Today in Phillies History 4/13

all4phillysportsfan · 04-13-2007, 07:28 AM

Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison

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Today in Phillies History for April 13thPhillies' All-time Record for Today:
23 wins, 21 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 52 percent)

It Happened Today in:
1914: A 10th inning run gave the Athletics a 2-1 game victory in the deciding game of the 1914 city series.
1973: Larry Christenson makes his major-league debut, throwing a complete-game victory vs. the Mets
1981: More than 60,000 fans show up for the home opener and watch the Phillies raise the championship banner and the players get their world series rings. Jim Bunning throws out the first ball, which was dropped from a helicopter by Dick Meltzer. Steve Carlton picks up the victory in the 5-1 win over the Pirates
1981: Mike Schmidt and George Brett appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated
1983: Trailing 9-6 in the bottom of the 9th, Bo Diaz beats the Mets with a grand slam for a 10-9 win
1995: The major-league Phillies open the post-strike exhibition season with a 5-4 win over Toronto.
2003: The Phils score 13 runs in the 4th inning -- but none in any other frame -- in a victory over the Reds. The Phillies drew 8 walks in that inning.

Phillies Transactions on This Day:
1910: Released Kid Gleason
1965: Signed free agent Ryne Duren
1966: Purchased Steve Ridzik from Washington
1970: Signed free agent Ruben Amaro
1979: Traded a player to be named to Chicago (AL) for Jack Kucek
1982: Signed free agent Tim Corcoran
1993: Traded Brad Hassinger to Atlanta for Mark Davis

Happy Birthday:
1866: Herman Long
1875: Kid Elberfeld
1962: Jeff Bittiger
1963: Mark Leiter
1966: Wes Chamberlain

Today's Debuts:
1912 Tom Seaton
1921 Frank Bruggy
1921 Frank Parkinson
1923 Red Miller
1954 Stan Jok
1954 Danny Schell
1962 Jack Hamilton
1963 Johnny Klippstein*
1963 Ryne Duren*
1963 Earl Averill*
1966 Dick Groat*
1966 Roger Craig*
1966 Jackie Brandt*
1966 Bill White*
1966 Doug Clemens*
1966 Bob Uecker*
1968 Jeff James
1973 Larry Christenson
1980 George Vukovich
1980 Scott Munninghoff
1980 Lerrin LaGrow*
1990 Rod Booker*
1997 Rob Butler*
2000 Carlos Reye

Some interesting names on the debut list for today, and it's been 12 years to the day that the Phillies played baseball for the first time since the strike that wiped out the 1994 World Series.

fire_bettman · 04-13-2007, 10:45 PM

never heard of rob butler

all4phillysportsfan · 04-14-2007, 06:44 AM

OF I believe, don't know much else.

04-13-2007, 07:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
all4phillysportsfan Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,630	Today in Phillies History 4/13 Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison Home \| Yesterday \| Tomorrow \| All-time Results \| Special Features \| Source Notes Today in Phillies History for April 13thPhillies' All-time Record for Today: 23 wins, 21 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 52 percent) It Happened Today in: 1914: A 10th inning run gave the Athletics a 2-1 game victory in the deciding game of the 1914 city series. 1973: Larry Christenson makes his major-league debut, throwing a complete-game victory vs. the Mets 1981: More than 60,000 fans show up for the home opener and watch the Phillies raise the championship banner and the players get their world series rings. Jim Bunning throws out the first ball, which was dropped from a helicopter by Dick Meltzer. Steve Carlton picks up the victory in the 5-1 win over the Pirates 1981: Mike Schmidt and George Brett appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated 1983: Trailing 9-6 in the bottom of the 9th, Bo Diaz beats the Mets with a grand slam for a 10-9 win 1995: The major-league Phillies open the post-strike exhibition season with a 5-4 win over Toronto. 2003: The Phils score 13 runs in the 4th inning -- but none in any other frame -- in a victory over the Reds. The Phillies drew 8 walks in that inning. Phillies Transactions on This Day: 1910: Released Kid Gleason 1965: Signed free agent Ryne Duren 1966: Purchased Steve Ridzik from Washington 1970: Signed free agent Ruben Amaro 1979: Traded a player to be named to Chicago (AL) for Jack Kucek 1982: Signed free agent Tim Corcoran 1993: Traded Brad Hassinger to Atlanta for Mark Davis Happy Birthday: 1866: Herman Long 1875: Kid Elberfeld 1962: Jeff Bittiger 1963: Mark Leiter 1966: Wes Chamberlain Today's Debuts: 1912 Tom Seaton 1921 Frank Bruggy 1921 Frank Parkinson 1923 Red Miller 1954 Stan Jok 1954 Danny Schell 1962 Jack Hamilton 1963 Johnny Klippstein* 1963 Ryne Duren* 1963 Earl Averill* 1966 Dick Groat* 1966 Roger Craig* 1966 Jackie Brandt* 1966 Bill White* 1966 Doug Clemens* 1966 Bob Uecker* 1968 Jeff James 1973 Larry Christenson 1980 George Vukovich 1980 Scott Munninghoff 1980 Lerrin LaGrow* 1990 Rod Booker* 1997 Rob Butler* 2000 Carlos Reye Some interesting names on the debut list for today, and it's been 12 years to the day that the Phillies played baseball for the first time since the strike that wiped out the 1994 World Series. __________________ Philly Sports: The worst drought in America.

04-14-2007, 06:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
all4phillysportsfan Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,630	OF I believe, don't know much else. __________________ Philly Sports: The worst drought in America.

04-13-2007, 10:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
fire_bettman Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: south jersey Posts: 400	never heard of rob butler