Originally known as National League Park or Philadelphia Park; name changed to Baker Bowl when William Baker purchased Phillies (1913). Location: Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue. Clubhouse was on second floor of centerfield building; swimming pool on the ground level. Cost to build the park, $101,000. First game, April 30, 1887. Ticket prices, 25 and 50 cents. Free for ladies. Final score, Phillies 15, Giants 9.
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A peek at the past
Phillies Phlashback
A historical look at the dates of May 1-10.
May 1, 1883
In the Phillies’ first game ever, the Providence Grays pull out a 4-3 victory at Philadelphia’s Recreation Park before an estimated crowd of 1,200.
May 1, 1906
Twenty-year-old LHP Johnny Lush, a graduate of Philadelphia’s Girard College prep school, becomes the youngest Phillie ever to toss a no-hitter, 6-0 at Brooklyn.
May 1, 1983
As the Phillies observe the 100th anniversary of their first game, 40-year-old 1B Tony Perez collects three hits and drives in five runs in an 11-3 win over Houston. John Enzmann, a pitcher on the 1920 club and, at 93, the oldest living former Phillie, throws out the ceremonial first pitch.
May 1, 2011
A 2-1 Mets win in 14 innings is overshadowed by the news that Osama bin Laden has been killed by U.S. forces, leading fans to start a “U.S.A.!” chant during the “Sunday Night Baseball” telecast.
May 1, 2015
Ryan Howard plays in his 1,299th game at first base, breaking the club record set by Fred Luderus from 1910-20.
May 2, 1970
In a real rarity, both Phillies catchers, Tim McCarver and Mike Ryan, suffer broken bones in their hands in the sixth inning of a 7-1 loss at San Francisco. Utility player Jim Hutto finishes the game behind the plate.
May 2, 2012
With two doubles and a home run, Carlos Ruiz becomes the first catcher in Phillies history to collect seven RBI in a game since RBI became an official stat in 1920, but the Braves edge the Phils in 11 innings, 15-13.
May 2, 2023
Bryce Harper makes his 2023 season debut, returning to the lineup just 160 days after having Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
May 3, 1947
The Phillies acquire CF Harry Walker and RHP Fred Schmidt from St. Louis in exchange for OF Ron Northey. Walker will go on to lead the majors in hitting that season with a .363 combined average.
May 3, 1992
2B Mariano Duncan ties the club record by scoring five runs in a 12-3 win at San Francisco. Duncan is a perfect 5-for-5, three singles, a triple and a home run.
May 4, 1973
PH Jose Pagan’s sacrifice fly gives the Phillies a 5-4, 20-inning win over Atlanta at Veterans Stadium, the Phillies’ longest game by innings since April 30, 1919. The game lasts 5:16.
May 5, 1938
RHP Hal Kelleher allows a league-record 12 runs (10 hits, 3 walks) in the eighth inning of a 21-2 loss at Wrigley Field. The losing pitcher is Wayne LaMaster, who left the game in the first inning with an injury after three pitches to the Cubs’ leadoff hitter. The Cubs would go on to score four times in the inning.
May 6, 2006
C Carlos Ruiz makes his major league debut in a 4-1 win over the Giants at Citizens Bank Park.
May 6, 2011
LHP Cliff Lee matches the club record for a left-hander with 16 strikeouts, but the Phillies fall to the Braves, 5-0, at Citizens Bank Park.
May 6, 1953
Larry Andersen is born in Portland, Ore.
May 7, 1975
Dick Allen and Johnny Oates are acquired from Atlanta for Jim Essian, Barry Bonnell and $150,000.
May 7, 1998
The Phillies record a 4-1 win at Veterans Stadium in their first ever game against the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks.
May 7, 2010
LHP Jamie Moyer becomes the oldest pitcher to toss a shutout (47 years, 170 days) with a 7-0 win over the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. Moyer gives up two hits with five strikeouts and no walks.
May 8, 1907
RHP George McQuillan makes his major league debut in relief, allowing no runs in a loss to St. Louis. He goes on to record 24.0 straight scoreless innings to start his career, a record that will stand for more than 100 years.
May 8, 2019
Longtime Phillies executive David Montgomery passes away following a courageous five-year battle against cancer.
May 9, 1981
LHP Steve Carlton establishes a club mark by striking out seven consecutive batters in a 9-6 win over the San Diego Padres at Veterans Stadium. The record will stand for 40 years.
May 9, 1992
RF Dale Murphy hits his 398th and final major league home run as the Phillies lose to San Diego, 5-1.
May 9, 1993
Mariano Duncan’s eighth-inning grand slam off future Hall of Famer Lee Smith gives the Phillies a 6-5 Mother’s Day win and a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals at the Vet.
May 10, 2022
With RHP Jeurys Familia’s punch-out of Mariners CF Julio Rodríguez in the seventh inning, the Phillies become the fourth franchise in MLB history to record 100,000 strikeouts, joining the Cubs, Dodgers and Giants.