The Phillies' power display on June 2, 1949, remains unmatched in franchise history. A Thursday night game before a small crowd at Shibe Park featured the fifth-place Cincinnati Reds (20-20) against the sixth-place Phillies (19-21).

Trailing the Reds, 3-2, going into the bottom of the eighth, the Phillies exploded for five home runs. Catcher Andy Seminick hit two of his three for the night, while left fielder Del Ennis, third baseman Willie (Puddin’ Head) Jones and pitcher Schoolboy Rowe hit one each. All were hit to left field. Shortstop Granny Hamner and Jones narrowly missed two more.

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“In one of the greatest displays of batting power ever shown in one inning, the Phillies socked three pitchers for five home runs, eight hits and 10 runs in the eighth inning at Shibe Park last night and defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 12-3, in the second game of the series before 13,777,” Stan Baumgartner wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 3.

The Big Inning

• With Ken Raffensberger pitching, Ennis homers to the left-field upper deck.

• Seminick homers over the left-field roof. “One of the longest drives ever seen in this city,” Baumgartner wrote. (Jess Dobernic relieves Raffensberger.)

• After the first out, Jones homers to the left-field lower deck.

• After the second out, Rowe also goes deep to the left-field upper deck. (Kent Peterson relieves Dobernic.)

• The inning continues as Richie Ashburn walks; Hamner doubles off the left-field wall (missing a homer by a foot); Eddie Waitkus is safe on first baseman Ted Kluszewski’s error (dropped throw); Ashburn scores; and Ennis' RBI single to center scores Hamner.

• Seminick hits a three-run homer to the left-field stands.

• Stan Hollmig is hit by a pitch and scores on a triple by Jones that is two inches from being a homer. Bob Miller strikes out to end the inning.

“It was one of the most dramatic displays of hitting ever seen at Shibe Park, surpassing in some respects the sensational feats the old Yankees against the Athletics,” Baumgartner said.

The five homers tied the Major League record.

The closest the Phillies have come was four in the seventh inning at Wrigley Field, Aug. 17, 1985 (Juan Samuel, Glenn Wilson, Mike Schmidt and Darren Daulton).