History of FirstEnergy Stadium

Completed in 1951, FirstEnergy Stadium is now the oldest home in the Eastern League. It assumed that distinction after Toronto's Double-A affiliate departed from Yale Field (1927) in New Haven, Connecticut, following the 2003 season. The home of the Reading Phillies is 36 years the senior of any other park in the Eastern League. Harrisburg's FNB Field (formerly RiverSide Stadium), built in 1987, is the league's second oldest park.

While the facility has undergone a series of renovations of the years, the original seating bowl, dugouts and exterior brick wall have all remained and continue to provide tangible links to the past.

The Early Years

In it's infancy, Reading's Municipal Memorial Stadium was used for much more than just Minor League Baseball. High school football games, circuses and concerts changed the scenery at the stadium several times per year. Despite the variety of events, the physical makeup of the ballpark changed little from 1951 until the mid-1980s.

On March 28, 1945: Reading City Council voted unanimously to purchase 27 acres of ground known as Cathedral Heights at the cost of $64,491 for the purpose of building a municipal stadium.

1947: The grading of the land began

1949: The initial stages of construction could be seen

April 15, 1951: The stadium was completed with a final price tag of $656,674.

July 15, 1951: Reading Municipal Memorial Stadium was dedicated and named to honor the service men and women who gave their lives for our country.

1952: While it was also slated to be used for various civic and athletic events, the stadium needed to lure professional sports organizations to ensure financial success. Fortunately, the Cleveland Indians signed a lease and moved in for the 1952 season. They would call Municipal Stadium home for the next 10 years.

1961: The Indians pulled out of Reading following the 1961 campaign and the stadium was absent a Minor League team for the next year.

1963-64: The Boston Red Sox moved in for the 1963 and 1964 seasons.

1965: The Indians came back for a second, but brief, stay which lasted only the 1965 season.

1967: Following another year without a team in 1966, the Philadelphia Phillies agreed to affiliate with Reading. The relationship remains to this day and is tied for the longest between a Major League franchise and farm team.

While the Minor League tenants rotated somewhat frequently in the stadium's first two decades, the look of the ballpark remained virtually unchanged. Even into the mid-1980s, the only noticeable upgraded from the original stadium were an electronic scoreboard and advertisements on the outfield fence.

The Era of Upgrades

From 1988 through 2008, over $6 million worth of improvements have been made to this classic ballpark. Even with all of its modern conveniences and luxuries, FirstEnergy Stadium retains the old-time ballpark feel that baseball fans cherish.

1987: Craig Stein purchased the team and almost immediately began renovating the ballpark.

October 1987-Janurary 1989: Municipal Stadium experienced its first significant improvement in its then 36-year history. The wooden bench seating in the main grandstand was replaced by individual seats and a roof was erected over 1,500 of those seats. The press box was also expanded in the project, which totaled more than $500,000.

October 1989: Construction began on the third base picnic area. The project was finished in time for the 1990 season at a cost of $125,000.

1991-92 Offseason: Turning attention to the other side of the stadium, the right field food court was started and completed at a cost of $45,000.

1992-93 Offseason: The left field bleachers were razed and a new grandstand was erected, doubling the area's capacity to 1,600 seats. The project was completed in time for the 1993 season, costing $275,000.

October 1992-March 1993: The stadium's exterior was the next area that received a facelift. Starting in October of 1992, a project was undertaken to enhance the appearance of the park's front façade. As part of this improvement, the team offices were expanded and renovated and a souvenir shop was added. This was completed in March of 1993 with a price tag of $850,000.

1993-94 Offseason: Following the 1993 season, a series of upgraded took place. For the first time the playing surface was targeted for improvement and a field irrigation system was installed at a cost of $150,000. At the same time a batting tunnel was built behind the third base bleachers for $35,000. The left field deck was also constructed that offseason, providing the stadium with its first "home run" seats and first bar that overlooked the field.

Fall of 1994: A new drainage system was implemented at a cost of $40,000. The number of rainouts per season dropped from an average of ten before the drainage system to just three after its installation.

1996: 483 individual seats and eight private boxes were added to the deck. The cost of the entire addition was $500,000.

October 1997: After a slight break from major renovations, the wheels of expansion began turning again. The "Boardwalk" was added to the left field deck area at an expense of $40,000. This added standing room for about 150 between the existing deck and the left field fence. The headliner for the fall of 1997, though, was a $675,000 video scoreboard. Along with two new video cameras, the state-of-the-art board gave the Phillies the capability of showing color video during games.

1999: The advancements in technology led to another addition for the 1999 season. A radar system and speed of pitch indicator were added so all fans could play amateur scout and gauge just how hard pitchers throw at this level.

Fall of 1999: Reading Municipal Stadium was renamed GPU Stadium.

March 2000: A statue in the form of giant dog tags was placed outside the main entrance in a special rededication ceremony to honor the county's veterans.

September 2000: The organization undertook its largest and most expensive endeavor in the renovation process. With help from the state, the R-Phils assembled a $1.4 million pool pavilion beyond the right field fence. The centerpiece was the 1,000 square foot heated pool, but the pavilion also provided some functional purposes. Another picnic buffet for fans, umpires' locker rooms, a weight room and much needed storage space was all included in the undertaking.

March 2001: The Power Alley Pub was built for $25,000. The pub became an extension of the left field deck.

Before 2002 Season: GPU Stadium was renamed to FirstEnergy Stadium, giving the ballpark its third title in 53 years.

2002-03 Offseason: The individual seats in the left field deck were replaced by a four-tiered picnic area and the Classic Cafe was constructed beneath the first base bleachers

2004-04 Offseason: The centerpiece of the 03-04 renovations was the new video board. Like it's predecessor, the new screen is a Daktronics ProStar. However, the new model is three times the size of the original with a sharper resolution. Reading's first video screen, which was replaced an estimated four years before it needed to be, measured 15' W x 11' H. Within each square foot of its 165 square foot surface area there were about 80 LED's (light emitting diode). At the time, it was the first of its kind in the Minor Leagues. The new screen measured 36' W x 15.5' H (558 square feet). With the ability to display 68 billion colors through approximately 185 LED's per square foot, the picture quality of the new screen is more than twice as vibrant as the old. New video equipment and the Daktronics V-Play Operating System enhances the product on the screen immeasurably.

The marquee on Route 61 was also manufactured in South Dakota by Daktronics. It displays announcements of upcoming games, events and promotions to motorists and pedestrians on Centre Avenue.

2004: While most of the capital improvements to FirstEnergy Stadium were geared towards the fans, ballplayers from T-ball to the pros were the beneficiary of two other projects for 2004. The home clubhouse was renovated and the players quarters were expanded by 128 square feet. The more spacious area allowed for seven more lockers to be installed and eliminated what was a crowded house. With more comfortable quarters for the players check off the to-do list, attention turned to player development, for the Phillies and area youth.

Enter a new batting/pitching tunnel - Baseballtown Academy. This state-of-the-art facility benefits Phillies prospects by giving them an indoor, climate-controlled facility complete with video room where they can train anytime. The Baseballtown Academy also hosts camps clinics and private lessons year-round for amateur players looking to gain an edge.

Winter 2004-05: Two more improvements added to the Baseballtown experience. The first is an exploding train, which resides in right-center field above the fence. Initially sponsored by National Penn Bank, the train was a large replica of the black engine depicted in the R-Phils retro logo. When the Phillies have runners in scoring position, the train whistle blows, the railroad crossing lights flash steam will spew from the smoke stack. After a run scores, the train tracks light up and a burst of fireworks are shot from the engine.

The second winter project involved an expansion of the right-field food court. In order to alleviate congestion in the concession lines, several new food stands were added. The additional purchase points should reduce the lines and make traffic in the food court area more free flowing. Also, several new items will be available at the extra stands. In order to make room for the expansion of the concessions, the customer service booth was moved to the Classic Harley-Davidson gift shop and the mascot autograph booth will be relocated to the Phunland area.

2010-11: The team opted to upgrade FirstEnergy Stadium once more in 2010-11 by creating a slew of new areas, including the Tompkins VIST Bank Plaza, a climate-controlled walk-in team store, brand new office space for front office members, more parking spaces and much more. The renovations kicked off in September and were completed by April 14, 2011 - Opening Day.

The main focus on the reconstruction was the Tompkins VIST Bank Plaza, an area where all fans can mingle and eat from the time gates open until they close. Fans will have the opportunity to listen to local music on the new permanent stage, which features a state-of-the-art sound system and video capabilities.

The food court jumped four times its original size, increasing from 36 feet to 81 feet. Fans are able to purchase foods from old favorite stands, which used to be located in the main concourse, and from brand-new stands. One thing fans will not have to worry about anymore while eating in the VIST Financial Plaza is being hit by a foul ball. The Fightins took precautionary safety measures by adding protected netting that is 23 feet high and spans the entire concourse. This ensures fans that they can move freely around the food court and VIST Financial Plaza without the risk of injury. Expanded bathrooms for men and women were created, and one of two family bathrooms is located in the plaza area - the other can be found in the main concourse close to the third base side.

The focal point of the Tompkins VIST Bank Plaza is the stage, which is located in the heart of the plaza. Whether fans are just entering the gates or heading to their seats, the music can be heard thanks to the new state-of-the-art sound system. Fans also are able to watch the performance via video capabilities. With the addition of the permanent stage, musical performances aren't limited to just game days. Throughout the offseason, concerts will take place right here in FirstEnergy Stadium.

During the season, the stage showcases the musical talents of the Reading Fightin Phils Mascot Band and local performers, including youth musicians. Select games throughout the season feature a Community Showcase that awards school choruses and orchestras, glee clubs, and youth bands an opportunity to sing or play to a large crowd.

The Fightins Team Store is the first climate-controlled walk-in store in the team's history, and allows fans to purchase great gear and memorabilia in one-stop shopping. The store features sports apparel along with classic Reading Fightin Phils' gear such as t-shirts, caps, baseballs and other collectible items.

The store is accessible from three areas on the ballpark grounds, with the first is outside the Tompkins VIST Bank Plaza. An outside entrance guarantees Fightins fans a chance to purchase team wear both during the season and in the offseason. The final two entrances are located inside the ballpark entrances. Once fans enter the main gates at FirstEnergy Stadium, they are able to enter the team store to their left. Or if they decide during the game to go shopping, they can enter the store via the main concourse. Unlike some stores, the Fightins Team Store is aimed for both adults and kids, offering a wide variety in shirts and ball caps. Kids have their own special entrance - a child-size door.

The Fightins organizations took preemptive steps in ensuring that fans spend less time waiting in line to enter the stadium and more time enjoying the pregame and game activities. The organization was able to do this by expanding its ticket plaza located right out the Tompkins VIST Bank Plaza gates. The ticket plaza become four times its original size, and went from having five ticket windows to eight.

The Fightins organization is proud of its classic feel, but felt the need to accommodate the players in their home away from home. The Fightins clubhouse increased in size by 45%, providing a more comfortable atmosphere for our players. One thing that the organization guaranteed wouldn't change during the clubhouse renovations was the entrance to the playing field. Part of the experience at FirstEnergy Stadium is the fans' ability to watch rising stars walk across the concourse. The visitor clubhouse also grew in size, increasing by 80%. Visiting players will also be required to talk across the concourse to the playing field. Another great addition to benefit all platers is the padded outfield walls, which will offer protection to athletes.

Fans that come to the ballpark enjoy the luxury of free parking, and with these renovation, more spaces were added. The final few updates to the stadium were the addition of light poles and cement in the main grand stand.

2012-13: Almost 10 years after installing a new video board, the team decided to improve the video board quality in 2012-13. Though there was nothing wrong with the old video board, it didn't offer fans the best experience. The core improvement was the installation of a 30' x 60' HD10 video board in center field.

The new installation, which would total 1,800 square feet, is the largest video board amongst all Double-A teams and the fourth largest in Minor League Baseball. The video board is just the fifth HD10 board installed by TS Sports, located in Dallas, Texas, and the largest that TS Sports has ever installed. The previous FirstEnergy Stadium video board measure 16.5' x 36'.

A new addition to the stadium is a 6'x100' ribbon board that sits above the Coors Light Left Field Deck. The left field ribbon board will display the night's line score, out of town scoreboard, and cutting edge video capabilities. With the new addition, elements that were previously displayed on the main video board can be relocated to the ribbon board maximizing the space on both boards.

The project that totaled $1 million also included a 4' x 8' video wall that sits atop of the Weston Center Winning Smiles stage and 25 flat-screen HDTVs that are located throughout FirstEnergy Stadium. With HDTVs all around the stadium, fans will never miss any action of the games. For video production, the team now has replay capabilities, enhanced HD cameras, and improved wireless camera connectivity.

2014 Offseason: General admission ticket prices were lowered, making family fun even more affordable. Another new addition for the 2015 season is the swapping of seat colors in the main grandstand. Reserved green seats replaced the former red seats, marking the first time in stadium history that the main grandstand is exclusively for reserved seating. The first and third base stands, which now consist of all red seats, offer fans with general admission tickets in hands, a place to sit.

2016: The R-Phils began the installation of the Savage61 Dugout Suite. It is located on the first-base side of FirstEnergy Stadium and features a customized VIP experience. The dugout suite is 18 inches below ground level and has an authentic dugout feel. It can fit up to 56 people and features comfortable seating close to game action, along with personal waitress service exclusive to guests of the dugout suite.

The privately funded $200,000 improvement made its debut for the March 31 Phillies Future Game, featuring the Phillies organization's top minor league prospects against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Savage 61 Dugout Suite is America's Classic Ballpark's most upscale seating area in the ballpark's history: 34 seats in the front row are chair height, while the area has 22 comfortable bar stools in the second row, beneath the dugout roof. Both rows feature a counter in front of the seats running the entire length of the dugout. The area is also completely handicapped accessible - making the new area available to everyone.

Redner's Event Center

Winter 2022: The Fightin Phils broke ground on the brand-new Redner's Event Center in right-center field. The $45 million expansion project was the largest renovation in the history of FirstEnergy Stadium, and was designed to keep the Fightin Phils in alignment with the updated player-development regulations set forth by Major League Baseball.

2023: The Fightin Phils complete the exterior of the event center and unveil Redner's as the naming right partner in early April, prior to the start of the 2023 season. The completion of the exterior showcases a new home run wall in right-center field, that is approximately 10-feet higher than the previous home run wall. It also features two rows of billboards just off field level and another top row row atop the building. A new lower wall was also constructed from the left of the pool, all the way to the base of the left field video board.

Other additions for the 2023 season was a brand-new RACC Train sign in right field, between the pool and Redner's Event Center. Additionally, new lights were installed at FirstEnergy Stadium with LED capabilities and more brightness. The new lights have the ability to flash different colors after home runs and for other exciting events, such as the countdown to fireworks shows.

Throughout the course of the 2023 season, construction workers are working on the interior of the event center, thus marking it in active construction sight in home run territory during games.

2023-24 Offseason: Following the conclusion of the 2023 season, the Fightin Phils tore down the old video board in left-center field, in addition to the pitch clock and speed gun next to the video board. A new video board was constructed throughout the winter that nearly doubles in size the old video board. The board spans from the far-left side of the event center to the right side of the deck, thus meaning the pub was removed to fit the new video board. Additionally, a new ribbon board was constructed in left field, behind the Seidel Auto Group Deck. The new video and ribbon boards were installed by Daktronics and offered better clarity than ever before. The line score was moved from the ribbon board to the bottom of the ribbon board, along with speed of pitch, which allowed for greater use of the new ribbon board.

Additionally, the exterior of the Redner's Event Center was expanded towards the video board, replacing where the old pitch clock and speed gun was. The pitch clock was installed within the brick façade of the expansion and the second speed of pitch shifted to underneath the train sign in right field. Throughout the offseason, the interior of the Redner's Event Center was continued to be constructed.

March 2024: The 2024 Fightin Phils team moves in and resides in the new home clubhouse for the first time, while using their brand-new player facilities. The new player facilities include: managers office, coaches work room and locker room, female locker room, weight room, training room, mental health and recovery room, kitchen and dining area, home clubhouse, player lounge, video room and batting cages. The former R-Phils clubhouse and batting cage is used as storage for the 2024 season, but the visiting teams remained in the original visiting clubhouse while that remained under construction during the 2024 season. Additionally, with the moving of the old gym, the umpires locker room was expanded for 2024.

May 2024: The event spaces in the Redner's Event Center are opened for the first time. The upstairs main event space holds a ballroom that can hold up to 400 people and can host many large events such as: weddings, banquets, bar/bat mitzvahs, trade shows, expos, meetings and much more. Starting during the 2024 season, fans were able to reserve the whole event space or smaller pods of it for games, which included a buffet, bar and view of the game from the veranda. On non-game days and in the offseason, the large event space can be utilized, as well as the home clubhouse, visiting clubhouse and batting tunnel can also be converted to event space for smaller-scale events.

August 2024: The new bullpens debut at FirstEnergy Stadium, located in left-center field, beneath the videoboard. The bullpens move off the field from down the first and third-base lines and are now double-tiered bullpens next to the Redner's Event with the visiting team up top and the Fightin Phils on the bottom.

This Day in Baseballtown History

March/April

March 31, 2016: At Reading, the Phillies hammer a team of their top prospects, 19-4, in the first “Phillies Futures Game”. The 7-inning exhibition draws an announced crowd of 9,320. With a strong wind blowing out to center field the game features home runs by 11 different players, 8 of them being big Phils (Ryan Howard, Darin Ruf and Dylan Cozens, the top three single-season home run hitters in Reading franchise history, all homer). Philadelphia’s Tyler Goeddel, Maikel Franco and Cedric Hunter go back-to-back-to-back in the 5^th inning against Mark Appel. Ryan Howard delights the crowd with a pinch-hit homer in the 7^th and the crowd coaxes Pete Mackanin to give Carlos Ruiz a pinch-hit appearance (sac fly) by chanting “we want Chooch” later that inning.

April 1, 2013: At Reading, the club unveils its newest mascots, a pair of live ostriches that reside in a pen on the hill beyond the center field fence. The team would later hold a name-the-ostriches contest and despite finishing 4^th out of 5 pair choices (Phyllis & Phannie easily tallied the most votes), Ruth and Judy were selected as the winners. After just two seasons, the team would decide that taking care of the birds was too onerous and opted not to bring them back.

April 3, 2018: At Reading, the annual 222 Showcase exhibition game between Reading and Lehigh Valley is rained out. It is the second cancellation in the game’s history, with the first coming at Lehigh Valley in 2015.

April 4, 1975: Baseballtown legend Scott Rolen is born in Jasper, Indiana.

April 4, 1977: R-Phils 2000 co-MVP Eric Valent is born in La Mirada, California.

April 4, 1996: At Reading, Manny Amador’s pinch-hit homer in the 8^th inning gives the Phils a 9-7 Opening night win over Portland.

April 4, 2003: At Reading, Seung-Hak Lee throws six shutout innings in the Phillies’ 5-0 win over Altoona. Dating back to the previous season, Lee threw 31 straight innings without allowing an earned run. (19.0 IP with Clearwater in ’02 and 6.0 IP with Reading in ’02). He would extend his streak to 33 innings before surrendering a run in the third inning at Altoona his next time out.

April 4, 2023: Reading unveils the naming sponsor of its new event center. It will be called the Redner’s Event Center. The new event center will host new clubhouses, weightrooms and more starting in 2024. Additionally, fans can watch games from the event center and hosts gathers in the 550-person ballroom. In 2023, the new construction will feature a new home run wall, lights and much more.

April 4, 2023: Reading takes a trip to Jersey Shore to scrimmage the BlueClaws, the High-A affiliate of the Phillies. The Fightins defeated the BlueClaws 3-2 behind strong pitching and four excellent innings from David Parkinson, who did not pitch in all of 2022.

April 5, 1996: At Reading, Portland scores seven runs in the 10^th to beat the R-Phils, 13-7.

April 5, 2004: Paul “Cooter” Jones is crowned the second King of Baseballtown at a banquet at the Sheraton Reading. Also that night, Ryan Howard makes his first public appearance in Baseballtown as part of Meet the Players Night.

April 5, 2007: At Reading on a cold and windy opening night, Mike Costanzo drives a home run over the left-center field wall in his first Double-A at-bat to spark the Phils to a 4-1 win over Harrisburg. Wyomissing native Taylor Swift, on the rise as a country music star, performs the national anthem.

April 5, 2012: At Reading, the Phillies give Dusty Wathan two wins in his Double-A managerial debut as they sweep Portland, 4-2 and 7-4 in an Opening Night double-header. In Game 1, Sebastian Valle homers in his first R-Phils at-bat and Leandro Castro’s 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9^th wins it.

April 5, 2013: At New Hampshire, 21-year old Jesse Biddle wins his Fightin Phils debut as Reading tops the Fisher Cats, 6-1. Biddle allows one earned run on two hits in 6.0 innings while striking out six and walking one.

April 5, 2018: At Reading, on a cold Opening Night (41 degrees at game time), the Fightin Phils fall to Erie, 7-1. Cornelius Randolph goes 2-for-4 with a double and scores Reading’s only run in his Double-A debut while Damek Tomscha reaches base in all 4 of his plate appearances (1-for-1, 3 walks). A propane heater in the Reading dugout catches fire in the 7^th inning, causing a brief delay before being extinguished by groundskeeper Dan Douglas.

April 5, 2024: At Bowie, the Fightin Phils earn their first Opening Day victory since 2019 in a 5-2 win over the Baysox. Tied at two in the ninth, Reading added three runs to put the game away. Gabriel Rincones Jr. hit his first Double-A homer, a moonshot that went 452 feet to right field. Carlos De La Cruz also added two hits for the Fightin Phils.

April 6, 2001: At Reading, Carlos Silva wins his Reading debut by whitewashing Akron for five innings in a 5-2 win. Silva allows three hits and strikes out eight Aeros.

April 6, 2023: The Reading Fightin Phils partnered with Reading School as FirstEnergy Stadium will serve as the host of Red Knights’ home games for the next 20 years. A ceremony was held at the ballpark recognizing the partnership and the Reading baseball team as well.

