Today in Phillies History 4/17

all4phillysportsfan · 04-17-2007, 06:59 PM

Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison

Today in Phillies History for April 17thPhillies' All-time Record for Today:
32 wins, 32 losses, and 1 ties (for a winning percentage of 49 percent)

It Happened Today in:
1917: In the middle of a 5-run rally, Phillie Jimmy Lavender is called out when he mistakenly leaves second base. He had thought he was forced on a throw from the outfield, but in fact, the Boston second-baseman was pulled off the bag. By the time Phillies skipper Moran told Lavender of his error and sent him to third, the umpire called him out. The Phils eventually lost the game in 12 innings, and Moran protested to the league.
1923: The Phils and Brooklyn play to a 14-inning, 5-5 tie on opening day, setting a record for longest opening day game
1964: The Phillies beat the Cubs 10-8 at wind-blown Wrigley Field. The teams tied a major league record by hitting five home runs in an inning (the fifth).
1965: In the second inning, Phillie leadoff hitter Wes Covington struck out, but reached first on a passed ball. Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale then fanned the next three batters to total four strikeouts in the inning. The Phillies won the game, 3-2.
1969: Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in only the 9th game of the Expos' existence
1972: Kiteman attempts to deliver the ball for the home opener by hang gliding from the upper deck of the Vet. He crashes into the center field seats, and the Phils lose to St. Louis, 5-4.
1976: Mike Schmidt goes 5-for-6 with 4 homers and 8 RBI in a 18-16 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. He hit two homers off of Rick Reuschel, one off of his brother Paul, and one off of Mike Garman
1979: Garry Maddox gets a hit in the second inning and follows with another hit in each of the next three innings, a team record. The Phils beat Pittsburgh 13-2.
1996: The Phils tie an NL record by recording 21 infield assists in a 9-inning game at Montreal -- 9 by Kevin Stocker and 8 by Todd Ziele. The Phils won 9-3.

Phillies Transactions on This Day:
Sorry, the database doesn't include any transactions for today.
Happy Birthday:
1863: Charlie Ferguson
1903: Elmer Miller
1906: Eddie Delker
1907: Bobby Stevens
1909: Chuck Sheerin
1914: Lefty Smoll
1917: Stan Andrews
1923: Solly Hemus
1937: Roberto Pena
1972: Gary Bennett

Today's Debuts:
1884 Buster Hoover
1902 Cy Vorhees
1902 Ham Iburg
1903 Fred Burchell
1911 Harry Welchonce
1918 Frank Woodward
1923 Heinie Sand
1923 Jimmie Wilson
1926 Lee Dunham
1934 Marty Hopkins
1934 Lou Chiozza
1941 Rube Melton
1945 Vance Dinges
1945 Bitsy Mott
1945 Wally Flager
1945 Garvin Hamner
1945 Jimmie Foxx*
1945 Vince DiMaggio*
1947 Dutch Leonard*
1959 Ruben Gomez*
1964 Johnny Briggs
1964 Gus Triandos*
1969 Vic Roznovsky*
1970 Mike Compton
1970 Jim Hutto
1972 Tom Hutton*
1973 Dick Ruthven
1974 Ed Farmer*
1979 Dave Rader*
1988 David Palmer*
1988 Bill Dawley*
1994 Shawn Boskie*

Good old Shawn Boskie shows up again. Dave Palmer and Bill Dawley were way past their prime when they were here.

fire_bettman · 04-17-2007, 10:42 PM

off course we had the wrong dimaggio lol

all4phillysportsfan · 04-18-2007, 07:25 AM

Yeah imagine if we did have his brother Joe.

04-17-2007, 06:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
all4phillysportsfan Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,630	Today in Phillies History 4/17 Today in Phillies History by Broad and Pattison Today in Phillies History for April 17thPhillies' All-time Record for Today: 32 wins, 32 losses, and 1 ties (for a winning percentage of 49 percent) It Happened Today in: 1917: In the middle of a 5-run rally, Phillie Jimmy Lavender is called out when he mistakenly leaves second base. He had thought he was forced on a throw from the outfield, but in fact, the Boston second-baseman was pulled off the bag. By the time Phillies skipper Moran told Lavender of his error and sent him to third, the umpire called him out. The Phils eventually lost the game in 12 innings, and Moran protested to the league. 1923: The Phils and Brooklyn play to a 14-inning, 5-5 tie on opening day, setting a record for longest opening day game 1964: The Phillies beat the Cubs 10-8 at wind-blown Wrigley Field. The teams tied a major league record by hitting five home runs in an inning (the fifth). 1965: In the second inning, Phillie leadoff hitter Wes Covington struck out, but reached first on a passed ball. Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale then fanned the next three batters to total four strikeouts in the inning. The Phillies won the game, 3-2. 1969: Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in only the 9th game of the Expos' existence 1972: Kiteman attempts to deliver the ball for the home opener by hang gliding from the upper deck of the Vet. He crashes into the center field seats, and the Phils lose to St. Louis, 5-4. 1976: Mike Schmidt goes 5-for-6 with 4 homers and 8 RBI in a 18-16 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. He hit two homers off of Rick Reuschel, one off of his brother Paul, and one off of Mike Garman 1979: Garry Maddox gets a hit in the second inning and follows with another hit in each of the next three innings, a team record. The Phils beat Pittsburgh 13-2. 1996: The Phils tie an NL record by recording 21 infield assists in a 9-inning game at Montreal -- 9 by Kevin Stocker and 8 by Todd Ziele. The Phils won 9-3. Phillies Transactions on This Day: Sorry, the database doesn't include any transactions for today. Happy Birthday: 1863: Charlie Ferguson 1903: Elmer Miller 1906: Eddie Delker 1907: Bobby Stevens 1909: Chuck Sheerin 1914: Lefty Smoll 1917: Stan Andrews 1923: Solly Hemus 1937: Roberto Pena 1972: Gary Bennett Today's Debuts: 1884 Buster Hoover 1902 Cy Vorhees 1902 Ham Iburg 1903 Fred Burchell 1911 Harry Welchonce 1918 Frank Woodward 1923 Heinie Sand 1923 Jimmie Wilson 1926 Lee Dunham 1934 Marty Hopkins 1934 Lou Chiozza 1941 Rube Melton 1945 Vance Dinges 1945 Bitsy Mott 1945 Wally Flager 1945 Garvin Hamner 1945 Jimmie Foxx* 1945 Vince DiMaggio* 1947 Dutch Leonard* 1959 Ruben Gomez* 1964 Johnny Briggs 1964 Gus Triandos* 1969 Vic Roznovsky* 1970 Mike Compton 1970 Jim Hutto 1972 Tom Hutton* 1973 Dick Ruthven 1974 Ed Farmer* 1979 Dave Rader* 1988 David Palmer* 1988 Bill Dawley* 1994 Shawn Boskie* Good old Shawn Boskie shows up again. Dave Palmer and Bill Dawley were way past their prime when they were here. __________________ Philly Sports: The worst drought in America.

04-18-2007, 07:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
all4phillysportsfan Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,630	Yeah imagine if we did have his brother Joe. __________________ Philly Sports: The worst drought in America.

04-17-2007, 10:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
fire_bettman Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: south jersey Posts: 400	off course we had the wrong dimaggio lol