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1934 The Pirates and the Phillies become the last two major league franchises allowed to play home games on Sundays when the Bucs beat Cincinnati, 9-5, at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field, and Philadelphia dropping an 8-7 decision to Brooklyn at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl. Games on the Lord's Day are no longer prohibited in Pennsylvania because the state modified its blue laws, which formerly prevented such events over religious concerns.
1962 During the seven-run fourth inning at the Polo Grounds, Frank Thomas ties a major league mark by being hit twice with a pitch in one inning. Art Mahaffey and Frank Sullivan plunk the Mets outfielder in the Phillies' 8-0 loss.

(Ed. Note: In 1959, Reds hurler Willard Schmidt, a teammate of Frank Thomas, became the first major leaguer to be hit by a pitch twice in one inning when plunked by Bob Rush and Lew Burette in the third inning of Cincinnati's 11-10 victory over the Braves at Crosley Field. - LP)

1962 Left-hander Al Jackson hurls the first shutout in franchise history, blanking the Phillies, 8-0, at the Polo Grounds. The 26-year-old southpaw's victory, which marks the first time the Amazins' have won consecutive games, is one of four whitewashes the team will accomplish in their inaugural season, all thrown by the 'Little Lefty' from Waco, Texas.
1972 Don Zimmer, who replaced the recently fired Preston Gomez, gets the first of his 885 victories as a big-league manager when the Padres blank the Phillies at San Diego Stadium, 4-0. The win is improbable as Steve Arlin, who will lead the league in losses with 21, bests eventual Cy Young Award winner Steve Carlton, the major league leader with 27 victories.
1981 Philadelphia's Steve Carlton becomes the sixth major league pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters when he fans the Expos' Tim Wallach in the first inning en route to a 6-2 complete-game victory over Montreal at Veterans Stadium. The Phillies southpaw, known simply as 'Lefty,' becomes the first left-handed hurler to accomplish the feat.
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