April 6, 2024: At Bowie, the Fightin Phils fall to the Baysox 19-1 in a one-sided contest. The lone bright spot for Reading came on a Gabriel Rincones Jr. home run in the first, marking the second-straight night Rincones Jr. hit a home run.

April 7, 1994: At Reading, the Portland Sea Dogs made their debut in the Eastern League a memorable one by beating the Phillies, 2-1 in 14 innings. Charles Johnson’s solo home run in the 14^th provided the winning margin.

April 7, 2003: At Reading, a spring snowfall cancels the Phillies game against Bowie as more than two inches blanket the FirstEnergy Stadium field. The snow and ensuing wet conditions end up postponing the entire three game series.

April 7, 2008: At Bowie, Javon Moran’s 2-run triple breaks a 3-3 tie in the 10^th inning as the R-Phils win 6-3 and hand the Baysox their fifth straight loss to start the season.

April 7, 2012: At Reading, the R-Phils complete a 4-game season-opening sweep of Portland with a 4-1 victory. David Buchanan goes 7.0 strong innings to win his Double-A debut, striking out 9 while giving up just two hits and one walk.

April 7, 2023: Reading and Richmond’s 2023 season opener was postponed due to rain in the Richmond area. The two teams would open their seasons with a doubleheader the following day.

April 8, 2001: At Reading, Brett Myers wins his first game as a Reading Phillie and Andy Dominique and Bobby Van Iten each drive in five to lift Reading over Akron, 14-3. Dominique goes 4-for-4 with two homers and four runs scored while Van Iten is 2-for-4 with a long ball. A seven-run 8^th puts the game out of reach.

April 8, 2004: At Akron, the Phillies drop their season opener, 3-2, to the Aeros in 16 innings. Miguel Quintana goes 4-for-8 in his R-Phils debut.

April 8, 2005: At Reading, in the completion of game that was suspended from the night before, Reading makes a winner out of Steve Swisher in his Baseballtown managerial debut, 5-4, over Altoona. Chris Roberson (2-for-3, double, 2 RBI) and Michael Bourn (1-for-3, RBI) each play in their first Double-A games. Curve pitcher Mike Connolly gives up a run and takes the loss despite not pitching that day.

April 8, 2011: At Portland, the R-Phils beat Portland, 7-5, to give Mark Parent his first win as Reading’s manager. Cody Overbeck hits a 3-run homer and Austin Hyatt goes 5.0 innings (4 H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K) for the win

April 8, 2012: At Reading, the Phillies win their 5^th straight game to start the season, beating New Hampshire, 5-2. Tyson Gillies leads the charge by going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBIs.

April 8, 2016: At Reading, Jorge Alfaro goes 4-for-5 with a double, 2 RBIs and run scored in the Fightin Phils’ 8-3 win over Portland. Angelo Mora chips in 3 extra base hits, going 3-for-4 with a homer, 2 doubles, a walk, 3 runs and 2 RBIs.

April 8, 2023: At Richmond, Reading is swept in a doubleheader to open its season. Wendell Rijo collected a couple of hits, an RBI and run scored over the two games, but the rest of the R-Phils offense is held silent.

April 9-10, 1999: At Reading, Jimmy Rollins and Pat Burrell make their Reading Phillies debut and the Altoona Curve makes its franchise debut on an Opening Night in which bad weather forces the game to be suspended in the 2^nd inning. The Phils win the game, which is completed the next day, 6-2, as Rollins goes 1-for-3 with an RBI while Burrell is 2-for-4.

April 9, 2006: At Bowie, Jim Rushford’s grand slam in the 7^th inning blows the game open as the Phils beat the Baysox, 8-3. It is P.J. Forbes’ first victory as Reading manager. Tim McClaskey picks up the win by scattering three runs and eight hits in 7.0 innings.

April 9, 2011: At Portland, Chris Frey goes 4-for-6 with a home run and four RBIs as the R-Phils pound the Sea Dogs, 13-5. Matt Rizzotti (3 doubles, 3 runs) and Cody Overbeck (double, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI) contribute three hits apiece to Reading’s 17-hit attack.

April 9, 2015: At Portland, the Fightin Phils’ season opener with the Sea Dogs is snowed out. The next night’s game would also be postponed before the teams finally get to play a doubleheader on April 11.

April 9, 2018: At Reading, a light snow falls for the entire game (39 degrees at game time) as the Fightin Phils rally to beat winless Portland, 6-5. Franklyn Kilome strikes out 8 over 4.0 innings in his season debut but is lifted early due to a high pitch count. Seranthony Dominguez gets the win (due to scorekeeper’s discretion) by pitching 2.0 perfect innings, striking out 3, while Luke Leftwich gets his first save with a 1-2-3 9^th inning.

April 9, 2023: At Richmond, Reading loses 7-3 to be swept by the Flying Squirrels in the season-opening series. It was Reading’s first 0-3 start since 2021 and third in the previous five years.

April 9, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils come from behind and beat Portland 9-8. Carson Taylor homers twice, including the game winner in the bottom of the seventh. Jose Rodriguez hits his first homer as a member of the Phillies organization and Gabriel Rincones Jr. works four walks. Max Lazar earns his second save with Reading on the young season.

April 10, 1992: At Reading, Tyler Green wins his AA debut 8-1 vs. Albany. He pitches 6 innings, giving up 1 run on 8 hits and striking out 8.

April 10, 1994: At Reading, Jon Zuber drives in six runs with a single, triple, and home run in the Phils’ 13-4 win over Portland.

April 10, 1995: At Reading, David Doster and Jason Moler each hit solo homers in the bottom of the 10^th to beat Norwich, 7-6. The Phils tied the game in the 8^th with four runs.

April 10, 1998: At Reading, Trenton’s David Gibraltar spoils Opening Day at Municipal Stadium with a grand slam in the 10^th inning as the Thunder wins it, 6-2.

April 10, 2000: At Bowie, Reading puts up a four spot in the 9^th inning to beat the Baysox, 10-6. Gary Burnham drives in five of the Reading runs.

April 10, 2004: At Akron, Ryan Howard hits his first home run as a Reading Phillie. It’s a three-run blast in the third inning of a 5-4 loss.

April 10, 2009: At Reading, the R-Phils rally for two runs in the bottom of the 8^th inning to nip Harrisburg, 2-1, and give Steve Roadcap his first victory as Reading’s manager. Michael Taylor and Brian Stavisky hit back-to-back RBI singles to give the Phils the lead.

April 10, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils pull out a 5-4 win in 13 innings against Portland. Roman Quinn goes just 1-for-6, but his lone hit is the game-winning RBI single. Angelo Mora (4-for-6, 3B, 2 R, RBI) leads off the 13^th with a triple and scores the winning run. Dylan Cozens is 2-for-5 with a 2-run homer, the first of a record-breaking 40 he would hit that season.

April 10, 2018: At Reading, Portland outlasts the Fightin Phils, 7-5, in the club’s first extra-inning game under the new “runner starts at second base” rule. The Sea Dogs plate 3 runs in the 13^th without putting the ball in play as Garrett Cleavinger walks 4, hits a batter and strikes out 3. The rule, designed to end extra-inning games more quickly, does little to hasten the game’s conclusion as the contest lasts 4:15. The 10^th inning alone (in which both clubs score a run), takes more than 30 minutes to complete.

April 10, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Portland 5-1 to improve to 3-2 on the season. It marked the first time since the end of the 2019 season that Reading was over .500. Jose Rodriguez had three hits and Carson Taylor earned a pair of base knocks. Lachlan Wells started and the Australian Native went five innings and earned his first affiliated win since 2019, with the Twins organization.

April 11, 1919: Reading is granted a franchise in the International League for $5,000 and replaces the Syracuse team.

April 11, 1995: At Reading, the Phils plate seven runs in the 6^th to beat Norwich, 9-8 as Adan Milan hits two doubles and a homer.

April 11, 2004: At Akron, pitcher Gavin Floyd makes his Reading Phillies debut a memorable one by tossing five no-hit innings to help the R-Phils beat the Aeros, 6-1. Floyd strikes out six and walks one.

April 11, 2010: At Reading, Tagg Bozied’s 3-run homer with two outs in the 7^th turns a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 lead as the R-Phils rally by Portland, 6-4. Bozied, who also had a 2-run double, finishes 2-for-2 with 5 RBIs.

April 11, 2011: At New Hampshire, the R-Phils wrap out 18 hits in a 13-1 pounding of the Fisher Cats. Cody Overbeck is 5-for-5 with a 3-run homer and two runs scored and Matt Rizzotti is 3-for-4 with a homer, 2 RBI and 4 runs scored. Derrick Mitchell adds a 2^nd inning grand slam.

April 11, 2017: At New Hampshire, Reading bangs out 17 hits, 4 of them by Harold Martinez, in a 10-5 win over the Fisher Cats. Angelo Mora, Scott Kingery and Andrew Pullin all homer for the Fightin Phils, whose first 7 batters all have at least one RBI and one run scored.

April 11, 2018: At Reading, Deivi Grullon blasts a pair of home runs and drives in 4 as the Fightin Phils whip Portland, 12-4, in a business person’s special. With the wind blowing out, there are a total of 8 homers hit between the teams, with the Sea Dogs’ Esteban Quiroz also leaving the yard twice. Damek Tomscha (HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R) and Kyle Martin (HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R) each collect 3 of Reading’s 16 hits as every Fightin Phils starter hits safely

April 11, 2023: At Reading, the R-Phils open up their 2023 home schedule against the Hartford Yard Goats. It is the first game played with a new home run wall, lights and much more, amongst ongoing construction during the season. The R-Phils fell to Hartford 8-6 in front of 6,417 fans. Reading also debuted its new “Reading Keystone” jerseys it will wear in 2023 to celebrate the 275^th Anniversary of Reading.

April 12, 2001: At Altoona, Adam Walker extends his season-opening shutout string to 12 innings as he combines with Blas Cedeno to beat the Curve, 5-1. In six innings, Walker fans six and surrenders two hits and a walk.

April 12, 2008: At Reading, Fabio Castro pitches 7.0 innings of scoreless one-hit ball and John Suomi hits a 3-run homer as the Phils hold off Altoona, 5-2. Castro strikes out nine Curve batters and walks three.

April 12, 2011: At New Hampshire, Tim Kennelly draws a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the top of the 11^th inning to drive in Cody Overbeck with the winning run as the R-Phils beat the Fisher Cats, 3-2. Justin DeFratus goes 3.0 perfect innings, striking out six for the win.

April 12, 2013: At Reading, the rebranded Fightin Phils make their home debut with a 3-1 win over Erie. In a rare Friday night opener, the club draws 8,621 fans curious to see the team’s new uniforms in action. Seth Rosin tosses 6.0 shutout innings, allowing 3 hits and striking out 5 for the victory and Sebastian Valle hits a solo homer.

April 12, 2023: At Reading, the R-Phils offense explodes for 15 hits, but it’s not enough as the Hartford Yard Goats win 8-7. Carlos De La Cruz went 3-5, including a long home run to left and a then-game-tying single in the bottom of the 8^th.

April 13, 2001: At Akron, Reading loses a heartbreaker, 1-0, in 12 innings when Jon Hamilton singles home Brian Benefield with the decisive tally. Phillies starter Brett Myers pitches seven brilliant innings, giving up four hits and no walks while striking out 11.

April 13, 2006: At Reading, Carlos Leon’s 2-out RBI single up the middle scores Jim Rushford with the game’s only run as the Phillies win their 40^th home opener, 1-0, over Altoona. Gio Gonzalez pitches 7.0 innings of 5-hit, 6 strikeout ball and Dan Giese picks up the win with two scoreless frames.

April 13, 2016: At Reading, Christian Marrero’s pinch-hit 3-run homer in the 6^th leads the Fightin Phils to a 6-4 win over Richmond. J.P. Crawford hits his first HR of the season and Ben Lively strikes out 9 in 5.0 IP (6 H, BB, 2 ER) but does not get a decision.

April 13, 2023: At Reading, new R-Phils Manager Al Pedrique picked up his first win in a Fightin Phils uniform. It was an all-around effort in a 4-2 win, one in which the offense had timely hits and bullpen threw five innings, allowing just one run.

April 14, 1993: At London, the R-Phils manage to beat the Tigers, 1-0, even though they collect just one hit. Jeff Jackson drives in the lone run with a sac fly in the 8^th. Ronnie Allen goes 7 innings for the win.

April 14, 1994: At New Haven, the Phillies spoil the Raven’s first home opener at Yale Field with a 3-1 victory.

April 14, 1997: At Reading, Adan Milan leads a 13-hit attack with four singles and three RBI in the Phillies’ 9-4 win over Bowie.

April 14, 1998: In front of 8,678 fans at Reading, Jeffrey Key’s 8^th inning 3-run homer run leads Philadelphia past Reading, 5-1, in the annual exhibition game at Municipal Stadium.

April 14, 1999: At Akron, the Aeros score six in the 1^st and five in the 2^nd in an 11-8 win over Reading. All 11 runs are charged to Rob Burger, who walks eight in 1.1 innings pitched. Gary Burnham has four hits in the loss.

April 14, 2000: At Altoona, the Curve scores six in the 8^th to rally past Reading, 10-8.

April 14, 2010: At Reading, the R-Phils tag Kyle Drabek for 7 runs (3 earned) and the loss in his return to Baseballtown. Michael Spidale’s 3-run double in the 6^th breaks the game open as Reading wins it, 7-3.

April 14, 2016: At Harrisburg, Nick Pivetta (6.0 IP, H, 7 K, 2 BB) notches his first win of the season and Angelo Mora goes 3-for-4 with a HR and 4 RBIs in 9-0 blanking of the Senators.

April 14, 2023: At Reading, the R-Phils lose a sloppy game 6-4 to Hartford. The R-Phils committed four errors on the night, but outhit the Yard Goats 11-5. Johan Rojas led the way with three hits for the Fightin Phils.

April 14, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils fall 9-5 to Portland in a sloppy loss. The Fightin Phils commit four errors on the exact one-year anniversary of the last time they had four errors in a game. Phillies No. 10 Prospect Gabriel Rincones Jr. hit his third home run of the season, and opposite field shot to left, in the loss.

April 15, 1999: At Harrisburg, Reggie Taylor goes 3-for-5 with a triple, home run and 5 RBI in a 5-3 Phils win over the Senators.

April 15, 2000: At Altoona, Rusty McNamara’s 3-run blast in the 10^th inning breaks a scoreless tie and lifts Reading to a 3-0 win over the Curve.

April 15, 2003: At Reading, Brian Hitchcox hits a 2-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the 9^th to rally the R-Phils past Akron, 5-4. Reading trailed 4-0 in the 6^th and 4-1 going into the bottom of the 8^th.

April 16, 2000: At Altoona. Eric Valent leads an 18-hit attack with a single, homer and 4 RBI in the Phils’ 14-2 rout of Altoona.

April 16, 2004: At Reading, Gavin Floyd makes his first start at FirstEnergy Stadium, going 5.2 shutout innings against Akron. Though he extends his shutout streak to 10.2 innings, Floyd receives a no-decision in the 3-2 Phillies’ win.

April 16, 2008: At Reading, Greg Golson’s one-out RBI single plates Brad Harman, capping a 2-run rally in the bottom of the 10^th as the R-Phils defeat Harrisburg, 5-4. Jeremy Slayden had led off the 10^th with a game-tying solo homer.

April 16, 2016: At Harrisburg, Jorge Alfaro doubles and hits his first homer in a Reading uniform, going 2-for-4 in a 3-1 win over the Senators. Alfaro also extends his hitting streak to 7 straight games and records his 6^th straight multi-hit game. Dylan Cozens also contributes a solo home run.

April 16, 2018: At Harrisburg, Ranger Suarez picks up his first Double-A victory as the Fightin Phils blank the Senators, 6-0. Suarez allows 6 hits and strikes out 10 over 8.0 innings and does not issue a walk. Zach Coppola goes 3-for-5 with 2 runs and a stolen base while Kyle Martin connects for a grand slam in the 5^th inning.

April 16, 2024: At Binghamton, the Fightin Phils strike out 18 times as they fall to the Rumble Ponies 3-2. The 18 punchouts mark a franchise record for Binghamton. Kendall Simmons had two hits and Jose Rodrguez added two stolen bases as Reading swiped four bags on the night in the loss.

April 17, 1993: At Reading, Ron Lockett hits 2 homers and drives in 5 to lead the Phils past Binghamton, 12-5.

April 17, 1995: At Norwich, the Navigators rally for four in the bottom of the 9^th to win their first home opener, 5-4, in front of 6,628 at Dodd Stadium.

April 17, 2004: At Reading, Ryan Howard hits his first home run at FirstEnergy Stadium, a two-run shot in the 1^st inning off Akron’s Kyle Evans. The Phils fall to the Aeros, 7-4.

April 17, 2006: At Reading, Bryan Hansen’s RBI double ties the game in the 9^th and Joey Hammond’s sacrifice fly in the 10^th scores Michael Bourn with the game-winner as the Phils beat Connecticut, 4-3. Twin Valley grad Nick Mattioni gets his first win as a Reading Phillie by tossing a perfect 10^th.

April 17, 2008: At Norwich, Fabio Castro and two relievers combine to shutout Connecticut on three hits as Reading sneaks by the Defenders, 1-0. Greg Golson doubles and later scores the lone run in the 6^th inning on a costly two-out throwing error by pitcher Joey Martinez.

April 17, 2011: At Reading, Michael Spidale singles home Derrick Mitchell with the winning run in the bottom of the 8^th inning to give Reading a 5-4 win over Akron in game two of a double-header sweep.

April 17, 2012: At Richmond, the R-Phils rock the Flying Squirrels for 22 hits in a 19-6 pounding at the Diamond. Ten of Reading’s runs come in the 6^th inning. Among the hitting stars are Cesar Hernandez (5-for-6, 5 runs, RBI), Leandro Castro (3-for-5, 2 doubles, 6 RBI, run) and Darin Ruf (5-for-5, HR, 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI). Ruf’s homer would be the first of his record-breaking 38 that season for the R-Phils.

April 17, 2015: At Reading, Aaron Nola rebounds from losing the season opener in Portland to pick up the win in his first home start of the season. He goes 6.0 shutout innings, surrendering just 4 hits and a walk while striking out 5 in a 7-1 win over Richmond. Brock Stassi goes 2-for-4 with 3 RBI for Reading. Roman Quinn is 2-for-4 with 3 stolen bases and 2 runs, giving him at least one run scored in his first 7 games as a Fightin Phil.

April 17, 2016: At Harrisburg, the Fightin Phils pound out 16 hits in a 14-2 drubbing of the Senators. Harold Martinez goes 3-for-5 and scores 4 times; KC Serna is 4-for-6 with a double, 4 RBIs and a run; and Jorge Alfaro goes 3-for-4 with a triple, 4 RBIs and a run. Alfaro extends his hit streak to 8 to start the season and tallies his 7^th straight multi-hit game.

April 18, 1993: At Reading, the Phils belt 5 HR in a 9-0 win over Binghamton. Jeff Jackson, Pat Brady, Ron Lockett, Keith Kimberlin and Sam Taylor each go deep.

April 18, 1995: At Norwich, Kevin Sefcik makes his Reading debut by going 4-for-5 in a 7-6 win.

April 18, 2006: At Reading, Daniel Haigwood (6.0 IP, 6 K, 3 H, 5 BB) and three relievers combine on a 6-hit shutout of Connecticut as Reading wins, 3-0. Adam Shafer earns the save.

April 18, 2015: At Reading, Brock Stassi drives in Gabriel Lino with an RBI single in the 10^th inning, giving the Fightin Phils a 6-5 win over Richmond. Stassi, who did not start the game, had already delivered a game-tying 2-run single in the 8^th in his first at-bat. It is his 4^th game with 3 RBI or more in the season’s first 8 contests and would set the stage for his leading the league in runs batted in at season’s end.

April 18, 2023: At Portland, the R-Phils ride dominating pitching to a 3-1 win. Ethan Lindow pitched five shutout innings and Madison Stokes had the go-ahead RBI double. Pedro Martinez tacked on two-more runs with a long home run in the eighth inning.

April 18, 2024: At Binghamton, the Fightin Phils split a doubleheader losing 4-3 in game one and winning 7-4 in game two. They were down 4-1 in the seventh in game two and scored six-unanswered runs for the win. Both games of the doubleheader went into extra innings, marking the first time that happened since June 10, 2023 at home against Binghamton.

April 19, 1918: Baseballtown legend George “Whitey” Kurowski is born in Reading. Kurowski

would have a nine-year Major League career as a third baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals,

posting a lifetime .286 batting average and driving in over 100 runs twice. He helped the Cards

win four National League pennants and three World Series rings from 1942-46.

April 19, 1963: At Springfield, 19-yead old Bob Bishop no-hits the Reading Red Sox while striking out 16 on Opening Day as the Giants win, 2-0.

April 19, 1996: At Reading, Trenton scores seven in the second inning in a 10-2 victory over the Phils.

April 19, 1998: At Portland, Reading bangs out nine extra base hits, five in a 7-run 6^th, in a 10-4 win.

April 19, 2011: At Reading, Cody Overbeck goes 3-for-4 with his 6^th home run in the first 13 games as the Phillies beat Erie, 8-6. He also hits a double and drives in four, increasing his league-leading RBI total to 17.

April 19, 2015: At Reading, Zach Eflin holds Richmond scoreless over 8.0 innings to improve to 2-0 and extend his streak to 14 innings without allowing a run. He allows just 3 hits and a walk while striking out 5 in the 6-0 victory. Harold Martinez goes 3-for-3 with his first home run and drives in 3 for Reading.

April 19, 2023: At Portland, the R-Phils battle back from a 3-0 deficit when Wendell Rijo hits a game-tying single in the ninth inning. But the Sea Dogs would win the game 4-3 in walk-off fashion on a fielder’s choice.

April 19, 2024: At Binghamton, the Fightin Phils turn in their most-complete game of the season to date, winning 8-2 over the Rumble Ponies. The pitchers strike out a season-high 16, including nine from Robinson Pina over five innings. Carson Taylor had three hits and Casey Martin added his first home run of the season. Max Lazar tossed two-shutout innings to end the game and keep his shutout streak alive to start the season.

