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| 1948 | For the 16th consecutive season, the Phillies will have a losing season when the team loses its 78th game of the year, dropping a 13-2 decision to the Braves at Shibe Park. The drought began in 1933 and will be the longest in big-league history until the Pirates suffer through twenty downtrodden years from 1993 to 2012. |
| 1955 | In his first and only major league appearance, Fred Van Dusen, entering the game as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning for the Phillies, is hit by a pitch thrown by Humberto Robinson of the Braves. The 18-year-old bonus baby's career ends with an on-base percentage of 1.000 but without a batting average. |
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