Today in Phillies History 4/16

all4phillysportsfan · April 16th, 2007, 05:15 AM

Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison

Today in Phillies History for April 16thPhillies' All-time Record for Today:
23 wins, 43 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 34 percent)

It Happened Today in:
1952: In the first night opener in New York City, The Phils dropped a 5-3 decision to the defending National League champion Giants.
1953: Second baseman Connie Ryan had six consecutive hits -- four singles and two doubles -- at Pittsburgh, setting a team record, but the Phillies lose to the Bucs, 14-12
1954: The Phillies hired Roy Hamey as GM. He had previously been an assistant GM for the Yankees and Pirates. Phillies owner Bob Carpenter had handled GM duties himself since the 1948 death of Herb Pennock.
1957: A record 37,667 fans packed Connie Mack Stadium to see the Phillies season opener against Brooklyn. The Phils lost 7-6 on a 12th inning home run by Dodger Gino Cimoli off of Robin Roberts. Before the game, a memorial to Mack was dedicated in a park across the street.
1959: Dave Philley gets a hit in his first pinch-hitting appearance of the year, extending a streak of eight straight pinch-hits from the previous season, and setting a new major league record
1972: Burt Hooton of the Cubs no-hit the Phillies 4-0 at Chicago's Wrigley Field, but walks 7 batters.
1978: Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hit the Phillies, 5-0
1996: Lenny Dykstra and Mickey Morandini hit back-to-back homers to start the game at Montreal and build a 5-0 lead. They eventually lose the game 7-6.
2006: Brett Myers shut down the Rockies in Denver for a 1-0 victory -- the game with a singled run won by the visiting team in Colorado history.

Phillies Transactions on This Day:
1951: Lost Blix Donnelly on waivers to Boston (NL)
1996: Signed free agent Rafael Quirico

Happy Birthday:
1866: Jim Devlin
1867: Piggy Ward
1942: Jim Lonborg
1972: Antonio Alfonseca

Today's Debuts:
1908 Harry Hoch
1910 Bert Humphries
1917 Patsy McGaffigan
1921 John Monroe
1928 Walt Lerian
1931 Dutch Schesler
1931 Ed Fallenstein
1935 Jim Bivin
1940 Ham Schulte
1940 Ed Levy
1940 Bobby Bragan
1946 John O'Neil
1952 Smoky Burgess*
1955 Jim Westlake
1955 Bob Bowman
1955 Jack Meyer
1955 Jack Spring
1957 Rip Repulski*
1957 Chico Fernandez*
1959 Harry Hanebrink*
1959 Al Schroll*
1960 John Buzhardt*
1961 Choo Choo Coleman
1962 Mel Roach*
2003 Turk Wendell*

We all remember Turk Wendell and his nickname was when he was here in Philly.

fire_bettman · April 16th, 2007, 08:15 PM

man he sucked

all4phillysportsfan · April 16th, 2007, 08:32 PM

Yeah he did. Atleast we didn't give up much for him.

April 16th, 2007, 05:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
all4phillysportsfan Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,630	Today in Phillies History 4/16 Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison Today in Phillies History for April 16thPhillies' All-time Record for Today: 23 wins, 43 losses, and 0 ties (for a winning percentage of 34 percent) It Happened Today in: 1952: In the first night opener in New York City, The Phils dropped a 5-3 decision to the defending National League champion Giants. 1953: Second baseman Connie Ryan had six consecutive hits -- four singles and two doubles -- at Pittsburgh, setting a team record, but the Phillies lose to the Bucs, 14-12 1954: The Phillies hired Roy Hamey as GM. He had previously been an assistant GM for the Yankees and Pirates. Phillies owner Bob Carpenter had handled GM duties himself since the 1948 death of Herb Pennock. 1957: A record 37,667 fans packed Connie Mack Stadium to see the Phillies season opener against Brooklyn. The Phils lost 7-6 on a 12th inning home run by Dodger Gino Cimoli off of Robin Roberts. Before the game, a memorial to Mack was dedicated in a park across the street. 1959: Dave Philley gets a hit in his first pinch-hitting appearance of the year, extending a streak of eight straight pinch-hits from the previous season, and setting a new major league record 1972: Burt Hooton of the Cubs no-hit the Phillies 4-0 at Chicago's Wrigley Field, but walks 7 batters. 1978: Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hit the Phillies, 5-0 1996: Lenny Dykstra and Mickey Morandini hit back-to-back homers to start the game at Montreal and build a 5-0 lead. They eventually lose the game 7-6. 2006: Brett Myers shut down the Rockies in Denver for a 1-0 victory -- the game with a singled run won by the visiting team in Colorado history. Phillies Transactions on This Day: 1951: Lost Blix Donnelly on waivers to Boston (NL) 1996: Signed free agent Rafael Quirico Happy Birthday: 1866: Jim Devlin 1867: Piggy Ward 1942: Jim Lonborg 1972: Antonio Alfonseca Today's Debuts: 1908 Harry Hoch 1910 Bert Humphries 1917 Patsy McGaffigan 1921 John Monroe 1928 Walt Lerian 1931 Dutch Schesler 1931 Ed Fallenstein 1935 Jim Bivin 1940 Ham Schulte 1940 Ed Levy 1940 Bobby Bragan 1946 John O'Neil 1952 Smoky Burgess* 1955 Jim Westlake 1955 Bob Bowman 1955 Jack Meyer 1955 Jack Spring 1957 Rip Repulski* 1957 Chico Fernandez* 1959 Harry Hanebrink* 1959 Al Schroll* 1960 John Buzhardt* 1961 Choo Choo Coleman 1962 Mel Roach* 2003 Turk Wendell* We all remember Turk Wendell and his nickname was when he was here in Philly. __________________ Philly Sports: The worst drought in America.

April 16th, 2007, 08:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
all4phillysportsfan Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,630	Yeah he did. Atleast we didn't give up much for him. __________________ Philly Sports: The worst drought in America.

April 16th, 2007, 08:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
fire_bettman Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: south jersey Posts: 400	man he sucked