April 20, 1907: The first game is played at Lauer’s Park, with Reading downing Camden, 9-4, in the season opener for the outlaw Atlantic League.

April 20, 1921: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, the Aces defeat Rochester, 6-5, in front of a record-breaking crowd of 10,000 on Opening Day.

April 20, 1922: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, the Aces open the International League season in front of 8,000 fans, defeating Toronto, 4-1, in Chief Bender’s first game as manager. Myrl Brown goes the distance on a four-hitter, striking out seven and allowing only one unearned run.

April 20, 1992: At Reading, Mike Lieberthal hits his first Double-A HR in a 10-6 win over London.

April 20, 1996: At Reading, former R-Phil Rick Holifield exacts some revenge on Reading by going 4-for-6 with 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 SB, 2B & HR in Trenton’s 14-4 win. The Thunder hit six home runs in the game.

April 20, 1998: At Harrisburg, Steve Carver goes 5-for-5 with two doubles, two homers and

a Reading Phillie record eight RBI in an 11-10 loss. The Senators win the game with three runs

in the bottom on the 9th.

April 20, 1999: At Reading, a six-run 8^th highlights a 13-4 win over Akron. Tyrone Horne goes 4-

for-4 with four runs and Kirk Pierce knocks in five.

April 20, 2003: At Erie, Reading hits home runs in each of the first four innings on the way to an 11-6 triumph over the SeaWolves. Brian Hitchcox, Jeff Inglin, Edgar Cruz and Jorge Padilla were the long ball hitters. Inglin went 3-for-5 with 2 HR, 2 R and 4 RBI.

April 20, 2006: At New Britain, a walk, a hit batter and two errors allow the Phils to rally for three runs in the top of the 9^th and overtake the Rock Cats, 8-7. Reading had rallied from a 4-1 deficit with four in the 8^th thanks to four hits and a pair of errors only to fall behind again in the bottom of the inning. Six of the Phils’ eight runs are unearned.

April 20, 2012: At Reading, the R-Phils rally from a 3-0 deficit after seven innings to beat Akron, 4-3 in 10. Troy Hanzawa’s 2-out, 2-run single in the 9^th ties it and Steve Susdorf doubles home Darin Ruf with one out in the 10^th to give Reading its 11^th win in 15 games.

April 20, 2015: At Reading, Roman Quinn and Aaron Altherr lead the Fightin Phils to their 5^th straight win, a 9-4 triumph over Akron. Quinn goes 3-for-3 with a double, walk, 3 runs, an RBI and a stolen base. Altherr is 2-for-4 with his first homer of the season and 4 RBI

April 21, 1963: At Springfield, after being shutout in their first two games, the Reading Red Sox

defeat the Giants, 5-3, in 17 innings to break into the win column. Bob Lawrence’s two-run triple

provides the winning runs and Steve Chamos tosses seven shutout innings for the victory.

Springfield pitchers had held the Sox without an earned run for 34 straight innings before

Lawrence’s key hit.

April 21, 1995: At Reading, Chad McConnell singles home the game-winner in the 9^th to beat Trenton, 3-2. It was Reading’s 8^th win in 9 one-run games.

April 21, 1999: At Reading, Pat Burrell hits his first Double-A HR and Larry Huff scores four times

in a 9-5 win over Akron . Burrell would go on to hit a total of 28 home runs during the season.

April 21, 2005: At Reading, the Phillies are shut out for a third consecutive game, dropping a 1-0 decision to Norwich. David Aardsma and two relievers combine to one-hit Reading, whose only hit is an infield single by pitcher Chris Rojas. Rojas takes the loss despite giving up just four hits and one run over eight innings. Reading would end its streak of 30 straight scoreless innings the next night.

April 21, 2007: At Reading, Jesus Merchan goes 4-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI as the R-Phils blast Akron, 13-7. Greg Jacobs, Brian Burgamy and Juan Tejeda also homer in the 17-hit attack and each R-Phils starter collects at least one hit.

April 21, 2017: At Richmond, Carlos Tocci goes 3-for-5 with a triple and 4 RBIs as the Fightin Phils top the Flying Squirrels, 6-2. Andrew Pullin also collects 3 hits and Scott Kingery scores twice for Reading.

April 21, 2023: At Portland, the R-Phils offense rolls to a 10-1 win over the Sea Dogs. Oliver Dunn and Cam Cannon both have three hits, while Dunn reached base five times in the victory. Phillies No. 2 prospect Mick Abel throws 4.2 strong innings, then Taylor Lehman and Andrew Baker combine with Abel to strike out Portland 11 times and allow just five hits and one run.

April 21, 2024: At Binghamton, the Fightin Phils beat the Rumble Ponies 5-4 behind a strong day from Robert Moore. The Phillies No. 26 Prospect has two hits a run scored, and leads the way with three RBI.

April 22, 1922: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, Aces’ right fielder Tom Miller drops a routine fly ball in the 9^th inning that leads to the deciding run in a 7-6 loss to Toronto. Miller is awarded a five dollar gold piece by the Mayes Advertising Company, which offered the prize to the first Reading player of the season who muffed a fly ball.

April 22, 1953 – At Williamsport, the Reading Indians score seven runs in the top of the 12^th to win a wild 13-8 affair against the Athletics on Opening Day. Rudy Regalado’s three-run homer keys the winning rally. Regalado winds up 3-for-6 with five RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base

April 22, 1967: At Reading, the Reading Phillies make their debut in Baseballtown, beating York, 9-3, before 6,046 fans. Jeff Harrell goes the distance on a 6-hitter for the win and helps his own

cause with a three-run single. All three runs Harrell surrenders are unearned as the Phils commit

four errors. Leftfielder Jim Perkins becomes the first Reading Phillie to homer, smashing a 400-

foot solo shot to right-center that ties the game at 3-3 in the 5^th.

April 22, 2007: At Reading, 9,880 fans jam FirstEnergy Stadium on a beautiful Sunday afternoon to set a new single-game attendance record. The home team is never in the game, though, as Akron plates 13 runs over the first four innings on the way to a 14-3 win.

April 22, 2013: At Harrisburg, Jesse Biddle sets what is believed to be a franchise record for strikeouts in a game by fanning 16 Harrisburg Senators in a 3-2 victory. Biddle allows just one hit and walks two in 7.0 shutout innings for his second win as a Fightin Phil. He takes a perfect game into the 7^th inning and strikes out the side in four of his seven innings of work. He also contributes to the victory with his bat, going 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a run scored.

April 23, 1952: At Reading, the Indians christen Municipal Stadium with a 5-4 victory over the Scranton Miners before 4,220 fans. Howard Rodemoyer picks up the win in relief. The game is played despite a consistent drizzle throughout.

April 23, 1953 – At Williamsport, Murph Murszewski fires a 3-hit shutout and strikes out nine in leading Reading to a 6-0 win.

April 23, 1955: At Reading, Don Minnick wins his first of 20 games that season, garnering the decision in a 7-5 win over Elmira. Third baseman Paul “Cooter” Jones walks three times, steals a base and scores three runs for the Indians.

April 23, 1967: At York, the R-Phils improve to 2-0 by winning their first road game, 6-5, behind a complete game by future Philadelphia manager Dallas Green. Green, who is also Reading’s pitching coach, allows two unearned runs in the bottom of the 9^th but gets Bill Vickery to pop out with the tying run on third to end it.

April 23, 1998: At Reading, the Phillies score seven runs in the 7th Inning to complete a

comeback from an 11-3 deficit, beating Portland 12-11. Steve Carver (3-for-5, double, 4 RBI) and

Reggie Taylor (3-for-4, double, 2 SBs, 3 runs) lead the R-Phils’ offensive effort.

April 23, 2009: At Reading, Michael Taylor’s second home run of the game, a solo shot to lead off the 11^th, gives the R-Phils a 7-6 win over Bowie. Taylor, who had not homered in the R-Phils’ first 11 games, finishes 4-for-6 with 3 RBI and 3 run scored.

April 23, 2013: At Harrisburg, Zach Collier’s 3-run homer in the top of the 9^th rallies Reading past the Senators for a 7-5 win at MetroBank Park. Albert Cartwright extends his hitting streak to 12 straight games with a single during the winning rally.

April 23, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils score 2 runs on an error in the 9^th inning to tie the game at 3, then beat New Hampshire, 4-3, when Rhys Hoskins leads off the bottom of the 11^th with a homer.

April 24, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Somerset 10-4. Carson Taylor had two hits and two RBI, while Marcus Lee Sang added two hits and drove in four runs. Andrew Baker earned the win, marking his first victory since the 2022 season. The 10 runs were a season-high for Reading, and five scored in the eighth was also a season best. Additionally, the Fightin Phils were 5-13 with RISP in the win. The lineup batted around in the eighth, marking the first instance this season after doing it six times last season (Last: 8/1/23 at HFD).

April 24, 1908: Frank “Home Run” Baker plays his first game in Reading, collecting a pair of RBI

singles in a 9-5 loss to Lancaster at the North 11^th Street Grounds.

April 24, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians take their home opener by clobbering Williamsport, 12-2, before 4,442 at Municipal Stadium. Dom Della Rocca leads the attack by going 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored.

April 24, 1963: At Reading, the Red Sox bunch all four hits and four runs in the first inning to defeat Charleston, 4-2, in their home opener. The game takes only 1:58 as the Sox manage only one base runner after the first inning.

April 24, 1994: At Reading, the Phillies commit six errors in a 14-3 drubbing at the hands of Trenton.

April 24, 2003: At Reading, Marlon Byrd, on rehab assignment from Philadelphia, hits a solo home run in the bottom of the 14^th to beat Harrisburg, 9-8. Byrd was 2-for-8 in the game.

April 24, 2004: At Trenton, Scott Youngbauer hits a solo home run in the top of the 7^th inning to win the second game of a double-header vs. the Thunder, 6-5. Youngbauer goes 2-for-3 with 2 runs, 3 RBI, a double and a homer.

April 24, 2006: At Connecticut, Scott Mathieson strikes out 11 and gives up just five hits and one run over 7.0 innings for his first victory as an R-Phil. Jim Rushford (3-for-4) and Michael Bourn (2-for-4) each score a pair of runs in the 6-1 win.

April 24, 2012: At Reading, Darin Ruf’s first home run at America’s Classic Ballpark, a solo blast in the 1^st inning, kick starts a 6-0 Phillies whitewashing of Richmond. Tyler Cloyd picks up his 3^rd and final win of the season for Reading, striking out five and allowing just five hits over 7.0 innings. Cloyd would go on to win the ERA title (2.35) for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, end the season in Philadelphia and win 17 games between AA, AAA and the Majors.

April 24, 2013: At Harrisburg, Albert Cartwright’s hitting streak reaches 13 consecutive games as he goes 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored. The Phils’ 6-5 victory completes a 3-game sweep on City Island.

April 24, 2015: At Harrisburg, Art Charles goes 4-for-4 with 2 triples, 2 doubles, a walk, 5 RBI and a run scored in Reading’s 7-4 win over the Senators. The triples would be the only ones he hit in 289 at-bats that season. Cameron Perkins is 2-for-5 with a double, 3 runs and an RBI.

April 24, 2017: At Harrsiburg, Andrew Pullin goes 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs as Reading pounds the Senators, 9-1. It is Pullin’s third straight 3-hit game.

April 24, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Somerset 4-3 in a game where the teams combined to leave 24 men on base and hit 1-21 with runners in scoring position. Gabriel Rincones Jr. hits a home run to right field that eventually lands on the other side of Route 61, for his fourth homer of the season.

April 25, 1908: At the North 11^th Street Grounds in Reading, Frank “Home Run” Baker collects three hits and scores the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the 11^th inning as Reading tops Lancaster, 6-5. Lancaster had rallied to tie the game with three runs in the 9^th thanks to three errors by the Reading shortstop, Owens.

April 25, 1967: At Williamsport, 40-year old Robin Roberts starts his comeback attempt with the Reading Phillies with a 1-0 loss to the Mets. Roberts allows eight singles, four of them infield hits, and strikes out nine, claiming after the game, “I was satisfied.” The Phillies leave 11 men on base in absorbing their first loss.

April 25, 1972: At Reading’s Municipal Stadium, the Phillies defeat Quebec City, 3-2, despite being held to just one hit, a Nellie Garcia RBI triple.

April 25, 1996: At Reading, Bobby Estallela hits two home runs and drives in five in the Phils’ 13-3 win over Hardware City.

April 25, 1999: At Reading, the Phils score eight in the 6^th to beat Erie, 10-7.

April 25, 2010: At Reading, Phillippe Aumont and two relievers combine to beat Richmond, 2-0, on a 1-hitter. Aumont does not allow a hit over 6.0 innings while walking two and striking out six. The Flying Squirrels only hit is Conor Gillaspie’s two-out single off Chance Chapman in the 7^th.

April 25, 2012: At Reading, Trevor May, J.C. Ramirez and Tyson Brummett combine on a 1-hitter as the Phillies shut out Richmond, 1-0. May strikes out 7 in 6.0 innings to improve to 4-0. Tug Hulett’s sacrifice fly in the 2^nd inning brings home Steve Susdorf with the game’s only tally.

April 25, 2016: At Reading, Logan Moore throws out all 3 runners who attempt to steal a base in a 7-4 win over Akron. Jake Fox is the offensive star, going 3-for-3 with a HR and 3 RBIs.

April 25, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils explode for 11 runs in an early-morning 11-5 win over the Altoona Curve. Reading hits three home runs, including a grand slam into the pool from Cam Cannon. Ethan Lindow was excellent on the mound, tossing six innings and getting the win.

April 25, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils win their fourth-straight game, a 5-0 shutout over the Somerset Patriots. Robinson Pina led the way with six-innings, allowing just five hits and striking out five hitters. Caleb Ricketts had three hits, including two doubles, while Baron Radcliff homered, had three hits and was a triple shy of the cycle.

April 26, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians sweep a twin bill from Binghamton, 6-4 and 4-3, to run their record to 6-0. In the second contest Reading scores two in the bottom of the 7^th to pull out a last at bat victory. Billy Harrell’s third hit of the game, a double, drives home the game-winning tally.

April 26, 1972: At Reading, for the second straight game, the Phils top Quebec City by totaling just one hit. Nellie Garcia gets the lone hit for the Phillies once more, breaking up a no-hitter with a one out single in the eighth inning. The final is 1-0.

April 26, 1983: Willie Darkis swats 3 homers and drives in 6 against Albany.

April 26, 1994: At Reading, the Phillies rally for five in the bottom of the 8^th to down New Britain, 8-5.

April 26, 1995: At Canton-Akron, Reading scores four runs in the top of the 10^th to defeat the Indians, 8-5.

April 26, 1997: At Reading, the Phillies trail 10-0 and don’t have a hit going into the bottom of the 5^th inning, but rally to stun Norwich, 11-10. Matt Guiliano (who hadn’t homered in his previous 250 Double-A at-bats) and Steve Carver each hit grand slams, with Carver’s tying the game in the 9^th. Marlon Anderson caps the five-run 9^th with the game-winning RBI single.

April 26, 2008: At Reading, Josh Outman strikes out nine in 5.0 innings (4 H, 2 ER) and helps his own cause by hitting a 3-run homer and scoring twice as the R-Phils beat Connecticut, 9-2.

April 26, 2017: At Harrisburg, Tom Eshelman picks up the win and helps himself with a 3-run home run in the 5^th inning as the Fightin Phils beat the Senators, 4-2. Eshelman pitches 6.0 innings, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits while striking out 6 for his second win of the season. His homer was the first for a Reading pitcher since Vance Worley’s on July 9, 2010.

April 27, 1955: At Wilkes-Barre, Clell Hobson’s RBI single with two out in the 9^th inning lifts Reading to a 1-0 victory over the Barons in front of just 304 fans. Don Nance tosses a complete-game four-hitter to earn the win.

April 27, 1972: At Reading, after two straight improbable victories, the R-Phils give one back to Quebec City, committing ten errors and allowing seven unearned runs in a 7-2 loss. Reading leads 2-1 going into the ninth, but surrenders six runs in the frame thanks to four miscues. Shortstop Tom Bozich leads the comedy show by booting four balls. The team error total after just five games stands at 21.

April 27, 1993: At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Jeff Jackson drives home the winning run in the 13^th inning as Reading beats Bowie, 4-3.

April 27, 1995: At Canton-Akron, Jason Moler leads Reading past the Indians, 10-4, by going 4-for-5 with 3 RBI. Reading scored five in the 3^rd to take a 9-0 lead.

April 27, 2004: At Reading, Gavin Floyd pitches 5.1 shutout innings and extends his season-opening scoreless streak to 17 straight innings, leading the Phils past Portland, 3-1, in game one of a twin bill. Miguel Quintana knocks in all three Reading runs with a pair of singles. Floyd’s streak would end at 18 in the second inning of his next start on May 4 at Norwich.

April 27, 2010: At Reading, pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg dominates for 5.0 innings as Harrisburg beats the R-Phils, 1-0, in game one of a double-header. Michael Spidale is the only Phillie to reach off Strasburg, gaining first on a strikeout passed ball. Strasburg strikes out six and also knocks in the game’s lone run with a 2-out single in the 5^th. In the nightcap, things get worse for Reading as Chris Marrero’s grand slam in the 7th rallies the Senators to a 7-6 win.

April 27, 2011: At Erie, Steve Susdorf has a field day at the expense of the Erie pitching staff, going 5-for-5 with two homers, a double, three runs scored and eight RBIs as Reading wins, 14-6. The eight RBIs tie a franchise record set by Steve Carver in 1998. Tuffy Gosewisch has a pretty good day himself, also hitting two HRs while driving in five and scoring twice.

April 27, 2013: At Reading, Troy Hanzawa clouts his first Double-A home run in 477 plate appearances but the Fightin Phils fall to New Hampshire, 7-3. It would be his only homer in a Reading uniform (692 plate appearances) and the final HR of his professional career.

April 27, 2016: At Reading, Akron starter Dace Kime lasts just 5 batters, walking the first 3 and then plunking the next 2 in absorbing his 3^rd loss of the season. He throws 20 pitches, 17 for balls, and sees his ERA rise to 11.32 as 4 of the 5 runners score. Reading beats the RubberDucks, 11-2, as Dylan Cozens goes 2-for-2 with a homer, double, 3 RBIs, 2 runs and 3 walks.

April 27-29, 2018: At Portland, the Fightin Phils’ entire 3-game series against the Sea Dogs is postponed due to rain and poor field drainage. One of the games would be made up as part of a doubleheader in Reading on May 15.

April 27, 2023: At Reading, Altoona and the Fightin Phils remain scoreless into the eighth inning when a Wendell Rijo single puts the R-Phils up 1-0. But, in the ninth, Max Kuhns was unable to collect the save as Altoona plated three runs in the inning. Reading scored one in the bottom of the ninth, but ultimately fell to the Curve 3-2.

April 27, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils are held to just two hits as they fall to the Somerset Patriots 9-0. Somerset has three triples on the night, and there is no prior record of a team doing that against Reading previously.

April 28, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians reach 7-0 with a 3-0 blanking of Binghamton in game one of a double header. Buddy Leo Daley tosses a 4-hitter to get the win. The Triplets hand Reading its first loss of the year in game two by a score of 6-4.

April 28, 1995: At Reading, Rob Grable homers twice and Mike Grace pitches 8 strong innings in a 10-2 win over Hardware City.

April 28, 1998: At Norwich, Randy Wolf strikes out 13 in eight scoreless innings as the Phillies top Norwich, 3-1.

April 28, 2006: At Reading, Brian Mazone (7.0 IP), Luke Lockwood and Adam Shafer combine on a 5-hit shutout of Harrisburg as the Phillies win, 2-0. Both Reading runs come in the 6^th inning.

April 28, 2009: At Reading, Joe Savery gives up six hits and a run over 6.0 innings to pick up his first Double-A win as the R-Phils beat Altoona, 3-1. Savery’s next 14 starts would produce 11 more victories and three no-decisions. His next loss would not come until July 18.

April 28, 2013: At Reading, the Fightin Phils and New Hampshire do battle for 11 scoreless innings before the Fisher Cats break the tie in the top of the 12^th. Reading rallies in the bottom half, however, to win the game, 2-1, thanks to a single, three walks and a hit batter. Sebastian Valle’s bases loaded walk ties the game and Tommy Hottovy plunks Miguel Abreu to bring the winning run home. Jesse Biddle gets a no-decision despite striking out 10 and allowing just one hit over 6.0 scoreless innings.

April 28, 2017: At Reading, the Fightin Phils pick up a 10-7 win over Portland. Though it is just the 17^th game of the season, Scott Kingery sets a career high with his 6^th home run, a 2-run shot in the 2^nd inning.

April 28, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils snap a two-game losing streak and beat Somerset 6-3. With the win, the R-Phils pick up their first series win of the season and move to one game under .500. Jim Haley homered, while Tristan Garnett, Max Lazar and Tommy McCollum combined to shut out the Patriots in the game’s final three innings. It was also McCollum’s third-straight appearance with a save.

April 29, 1955: At Williamsport, Don Minnick blanks the Grays, 4-0, on a four-hitter for his second win of the season. Center fielder Jack Waters hits a home run on the game’s first pitch and first baseman Chuck Weiss clouts two homers to drive in the remainder of the Indians’ runs.

April 29, 2001: At Harrisburg, Reading’s Adam Walker hurls six shutout innings of one-hit ball to defeat Harrisburg, 4-2. Kutztown product Ron Chiavacci takes the loss.

April 29, 2009: At Reading, Vance Worley, Josh Shortslef and Sergio Escalona combine to shut out visiting Altoona, 2-0. Worley goes 7.0 innings for his second win, allowing just three hits and a walk while striking out seven.

April 29, 2011: At Reading, Josh Zeid (5.0 IP), Mike Cisco (3.0 IP) and Phillippe Aumont combine to blank Portland, 2-0, as the R-Phils record their second straight shutout. Zeid does not allow a hit, walking three and fanning two.

