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1894 At Chicago's Lake Front Park, Quaker (Phillies) fly chaser Jack Manning hits three home runs in an 11-7 loss to the White Stockings. The Philadelphia outfielder is the first player in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
1915 Woodrow Wilson became the first president to watch a World Series game when he attended Game 2 of the Fall Classic at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. In addition to hitting the go-ahead single in the ninth inning, Red Sox right-hander Rube Foster limits the Phillies to just three hits en route to a 2-1 victory, evening the series at one game apiece.


President Woodrow Wilson at the Baker Bowl (1915)
Library of Congress - George Grantham Bain Collection


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