Citizens Bank Park "firsts"
Twenty years ago, the Phillies opened their new home, Citizens Bank Park. The following is a list of "firsts" at Citizens Bank Park, April 12, 2004.
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A peek at the past
23-year-old Art Mahaffey set a Phillies record by striking out 17 Cubs in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader at Connie Mack Stadium on April 23, 1961. The record hasn't been matched or broken. He threw 146 pitches, of which only 48 were out of the strike zone.
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A historical look at the dates of May 13-19.
May 13, 1954
RHP Robin Roberts allows a leadoff home run to Bobby Adams and then retires the next 27 Cincinnati hitters in order as the Phillies beat the Reds, 8-1, at Connie Mack Stadium.
May 13, 1958
RHP Robin Roberts breaks RHP Grover Cleveland Alexander’s club record with his 191st win, a 5-2 decision over Milwaukee at Connie Mack Stadium.
May 13, 1997
Making his ML debut, RHP Garrett Stephenson strikes out the first five batters faced and 12 overall, a club record for a first start. He pitches 7.0 innings and gets a no-decision in the 3-2 win over St. Louis.
May 13, 2015
RHP Jonathan Papelbon records his 113th save as a Phillie, passing Jose Mesa for the most in franchise history.
May 14, 1927
Overcrowded by fans seeking shelter from the rain, a section of Baker Bowl stands in the lower right field pavilion collapses in the top of the seventh inning. The Phillies are declared 12-3 winners over St. Louis after the umpire calls the game due to panic. They play their next 12 home games at Shibe Park and take a 22-game road trip before returning to Baker Bowl on June 24.
May 14, 1975
1B Dick Allen, reacquired in a trade a week earlier, draws a standing ovation from the Vet crowd of 30,908 and then singles in his first at-bat. LHP Steve Carlton blanks Cincinnati, 4-0.
May 14, 1977
Hall of Fame RHP Roy Halladay is born in Denver, Colo.
May 14, 1982
San Francisco C Bob Brenly singles with two out in the eighth to break up LHP Steve Carlton’s no-hit bid. Lefty settles for a 2-0 two-hitter over the Giants.
May 14, 2012
3B Placido Polanco belts a two-run homer for his 2,000th career hit as the Phillies beat the Astros, 5-1, at Citizens Bank Park.
May 15, 1989
One of the most exciting finishes in Vet history. After 11 scoreless innings, San Francisco scores two in the top of the 12th. With two out and two runners on base in the bottom of the inning, RF Bob Dernier hits a three-run, inside-the-park home run to left field for a 3-2 win.
May 15, 2009
President Barack Obama honors the reigning World Series champions at the White House.
May 15, 2023
SS Trea Turner secures his 200th career double, but the Phillies drop a 6-3 contest to the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park.
May 16, 1953
LHP Curt Simmons allows a first-pitch single to leadoff hitter Bill Bruton and then retires the next 27 Milwaukee batters for a 3-0 win at County Stadium.
May 16, 1972
LF Greg Luzinski hits a 500-foot homer off the Liberty Bell mounted on the Vet’s 400 Level facade in center field in an 8-1 loss to the Cubs.
May 16, 1987
LHP Don Carman blanks San Diego on three hits, 9-0, but makes bigger news by getting his first major league hit after going 0-for-48.
May 16, 2008
Jayson Werth hits three home runs and ties the club record with eight RBI in a 10-3 win over Toronto at Citizens Bank Park. He is one of only two to do so at Citizens Bank Park (other: Ryan Howard, 9/3/06 vs ATL).
May 17, 1975
RHP Gene Garber sets a club record and becomes just the third pitcher in major league history to win three consecutive games in relief as the Phils come from behind for a walk-off 9-8 win over the Braves.
May 17, 1979
In a 10-inning classic at Wrigley Field, the Phillies edge the Cubs, 23-22. The teams combine for 11 home runs, with three from Cubs LF Dave Kingman and two from 3B Mike Schmidt, including a two-out game-winner off Bruce Sutter in the 10th.
May 17, 1991
Dickie Thon singles home Dale Murphy as the Phillies edge the Cubs in 16 innings at the Vet in the longest 1-0 win in club history.
May 17, 1993
The Phillies play their first ever game against the expansion Florida Marlins, a 10-3 win at Joe Robbie Stadium.
May 17, 2014
LHP Cole Hamels records just the third immaculate inning - three strikeouts on nine pitches - in franchise history in the third inning of a 12-1 win over Cincinnati at Citizens Bank Park.
May 18, 2005
RF Bobby Abreu ties Pinky Whitney’s club record with an RBI in his 10th consecutive game.
May 19, 1929
Wall of Famer Curt Simmons is born in Egypt, Pa.
May 19, 1974
RHP Eddie Watt records the 50,000th strikeout in club history in a 3-2 win over the Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium.
May 19, 1979
The idea of the Phillies wearing all-burgundy uniforms on Saturdays starts and ends on this date, a 10-5 loss to Montreal. RHP Jim Lonborg kids LF Greg Luzinski, "Bull, you look like a big grape."