April 29, 2017: At Reading, the Fightin Phils take advantage of a tough twilight sky to beat Portland, 6-5, for their 6^th straight win. With one out and the game tied 5-5 in the 7^th inning, Scott Kingery’s routine pop to center falls for a double when center fielder Joseph Monge can’t see the ball. The next batter, Andrew Pullin, doubles Kingery home with a pop to shallow right center that nobody on the right side of the field locates until it has landed.

April 29, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils and Altoona Curve split a doubleheader. Altoona won the first game 4-3, but Reading responded with a 3-1 win in game two. Phillies number-two prospect Mick Abel was brilliant, throwing six innings and giving up just one run on two hits. Abel also registered six strikeouts in the win.

April 30, 1919: Reading plays its inaugural game in the International League at Lauer’s Park. The Coal Barons defeat Binghamton, 6-2, in front of a standing room crowd which “numbered in the neighborhood of 5,000; It filled the grandstand to capacity , the bleachers to overflowing and hemmed in the playing field with a solid wall of humanity on every side”.

April 30, 1941: At Allentown, the Reading Brooks open the Inter-State League season by scoring eight runs in the first two innings of a 10-2 triumph over the Wings. Bill Moore goes 5-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI, while Carl Furillo is 3-for-5 with a homer, double, three runs and three RBIs.

April 30, 1955: At Williamsport, Reading first baseman Chuck Weiss clouts two home runs in a 7-6 loss to the Grays, giving him five long balls in three games. Weiss’ good fortune was short-lived, as he was released just nine days later following a 1-for-24 slump. Other than his five homers, Weiss managed only a single and double in 44 at-bats.

April 30, 1967: At Elmira, Dallas Green tosses a six-hit shutout, walking one and striking out five en route to his second victory as Reading wins, 7-0. Green also drives in a run and scores in a decisive five-run 4^th.

April 30, 1994: At Wilmington, Delaware, the Phillies are held to a combined one run and seven hits in a double header loss to Bowie. Game one was 7-1 and game two was 1-0.

April 30, 2000: At Harrisburg, Andy Dominqiue’s two homers and 5 RBI aren’t enough as the Senators beat the Phillies, 8-5.

April 30, 2011: At Reading, J.C. Ramirez completes a phenomenal opening month by picking up the win in the R-Phils’ 5-2 sacking of Portland. Ramirez goes 6.0 innings, allowing just one unearned run on six hits while striking out one in improving to 4-0 and lowering his ERA to 1.03. Ramirez was later named the Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Month.

April 30, 2012: At Manchester, winning pitcher Trevor May wraps up EL Player of the Month honors by allowing 2 runs on 9 hits while striking out 7 in a 3-2 victory over New Hampshire. May wins all of his April starts (5-0) while posting a 2.40 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 30 innings. Tug Hulett, 0-for-24 entering the game, avoids a hitless opening month by going 1-for-3 and scoring the go-ahead run in the 7^th inning.

April 30, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils and Curve get rained out for the second time in three days. This time, the game will not be made up.

April 30, 2024: At Portland, the Fightin Phils fall 9-3 to the Sea Dogs in a sloppy game. Reading commits a season-high six errors, including three from shortstop Robert Moore. The six errors are the most in a game for the R-Phils since also committing six on July 9, 2016 against Bowie. Marcus Lee Sang went 3-4, with two runs, a double, two home runs and three RBI. It was the third multi-homer and third game in his career with three extra-base hits. Reading outhit Portland 9-6 in the loss, but Reading pitching issued 11 walks, in addition to the six errors.

May

May 1, 1912: At Bronx Oval in New York City, the outlaw United States League inaugurates its season as Reading and New York play to a 10-10 draw in 10 innings, after which the game is called on account of darkness. Reading scores three in the top of the 10^th only to give them back in the bottom of the inning. Poor field conditions contribute to eight errors on the day, six by Reading.

May 1, 1995: At Trenton, Rob Grable’s 15^th inning home run gives the Phils an 8-7 win in a game that lasts 5:02. Reading’s Jason Moler is lost for the season when he broke his leg sliding into second base in the 10^th inning.

May 1, 2004: At New Britain, Kurt Keene goes 4-for-5 with 2 HR, 3 R and 4 RBI but the Phils fall to the Rock Cats, 8-7. Keene’s second HR is an inside-the-parker. Ryan Howard contributes three hits, including a double and home run.

May 1, 2010: At New Hampshire, the R-Phils storm back from a 5-1 hole with eight 9^th-inning runs, only to let the game slip away by giving up five in the bottom of the inning in a 10-9 loss to the Fisher Cats. Adam Calderone’s 2-run HR, the 4^th homer of the inning between the teams, ends the game.

May 1, 2011: At Reading, Cody Overbeck hits two solo home runs and walks in his other two plate appearances to lead the Phillies to a 3-2 win over Portland. Overbeck increases his league-best RBI total to 22.

May 2, 1941: In what would be the final home opener at Lauer’s Park, Al Simononis leads off the bottom of the 9^th with a home run to lift the Reading Brooks past Allentown, 2-1. The Brooks had knotted the game at 1-1 in the 8^th on Al Campanis’ bases-loaded walk. Paul Mulach goes the distance on a five-hitter for the victory.

May 2, 1970: At Reading, Greg Luzinski hits his first Double-A home run, a blast that reportedly lands five feet shy of the brick wall in left field, an estimated 500 feet from home plate. Reading beats Manchester, 7-3, in a game that is called in the 6^th inning due to rain.

May 2, 1995: At Trenton, Mark Tranberg throws a 5-hit shutout as the Phils beat the Thunder, 4-0.

May 2, 1997: At Bowie, Jamie Northeimer’s 2-run homer in the top of the 12^th gives Reading the 4-2 win. Keith Troutman goes 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.

May 2, 1999: At Reading, Larry Huff knocks in three runs without getting a base hit in the Phils’ 10-8 win over Harrisburg. Huff goes 0-for-1 with a sacrifice fly and two bases-loaded walks.

May 2, 2001: At Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, former R-Phil Jimmy Rollins hits his first Major League home run, a solo shot in the 4^th inning off the Rockies’ Brian Bohanon. The homer ties the game at 1-1, but Colorado wins it, 6-2.

May 2, 2006: At Trenton, Reading scores three times in the 14^th inning to topple Trenton, 10-7, and end a 4:08 marathon. Michael Bourn’s two-out, bases loaded triple in the 9^th gives the Phils a 7-6 lead until former R-Phil Randy Ruiz homers to send the game to extras. In the 14^th, Peter Bergeron’s single scores Carlos Leon with the go-ahead run. Nick Mattioni picks up his first save in a Reading uniform.

May 2, 2015: At Reading, Tom Windle walks 7 batters but avoids allowing a run in 2.0 innings of work in what would eventually be a 4-1 loss to Portland. Windle throws 33 balls and 20 strikes and whiffs 2 in his brief outing. He is helped by a 9-2 double play in the 1^st (Aaron Altherr with the assist) and leaves the bases full of Sea Dogs in both innings. Anthony Vasquez and Mike Nesseth finish out the final 7 innings without walking a batter.

May 2, 2017: At Reading, Tom Eshelman takes a no-hitter into the 7^th inning as Reading beats New Hampshire, 7-2. Eshleman finishes with 7.0 IP, H, ER, BB, 4 K. Scott Kingery and Carlos Tocci both have three hits while Andrew Pullin and Jiandido Tromp each homer for Reading.

May 2, 2018: At New Hampshire, a day after squandering a 4-2 lead in the 9^th inning, the Fightin Phils rally from a 4-2 deficit in the 9^th to beat the Fisher Cats, 6-5. Damek Tomscha and Zach Green tie the game by swatting back-to-back homers to start off the 9^th and Brandon Bednar’s 2-run single puts Reading ahead for good. Green finishes 2-for-4 with a pair of solo homers.

May 2, 2023: At Hartford, Reading surrenders a four-run lead late in the game to send the contest to extra innings. Ethan Wilson launches a two-run opposite-field home run to put Reading up for good 6-4 in the 1tth to secure the win. Garrett Whitley also went deep in his first game for the Fightin Phils. Phillies pitcher Nick Nelson also continued his rehab with five strong innings in the win.

May 3, 1989: At Reading, Jason Grimsley throws a seven inning no-hitter in the first game of a double header vs. Harrisburg. The Phils win it, 3-0.

May 3, 1993: At Reading, the Phils rally for three in the bottom of the 9^th to beat Canton-Akron, 6-5. Carlo Columbino has the game-winning single. Reading wrapped out 17 hits.

May 3, 1996: At Portland, Reading makes five errors in a 10-8 loss to the Sea Dogs. Dan Held hits a home run and drives in four in a losing effort.

May 3, 2012: At Manchester, Reading rallies from an early 5-0 deficit, capping their comeback with a 3-run 9^th as they beat New Hampshire, 8-6. Michael Spidale ties the game with an RBI single and Tug Hulett’s 2-out single plates Jiwan James and Spidale with the winning runs.

May 3, 2023: At Hartford, Reading’s offense explodes in a 12-6 win over the Yard Goats. The only thing that could slow down the Fightin Phils offense was the weather, as the game was called after five-full innings due to rain. Ethan Wilson homered for the second-straight day, which was the second time he homered in back-to-back games in a one-week span. Newcomer Drew Ellis joined the home run party, while Carlos De La Cruz and Johan Rojas each collected three hits. Every member of the R-Phils lineup reached base and scored a run.

May 3, 2024: At Portland, the Fightin Phils fall 9-3, but Bryce Ball has his best game of the season. Ball has three hits, two doubles and two RBI. Matt Osterberg struggled again, allowing eight runs on 10 hits over four-plus innings pitched.

May 4, 1953 – At Reading, Jim Cleverly’s two-out RBI single in the 9^th plates Don Montgomery with the game-winner as the Indians sneak by Schenectady, 3-2.

May 4, 1997: At Trenton, the Thunder scores 11 runs in the first two innings of a 19-5 rout. Phils shortstop Matt Guiliano allows four runs in one inning of work on the mound.

May 4, 2001: At Reading, 9,792 fans pack First Energy Stadium as the largest crowd in the

ballpark’s 52-year history watches a game vs. the Altoona Curve. The R-Phils please the

hometown fans with a 5-3 victory. The attendance mark would stand until August 23, 2003.

May 4, 2006: At Trenton, Michael Bourn goes 4-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and three runs scored to lead Reading past the Thunder, 5-3.

May 4, 2012: At Reading, all nine R-Phils starters collect a hit in a 9-8 win over Erie. Cesar Hernandez has the biggest night, going 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

May 4, 2018: At Reading, the Fightin Phils rip 15 hits, 4 of them home runs, to down Richmond, 7-6. The final homer in a solo blast by Deivi Grullon in the 8^th that gives Reading the lead for good.

May 4, 2021: After a 607-day hiatus without baseball at FirstEnergy Stadium due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the R-Phils returned home in front of 2,620 fans. Despite the Opening Day loss, the offense gave the fans plenty to cheer for, as Arquimedes Gamboa, Luke Miller and Dalton Guthrie all went deep.

May 4, 2023: At Hartford, Reading surrenders a one-run lead in the ninth when Hunter Goodman takes Fightin Phils pitcher Max Kuhns deep for a two-run walk-off home run. Reading had taken the lead in the eighth on an Ethan Wilson RBI, but Goodman hit his third home run against Reading in two days to snatch a victory for Hartford from the Fightin Phils.

May 4, 2024: At Portland, the Fightin Phils split a doubleheader with the Sea Dogs, winning game one 13-4 and losing game two 2-1. In the first game, Reading set a new season-high in runs and hits (12). William Simoneit hit his first home run of the season and Baron Radcliff homered in game two for the lone run. Carson Taylor, who was named Phillies Minor League Hitter of the Month two days prior, knocked in a career-high five RBI in game one, to put his season total at 24, which was the most in all of Double-A at the time. Robinson Pina struck out 11 hitters in game one, setting a season-high for him and the most by a Reading pitcher to date in 2024. It marked the first time a R-Phils’ pitcher struck out 11 hitters in a game since Tyler Viza did it on August 27, 2018, at Richmond.

May 5, 1884: Charles “Chief” Bender, 1922 Reading Keystones manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer, is born in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.

May 5, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians pull out their second straight walk-off victory compliments of Rudy Regalado’s bases loaded RBI single with one out in the 9^th. The Indians beat Schenectady, 6-5.

May 5, 1955: The Reading Eagle announces that Roger Maris (or “Maras”, as it was still spelled at the time) is on his way from Tulsa of the Texas League. Maris is a “young outfielder with a reputation for delivering the distant hit.”

May 5, 1991: Doug Lindsey’s two-out RBI single in the 9^th inning lifts Reading past Harrisburg for the team’s 8^th consecutive win.

May 5, 1999: At Erie, the SeaWolves hit six home runs, three by Michael Wolff, and beat the Phils, 14-5.

May 5, 2000: At Reading, the Phillies beat Akron, 8-5, when Rusty McNamara drills a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 9^th.

May 5, 2006: At Altoona, the R-Phils dig a 4-0 hole at the end of an inning but rally and eventually take the lead for good with a two-run 9^th in a 7-5 victory. Michael Bourn’s double scores Jesus Merchan with the go-ahead run. Nick Mattioni picks up his third save in four days with a perfect 9^th.

May 5, 2008: At Reading, Carlos Carrasco goes 7.0 shutout innings, giving up just two hits and striking out seven as the R-Phils cruise to an 11-0 win over Binghamton. Jason Donald and Mike Eylward both hit 2-run homers and drive in three.

May 5, 2023: At Hartford, Reading's bats explode for 11 runs on a season-high 17 hits in an 11-2 win over the Yard Goats. Every R-Phil had a hit, and five had multiple base knocks. Johan Rojas had a season-high four hits, while Ethan Wilson had three and five RBI, including his third home run in four games. Wilson's five RBI also set a career-high. Mick Abel was strong on the mound, going six innings, giving up just one run and striking out eight Hartford hitters.

May 6, 1912: At Richmond, Reading hits six home runs, four in the span of five at-bats in the 4^th inning, to take an 8-2 lead in a United States League game. Despite Reading’s power surge, Richmond rallies to win, 9-8, in 10 innings.

May 6, 1955: At Reading, the Indians rally for three runs in the bottom of the 9^th to tie Williamsport but eventually fall, 7-6, in 15 innings. The 9^th inning rally does serve to get Don Minnick off the hook and preserve what would become a 16-game winning streak.

May 6, 1995: At Reading, the Phils plate 8 runs in the 2^nd inning of a 9-1 win over Harrisburg. Wayne Gomes strikes out 9 over 7 innings for the win.

May 6, 2000: At Reading, Akron overcomes a 6-1, 9^th inning deficit to stun the Phillies, 7-6.

May 6, 2004: At Reading, Kurt Keene singles home Miguel Quintana with two outs in the bottom of the 9^th inning to lead the R-Phils past New Hampshire, 3-2. It is the first ever meeting between the R-Phils and the Fisher Cats.

May 6, 2006: At Altoona, the R-Phils prevail, 9-7, in 14 innings as John Castellano’s single drives in Jesus Merchan with the tie-breaking run. Altoona had rallied for two in the 9^th to tie the game at 7-7. Castellano ends up 3-for-7 with 3 RBI and 2 runs while Peter Bergeron is 4-for-5 with 3 RBI.

May 6, 2021: At Reading, the R-Phils fell to the Erie Seawolves with a final score of 14-2. The Seawolves gained their margin of victory by launching two grand slams in this one, one by Tiger’s number 2 prospect Riley Greene and Josh Lester.

May 6, 2023: At Hartford, Reading wins another slugfest 14-12 for its fifth win in six games. Reading ties a season-high with 17 hits, a mark the R-Phils set just one night prior. Matthew Kroon chips in a career-high five RBI and Johan Rojas scores a career-best four runs. Overall, seven Fightin Phils record multiple hits in the victory.

May 6, 2024: At Portland, Reading falls 2-1 after Lachlan Wells twirls six-shutout innings against a dangerous Sea Dogs lineup. But, Reading surrenders a 2-1 lead in the seventh, when Matthew Lugo hits a two-run home run off Andrew Baker.

May 7, 1922: At Buffalo, three Bison errors in the 9^th, two of them with two outs, lead to three Reading runs as the Aces rally to send the game into extras tied at 4-4. In the 11^th, Reading explodes for seven more tallies to wrap up an 11-4 victory.

May 7, 1941: At Chicago’s Comiskey Park, Charlie Wagner pitches all 11 innings for his first victory of the season, a 4-3 decision over the Chicago White Sox. Ted Williams helps Wagner’s cause with two home runs, the second of which wins the game.

May 7, 1955: At Reading, Whitey Williamson drives home the tying run with a two-run triple, then scores the game-winner when Williamsport reliever Myron Hoffman unleashes a wild pitch during an intentional walk. The 9^th inning heroics produce a 6-5 win, erasing a sloppy performance in which the Indians allow five stolen bases and commit six errors (three by Cooter Jones).

May 7, 1996: At Reading, New Haven scores 7 in the 5^th to win Game 1 of a double header, 8-0 Pitcher Jamie Wright has a 3-run double.

May 7, 2007: At Bowie, Joey Hammond goes 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored, a stolen base and six RBI as the Phillies rip the Baysox, 11-2. Javon Moran also collects four hits, walks, steals a base and scores three runs. Bubba Nelson tosses 4.0 perfect innings, striking out five for the save.

May 7, 2016: At Reading, KC Serna scores the game-winning run in both ends of a doubleheader sweep of Portland, pinch running for Jake Fox each time. The Fightin Phils take the opener, 2-1, on Angelo Mora’s walk-off RBI single in the 7^th. Game 2 is won, 5-4, when Harold Martinez delivers a walk-off single in the 8^th.

May 7, 2017: At Portland, Reading gives up 8 in the bottom of the 3^rd then storms back with 13 unanswered runs to stun the Sea Dogs, 13-8. The Fightin Phils’ 7-run 7^th gives them the lead for the first time. Scott Kingery and Andrew Pullin each homer and score 3 runs and Jiandido Tromp goes 3-for-5 with 3 doubles, 2 RBIs and 2 runs.

May 7, 2021: At Reading, the R-Phils were able to win their first game since September 1, 2019 after the pandemic-cancelled season, with a score of 8-4. Third-baseman Daniel Brito lead the offense with 3-RBIs, alongside outfielder Josh Stephen in his first game of the season. First baseman Luke Miller left the yard for his team-leading second of the season. Closer Jakob Hernandez slammed the door on a comeback change, pitching the final two frames scoreless with 4 punchouts.

May 7, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat the Yard Goats 7-1 on the first Education Day of the season. Carson Taylor had two hits and his league-leading 25^th RBI. Jose Rodriguez had two doubles, and William Simoneit added a triple, two runs and two RBI. Marcus Lee Sang hit his team-leading fifth home run of the season. Noah Skirrow earned his first win of the season, pitching five innings, and allowing no-earned runs.

May 8, 1953 – At Reading, Herb Score pitches a 7-inning shutout against Wilkes-Barre in game one of a double header. Score fans six, allows two hits and walks seven in the 6-0 win. The Barons take the back end, 10-5.

May 8, 1955: At Reading, Roger Maris makes his Baseballtown debut, dropping down a bunt single in his first at-bat. He would add a double and a triple while scoring a pair of runs in the Indians’ 13-7 loss to Williamsport. The Indians commit five errors, all in a three-run 3^rd inning. Grays catcher Sam Miley (4-for-5) knocks in six runs without an extra-base hit while future Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski is 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs and two RBIs for Williamsport.

May 8, 1999: At Reading, Pat Burrell hits a double and two solo home runs and scores four times in an 8-6 win over Trenton.

May 8 2002: At Reading, the Phillies beat Altoona, 5-3, before 7,150 early rising fans in the first ever “Morning Game” at FirstEnergy Stadium. The game starts at 9:08 AM and causes traffic backups on Rt. 12 during rush hour. Leadoff hitter Buzz Hannahan goes 3-for-4 with a double (in the first R-Phils at-bat) and 2 runs while Travis Chapman is 2-for-3 with a 2-run single and raises his batting average to .405. Greg Kubes tosses 7.0 innings (3 H, 2 R, ER, K) for the win. The day is a short one for R-Phils manager Greg Legg, who is ejected in the 3^rd inning.

May 8, 2009: At Reading, Michael Spidale’s 2-run homer in the bottom of the 8^th lifts the R-Phils to a 3-1 win over Altoona. Sergio Escalona closes the game out by converting his 9^th straight save opportunity.

May 8, 2011: At Harrisburg, Reading completes a 3-game sweep and improves to 19-10 with a 15-6 walloping of the Senators. The R-Phils outscore the Sens 35-16 in the series, pounding out a total of 43 hits. Derrick Mitchell goes 6-for-14 with two doubles, two homers, five runs and eight RBIs over the three games.

May 8, 2017: At Reading, Drew Anderson takes a no-hitter into the 6^th inning of a 2-1 win vs. Bowie. Anderson allows one earned run on 3 hits over 7.0 innings while striking out 10 to improve to 3-0. Jesen Therrien pitches a perfect 9^th to record his 6^th save in 6 chances.

May 8, 2018: At Trenton, Harold Arauz, Seth McGarry and Edgar Garcia combine to shut out the Thunder, 2-0, striking out 10 along the way. Arauz improves to 3-0 and Garcia registers his first save. A 2-run double by Zach Green in the 3rd inning accounts for the game’s only runs.

May 8, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat the Yard Goats on a walk-off walk. Robert Moore saw four-straight balls with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to score Casey Martin and give Reading the 4-3 win.

May 9, 1908: Bill Jurges, shortstop for the 1929 and 1930 Reading Keys, is born in Bronx, New York. Jurges went on to have a 17-year MLB career for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants, playing in the 1932, 1935 and 1938 World Series for Chicago. He also managed the Red Sox from 1959-1960.

May 9, 1912: At Circus Maximus, Reading wins its home opener in the United States League, 5-4, over Richmond when Matt Broderick singles home Hack Eibel with two outs in the 9^th to bring home the game-winner. The field is in such bad shape from recent rains that groundskeepers sink ankle deep in mud around home plate and first as they prepare for the game.

