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 April 13-19.
April 13, 1962
The Phillies play their first ever game against Houston, a 3-2 win over the Colt .45s.
April 13, 1983
With two outs and the Phillies trailing, 9-6, in the bottom of the ninth, catcher Bo Diaz hits a grand slam off right-handed pitcher Neil Allen to defeat the Mets, 10-9.
April 13, 2003
With 13 runs in the fourth, the Phillies set a club record for most runs in an inning en route to a 13-1 rout of the Reds in Cincinnati.
April 13, 2009
While preparing for a game in Washington, beloved Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas passes away after collapsing in the press box at Nationals Park. With heavy hearts, the Phillies play that afternoon and win, 9-8, as Brad Lidge records his club-record 44th consecutive regular-season save.
April 13, 2023
Left fielder Kyle Schwarber becomes the fastest player in franchise history to reach 50 home runs, doing so in his 168th regular season game, surpassing Hall of Famer Jim Thome, who took 172 games to hit the milestone.
April 14, 1960
After an Opening Day loss, manager Eddie Sawyer resigns suddenly, saying, “I am 49 years old and want to live to be 50,” and is replaced by 34-year-old Gene Mauch.
April 14, 2013
Roy Halladay tosses 8.0 innings of one-run ball against Miami to earn his 200th major league victory. He becomes the 112th pitcher in history to win 200 games and the first to do so in a Phillies uniform since Steve Carlton in 1978.
April 14, 2016
Right-hander Vince Velasquez blanks San Diego, 3-0, and becomes just the fourth major league pitcher since 1893 to throw a shutout with 16 or more strikeouts, zero walks and three hits or fewer allowed.
April 15, 1972
Left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton makes his first start as a Phillie, tossing 8.0 innings in a 4-2 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
April 15, 1985
Mike Schmidt plays in his 1,795th game to break the club record held by Richie Ashburn.
April 15, 2004
A four-run eighth inning lifts the Phillies to a 6-4 win over the Reds, their first victory at Citizens Bank Park. Rheal Cormier gets the win, Billy Wagner records the save, and David Bell and Mike Lieberthal both homer.
April 16, 1908
Ground is broken at 20th Street and Lehigh Avenue for the construction of Shibe Park.
April 16, 1953
Second baseman Connie Ryan sets a club record for most hits in a game after going 6-for-6 (four singles, two doubles) in a 14-12 loss at Pittsburgh.
April 16, 1959
Dave Philley gets a major league-record ninth straight hit as a pinch-hitter (eight in 1958) as the Phillies drop a 7-3 decision in Milwaukee.
April 16, 2006
Behind 7.2 scoreless innings from Brett Myers, the Phillies shut out the Colorado Rockies, 1-0, at Coors Field, with the only run coming on a Ryan Howard solo homer in the seventh inning. It marks the first ever game in Coors Field history won with a single run by the visiting team.
April 17, 1923
The Phillies set a club record for the longest Opening Day game, a 5-5 tie at Brooklyn that was halted after 14 innings due to darkness.
April 17, 1969
In their first game against the expansion Montreal Expos, led by former Phillies skipper Gene Mauch, the Phils are no-hit by Bill Stoneman, 7-0, at Connie Mack Stadium.
April 17, 1976
In a wild 18-16 win over the Cubs, Mike Schmidt hits four consecutive home runs, all of which come in the fifth inning on. His 10th-inning blast is the game-winner and helps the Phillies complete an 11-run comeback, tying an NL record.
April 18, 1950
Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully calls his first game as the Phillies host Brooklyn at Shibe Park on Opening Day wearing red pinstripes for the first time. Robin Roberts defeats Don Newcombe in the 9-1 win.
April 18, 1979
Left fielder Greg Luzinski becomes the first visiting player to hit a home run into the upper deck at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium in a 3-2 Phillies win.
April 18, 1987
Third baseman Mike Schmidt homers on a 3-0 pitch from Don Robinson in Pittsburgh to become the 14th player in baseball history to reach 500 home runs. The dramatic, three-run home run in the ninth beats the Pirates, 8-6.
April 18, 2023
Second baseman Bryson Stott passes Willie “Puddin’ Head” Jones to set a modern-day franchise record by hitting safely in a career-high 17 straight games to being the season.
April 18, 2025
Following Cristopher Sánchez’s career-best 12-strikeout effort the previous day, Zack Wheeler fans 13 in a 7-2 win over Miami. They are just the second pair of Phillies pitchers with 12 or more strikeouts in consecutive games since at least 1893, joining Roy Halladay (14 SO) and Cliff Lee (12 SO), April 24-25, 2011.
April 19, 1890
The Phillies secure their first ever Opening Day shutout, blanking the New York Giants, 4-0, behind Kid Gleason.
April 19, 1900
After Boston scores nine runs in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings, the Phillies score two in the 10th to win, 19-17, the highest-scoring opener in National League history.
April 19, 1937
The Phillies sweep a doubleheader at Braves Field, beating Boston, 2-1 (11 innings) and 1-0. It is the only time the Phillies have started the season with a twin bill.