Phillies Alumni

A historical look at the dates of May 18-25.

May 18, 2005

RF Bobby Abreu ties Pinky Whitney’s club record with an RBI in his 10th consecutive game.

May 18, 2025

RHP Mick Abel ties a Phillies franchise record with nine strikeouts in his major league debut. He matches LHP Curt Simmons, who also had nine strikeouts in his debut in the second game of a doubleheader on Sept. 28, 1947.

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.” They will make a reappearance 40 years later at Citizens Bank Park for Retro Night.

May 19, 2025

Kyle Schwarber clubs his 300th career home run in a 9-3 win over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, becoming the sixth player in team history to reach the mark in a Phillies uniform.

May 20, 1983

With four strikeouts, LHP Steve Carlton moves past RHP Walter Johnson into second place on the all-time list with 3,511 in a 5-0 Padres win.

May 20, 2004

RHP Brett Myers becomes the first pitcher to throw a shutout in Citizens Bank Park history, blanking the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-0.

May 20, 2025

In a 7-4 win at Colorado, Jesús Luzardo improves to 5-0 and becomes the first pitcher in franchise history with a 10+ strikeout game at Coors Field

May 21, 1950

The Phillies are caught in a triple play without making contact with the ball in the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader against St. Louis at Shibe Park. With Richie Ashburn and Granny Hamner on base, Eddie Waitkus looks at a called third strike for the first out. Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola then throws to third, where Ashburn is caught in a rundown. The ball is relayed to Stan Musial at first, who catches Hamner off the base.

May 21, 1995

LHP José Alvarado is born in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

May 22, 2021

1B Rhys Hoskins slugs his 100th career home run in his 450th game, becoming the fourth-fastest player to reach 100 homers with the Phillies behind Ryan Howard (325 G), Jim Thome (384 G) and Chuck Klein (390 G).

May 22, 2024

An 11-4 win over the Texas Rangers improves the Phillies to 36-14, their best record after 50 games in franchise history. It also is the 15th straight series without a loss, a single-season club record.

May 22, 2025

With a 2-0 shutout of the Colorado Rockies behind Ranger Suárez, the Phillies secure their first ever four-game sweep at Coors Field. Including a three-game sweep of the Rockies to open the home schedule, it marks the first sweep of a season series of at least seven games against a single opponent in franchise history.

May 23, 1991

In just his 15th major league start, RHP Tommy Greene pitches the eighth no-hitter in Phillies history, walking seven and striking out 10 in the 2-0 win at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium.

May 24, 1935

The Phillies lose the first night game in MLB history, 2-1, at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field. The contest is completed in a brisk 1:35 in front of 20,422 fans.

May 24, 1999

For the first time in Phillies history, and just the third time overall in Major League Baseball, the starting battery share the same surname, RHP Joel Bennett and C Gary Bennett. The Phillies win, 5-4, over Montreal at the Vet.

May 24, 2000

1B Pat Burrell makes his major league debut, going 2-for-5 with a single, triple and two RBI as the Phillies rally from a 7-0 deficit for a 9-7 win at Houston.

May 25, 2011

In the longest game in terms of innings at Citizens Bank Park to date, the Phillies edge Cincinnati, 5-4, in 19 innings after six hours and 11 minutes. 2B Wilson Valdez pitches the 19th inning and becomes the first position player in Phillies history to record a win.