May 9, 1941: At Bridgeport, Carl Furillo and Al Campanis each collect four hits as the Brooks top Bridgeport, 7-3. Furillo doubles, drives in three and scores one. Campanis knocks two doubles, scores four times and drives in one.

May 9, 1953 – At Reading, Billy Harrell provides the heroics in another last at bat victory for the Indians. Harrell singles (his third hit) with the bases full and one out in the bottom of the 14^th inning to lift Reading to the 3-2 win. Bill Meyer endures all 14 innings on the mound to pick up the win.

May 9, 1967: At York, Robin Roberts picks up his first win in his comeback bid with the Reading Phillies, shutting out the White Roses, 7-0. Roberts allows just five hits, walks none and fans seven. York drops to 1-12 on the season as only 277 fans show up on a damp, chilly evening. Making matters worse, someone had recently stolen some zeroes from the scoreboard, making it impossible to keep up with all the scoreless innings.

May 9, 1993: At Harrisburg, .150 hitter John Escobar smacks 2 home runs, drives in 4, and scores 3 in a 6-4 Phils win over the Senators.

May 9, 1996: At New Haven, Bobby Estallela’s grand slam caps a six-run 1^st inning and the Phils beat the Ravens, 7-3.

May 9, 1998: At Akron, the first six Aeros batters score thanks to a grand slam by Danny Peoples and a two-run homer by Scott Morgan. Akron wins it, 8-0.

May 9, 1999: At Reading, despite scoring six in the 1^st, the Phils fall to Trenton 12-8 as the Thunder rallies for five 9^th inning runs.

May 9, 2008: At Reading, Kip Bouknight takes a no-hitter into the 6^th inning and finishes by allowing just two hits in 7.0 innings as the Phils top Altoona, 3-0. Patrick Overholt notches his eighth save with two hitless innings of relief.

May 9, 2012: At Reading, Darin Ruf goes 3-for-3 with a homer, double and 4 RBIs while Jonathan Pettibone comes within an out of a complete game shutout in the Phillies’ 5-1 victory over Trenton. Lisalverto Bonilla gets the last out to save the game, which is completed in exactly 2 hours.

May 9, 2015: At Erie, Art Charles goes 3-for-5 with 2 home runs, a double, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored in a 10-9 loss to the SeaWolves. The extra base hits gave him 5 homers and 4 doubles to go along with 9 RBI and 8 runs over a 5-game stretch.

May 9, 2023: At Reading, the R-Phils welcome a season-high 7,452 fans, with about 5,000 being school kids. The morning start was not friendly as Reading fell 14-2 to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Seven pitchers combined to give up 11 earned runs and walk 11 batters. Carlos De La Cruz and Drew Ellis each contributed solo home runs for the Fightin Phils in the loss.

May 9, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils are no-hit in the fifth inning, but it’s broken up by a two-run home run from Kendall Simmons, in his first game back from the injured list. Reading scores six in the seventh to take the lead for good. Carlos De La Cruz hit his first home run of the season in the sixth, and follows with his second in his next at-bat in the seventh. He became the first R-Phil to hit homers in back-to-back at bats since Nick Ward did it on Aug. 10, 2023 at New Hampshire.

May 10, 1941: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, pitcher Fred Kiebler goes the distance and starts the winning rally with a double in the bottom of the 12^th as the Brooks edge Wilmington, 5-4. Bud Kimball knocks in pinch-runner Lyle Judy with the game-winning sacrifice fly.

May 10, 1953 – At Reading, Buddy Leo Daley stops Wilkes-Barre with a 6-hit shutout as the Indians beat the Barons, 7-0.

May 10, 1999: At Reading, Anthony Shumaker fans 11 in eight innings and picks up the win as the Phillies beat Binghamton, 3-2. Down 2-1 in the bottom of the 7^th, Shumaker helps his own cause with a two-out single and then scores on Reggie Taylor’s go-ahead 2-run homer.

May 10, 2012: At New Britain, Darin Ruf homers for the 4^th consecutive game to lead Reading past the Rock Cats, 10-3. Ruf, whose HR is a 3^rd inning grand slam, finishes 2-for-4 with a double, 6 RBIs and a pair of runs scored.

May 10, 2015: At Erie, Aaron Nola has his best outing as a Fightin Phil, going 8.0 innings and allowing just 1 earned run on 4 hits while striking out a season-high 8 for his 4^th victory, a 4-1 win over the SeaWolves. Art Charles continues his torrid hitting on his way to Eastern League Player of the Week honors. He produces his 3^rd straight 3-hit game, doubles, scores a run and is intentionally walked twice. His 3-for-3 effort completes a 6-game stretch over which he went 14-for-23 (.607) with 5 HR, 5 2B, 9 RBI and 9 runs.

May 10, 2023: At Reading, Tyler Phillips starts the game with five perfect innings on the mound but is pulled after allowing three runs in the sixth. Johan Rojas added three hits as the Fightin Phils pick up a 6-5 victory over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

May 11, 1967: The Phillies are rained out for the 5^th straight time at home as wet weather washes out their scheduled battle with Pawtucket. The Phils had seen seven of their first 11 home dates postponed due to inclement weather.

May 11, 1993: At Reading, the Phils’ Jeff Jackson beats Bowie with a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 13^th, 5-3. Gene Schall has 4 hits in the game.

May 11, 1997: At Akron, Chan Perry knocks three home runs and drives in five for the Aeros as they whip the Phillies, 12-2.

May 11, 2008: At Reading, Javon Moran posts his second straight 4-hit game and Jeremy Slayden goes 3-for-4 with four RBIs, lifting the R-Phils past Altoona, 10-3.

May 11, 2013: At Reading, Akron bolts to a 4-0 lead in the top of the 1^st, but the Fightin Phils rally to beat the Aeros, 7-5, on the strength of four home runs. Cameron Rupp homers for the third straight game and is joined by Miguel Abreu, Jim Murphy and Derrick Mitchell in leaving the yard.

May 11, 2018: At Reading, the Fightin Phils battle back from a 7-4 deficit to beat Altoona, 9-8. The 8^th inning is the big one for Reading as they take the lead for good with a 5 spot. Malquin Canelo starts the inning by scoring on a 4-base error as his fly to the warning track hits off the glove of Curve left fielder Logan Hill and rolls out toward center, allowing Canelo to come all the way home. Later in the inning, Deivi Grullon belts the team’s first grand slam of the season into the pool. Grullon finishes 2-for-4 with 5 RBIs.

May 11, 2021: At Bowie, Baysox’s DL Hall fanned 7 of the 9 Reading batters he faced through the first time through the order. He finished with 9, as the Baysox pitching staff combined for 16 total strikeouts. R-Phils McCarthy Tatum was the only offense, launching a solo shot in the top of the 8^th.

May 11, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils split a doubleheader with Hartford and capture the series victory. It is the second-straight series victory at home, after winning just two series at home in 2023. The last time Reading won consecutive series at home was in August of 2022. Casey Martin homered in the game one loss and Jose Rodriguez had a three-run homer in the game two victory.

May 12, 1952: Red Dooin, manager of the 1919 Reading Coal Barons, dies in Rochester, NY at the age of 72. Dooin piloted Reading in its inaugural season in the International League.

May 12, 1955: At Binghamton, the Reading Indians blank the Triplets, 5-0, in both ends of a double-header. Jackie “Major” Bowes tosses a 3-hitter in the seven-inning opener and Don Minnick fires a complete game 2-hitter in the regulation nightcap.

May 12, 2008: At Reading, the annual Morning Game is canceled due to bad weather. Though it doesn’t rain, the conditions through the morning are cold and windy.

May 12, 2016: At Trenton, Ricardo Pinto gets his first Double-A win (7.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K) in a 3-0 whitewashing of the Thunder. Dylan Cozens hits a solo home run, his 10^th blast of the season.

May 12, 2017: At Reading, Carlos Tocci goes 2-for-4 with 2 doubles, 4 RBIs and 2 runs while Angelo Mora is 2-for-4 with a homer, 3 RBIs and 3 runs in a 12-4 win over Portland.

May 12, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils fall to New Hampshire 14-6. Phillies number-two prospect Mick Abel struggles, allowing nine-earned runs over just 3.2 innings pitched. Carlos De La Cruz and Oliver Dunn homered in the loss. It was Dunn’s second-straight game with a home run.

May 12, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Hartford 6-3 to finish off a week in which they won 5/6 games. It marked the fifth time sine the six-game series were implemented in 2021 that Reading won five games in a six-game series. It was their first time doing it at home since 2022.

May 13, 1955: At Elmira, Reading wins via shutout for the third consecutive game, blanking the Pioneers, 2-0. Nineteen-year old George Aitken fires a complete game five-hitter and Clell Hobson extends his hitting streak to 11 straight games.

May 13, 1995: At Reading, the Phils send 15 batters to the plate in an 11-run 4^th inning as they pound Bowie, 15-7. Fred McNair leads the charge with a 4-for-5, 5 RBI performance.

May 13, 1996: At Reading, Binghamton scores six runs in the 9^th to defeat Reading, 9-3.

May 13, 1997: At Binghamton, Tony Fiore (7 innings, 3 hits) and Joe Barbao (2 innings, 0 hits) combine to shut out the B-Mets, 2-0. Chris Tremie supplies the offense with a 2-run HR in the 5^th inning.

May 13, 1999: At Bowie, Kirk Pierce doubles twice as Reading scores eight runs in the top of the 10^th inning to beat Bowie, 13-5. All nine R-Phil starters get at least one hit, 8 of the 9 score at least one run, and 8 of the 9 have at least one RBI.

May 13, 2001: At Portland, Reading outlasts the Sea Dogs, 3-2, in 15 innings. The Phillies tie the game with 2 runs in the top of the 9^th. Aaron Royster’s solo home run in the 15^th is the deciding run. Joe Roa started and went 6 innings for Portland. Carlos Silva started and went 8 innings for Reading. Mark Outlaw got the win.

May 13, 2008: At Harrisburg, the R-Phils pull out a 3-2 win as Jason Donald doubles home Javon Moran with the game-winning run in the top of the 9^th.

May 13, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils earn a 4-1 victory over New Hampshire. It was a bullpen game as six Reading relief arms shined, allowing just one run on five hits. The staff also struck out nine batters and did not allow a walk.

May 14, 1967: At Reading, Robin Roberts tosses his second straight shutout as the Phillies blank Pawtucket, 2-0. Roberts allows just four singles, walks one and strikes out nine to pick up his second win.

May 14, 1992: At Reading, the R-Phils beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, in an exhibition game. Future Altoona manager Dale Sveum goes 0-for-3 for the big Phils. John Kruk is 0-for-1 for Philadelphia. Philadelphia commits four errors, two each by 2B Mickey Morandini and SS Kim Batiste. Tony Trevino hits a single, double and triple. He scores three runs and drives in three.

May 14, 1998: At Bowie, the Baysox D.C. Conners hits for the cycle, going 5-for-5 with 5 RBI in a 15-9 win over Reading.

May 14, 2000: At New Britain, the Rock Cats plate seven in the 4^th to complete a 4-game sweep of the Phillies with a 9-5 win.

May 14, 2004: At Portland, the Phils rally from an early 5-0 deficit to defeat the Sea Dogs, 8-7. Reading tallies two in the top of the 9^th to complete the comeback. John Castellano’s RBI double drives in the game-winner.

May 14, 2006: At Reading, Zack Segovia makes his Baseballtown debut by going seven shutout innings for the win in a 2-0 victory over Erie. Segovia gives up five hits and a walk while striking out seven. Joey Hammond and J.J. Johnson supply the offense with a pair of 2^nd inning homers.

May 14, 2009: At Reading, Michael Taylor knocks in all four runs with an RBI groundout and a 3-run homer as the R-Phils beat Harrisburg, 4-1, in a game that lasts just 4½ innings due to rain. Joe Savery is credited with the complete game victory. It would be one of just two complete games for Reading all season, the other being a 7-inning CG by Yohan Flande in the first game of a double-header on September 5.

May 14, 2017: At Reading, Drew Anderson flirts with a no-hitter for his second straight start, holding Portland without a safety through the first 6 innings as the Fightin Phils win, 2-1. Anderson goes 7.0 innings total, giving up just one earned run on one hit while striking out 7 en route to earning Eastern League Pitcher of the Week honors. Jesen Therrien strikes out 3 over the final 2 scoreless innings to get the win.

May 14, 2018: At Reading, Portland scores in 5 different innings but Reading answers with runs in their half all 5 times in a 10-7 Fightin Phils win. Damek Tomscha (2-for-3, 3 RBI), Jan Hernandez (1-for-4, 2 RBI) and Malquin Canelo (3-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R) all homer for Reading.

May 15, 1996: At Reading, Essex “Gas” Burton goes 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 20 games as the R-Phillies beat Norwich, 5-4.

May 15, 2004: At Portland, Ryan Howard blasts two home runs and drives in five to lead Reading to a 13-2 thumping of the Sea Dogs. John Castellano chips in with four hits. The Phils break the game open with a 7-run 8^th inning.

May 15-16, 2009: At Reading, Harrisburg rallies for two runs in the top of the 9^th inning to tie the R-Phils, 6-6, before the skies open up and force the suspension of the Saturday night game. The following day, Brian Stavisky’s fielder’s choice plates Michael Spidale with the game-winning run in the bottom of the 9^th.

May 15, 2016: At Trenton, Ben Lively improves to 6-0 by tossing 7.0 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits and 4 walks while fanning a career-high 12 batters in Reading’s 7-2 win. Jake Fox is 3-for-5 with a HR, double, 4 RBIs and a run.

May 15-16, 2018: At Reading, the Fightin Phils win a crazy game that was originally scheduled to be played in Portland and then took 2 days and extra innings to complete at FirstEnergy Stadium. On May 15, the Sea Dogs looked certain to sweep a doubleheader after they won the first game 8-4 and took a 7-0 lead into the 6^th inning of game 2. But the Fightin Phils (wearing their grey uniforms and playing as the visiting team) rallied for 7 in the 6^th, tying the game on Brandon Bednar’s 3-run homer after he entered the game because Emmanuel Marrero didn’t run out a popup in the 5^th. The homer was Bednar’s second of the day - he had hit his first of the season in game 1. Cord Sandberg’s 2-run homer in the top of the 9^th gave Reading its first lead, but a severe thunderstorm halted the game in the middle of the 9^th as the grounds crew battled to keep the tarp from sailing away in a wild scene. With Berks County high school semifinals also scheduled for that night, the game was suspended and finally completed the next morning (after a rain-delayed start). Seth McGarry struck out Chad De La Guerra with the tying run on 3^rd to complete the 9-8 victory.

May 15, 2024: At Richmond, the Fightin Phils fall 6-4, but Noah Skirrow, Robert Moore, and Carson Taylor all turn in stellar games. Skirrow went six-strong innings, allowing just one-earned run to stay hot. Moore had two hits, two runs, two doubles and a RBI. Taylor had three hits, one run, two doubles, and two RBI to bring his Eastern League best batting average to .341 and RBI league lead to 29.

May 16, 1967: At Reading, the Phillies sweep a double-header from Pittsfield, 2-0 and 10-1. The first game (7 innings) takes just 1:15, with Dallas Green needing only 63 pitches to complete the two-hit shutout. In game two, Red Sox starter Al McQueen lasts only 16 pitches, 15 of which are balls, as he walks the first four batters in a three-run first that sets the tone for Reading’s blowout win.

May 16, 2001: At New Haven, Reading rallies for 3 in the top of the 9^th to beat the Ravens, 4-3. Aaron Royster ties the game with a pinch-hit 2-run shot and Brian Harris, the next hitter, gives the Phils the lead with a solo blast.

May 16, 2004: At Portland, Robinson Tejeda and two relievers combine to shut out the Sea Dogs and complete a three-game sweep. Tejeda goes seven innings, allowing three hits and striking out seven. Yoel Hernandez strikes out three batters in the 9^th to record the save.

May 16, 2007: At Reading, Kyle Kendrick goes 8.0 innings, giving up 8 hits and one run and Javon Moran is 3-for-5 with a homer, two runs and two RBI as the Phils beat New Hampshire, 7-4. Mike Zagurski enters in the 9^th inning only to throw three pitches (two balls and one strike) before rain causes a 41 minute delay. When play resumes, Allen Davis issues a walk to Aaron Mathews, which is charged to Zagurski. Mathews later scores, becoming the only run credited to Zagurski’s record in 7.0 innings of work as an R-Phil that season.

May 16, 2017: At Erie, Angelo Mora goes 2-for-4 with a home run and a double and drives in 5 of the Fightin Phils’ 6 runs in a 6-2 triumph over the Sea Wolves.

May 17, 1967: At Reading, the Phils survive a mistake-filled night to beat Pittsfield, 11-10, as Charley Shoemaker’s two-out bunt single in the bottom of the 9^th brings home the game-winning run. Six R-Phils errors had contributed to five unearned runs as the Red Sox rallied from a 5-1 deficit to take a 10-8 lead in the 7^th. But Reading rallied for two in the 8^th and one in the 9^th to win it.

May 17, 1995: At Reading, the Phillies score 5 in the bottom of the 9^th to defeat Portland, 11-8. Tommy Eason slugs two home runs, including the 3-run game-winner.

May 17, 1996: At Reading, Carlton Loewer throws a 5-hitter and Matt Giulliano drives in four runs as the Phils top Canton-Akron, 8-1.

May 17, 1998: At Reading, New Britain pounds out 21 hits and scores five in the top of the 10^th to beat the Phils, 12-7.

May 17, 2000: At Reading, the Phils hit 4 HR and get a complete game from Geoff Geary as they beat Trenton, 6-2.

May 17, 2005: At Reading, Chris Roberson’s leadoff home run in the 15^th inning lifts the Phils to a 3-2 win over Binghamton. The Mets had tied the game in the 9^th inning by plating a run after being down to their last strike with nobody on base. Randy Ruiz (4-for-6) slugged three doubles and hit his 10^th home run in just 23 games as a Reading Phillie.

May 17, 2016: At Bowie, J.P. Crawford goes 3-for-6 with a double, 3 RBIs and a run in Reading’s 9-1 win. Nick Pivetta shuts out the Baysox for 7.0 innings, giving up only 2 hits and a walk while striking out 6 for his 4^th win.

May 17, 2017: At Erie, all 9 starters have at least 1 hit in a 14-4 win over the Sea Wolves. Malquin Canelo hits first Double-A homer and Scott Kingery is 3-for-6 with a homer and 2 runs scored. His 9^th HR of the season (in just 33 games) surpasses his career total of 8 over his first 2 pro seasons (197 games). Aaron Brown and Mitch Walding also homer for Reading.

May 17, 2023: At Somerset, the Fightin Phils ride dominating pitching to a 9-1 morning-game win. The staff combined to strike out 19 Patriots’ hitters, which was a season high and most for Reading in a nine-inning game since May 8, 2021. Griff McGarry (5), Cristian Hernandez (5), Adam Leverett (4) and Max Kuhns (5) combined for the effort.

May 18, 1927: William K. Wrigley, Jr. and William C. Veeck, Sr. of the Cubs purchase the International League’s Reading Keys from William Ashton.

May 18, 1997: At Reading, Akron unloads for 21 hits in a 25-7 rout of the Phillies. The Aeros score 11 in the 3^rd and 7 in the 8^th. Chan Perry goes 4-for-7 with a home run, 3 doubles, 3 runs, and 7 RBI. Five other Akron hitters drive in three or more runs. Matt Guiliano pitches the 8^th inning, giving up 3 hits and 7 runs. Larry Huff pitches the 9^th, giving up just one hit and one run.

May 18, 2000: At Reading, Emmaus native and noted Phillie-killer Blake Barthol goes 5-for-5 with 2 HR, 3 R and 5 RBI as New Haven beats Reading 14-6. All nine Raven starters get at least one of the team’s 22 hits.

May 18, 2011: At Portland, the Phils score 10 runs over the final three innings to rally past the Sea Dogs, 13-4. Matt Rizzotti leads the charge, going 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs.

May 18, 2017: At Erie, Andrew Pullin goes 3-for-4 with a HR, double, 2 RBIs and 2 runs in an 8-3 win that completes Reading’s 3-game sweep.

May 19, 1953 – At Reading, Rocky Colavito has his finest game as a Reading Indian, smacking three home runs and driving in six in the Tribe’s 7-4 win over Albany. He just misses a fourth round-tripper in the 6^th inning, when his drive to left is caught near the fence.

May 19, 1967: At Pawtucket, Robin Roberts’ scoreless streak ends after 22 innings, but the Phillies still hold off the Indians for a 4-3 win. Jim Campbell’s 3-run homer capped a 4-run 3^rd that gave Roberts just enough cushion to go the distance for his third straight victory.

May 19, 1995: At Reading, Rod Grable goes 3-for-4 with 2 HR, 3 R and 5 RBI as the Phils topple Norwich, 14-4 in Game 1 of a double-header. Grable is later named E.L. Player of the Month.

May 19, 2003: At Reading, the Phils defeat Erie, 4-3, in 11 innings as Nate Espy singles home the winning run with the bases loaded and one out. Brian Hitchcox reaches base in all six of his plate appearances (1B, 2B, 4 BB) but fails to make it past second base. Reading strands 17 runners in the game.

May 19, 2004: At New Hampshire, Gavin Floyd pitches eight no-hit innings only to watch the Fisher Cats plate a run off reliever Eude Brito in the 9^th to beat the Phils, 1-0. Floyd strikes out five and walks three.

May 19, 2007: At Reading, the R-Phils explode for eight 2^nd inning runs en route to a 12-2 pounding of Portland. All nine Phils hitters score at least one run in the game.

May 19, 2008: At Reading, a 20-hit onslaught is responsible for the Phillies’ 14-1 dumping of Akron. Greg Golson goes 5-for-6 with a homer, five RBIs and three runs scored while Lou Marson is 3-for-6 with a grand slam, six RBIs and two runs. All nine Reading starters collect a hit and seven of them have multi-hit games.

