Phillies Alumni

A historical look at the dates of May 26-31.

May 26, 1933

RF Chuck Klein hits for the cycle for the second time in his career in a 5-4, 14-inning loss at St. Louis.

May 26, 1990

Mike Schmidt’s No. 20 is retired in pregame ceremonies as the Phillies lose, 12-3, to Atlanta before a sellout crowd of 56,789.

May 26, 2006

Chris Coste makes his ML debut at 33 years, 111 days old, making him the oldest player to make his ML debut with the Phillies since Izzy Leon on June 21, 1945 (34 years, 168 days).

May 26, 2023

RHP Craig Kimbrel earns the 400th save of his major league career in a 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park, becoming just the eighth player in MLB history to reach that plateau. He does so in the 730th game of his career, which is the 3rd-fewest games needed to achieve the feat, trailing Hall of Famers Trevor Hoffman (706 games) and Mariano Rivera (697 games)

May 27, 1923

CF Cy Williams hits his 15th home run in the month of May, setting a club record for the most homers in a single month. Two days later, he sets another franchise mark with his 44th RBI of the month.

May 27, 1986

LHP Steve Carlton makes his 666th career start to break LHP Warren Spahn’s NL record in a 6-2 win over San Francisco.

May 28, 1930

Future Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander appears in his final game, pitching 2.0 innings of relief in the Phillies’ 5-1 loss to Boston at Braves Field.

May 28, 1983

Entering the game hitless in his last 18 at-bats, 3B Mike Schmidt strikes out four times on 12 pitches. The 13th pitch he sees is crushed for a two-run, game-winning homer off Jeff Reardon in the bottom of the ninth to give the Phillies a 5-3 win over Montreal.

May 28, 1989

3B Mike Schmidt plays his final game, going 0-for-3 with two walks in an 8-5 loss at San Francisco. He announces his retirement the following day in San Diego, then flies home to meet the Philadelphia media at Veterans Stadium.

May 28, 1993

The Phillies play their first ever game against the expansion Colorado Rockies, coming out on top in a 15-9 slugfest at Mile High Stadium.

May 29, 1965

3B Dick Allen hits a measured 529-foot home run completely over the Coca-Cola billboard atop Connie Mack Stadium’s left-center field roof off RHP Larry Jackson. The first-inning blast sends the Phillies to a 4-2 win over Chicago.

May 29, 1978

CF Garry Maddox ties a club record by recording four stolen bases in a 4-3, 14-inning win over Pittsburgh at the Vet.

May 29, 1982

RHP Dick Ruthven strikes out eight in a 1-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves. He finishes May with a 4-0 record and 1.18 ERA in six starts to be named NL Pitcher of the Month.

May 29, 1985

Mike Schmidt switches to first base as rookie Rick Schu is brought up from triple-A Portland to play third. The new lineup doesn’t help as the Phillies lose, 6-1, at Los Angeles.

May 29, 1986

Greg Gross collects his 100th career pinch hit in a 5-4 comeback win over San Francisco.

May 29, 1995

RHP Heathcliff Slocumb sets a club record for most saves in a month with his 12th save in May, an 8-6 win over the Dodgers, on his way to being named NL Pitcher of the Month.

May 29, 1999

RHP Curt Schilling caps off a stellar May with a four-hit shutout of the Colorado Rockies, 2-0. He goes 5-1 with a 2.42 ERA and 40 strikeouts to earn NL Pitcher of the Month honors.

May 29, 2010

RHP Roy Halladay tosses the 20th perfect game in major league history and second by a Phillie, a 1-0 win over the Marlins in Miami. He throws 115 pitches (72 for strikes) and records 11 strikeouts.

May 29, 2021

Brad Miller becomes the first Phillies player in the modern era (since 1900) to start five straight team games at five different positions. Beginning on May 24, Miller starts games at right field, left field, third base, second base and first base.

May 29, 2022

RHP Zack Wheeler makes his final start of the month, finishing 2-0 with a 1.65 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 40 strikeouts and five walks in May en route to NL Pitcher of the Month honors.

May 30, 1935

Braves LF Babe Ruth plays his final game, going hitless in his only at-bat as the Phillies beat Boston, 11-6, before 18,000 fans at Baker Bowl in the first game of a doubleheader.

May 30, 1990

RHP Zack Wheeler is born in Smyrna, Ga.

May 30, 1993

RHP Tommy Greene tosses his fourth straight complete game in an 18-1 win over the Colorado Rockies at Mile High Stadium. He goes 5-0 with a 1.45 ERA and 35 strikeouts in five May starts to be named NL Pitcher of the Month.

May 30, 2009

1B Ryan Howard hits his eighth career grand slam to surpass Mike Schmidt’s previous club record as the Phillies beat Washington, 9-6.

May 31, 1976

A doubleheader split with Cubs, featuring a high-wire walk by “The Great Wallenda” between games, gives the Phillies a 22-5 record for May, matching their best monthly mark in franchise history.

May 31, 1980

LHP Steve Carlton throws 7.0 scoreless innings in a 7-0 win at Wrigley Field to post a 6-1 record with 70 strikeouts and a 1.66 ERA in May. 3B Mike Schmidt homers twice and finishes with 12 for the month along with eight doubles, two triples, 29 RBI and a .305 average. For the first time in Phillies history, a pair of teammates are named Pitcher and Player of the Month during the same month of the same season.

May 31, 1987

Closer Steve Bedrosian secures the save with 2.0 scoreless innings in a 3-1 win at Dodger Stadium. He goes 1-0 with 10 saves, 21 strikeouts and a 1.04 ERA in 12 May appearances to earn NL Pitcher of the Month honors.

May 31, 1994

CF Lenny Dykstra records his 40th hit of the month as the Phillies edge the Cubs, 8-7, at Wrigley Field. Dykstra bats .392 with 15 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 12 RBI in 28 May games to be named NL Player of the Month.

May 31, 2008

Chase Utley’s eighth-inning home run off Marlins reliever Renyel Pinto is the club’s 42nd of the month, a new franchise record for May.

May 31, 2009

Jamie Moyer wins his 250th game, 4-2 over Washington, becoming the 46th pitcher and 11th left-hander to reach that milestone in MLB history.

May 31, 2013

With two home runs off Brewers RHP Yovani Gallardo, LF Domonic Brown finishes a red-hot May in which he bats .303 with four doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 25 RBI en route to NL Player of the Month honors.

May 31, 2014

1B Ryan Howard collects his 1,000th RBI with a three-run homer in the seventh inning of a 5-4, 14-inning loss to the Mets.

May 31, 2024

After recording two hits in a 4-2 win over St. Louis, 1B Bryce Harper finishes May with a .313 average, five doubles, seven home runs, 19 runs scored and 24 RBI en route to being named NL Player of the Month.