Today in Phillies History 4/14

all4phillysportsfan · 04-14-2007, 06:46 AM

Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison

Phillies' All-time Record for Today:
31 wins, 31 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 50 percent)

It Happened Today in:
1914: Sherry Magee is the first Phillie to two home runs on opening day, as the Phils beat New York 10-1.
1931: Chuck Klein hits two home runs on opening day, but the Phils lose to New York 9-5.
1960: Two days after losing the first game of the season, manager Eddie Sawyer resigns and is replaced by Minneapolis manager Gene Mauch

Phillies Transactions on This Day:
1947: Purchased Nick Etten from New York (AL)
1948: Signed minor-league free agent Joe Lonnett
1978: Signed free agent Mike Anderson
1995: Signed free agent Mariano Duncan

Happy Birthday:
1941: Pete Rose

Today's Debuts:
1899 Roy Thomas
1905 Mickey Doolan
1914 Dummy Murphy
1915 Dave Bancroft
1920 Ralph Miller
1931 Buzz Arlett
1931 Frank Watt
1931 Les Mallon
1936 Leo Norris
1942 Bert Hodge
1942 Ron Northey
1942 Lloyd Waner*
1959 Valmy Thomas*
1960 Johnny Callison*
1963 Marcelino Lopez
1964 Danny Cater
1966 Darold Knowles*
1991 Dave LaPoint*

I wish Charlie would resign like Eddie Sawyer did.

fire_bettman · 04-15-2007, 07:30 PM

johnny callison was a great player

all4phillysportsfan · 04-15-2007, 08:08 PM

Yeah he was. He was a great person too and unfortantely he died over the winter

04-14-2007, 06:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
all4phillysportsfan Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,630	Today in Phillies History 4/14 Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison Phillies' All-time Record for Today: 31 wins, 31 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 50 percent) It Happened Today in: 1914: Sherry Magee is the first Phillie to two home runs on opening day, as the Phils beat New York 10-1. 1931: Chuck Klein hits two home runs on opening day, but the Phils lose to New York 9-5. 1960: Two days after losing the first game of the season, manager Eddie Sawyer resigns and is replaced by Minneapolis manager Gene Mauch Phillies Transactions on This Day: 1947: Purchased Nick Etten from New York (AL) 1948: Signed minor-league free agent Joe Lonnett 1978: Signed free agent Mike Anderson 1995: Signed free agent Mariano Duncan Happy Birthday: 1941: Pete Rose Today's Debuts: 1899 Roy Thomas 1905 Mickey Doolan 1914 Dummy Murphy 1915 Dave Bancroft 1920 Ralph Miller 1931 Buzz Arlett 1931 Frank Watt 1931 Les Mallon 1936 Leo Norris 1942 Bert Hodge 1942 Ron Northey 1942 Lloyd Waner* 1959 Valmy Thomas* 1960 Johnny Callison* 1963 Marcelino Lopez 1964 Danny Cater 1966 Darold Knowles* 1991 Dave LaPoint* I wish Charlie would resign like Eddie Sawyer did. __________________ Philly Sports: The worst drought in America.

04-15-2007, 08:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
all4phillysportsfan Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,630	Yeah he was. He was a great person too and unfortantely he died over the winter __________________ Philly Sports: The worst drought in America.

04-15-2007, 07:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
fire_bettman Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: south jersey Posts: 400	johnny callison was a great player