May 19, 2016: At Bowie, J.P. Crawford goes 1-for-3 with 2 walks, an RBI and 2 runs in his final game as a Fightin Phil before being promoted to Triple-A the next day. His lone hit was a homer in his final at-bat in the 9^th inning. Anthony Vasquez goes 7.0 shutout innings (4 H, 2 BB, 5 K) to improve to 6-2 as Reading wins, 5-1.

May 19, 2017: At Reading, Scott Kingery hits 2 home runs, the second being a game-winner in the 10^th of a 7-6 win over New Hampshire. Jesen Therrien picks up his 2^nd win and extends his scoreless streak to 17.1 innings.

May 19, 2024: At Richmond, six pitchers combine to hold the Flying Squirrels to two runs on five hits in a 6-2 victory by Reading to avoid a six-game sweep. Carlos De La Cruz had three hits, two runs, two doubles and three RBI in the win. Marcus Lee Sang and Bryce Ball each added hits as well in the win.

May 20, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians sweep two from Albany, 3-1 and 2-1. Rod Graber singles home Ron King with the game-winning run in the bottom of the 9^th in game two.

May 20, 1993: At New Britain, Gene Shall doubles three times in a 7-4 Phillies win.

May 20, 1996: At Harrisburg, Bobby Estalella homers and drives in five as the Phils beat the Senators, 10-6. Scott Rolen was 2-for-4 with 2 runs and an RBI for Reading, while Vladimir Guerrero hit a solo homer and scored three times for the Senators.

May 20, 1998: At Reading, the Phillies hit five home runs but still lose to Bowie, 12-8, as the Baysox rally for four runs in the 8^th and four more in the 9^th.

May 20, 2003: At Reading, eight is barely enough for Erie as the Phillies nearly pull off an unbelievable comeback, falling to the SeaWolves, 8-7. The Phils trailed 8-0 going into the bottom of the 9^th and had cut the deficit to just one run by the time Aaron McNeal got done rounding the bases after his grand slam. Brian Hitchcox makes the last out with the tying run on first.

May 20, 2014: At Reading, New Hampshire bats their leadoff and number two hitters in the wrong order for the first 11 innings of the game before manager Bobby Meacham realizes his mistake and bats them in the correct order in the 12^th. John Berti, now batting ahead of Kenny Wilson for the first time, singles and scores to give the Fisher Cats a 3-2 lead. But the Fightin Phils get the last laugh when Brock Stassi hits a 2-run homer to win it in the bottom of the 12^th.

May 20, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils build an 8-0 lead over the first 5 innings, then hold on to beat Trenton, 8-7. Dylan Cozens homers and drives in 4. Miguel Nunez strikes out all 4 batters he faces to preserve the win and notch his 3^rd save.

May 21, 1999: At Erie, Reading beats the SeaWolves, 3-2, in the second game of a double-header to snap a 7-game losing streak. They would go on to lose the next 5 games.

May 21, 2002: At Binghamton, future R-Phil Aaron McNeal hits a 3-run HR to highlight an 8-run fifth inning for the B-Mets as they beat the Phils, 9-2.

May 21, 2013: At Reading, Jesse Biddle and Mauricio Robles combine to shutout Altoona, 3-0, on just 4 hits. Biddle picks up his third win of the season by going 7.2 innings, allowing three hits and four walks while fanning nine.

May 21, 2014: At Reading, Cameron Perkins drives in 3 runs without getting a hit in the Fightin Phils’ 7-6 win over New Hampshire. He knocks in a run with a groundout in the 1^st, 5^th and 6^th innings.

May 21, 2017: At Reading, Scott Kingery exhibits a phenomenal blend of speed and power, hitting 2 homers to go with a bunt single, an infield single and 4 runs scored in an 8-7 loss to New Hampshire. The 2-HR game is his second in 3 days.

May 21, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils fall to Binghamton on a Tuesday morning in front of 8,412 fans, most of them school kids. Reading clubs three home runs, including back-to-back blasts from Kendall Simmons and Casey Martin. Jose Rodriguez also homered in the 6-5 loss. It marked the first instance of back-to-back homers this season and the first time since August 2, 2024, at Hartford, when Oliver Dunn and Jhalyn Ortiz did it.

May 22, 1997: At Reading, Aaron Royster knocks in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 9^th as the Phillies beat New Haven, 4-3.

May 22, 2003: At Reading, Jeff Inglin singles home Josue Perez with two outs in the bottom of the 14^th to lift the Phils past Erie, 5-4, ending the 9:30 “Morning Game” at 1:46 in the afternoon.

May 22, 2013: At Reading, Anthony Hewitt’s first home run of the season, a 3-run shot in the bottom of the 9^th, gives the Fightin Phils a dramatic 7-5 win over Altoona.

May 22, 2014: At Reading, Jesse Biddle is hit in the head by hail during a freak storm after the Fightin Phils game with New Hampshire earlier in the day. Bothered by recurring headaches, Biddle misses his next start in Akron that Saturday.

May 22, 2015: At Portland, Zach Eflin comes within an out of a complete game shutout, but is foiled by KC Serna’s 2-out error. After allowing a home run and 2 singles, Eflin leaves the game and Lee Ridenhour retires the final batter to preserve the 6-2 victory. The Sea Dogs had managed only one hit through the first 8.2 innings until their 2-out rally in the 9^th. It would be the closest a Reading starter would come to tossing a CG shutout that season.

May 22, 2016: At Reading, the Phils sweep a doubleheader from Trenton, 7-3 and 4-3. In game 1, Jorge Alfaro is 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs and a run while Ben Lively improves to 7-0 (6.0 IP, 4 H, BB, 3 ER, 3 K). Game 2 features a solo home run by Joel Fisher on the first pitch he sees as a Fightin Phil but Reading still needs 9 innings to complete the sweep. Angelo Mora is involved in a walk-off victory for the third time that season, driving in Rhys Hoskins on a sac fly to end it.

May 22, 2017: At Trenton, Scott Kingery hits his 14^th home run in 6-2 loss to the Thunder.

May 22, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils’ bats explode for eight runs in the seventh inning en route to a 12-7 win over Binghamton. In total, Reading has a season-high 16 hits. Eight-of-nine R-Phils have hits, runs and RBI. Marcus Lee Sang, Kendall Simmons and Trevor Schwecke each homer. Lee Sang and Simmons go back-to-back in the third inning, marking the second-straight night Reading hit back-to-back homers, with Simmons involved in each. Carson Taylor has three hits, Carlos De La Cruz two RBI, Bryce Ball three runs and Ethan Wilson two doubles. Reading sent 13 men to the plate in the eighth inning, scoring eight runs on seven hits. On the mound, Phillies pitcher Kolby Allard starts and Noah Skirrow pitches the bulk of the middle innings to earn his second win of the season.

May 23. 1912: At Circus Maximus, Reading’s Sam Fletcher strikes out 15 batters, fanning at least one in every inning, in a 4-3 win over Chicago. It was Reading’s last win in the United States League, as they would lose their final nine games before disbanding in early June.

May 23, 1992: At Canton-Akron, Sam Taylor and Sean Ryan each knock in 4 runs in an 11-2 win over the Indians.

May 23, 1997: At Harrisburg, the Phillies strand 19 runners in a 4-3, 14-inning loss to the Senators.

May 23, 1999: At Erie, the SeaWolves score seven in the first, then hold off the Phillies, 10-9.

May 23, 2000: At Portland, the Sea Dogs collect 20 hits on their way to an 11-4 win over Reading.

May 23, 2004: At Reading, Scott Youngbauer drills a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the 9^th to lead the R-Phils to a wild 12-10 victory over Trenton. The hit was Youngbauer’s fourth of the day.

May 23, 2007: At Manchester, Jason Hill’s solo home run in the 10^th inning lifts the R-Phils to a 2-1 win over New Hampshire. Mike Zagurski goes 2.0 innings in relief, giving up one hit and fanning three in his final appearance before being called up to Philadelphia.

May 23, 2009: At Altoona, the R-Phils sweep a double-header from the Curve, winning 5-3 and 5-0. Gustavo Chacin picks up his only win as an R-Phil in game one, while Alex Concepcion and Pat Overholt combine on a 1-hitter in the nightcap.

May 23, 2014: At Akron, Edgar Duran’s 4^th hit of the game, a solo HR in the 12^th, lifts Reading past the RubberDucks, 2-1. The homer is Duran’s first of the season.

May 23, 2024: At Reading, Binghamton scores eight runs in the top of the eighth inning en route to a 13-6 win over the Fightin Phils. This comes one night after Reading scored eight runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Carlos De La Cruz had a double, triple and three RBI in the loss.

May 24, 1953 – At Wilkes-Barre, Reading pounds the Barons, 10-3, in the first game of a double-header, then plays to a 2-2 tie in a game called on account of Pennsylvania’s Sunday curfew law. The second game is called at 6:59 PM with the bases full of Barons and nobody out in the 9^th inning. Angry Wilkes-Barre fans pelt the Indians with stones on their way back to the bus, injuring outfielder Jimmy King in the process. They were upset with the Indians stall tactics after the potential winning run reached third to lead off the 9^th.

May 24, 1996: At Reading, Bobby Estalella hits a two-run home run with nobody out in the bottom of the 13^th inning to lift Reading past Bowie, 10-9. Bowie had tied the game, 8-8, with four runs in the top of the 9^th (Wayne Gomes couldn’t close it out) and had taken the lead in the top of the 13^th.

May 24, 2012: At Erie, a 6-run outburst by the R-Phils in the 7^th inning erases a 6-1 deficit and propels Reading to an 8-6 win over the SeaWolves. Leandro Castro (4-for-5) and Sebastian Valle each homer in 7^th inning rally.

May 24, 2014: At Akron, the Fightin Phils win 3-2 for their second straight 12-inning victory over the RubberDucks. Anthony Phillips scores the winning run when Everett Williams lays down a sac bunt and a throwing error by Jordan Cooper brings him home. The win improves Reading’s record to 18-1 in 1-run games. They would, however, lose their next eight and 13 of their next 14 contests decided by one run.

May 24, 2016: At Reading, Rhys Hoskins hits a walk-off grand slam for an 11-9 win after Erie had taken the lead with 3 in the top of the 9^th. Erie led 6-4 with 2 out in the 7^th when 3B Cody Eaves lost track of the base runners and stepped on 3^rd for what he thought was an inning-ending force out. But there was no runner on 1^st. The next batter, Dylan Cozens, took advantage by hitting his 12^th HR of the year to give Reading a 7-6 lead.

May 24, 2018: At Reading, the Fightin Phils salvage the third game of a 3-game series against the Fisher Cats as Austin Bossart goes 2-for-3 with a 2-run single in the 4-3 win. New Hampshire’s Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., who was 2-for-4 in the first two games of the series, goes 2-for-4 again with a solo home run to raise his league-leading batting average to .427. He also reaches base for the 32^nd straight game.

May 25, 1908: At Lauer’s Park, Reading defeats Philadelphia on a strange series of events in the bottom of the final inning of a Union League contest. Trailing 4-0 entering the bottom of the 9^th, Reading loads the bases with one out when Kohly Miller sends a drive over the left-fielder’s head for extra bases. The ball caroms off one of the fence’s braces and bounces straight into a crowd of fans heading for the exit. All three Reading runners and Miller come home on the play, but the visitors protest that fan interference should hold Miller to a double since the fans were on the field. The umpire refuses to reverse the grand slam and, after five minutes of debate, awards the game to Reading via forfeit.

May 25, 1990: At Reading, Vince Holyfield’s solo home run with one out in the bottom of the 13^th lifts Reading past Canton-Akron, 12-11. Leading the Phils’ 20-hit attack is Gary Alexander, who goes 5-for-7with 3 R, 3 RBI, a double and a home run.

May 25, 2010: At Reading, Drew Naylor goes the distance on a 3-hitter as the Phillies shut out Portland, 6-0. Naylor walks just one and strikes out six. Domonic Brown goes 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs while Tagg Bozied is 1-for-3 with a 2-run homer.

May 25, 2012: At Harrisburg, Darin Ruf swats two solo home runs and Tyson Gillies adds a third as Reading beats the Senators, 3-1. Jonathan Pettibone give up one run on 8 hits over 8 innings for his 4^th victory.

May 25, 2016: At Reading, Angelo Mora hits a 2-run blast in the bottom of the 11^th to lift the Fightin Phils to a 7-5 triumph over Erie. It was the team’s second straight walk-off HR and the 4^th walk-off victory in which Mora had either scored or driven in the winning run.

May 25, 2018: At Portland, the Fightin Phils batter Portland with 15 hits, 6 of them home runs, in a 12-5 win. Emmanuel Marrero hits his only 2 homers of the season and finishes 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored while Jan Hernandez reaches base in all 5 of his trips to the plate (4-for-4, HR, 3B, BB, 3 RBI, 3 R). Deivi Grullon goes 2-for-5 and connects for his first road HR of the season after hitting his first 7 at FirstEnergy Stadium.

May 25, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils were up 5-2 with two outs in the top of the ninth over Harrisburg. The Senators then proceeded to scored seven-unanswered runs, all with two outs to take a 9-5 win and hold on to win. Brett Schulze was charged with the loss and blown save, after allowing six runs in the inning.

May 25, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils use a season-high five home runs en route to a 12-6 rain-shortened (seven inning) win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Robert Moore, Carson Taylor, Kendall Simmons, Baron Radcliff, and Bryce Ball all homered. It was the second-night in a row with a home run for Bryce Ball and the third home run of the week of Simmons. This all came with Phillies President of Baseball Operation Dave Dombrowski and Assistant General Manager for Player Development Preston Mattingly in attendance. In the bottom of the third inning, a foul ball off the bat of Baron Radcliff struck Fightin Phils Executive Director of Promotions Todd Hunsicker (Holmes) in the ribs in the Savage Dugout Suite. Fortunately, Hunsicker was okay, but had a mark to show for it.

May 26, 1933: At Lauer’s Park, the Reading Red Sox surrender 11 runs in the 4^th inning in falling behind, 11-2, then rally to beat Utica, 16-13. The Red Sox score six in the 4^th and three in the 5^th to tie it at 11-11. Utica retakes the lead with two in the 7^th, but Reading surges ahead for good with three in the bottom of the inning. Pitcher Allan Jones, filling in for injured left fielder Dom Dallessandro, goes 3-for-5 with a double, three runs and 2 RBIs out of the leadoff spot.

May 26, 2006: At Reading, the Phillies blank Connecticut, 3-0, in a wild affair that features a bench-clearing brawl and a 54-minute rain delay. The battle starts after Scott Mathieson beams his third Defender of the game, Eliezer Alfonzo with one out in the 6^th inning. When the fight is over, four Phillies and five Defenders are ejected. Due to the disqualifications and a pair of injuries, Connecticut if forced to employ pitchers as position players at three spots (LF, 2B and 1B) for the remainder of the game.

May 26, 2008: At Binghamton, the R-Phils rally for three in the top of the 9^th to beat the Mets, 8-7. Down to the final out, Mike Eylward draws a bases-loaded walk to force in the tying run. Michael Spidale follows with a 2-run single to provide the go-ahead and insurance runs.

May 26, 2010: At Reading, Matt Rizzotti’s 3-run homer with one out in the bottom of the 9^th gives the R-Phils a 5-3 win over Portland. Rizzotti finishes the night 3-for-5 with a pair of homers and a double while knocking in all five Reading runs.

May 26, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils fall behind Harrisburg 6-0 after five innings. But, the Fightin Phils battle back to outscore the Senators 10-3 the rest of the way, including four runs in the sixth and three-runs each in the eighth and ninth innings to win 10-9. Max McDowell blasted a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning after Nick Podkul drew a two-out walks thanks to a pitch clock violation. It was the first time this season Reading won when trailing after six, seven and eight innings.

May 26, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat the Rumble Ponies 3-2 to split the series, thanks to three RBI, including a two-run homer from Caleb Ricketts. It is the first Double-A home run for Ricketts. In the bottom of the third inning, a foul ball off the bat of Carson Taylor makes its way into the home broadcasting booth. Fightin Phils broadcaster Jake Starr is unable to make the play, as the ball hits off his hand and onto the floor. Starr is greeted with boos by the fans at FirstEnergy Stadium.

May 27, 1912: At Circus Maximus, first baseman Henry Eibel hits safely in his 18^th straight game for the Reading team in the outlaw United States League. Eibel would go hitless in his final two games with Reading before being picked up by the Cleveland Indians, with whom he played just one game.

May 27, 1926: William Ashton, secretary of the International League, announced that all teams must charge the same amount for tickets. Reading, which has the cheapest tickets in the IL, is forced to raise ticket prices by 25 cents. Bleacher seats go up to 75 cents, grandstand seats to $1.10, and box seats to $1.35. The Reading Keys (who finished 31-129) are 8-31 at the time and are already having difficulty filling the ballpark.

May 27, 2000: At Reading, Brandon Duckworth strikes out 13 Navigators over seven innings in a 5-4 win vs. Norwich.

May 27, 2006: At Reading, for the second straight game, the Phillies beat Connecticut without scoring an earned run. Jeff Winchester’s single through a drawn-in infield plates Michael Bourn in the 9^th to break the 1-1 tie. Chris Begg gives up just three hits and one unearned run but is left with a no-decision for the Defenders.

May 27, 2010: At Reading, Portland rallies for four runs in the top of the 6^th to take a 6-4 lead just before rain and lightning force the game to be suspended. The contest would be completed in Portland on June 4 with the R-Phils rallying for a dramatic 10-7 win.

May 27, 2015: At New Hampshire, Reading pounds out 21 hits in a 12-10 win over the Fisher Cats. All 9 Fightin Phils starters have at least one hit and all but Gabriel Lino have multi-hit games. Tony Thomas has the biggest night, going 3-for-5 with a homer, 2 doubles, 4 RBI and 2 runs scored.

May 27, 2016: At New Hampshire, Reading scores 3 in the 9^th on Aaron Brown’s first Double-A home run to tie it, then wins 9-8 in 13 innings. Rhys Hoskins hits a solo HR in the 13^th for the winning run. Brown finishes 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs and a pair of runs.

May 27, 2021: At Reading, free-agent signing Jorge Bonifacio welcomed himself to the Baseballtown crowd in a doubleheader against the Richmond Flying Squirrels. In his first AB as a starting R-Phil, Bonifacio ripped an RBI double to center, and then homered in his next at bat. To follow up this performance in game two, Bonifacio hit two no-doubters, with the second being a go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the 6^th in a 7-inning game. Bonifacio finished the day 4 for 7 with 1 double, 3 homeruns and 8 RBIs.

May 27, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils walk off the Harrisburg Senators for the second night in a row in a 5-4 victory. The Fightin Phils tied the game thanks to back-to-back home runs from Madison Stokes and Carlos De La Cruz in the eighth inning. Then, in the bottom of the ninth, with bases loaded, McCarthy Tatum hit a walk-off single off the right field fence to win the game.

May 28, 1912: At Circus Maximus, Pittsburgh defeats Reading in a United States League contest, 8-4, as the visitors run wild by stealing 12 bases.

May 28, 1993: At Binghamton, Reading scores all six runs in the 4^th inning to beat the Mets, 6-4.

May 28, 1994: At Reading, Bowie pummels the R-Phils, 22-2, rapping out 25 hits.

May 28, 1999: At Reading, the Phils beat New Britain, 15-14, in a wild, 13-inning affair. Each team collects 22 hits. Six players (4 from New Britain) have three or more hits and 15 players (8 from New Britain) have two or more hits. Reading keeps the game alive in the 9^th with a 2-run rally and the 12^th with a single run. David Francia, who had tied the game in the 12^th with a pinch-hit RBI single, drives in the winning run (Larry Huff) with a bunt single at 1:07 in the morning. The date, 5/28, is the same as the time of the game, 5:28. Evan Thomas gets the win.

May 28, 2006: At Reading, Matt Padgett’s two home runs, single and four RBI lead Reading to a 10-1 thumping of Connecticut. Michael Bourn is 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI while pitcher Gio Gonzalez helps his own cause with an RBI single and two runs scored. Gonzalez gives up only one run on three hits and fans 10 in 7.2 innings for the win.

May 28, 2011: At Erie, Matt Rizzotti’s 2-run double in the 8^th lifts Reading over the SeaWolves, 2-1. Michael Spidale, who scores the go-ahead run, goes 2-for-4 and in the process ties Aaron Royster as the Reading Phillies’ career hits leader with 439.

May 28, 2012: At Harrisburg, David Buchanan goes the distance in an 8-0 blanking of the Senators, allowing 7 hits and a walk while striking out 5. Buchanan’s gem would be the Phillies only complete game shutout of the season. Sebastian Valle goes 2-for-5 with a home run, triple, 3 RBIs and 2 runs to lead a 15-hit attack.

May 28, 2018: At Portland, Jan Hernandez blasts a grand slam in the 6^th inning to lead Reading to an 8-3 win over the Sea Dogs. Hernandez finishes 3-for-5 with 5 RBIs and Deivi Grullon goes 3-for-5 with a home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

May 28, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils win their third-straight game to earn a series-split with Harrisburg. Josh Hendrickson is strong over five innings and three pitchers follow him to earn Reading its first shutout win of the 2023 season. Johan Rojas hit two home runs in the win, the first multi-homer game of the season for Reading. Nick Podkul extends his on-base streak to 16 games with his third home run of the week.

May 28, 2024: At Hartford, the Fightin Phils fall 7-6, despite a comeback effort in the ninth with three runs. Marcus Lee Sang has three hits, Robert Moore and Caleb Ricketts have two, and Trevor Schwecke had three. Carson Taylor homered for the second time in three games with a long three-run shot to right field in the loss.

May 29, 1927: The Reading Keys of the International League lose their 30^th straight game.

May 29, 1953 – At Reading, Billy Joe Davidson gets a last-minute call to start against Williamsport and responds by throwing the first and only no-hitter in Reading Indians history, winning it 3-0. Davidson strikes out ten and does not allow a runner to reach second base for his first win of the season. It is the first 9-inning no-hitter in the Eastern League since 1946 and the first by a Reading hurler since 1911. Only 683 fans braved the cold weather to witness the historic feat.

