
1976: To celebrate the nation's bicentennial, a horseman delivers the year's first ball after riding from Boston. Rocketman then flies with it around the Vet. The Phils lose to Pittsburgh, 5-4 in 11 innings.
1979: The Army's Golden Knights parachute team delivers the year's first balls, landing at seven spots around the field. The Phillies beat Pittsburgh, 7-3.




Phillies Transactions on This Day:
1950: Lost Charlie Bicknell on waivers to Boston (NL)
1965: Sold Dallas Green to Washington
1966: Signed free agent Roger Craig
1967: Purchased Tito Francona from St. Louis (NL)
1970: Traded Ron Allen to New York (NL) for a player to be named
1971: Sent Jeff Terpko to Washington to complete the 11/3/1970 trade for Curt Flood
1978: Signed minor-league free agent Alejandro Sanchez
1991: Signed free agent Rick Schu
1995: Signed free agent Dave Gallagher

Happy Birthday:
1879: Tom Barry
1895: Bob McGraw
1909: Jim Spotts
1963: Marvin Freeman
1970: Rob Butler




Today's Debuts:
1959 Sparky Anderson
1962 Billy Klaus*
1963 Wayne Graham
1963 Ray Culp
1963 Cookie Rojas*
1968 Larry Hisle
1968 Don Money
1968 Mike Ryan*
1973 Cesar Tovar*
1974 Frank Linzy*
1975 Cy Acosta*
1976 Jim Kaat*
1976 Bobby Tolan*
1977 Davey Johnson*
1982 Sid Monge*
1990 Sil Campusano*
1992 Kyle Abbott*
1994 Jeff Juden*

A decent group of people on the debut list for today, most of the guys don't have great history with the Phillies. Davey Johnson, Sparky Anderson.