May 29, 1955: At Schenectady, Roger Maris’ first home run in a Reading uniform highlights a 9-5 Indians win. He would finish 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.

May 29, 2004: At Reading, John Castellano goes 2-for-4 with a HR and 5 RBI to lead the Phillies past Bowie, 10-5.

May 29, 2007: At Reading, Peeter Ramos ties the game with an RBI single in the 8^th and Jason Hill’s one-out single in the 9^th scores Mike Costanzo with the game-winner as the R-Phils rally from a 4-0 deficit to beat Bowie, 5-4.

May 29, 2009: At Reading, Michael Spidale’s ground ball eludes 3^rd baseman Al Quintana with the bases loaded and two outs in the 11^th inning, bringing home Michael Taylor with the game-winning run as the Phillies top New Hampshire, 8-7. Taylor, who singled to start the winning rally, went 5-for-6 with a homer, four RBI and two runs scored in the game.

May 29, 2011: At Erie, Michael Spidale homers in the 3^rd inning to give him 440 career hits as a Reading Phillie, surpassing Aaron Royster as the team’s all-time hits leader. He finishes the game 3-for-5 with 3 RBI but the SeaWolves win the game, 6-5, in 10 innings.

May 29, 2013: At Bowie, the Fightin Phils use 15 hits, including four from Tommy Mendonca, to beat Bowie, 6-5. Mendonca and Cameron Rupp both homer and drive in three runs for Reading.

May 29, 2017: At New Hampshire, Scott Kingery goes 3-for-4 with a double, 2 runs and his league-leading 16^th homer as Fightin Phils break a 9-game losing streak with a 4-2 win.

May 29, 2024: At Hartford, the Fightin Phils are ahead 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth, but three runs from the Yard Goats give them the walk-off win. Tristan Garnett suffered the loss and Tyler McKay was handed the blown save. Trevor Schwecke and William Simoneit each homered in the loss, and Schwecke drove in two runs.

May 30, 1908: The city of Reading enjoys what may be its most successful day of professional baseball ever as the Tri-State league team and the outlaw Union League team win five games between them. The Tri-Staters take a twin bill from Williamsport at the 11^th Street Grounds, while the Union League squad captures a triple-header from Brooklyn at Lauer’s Park. The play of the day is turned in by leftfielder Jack Lelivelt of the Tri-State team when he bare-hands what looks to be an extra-base hit in the 2^nd inning of the afternoon tilt.

May 30, 1922: In game one of a Memorial Day double header at Lauer’s Park, Reading player-manager Chief Bender defeats Baltimore’s Lefty Grove, 5-1, to win a battle of future Hall of Famers. In the second tilt, nearly 10,000 fans pack the yard to see the Orioles rally for two in the top of the 9^th and win it, 7-6.

May 30, 1927: At Lauer’s Park, player-manager Fred Merkle delivers a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 11^th inning in game two of a Memorial Day double header against Baltimore. The 9-8 win snaps the Keys’ 31-game losing streak, which still ranks as the longest in International League history. Ecstatic Reading fans rush onto the field after the win and carry Merkle to the clubhouse.

May 30, 1955: At Reading, Roger Maris clouts home runs in his first three at-bats (his first three HRs in Reading) and Joe Randazzo adds a grand slam to lift the Indians past Albany, 10-4. Maris, who walks his final time up, drives in four and scores as many. Don Minnick loses his no-hit bid with two outs in the 7^th, but completes the four-hitter for his sixth victory against zero losses.

May 30, 1967: At Reading, the R-Phils steal nine bases, three each by Howie Bedell and Jim Perkins, in a double-header sweep of Waterbury. Led by Perkins’ swiping of home, the Phils pull of a triple steal in game one as they rally from a 4-0 hole to win 6-4. Robin Roberts wins his 4^th game of the season with a complete game in the 5-3 nightcap.

May 30, 1992: At London, Reading sweeps a double-header, 2-0 and 3-1, allowing a total of 10 hits. Matt Stevens saves both games by pitching 1/3 inning in each.

May 30, 1998: At Akron, Reggie Taylor goes 4-for-6 with two runs and three RBI in Reading’s 7-5, 10-inning win.

May 30, 2015: At Reading, top Phillies prospect J.P. Crawford goes 1-for-4 with an RBI in his Baseballtown debut. The Fightin Phils beat Richmond, 4-3, scoring the winning run on Gabriel Lino’s sacrifice fly that plates Aaron Altherr in the bottom of the 8^th.

May 30, 2018: At Trenton, JoJo Romero goes 8.0 innings, allowing just one earned run on five hits and a walk in Reading’s 3-1 win over the Thunder. He also strikes out 7 in his longest outing of the season. Damek Tomscha and Deivi Grullon each hit solo homers for Reading.

May 31, 1955: At Reading, Clell Hobson’s RBI single with no outs on the bottom of the 9^th lifts the Indians to a 6-5 win over Albany. Reading had rallied to tie the game at 5-5 with a three-run 7^th.

May 31, 1995: At New Haven, the Phillies fall to the Ravens, 4-2, despite a 5-for-5 performance by Fred McNair.

May 31, 1999: At Portland, Reggie Taylor smacks two home runs and the Phillies score seven in the 5^th to beat the Sea Dogs, 12-6.

May 31, 2000: At Reading, the Phillies score 10 in the 3^rd and swamp Binghamton, 11-0. Nick Punto, David Francia and Jason Michaels each have two hits in the huge inning. Geoff Geary fans 12 in 6.0 shutout innings for the win and Joe Cotton tosses the final 3 innings for the save.

May 31, 2006: At Binghamton, Reading’s Scott Mathieson pitches seven scoreless innings of 2-hit ball, striking out 11 en route to a 6-2 victory. The only Mets starter not to K is former R-Phil Jorge Padilla, who also hits a 2-run homer off Luke Lockwood in the 8^th to break up the shutout.

May 31, 2016: At Portland, Roman Quinn leads off the game with a homer and goes 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs in 6-4 win over the Sea Dogs.

May 31, 2017: At Reading, the Fightin Phils sweep a doubleheader from Portland, winning the first game, 6-2, and the second game, 4-3, in 13 innings. Jiandido Tromp goes 3-for-3 with 2 homers and 3 runs scored in game 1. Andrew Pullin’s walk-off homer ends game 2.

May 31, 2018: At Trenton, Damek Tomscha goes 3-for-4 with a home run, double and 3 RBIs in his final game before being promoted to Triple-A as the Fightin Phils beat the Thunder, 5-3. His homer is a 2-run shot that breaks a 3-3 tie in the 9^th

June

June 1, 1999: At Portland, the R-Phils score six in the top of the 1^st but still need 10 innings to defeat the Sea Dogs, 11-9. Every Reading starter has at least one hit and every starter but Andy Stewart scores. Pat Burrell goes 2-for-6 with a homer and three RBI.

June 1, 2011: At Reading, the R-Phils see every run of a 9-2 lead evaporate in the 7^th inning, then rally for three in the bottom half of the inning to beat Akron, 12-9. Tuffy Gosewisch goes 3-for-3 with a grand slam and six RBIs. Shane Victorino is 1-for-3 with a run and two RBIs on rehab assignment from Philadelphia.

June 1, 2016: At Portland, Roman Quinn leads off the game with a HR for the second straight night and goes 3-for-4 with a homer, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored in a 12-2 win.

June 1, 2017: At Reading, all 9 Phils starters have a hit and score in a 14-6 win over Portland. Scott Kingery goes 4-for-4 with his EL-leading 17^th homer, 2 RBIs and 2 runs. Mitch Walding hits 2 homers and drives in 4. Angelo Mora is 3-for-4 with a HR, 2B, 4 RBIs and 2 runs. Miguel Nunez goes 4 scoreless innings in relief for the win (4 H, 3 K).

June 1, 2023: At New Hampshire, Reading explodes offensively for a 13-7 win over the Fisher Cats. Nick Podkul, Ethan Wilson and Matthew Kroon each collect three hits. Kroon scores a career-high five runs, the first time a Reading player has done that since Nick Williams in 2015. Kroon and Wilson each add two doubles, while Podkul and Wilson hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth.

June 1, 2024: At Hartford, the Fightin Phils beat the Yard Goats 6-1, behind the bat of Robert Moore. Moore matches season-highs in hits (2) and runs scored (2). He also sets a new season-high with two stolen bases. Moore hits two home runs in the game, in consecutive at-bats, with the second of which being a grand slam. It marks the first multi-homer game of Moore’s career, along with first grand slam of his career. It also marked the first grand slam hit by Reading in a game since Cam Cannon did it on April 25, 2023, at home against Altoona. Matt Osterberg also earned his first win of the season, allowing one run over six innings, while the bullpen combines to hold Hartford scoreless and allows just one hit to finish off the win.

June 2, 1994: At Binghamton, the Phillies score nine runs in the 5^th in a 12-5 win.

June 2, 2004: At Reading, John Castellano’s pinch-hit single drives home pinch-runner Scott Youngbauer with two outs in the 9^th as the R-Phils beat Norwich, 8-7.

June 2, 2009: At Reading, all nine R-Phils starters have at least one hit and score at least once as Reading rallies from an early 4-1 deficit to beat Akron, 12-5. Kevin Mahar (2-for-4, HR) leads the charge with 5 RBI, including a 2-run single in the decisive 8-run 7^th.

June 2, 2010: At Detroit, former Reading Phillie Jason Donald, who had been in the Major Leagues less than a month, breaks up Armando Galarraga’s perfect game with a 2-out infield single in the 9^th inning. Replays show that umpire Jim Joyce’s call was incorrect and that Donald should have been called out. Donald would later say, “"I didn't know if I beat the throw or not. But given the circumstances, I thought for sure I'd be called out."

June 2, 2013: At Reading, Tommy Mendonca’s five-hit performance leads the Fightin Phils to an 8-1 romp over Akron. Mendonca triples, drives in three and scores once while David Buchanan (7.0 IP, ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 3 K) turns in a strong effort to pick up his second win of the season.

June 2, 2016: At Portland, Reading completes a 3-game sweep of the Sea Dogs with a 15-9 win. Backup catcher Joel Fisher goes 2-for-3 with a grand slam, 6 RBIs, 2 walks and 2 runs in his first road game with Reading. Dylan Cozens (4-for-6, 2 2B, 4 R) and Jake Fox (4-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R) both have 4 hits.

June 2, 2017: At Akron, Mitch Walding hits 2 homers for second straight day but the RubberDucks win, 4-3. Zach Coppola goes 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk in his Double-A debut.

June 2, 2018: At Reading, the Fightin Phils rally for two in the bottom of the 9^th to beat Richmond, 5-4. Austin Bossart ties the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the 8^th, then delivers the game-winning single in the 9th. Richmond had retaken the lead in the top of the 9^th before Jan Hernandez knotted things up in the bottom half with an RBI double.

June 3, 1994: At Reading, Albany collects 18 hits in a 17-7 win over the Phils, who fell to 15-35.

June 3, 2000: At Bowie, Jason Michaels and Rusty McNamara each knock in four in a 10-5 victory over the Baysox.

June 3, 2004: At Reading, the Phillies pick up their second straight walk-off victory as Danny Gonzalez draws a free pass with the bases loaded in the 9^th to beat Norwich, 5-4.

June 3, 2006: At Trenton, Gary Burnham and Angel Chavez each deliver four hits in a 10-2 rout of the Thunder. Burnham rips four doubles, drives in three and scores three while Chavez hits two doubles and scores four times. Shoemakersville native Nick Evangelista picks up his first win as a Reading Phillie by tossing 1.2 hitless innings.

June 3, 2009: At Reading, 2006 1^st round pick Kyle Drabek makes his Baseballtown debut a memorable one by throwing 7.0 shutout innings in Reading’s 6-1 win over Akron. Drabek allows three hits and as many walks while striking out four to pick up his first Double-A victory.

June 3, 2014: At Harrisburg, the Fightin Phils come within one out of a combined no-hitter in a 5-1 victory. Hoby Milner gets the win, going 5.0 hitless innings, but is lifted after an hour rain delay. Ryan O’Sullivan continues to hold the Senators hitless for the next 3.0 innings, but Quincy Latimore singles off Kyle Simon with two outs in the 9^th to spoil the no-hitter.

June 3, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils use solo home runs by Dylan Cozens and Christian Marrero in the 9^th inning to rally by New Hampshire, 5-4. Marrero had entered the game after starting 3B Angelo Mora was ejected in the 4^th inning. It was Marrero’s 3^rd straight game with a HR.

June 3, 2017: At Akron, Nick Rickles hits 2 homers and drives in all 5 runs in a 5-1 Fightin Phils win. Brandon Leibrandt goes 6.2 innings for his 4^th victory (7 H, 3 BB, ER, 4 K).

June 4, 1997: At Norwich, Reading scores seven runs in the 4^th, but loses 9-8 to the Navigators. Adan Milan collects two singles in the big inning.

June 4, 2005: At Reading, despite all 11 R-Phils position players getting hits (17 hits total) the Altoona Curve hold on for a 10-8 victory. Jesus Merchan, Jim Deschaine and Tim Gradoville all collect pinch-hit singles for Reading.

June 4, 2007: At Reading, the R-Phils continue their season dominance of Harrisburg with a 7-2 win. The game ends when home plate umpire John Tumpane calls a third strike on Cristian Guerrero because he stepped out of the batter’s box between pitches to argue balls and strikes. Fabio Castro tosses three perfect innings, striking out four for his first save as an R-Phil.

June 4, 2010: At Portland, Brian Stavisky’s 3-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 9^th caps a 5-run rally and gives Reading a 10-7 win over the Sea Dogs in the completion of a suspended game from May 27. Though it ended up taking 12 days to win four games, the R-Phils completed their first series sweep of the season.

June 4, 2013: At Altoona, the Fightin Phils beat the Curve in the completion of a game suspended May 23 at Reading. The Phils get 4 runs in the bottom of the 8^th to take a 6-2 lead, then hold on for dear life as Altoona rallies for 3 in the top of the 9^th off Kyle Simon. The belated 6-5 victory completes the Fightin Phils’ 4-game sweep of their cross-state rivals.

June 4, 2016: At Reading, Rhys Hoskins hits his 3^rd walk-off homer of the season in the 10^th for a 6-5 win on the club’s first ever Star Wars Night. Hoskins finishes 2-for-5 with 2 solo HRs. The homer is Reading’s 4^th walk-off HR in the team’s last 5 home games.

June 4, 2018: At Reading, the Fightin Phils (playing as the Whoopies), defeat Richmond, 6-5, on Austin Bossart’s bases loaded RBI single in the bottom of the 10^th inning. It is Bossart’s second game-winning hit in three days.

June 4, 2023: At New Hampshire, Reading fell behind 4-0, but battled back to win 6-4. Carlos De La Cruz had three hits, including a game-tying home run and the eventual game-winning double in the ninth. De La Cruz also extended his on-base streak to 21 games in the win.

June 4, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils fall to the Harrisburg Senators 7-6. Carson Taylor and Kendall Simmons each hit two-run homers, while Marcus Lee Sang has a little league home run (a triple and throwing error) in the loss. Noah Skirrow tossed six innings and Caleb Ricketts has two hits and a RBI.

June 5, 1926: At Lauer’s Park, Jersey City outlasts Reading, 6-3, in 19 innings in an International League game. Ervin Brame, who had pitched for Reading earlier in the season, earns the win for the Skeeters by going all 19 innings, while John Watt Beard hurls the entire game for the Keystones. Reading did not score in the final 14 innings of the game.

June 5, 1994: At Reading, Mariano Rivera makes his Double-A debut for Albany-Colonie but does not get the decision in the Yankees’ 7-4 win over the Phillies. In fact, Rivera (7.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 6 K) is on the hook for the loss until Tate Seefried’s grand slam in the 9^th off Ricky Bottalico gives Albany the lead for the first time in the game.

June 5, 1997: At Norwich, a 3-run 10^th inning gives the Phillies a 5-2 win over the Navigators. Matt Guiliano’s two-run single gave Reading the go-ahead runs.

June 6, 1926: At Lauer’s Park, attempting a steal of home with two outs in the second inning, Reading’s Johnny Jacobs crosses the plate before the ball is delivered by the Jersey City pitcher. The run, however, does not count because the batter, Francis Sigafoos, grounds out to shortstop. Reading wins the game, 7-5.

June 6, 1967: At Reading, the Phillies split a double-header with York as neither team can muster more than one run the entire day. Bill Tomaselli’s RBI single in the 3^rd gives Reading a 1-0 win in game one, while Brant Alyea’s 3^rd inning single is the White Roses’ lone tally in game two. Dallas Green spreads out seven hits and two walks in the game one shutout. The twin bill is the first played under the new dual 7-inning arrangement designed by the Eastern League to speed up play. Previously, the first games were seven innings while the nightcaps were nine.

June 6, 1996: At Hardware City, the Phils rout the Rock Cats, 13-1, as Bobby Estalella hits two HR and Wendell Magee, Jr. has four singles in a 17-hit attack.

June 6, 2000: At Reading, the Phillies’ 1^st inning run proves to be enough as Jason Kershner and Doug Nickle combine to 4-hit Harrisburg, 1-0.

June 6, 2006: At Reading, Tim Moss hits a solo home run to break an 8^th inning tie and lift the Phils past Binghamton, 4-3. Scott Mathieson goes 8.0 innings, giving up three runs and fanning eight to pick up his 6^th win.

June 6, 2007: At Reading, Kyle Kendrick fires Reading’s first 9-inning complete game of the season as the R-Phils beat Harrisburg, 8-1. Kendrick surrenders six hits while striking out five. His next start would come in Philadelphia a week later.

June 6, 2011: At Reading, the Phillies tie the game with a run in the bottom of the 9^th, then defeat Trenton in 12 innings when Derrick Mitchell singles home Cody Overbeck. Overbeck is the offensive star of the 8-7 win, going 3-for-6 with a pair of home runs, five RBIs and three runs scored.

June 6, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils fall in a slugfest 10-8 to Binghamton. Both Johan Rojas and Matthew Kroon have four hits, marking the first time two R-Phils had four-or-more hits in a game since Dylan Cozens and Jake Fox each had four on June 2, 2016 at Portland.

June 6, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils win 9-1 over the Harrisburg Senators in an all-around well-played game. Caleb Ricketts has the first multi-homer game of his career in the win. Carlos De La Cruz has two doubles and Robert Moore drives in two runs. On the mound, Lachlan Wells carries a perfect game into the sixth inning, which was broken up on the 17^th-batter he faced, when CJ Stubbs (Garrett’s younger brother) launches a solo home run. Wells ultimately allows just the one hit and run over six-strong innings and picks up the win.

June 7, 1908: Owner Jake Weitzel of the Reading Tri-State League team purchases the lease on Lauer’s Park, just three days after the announcement that the rival Union League has folded. The Pretzels would play only four games at Lauer’s Park (July 13-16) before deciding the field’s dimensions were too small.

June 7, 1933: Reading Baseball Hall of Fame member (Class of 1992) and 1953 Reading Indian

Herb Score is born in Rosedale, New York. Score would go on to win the AL Rookie of the Year

for Cleveland in 1955 and dominated until he was hit in the eye with a line drive on May 7, 1957.

He pitched eight years for the Indians and Chicago White Sox.

June 7, 1994: At New Britain, Reading downs the Red Sox 4-0 in Game 1 of a double header. Brian DuBois throws a 5-hitter and Rob Grable knocks in all four runs.

June 7, 1996: At Norwich, Bobby Estalella hits two home runs for the second straight game and knocks in all five Reading runs in a 5-2 win.

June 7, 1998: At Bowie, Adan Milan singles, doubles, and homers, driving in five as Reading tops the Baysox, 9-8 in 11 innings.

June 7, 1999: At Reading, Jimmy Rollins collects four hits, including a double and triple, and knocks in three in a 10-4 win over Erie.

June 7, 2000: At Reading, Pete Zamora, making his first start of the season in game two of

a double-header, retires all 21 Harrisburg batters to record the first perfect game in R-Phils

history. A batter after Eric Valent makes a fantastic sliding catch to preserve the perfecto,

Zamora srikes out Dan McKinley to end it. The 6-0 win earns the Phils a split on the day as the

Senators take the first game, 1-0, defeating Brandon Duckworth on an unearned run.

June 7, 2004: At Reading, Robinson Tejeda and Ryan Howard team up to dump Akron, 8-0.

Tejeda gives up just two hits and fans six, while Howard goes 3-for-5 with 2 HR, 3 R and 5 RBI.

June 7, 2011: At Reading, Derrick Mitchell delivers the game-winning hit for the second consecutive night, cracking a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 9^th to lift the R-Phils to a 4-2 victory over Trenton.

June 7, 2015: At Binghamton, the Fightin Phils clobber the B-Mets, 14-5, as Rene Garcia and J.P. Crawford each have 4 hits. Garcia goes 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 2 runs while Crawford is 4-for-6 with his first Double-A home run, his first stolen base, 2 doubles, 3 RBI and a run. Roman Quinn also turns in a fine performance, going 2-for-5 with a triple, 2 stolen bases, 3 runs and a pair of RBI.

June 7, 2016: At Akron, a 7-run 3^rd inning fuels the Fightin Phils’ 11-1 rout of the RubberDucks. Jorge Alfaro, Dylan Cozens and Rhys Hoskins hit 3 straight HRs in the decisive inning. Alfaro goes 2-for-4 with a homer and 4 RBIs while Jesmuel Valentin is 4-for-5 with a double, RBI, and 2 runs.

June 7, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils and Binghamton Rumble Ponies are postponed due to poor air quality, resulting from wild fires in Canada. Reading joined the Phillies, Iron Pigs and Blue Claws all in postponing due to poor air quality.

June 7, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Harrisburg 6-3. Carlos De La Cruz launches a home run, amongst two hits. Marcus Lee Sang, Carson Taylor and Robert Moore all each add two hits for the Fightin Phils as well. Moore matches a season-high with two doubles. Tommy McCollum finishes the game for his sixth save of the season.

June 8-10, 1926 – Reading loses six games in three days as Rochester takes both ends of three straight double-headers at Lauer’s Park.

June 8, 1953 – At Wilkes-Barre, Reading blows out the Barons, 10-0, as Bill Meyer throws a four-hit shutout in a replay of the controversial 2-2 tie on May 24. Meyer also goes 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs. Billy Harrell goes 4-for-6 and Bob Moscrey drives in four.

June 8, 1967: At Reading, the R-Phils take on the big Phils in the first ever exhibition game between the two teams. A record crowd of 8,201 jam Municipal Stadium to watch the Double-A Phils top their Major League counterparts, 8-4. Leesport native Doug Clemens delights the hometown crowd with a 1^st inning home run to right and Dick Allen follows suit with a homer over the opposite fence two batters later. Philadelphia skipper Gene Mauch, who draws quite a few boos from the crowd, manages in plain clothes after forgetting his uniform in Philly.

June 8, 1995: At Reading, Mark Tranberg shuts out Trenton on four hits as the Phils win, 3-0.

June 8, 1998: At Reading, Adan Milan goes 3-for-5 with two doubles, a homer and 7 RBI in an

11-3 win over Binghamton, raising his two-day RBI total to 12.

June 8, 2001: At Altoona, LHP Adam Walker gives up a single to Altoona Curve leadoff hitter

Kevin Haverbusch, then throws nine innings without giving up a hit to record a complete game

7-0 victory.

June 8, 2013: At Reading, Carlos Zambrano, recently signed and trying to make a comeback with Philadelphia, picks up the win as the Fightin Phils beat Harrisburg, 2-1, in game 2 of a doubleheader. Zambrano goes 6.0 innings, allowing one earned run on three hits and three walks while striking out seven.

June 8, 2016: At Akron, Rhys Hoskins hits another game-winning HR, a solo shot in the 11^th to give Reading a 3-2 win. Hoskins also doubles and scores twice. Reading’s bullpen (Tom Windle, Hoby Milner and Miguel Nunez) strikes out 9 and does not allow a hit or run in 4.0 innings.

June 8, 2017: At Reading, Kyle Martin’s 2-run HR with 1 out in the 9^th lifts Reading to a 4-3 win over Bowie.

June 8, 2024: At Reading, Robinson Pina goes the distance with a seven-inning complete-game shutout in the first game of a doubleheader, as the Fightin Phils win 7-0 over Harrisburg. Pina faces just two above the minimum, with two singles allowed. It was the first seven-inning complete game sine Ranger Suarez did it on June 19, 2018, at Portland. It was also the first completer game by a Fightin Phils since Tyler Viza on Sept. 1, 2028, at Trenton. Additionally, it was the first seven-inning shutout by a Reading pitcher sine Pete Zamora’s perfect game on June 7, 2000, 24 years and one day later. Also, it was the first two-hitter thrown by a Reading pitcher since JC Ramirez on July 7, 2011, at Bowie.

June 8, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Harrisburg 7-0 in game one of a doubleheader. Outside of Robinson Pina’s complete-game shutout, the offense comes to life too. Leadoff man Marcus Lee Sang goes four-for-four with two runs, a double and two RBI. Behind him, Carlos De La Cruz goes three-for-four, with a run scored, double, home run and three RBI. The 1-2 duo combines to go seven-for-eight, with three runs, two doubles, one home run and five RBI. It was Lee Sang’s third-career four hit games, and first since May 24, 2023, with Jersey Shore at Aberdeen. His four hits were the most by a Fightin Phils since Matt Kroon had four on August 4, 2023, at Hartford. In game two of the doubleheader, Reading falls 5-3, but Casey Martin homered and Arturo De Freitas hits his first Double-A home run in the bottom of the seventh.

June 9, 1939: Baseballtown legend Doug Clemens is born. Doug played nine seasons in the

Majors with the Cardinals, Cubs and Phillies.

June 9, 1992: At New Britain, the R-Phils sweep a twin bill, 2-1 and 5-0, allowing just 9 total hits on the day.

June 9, 1996: At Norwich, eight Reading runners score in the 3^rd inning as the Phils beat the Navigators, 10-3.

June 9, 1997: At Portland, Aaron Royster goes 4-for-5 with a couple 3-run home runs and 7 RBI as Reading beats the Sea Dogs, 9-6.

June 9, 2004: At Reading, on what looks to be a game-ending 1-2-3 double play, catcher Russ Jacobson’s throw to first to complete the twin-killing sails into the right field corner, allowing three runs to score as Akron surges ahead, 6-5, in the 9^th inning. Aeros hitter Scott Pratt rounds the sacks on the play, which is ruled a three-base error on Jacobson. The Phillies rally to tie the game in the bottom of the 9^th, but lose in the 10^th on Nate Grindell’s RBI single.

June 9, 2006: At Reading, the Phils use a 6-run 1^st and a 2-run 2^nd to build an 8-1 lead, then hold on to beat Trenton, 9-7. Michael Bourn reaches base all five trips to the plate, going 3-for-3 with a pair of walks, two stolen bases and two runs scored. Jason Jaramillo’s 3-run homer caps the opening frame and is his first HR as an R-Phil.

June 9, 2012: At Reading, Tim Kennelly bats in the leadoff spot for the first time as an R-Phil and goes 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored to lead Reading to a 7-2 win over Harrisburg. The stolen base would be Kennelly’s only swipe of the season. Also, Jiwan James laces an inside-the-park home run to center in the 8^th inning.

June 9, 2016: At Akron, Reading completes a 3-game sweep in a battle of first place teams, improving to 42-19 on the season with a 6-2 win. Aaron Brown hits a 3-run HR and Cuban defector Osmel Aguila collects his first Double-A hit (1-for-3, 2B, 2 R). Despite being swept, Akron scored first in all 3 games.

June 9, 2017: At Reading, Brandon Leibrandt (7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K) combines with two relievers for a 1-0 shutout of Bowie. Jiandido Tromp’s double scores Malquin Canelo with the game’s only run in the 3^rd inning.

June 9, 2023: At Reading, Carlos De La Cruz drives in both runs for Reading in a 2-1 win, including the walk-off hit in the tenth. The pitching was excellent as Mick Abel threw five innings and allowed one run, while the bullpen pitched five-scoreless innings.

June 9, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils earn their second shutout in three games with a 4-0 blanking of the Harrisburg Senators. Noah Skirrow earns the win with five-scoreless innings and four relivers combine to hold Harrisburg off the board. Kendall Simmons homered and Carson Taylor homered for his league-leading 42^nd RBI of the season. Marcus Lee Sang drove in two runs with a single in the seventh inning.

June 10, 1996: At Reading, Dan Held hits two home runs and drives in four to lead the Phillies to a 7-6, 10-inning win over Trenton.

June 10, 1997: At Portland, Aaron Royster connects for two home runs for the second straight game against the Sea Dogs as Reading wins, 5-4. Royster’s two day totals include four home runs and 10 RBI.

June 10, 1998: At Reading, Binghamton’s Nelson Figueroa strikes out 12 in a two-hit shutout of the Phillies.

June 10, 2000: At Altoona, the Phillies turn four double plays and record their 12^th victory in a 13-game stretch. Doug Nickle hurls the final four innings, giving up no runs and picking up the save in the 6-2 decision.

June 10, 2011: At Reading, Cody Overbeck, on pace to break Ryan Howard’s single-season home run record, hits his league-leading 18^th HR of the season and B.J. Rosenberg tosses 7 shutout innings to lead the Phillies to a 4-0 win over Altoona. The homer would be Overbeck’s last before being promoted to Triple-A.

June 10, 2012: At Reading, Tim Kennelly continues to deliver out of the leadoff spot, reaching base in all five of his plate appearances (4 H, BB) in a 5-4 R-Phils victory over Harrisburg. Kennelly leads off the 1^st inning with a home run, then wins the game with his second solo homer in the bottom of the 9^th.

June 10, 2013: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Harrisburg, 6-0, in a rain-shortened 6-inning Morning Game. Austin Wright notches his first win of the year and strikes out 7 over 5.1 innings.

June 10, 2016: At Reading, the Phils get homers from Dylan Cozens, Jorge Alfaro and Rhys Hoskins in the same game for the second time in 4 days (Cozens and Hoskins went back-to-back in the 3^rd) in a 9-2 win over Altoona. Tyler Viza wins his Double-A debut (6.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 K).

June 10, 2017: At Reading, Drew Anderson goes 7 shutout innings, allowing just 2 hits and a walk while fanning 3 to notch his 5^th win as Reading beats Hartford, 4-1. Andrew Pullin goes 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs and his first triple of the season. Former Fightin Phil Anthony Phillips drives in the only Yard Goats run with an 8^th inning double.

June 10, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils fall in both games of a doubleheader against Binghamton. Reading led in both games but lose in extra innings (eight) in both. Griff McGarry threw five no-hit innings in game one and the R-Phils had a combined no-hit bid snapped in the seventh. In game two, Reading led 5-1, but ultimately fell 8-5.

June 11, 1953 – At Reading, Joe Caffie and Rocky Colavito lead the way as the Indians down Wilkes-Barre, 9-7. Caffie goes 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBIs. Colavito goes 3-for-4 with a double, triple, run scored and three RBIs.

June 11, 1954: At Reading, Roberto Vargas loses a perfect game in the 8^th and a no-hitter in the 9^th, settling for a one-hit, 1-0 shutout of Schenectady. Vargas’ masterpiece was nearly matched by the Blue Jays’ Paul Penson, who gave up just two hits and one unearned run. Paul “Cooter” Jones scores the game’s lone tally in the 1^st inning when he reaches on an error and later scores on a double.

June 11, 1993: At Canton-Akron, Reading sweeps a double-header from the Indians. David Tokheim singles twice in the 6-run 3^rd of game 2 (8-3 final).

June 11, 1998: At Reading, Aaron Royster caps a 4-for-5, five RBI performance with a game-winning single in the bottom of the 10t^h as the Phils beat Binghamton, 8-7.

June 11, 2003: At Bowie, Garry Maddox II has the game of his career, smashing two home runs off Fernando Rijo in the first inning and three more against John Parrish in the 7^th inning for a total of five round-trippers. Despite the long ball barrage, Maddox knocks in just four of the Phillies’ runs in an 8-5 victory. It is Josh Wentzel’s finest hour.

June 11, 2004: At Reading, Carlos Ruiz singles home Kevin Barker with two outs in the 9^th to complete a 7-6 comeback win against Altoona. The Phils scored three in the 8^th to tie the game

June 11, 2009: At Reading, Jeremy Slayden, just sent down from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, hits a pinch-hit grand slam with one out in the bottom of the 9^th inning to give the R-Phils a dramatic 6-3 win over Trenton.

June 11, 2015: At Reading, the Fightin Phils outlast Altoona, 8-7, in 18 innings. Brock Stassi, who starts at 1^st base and goes 4-for-8 with 2 RBI, ends up hurling the final 3 innings and secures the win. He allows no hits and just one walk while striking out 3. The Fightin Phils had rallied from a 7-4 deficit in the 9^th, tying the game on a 3-run homer by Art Charles, his first career pinch hit HR. The winning run scores on walk to Cameron Perkins by infielder Edward Salcedo, who throws 15 balls and just 3 strikes (two of which are bunts) while issuing 3 walks in his 1/3 of an inning. Altoona is held scoreless over the final 11 innings and Reading pitchers tally 21 strikeouts by the time it’s over, with Zach Eflin (5.0 IP) and Adam Loewen (3.0 IP) each having 6. It takes 5 hours and 7 minutes to complete the game.

June 11, 2016: At Reading, Dylan Cozens goes 3-for-4 with 2 homers, 6 RBIs and 3 runs in a 12-8 win over Altoona. Rhys Hoskins homers and has 3 hits, Jorge Alfaro has 3 hits and scores 3 runs and Angelo Mora contributes a home run, 2 singles, 2 runs and 2 RBIs.

June 11, 2017: At Reading, the Fightin Phils complete a 3-game sweep of Hartford with a 7-2 win. Mitch Walding hits 2 homers for the 3^rd time in 11 days and drives in 4. Scott Kingery goes 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs and his EL-leading 18^th HR, his final homer for Reading.

June 11, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils fall to the Portland Sea Dogs 9-5. Carlos De La Cruz has his second two-homer game of the season and Cade Fergus hits his first Double-A homer. Robert Moore adds two hits and a double in the loss, as well. Otto Kemp makes his Double-A debut, after being called up, along with Andrick Nava, from High-A Jersey Shore earlier in the day. Michael Rucker and Luis Ortiz both make big-league rehab appearances, as well.

June 12, 1954: At Reading, Paul “Cooter” Jones lays down a suicide squeeze with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8^th inning to give the Indians a 6-5 victory over Schenectady in game one of a double-header. Schenectady had sent the game into extra innings with two in the top of the 7^th and had taken the lead with another in the 8^th before Reading rallied for the win. Reading took the second contest, 6-2, to complete the sweep.

June 12, 1955: At Reading, Frank “Home Run” Baker, who had recently been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, is honored and presented with a plaque before the Indians’ game with Williamsport. Baker said of his return, “When I came into Reading, I felt like I was coming back home.” The Grays win the first game of the scheduled double-header, 3-2, while the second game is rained out.

June 12, 1996: At Reading, Dan Held belts a grand slam and drives in five to lead the R-Phils to a 10-4 win over Trenton. Scott Rolen goes 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in his final game with Reading.

June 12, 2000: At Harrisburg, Reading clouts four home runs, including a Jason Knupfer grand slam, to win 11-6.

June 12, 2005: At Harrisburg, the Senators beat Reading for the third straight game in their final at-bat. Edgar Gonzalez’s 9^th inning pinch-hit two-run triple was the final blow in the 7-6 Harrisburg win. The Phils squandered multi-run leads in all three games.

June 12, 2006: At Philadelphia’s Citizen Bank Park, Brandon Gemoll’s double drives home Angel Chavez with the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10^th as Reading beats Altoona, 5-4. Joey Hammond goes 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBI for Reading.

June 12, 2007: At Binghamton, Greg Jacobs’ single plates Randy Ruiz with the go-ahead run in the top of the 13^th and the Phillies defeat the B-Mets, 5-3. Jacobs is 3-for-6 with three RBI in the game.

June 12, 2010: At Reading, Tagg Bozied’s 2-out single to deep short scores Michael Spidale with the game-winner as the R-Phils beat Richmond, 5-4.

June 12, 2015: At Reading, Akron beats the Fightin Phils, 12-11, in a crazy 12 inning affair that lasts 4:24. Reading looks like it has the game won until the RubberDucks erupt for 5 runs in the top of the 9^th to tie the game at 10-10. On the heels of their 18-inning marathon the night before, Reading is forced to go with Rene Garcia in the 12^th as the backup catcher ends up being tagged with the loss (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K). Reading draws 12 walks in the game, led by Art Charles with 4. The Phils’ 6 & 7 hitters, Brian Pointer and Brodie Greene, go a combined 9-for-12 (all singles) with 2 RBI and 7 runs scored. Akron’s Josh Smith is a singles machine as well, hitting 5 of them and scoring 4 runs. Roman Quinn goes 2-for-2 with his 29^th stolen base but tears a quad beating out an infield single in the 2^nd inning and is lost for the season.

June 12, 2016: At Reading, Jesmuel Valentin’s 2-run single in the bottom of 9^th beats Altoona, 2-1 as the Fightin Phils win their 7^th straight and complete their second series sweep in a row.

June 13, 1936: Baseballtown native Carl Mathias is born in Bechtelsville. Carl played parts of

the 1957 and 1958 seasons for the Reading Indians. He pitched for Cleveland in 1960 and for

Washington in 1961.

June 13, 1955: At Wilkes-Barre, Don Minnick improves to 8-0 with a complete game 6-5 victory over the Barons in the second game of a double-header split. Minnick surrenders four runs in the first inning, but hangs in until Joe Camacho eventually ties the game with a solo homer in the 9^th and scores the game-winner in the 11^th. Wilkes-Barre had rallied from a 4-0 deficit to win game one, 9-8.

June 13, 1992: At Reading, Pete Alborano goes 4-for-4 with a triple and a home run to lead the Phils past New Britain, 3-1. Darrell Goedhardt pitched 6 innings for the win and Chris Limbach picked up the save by throwing 3 hitless innings.

June 13, 1995: At Bowie, Chad McConnell goes 4-for-5 with 3 home runs and 5 RBI in a 7-6 win over the Baysox.

June 13, 2001: At Reading, Adam Walker throws the first nine inning no-hitter in R-Phils history and extends his streak of consecutive no-hit innings to 18 as the Phils blank New Haven, 4-0. Walker also did not walk a batter as the Ravens only baserunners came via a hit batsman and two errors.

June 13, 2006: At Erie, the R-Phils explode for 20 hits in a 17-3 pasting of the SeaWolves. Every Reading batter has at least one hit with Jesus Merchan going 4-for-5 with a double, home run, four RBI and two runs scored. Gio Gonzalez gets the win, pitching 7.0 innings and giving up four hits and two runs while striking out 12.

June 13, 2007: At Binghamton, Mike Costanzo’s two home runs and three RBI spark the R-Phils to a 6-1 win over the Mets. Landon Jacobsen gives up five hits and one run over 7.0 innings for the victory.

June 13, 2015: At Reading, the Fightin Phils play their 3^rd straight extra-inning game, a 3-2 loss to Akron in 15, concluding a string of 45 innings in just 3 days. Devin Lohman gets the loss in the 4:40 marathon and becomes the 3^rd Phils position player in a row to get a decision. Akron infielder Justin Toole picks up the win (3.0 IP, 2 H). Erik Gonzalez knocks in all 3 Ducks runs, including the game-winner on a double in the 15^th. Colton Murray strikes out 6 in 2.0 shutout innings of relief and Reading pitchers fan 19 in the game. It was Aaron Nola’s last start in Reading (5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K).

June 13, 2017: At Bowie, the Fightin Phils win their 6^th straight as Mario Sanchez goes 6.2 shutout innings, giving up only 6 hits while striking out 3 for the win. Andrew Pullin has 4 hits, including his 13^th home run, and scores twice in the 4-2 victory.

June 13, 2021: At Reading, the Fightin Phils unload for 8 extra base hits in an 8-1 victory against the Hartford Yard Goats. 4 doubles, 2 triples and 2 homeruns for Reading, while the R-Phils pitching staff only allowed 3 hits was the winning formula, as the Yard Goats only run came on a solo shot from Taylor Snyder. Dalton Guthrie’s 2 for 4 game with 4 RBIs lead the way, while in his Double-A debut, pitcher Jack Perkins launched an RBI triple in his first at bat.

June 13, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Hartford 14-2, thanks in large part to a ten-run fourth inning. In that frame, 14 R-Phils came to the plate and they had nine hits. It was the first time Reading scored ten runs in an inning since Apr. 17, 2012 at Richmond. Ethan Wilson had two home runs in the win, while Reading had five total. Carlos De La Cruz had two hits to extend his on-base streak to 28 games. On the mound, neither run allowed was earned and Victor Vargas turned in his best of his season with six-strong innings.

June 13, 2024: At Reading, Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh makes his first rehab appearance with Reading in front of 8,487 fans on a Thursday night. Marsh goes three-for-five, with a run scored, in Reading’s 8-6 win over Portland. Marcus Lee Sang hits a pinch-hit home run, while Robert Moore also goes deep. Otto Kemp, playing in his third Double-A game, launches a three-run home run, his first at the Double-A level.

June 14, 1911: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, pitcher George “Jake” Northrop throws the first

perfect game in Reading baseball history as the Pretzels defeat Lancaster, 8-0, in a Tri-State

League contest. Northrop strikes out the final five Red Roses to end the game.

June 14, 1917: At Binghamton, future Hall of Famer Bucky Harris makes his debut for the

Reading Pretzels of the New York State League, filling in for second baseman Dick Breen.

Breen, who had been suspended for attacking Wilkes-Barre’s manager, would be released

two days later and subsequently banned for life from the league.

June 14, 1953 – At Reading, Jim Barnhardt tosses a 2-hit shutout to beat Scranton, 1-0.

June 14, 1955: At Wilkes-Barre, Mexico native “Pistol” Pete Mesa strikes out 10 and whitewashes the Barons, 5-0, on a five-hitter. Right fielder Frank Tanana hits a three-run homer and triples to lead the Indians’ attack.

June 14, 1996: At Canton-Akron, Ryan Nye strikes out 10 over 8 innings and Wayne Gomes notches the save in Reading’s 3-1 win.

June 14, 1998: At Reading, Steve Carver leads off the bottom of the 19^th with his second home run of the game to give the Phils a 6-5 win over Trenton in a 5 hour, 35 minute marathon (not counting a 32-minute rain delay). Hut Smith pitches six scoreless innings for the win. Trenton out hits the Phillies, 21-11, but strands 25 runners and leaves the bases loaded four times. An estimated 200 people remained at 7:15 PM when the game ended.

June 14, 2006: At Erie, Jason Jaramillo’s sacrifice fly drives in Brandon Gemoll with the winning run in the 10^th inning as the Phillies beat the SeaWolves, 4-3. Gemoll, who had replaced an injured John Castellano in the 7^th, led off the inning with a double in his only at bat.

June 14, 2009: At Reading, Brad Harman’s long single to the wall drives in Brian Stavisky with the game-winning run with one out in the bottom of the 9^th as the Phillies battle back to beat Harrisburg, 6-5. Jeremy Slayden, in his first start since coming down from Triple-A, goes 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI.

June 14, 2013: At Richmond, Derrick Mitchell’s 2-out RBI double ties the game in the 9^th and Edgar Duran’s RBI double in the 10^th provides the winning run as Reading rallies to beat the Flying Squirrels, 2-1. Mike Nesseth hurls the 9^th and 10^th innings to notch his first win as a Fightin Phil.

June 14, 2015: Reading ace Aaron Nola (7-3, 1.88 ERA, 59 K) is promoted to Triple-A. He was 3^rd in the league in ERA, tied for 1^st in wins and 5^th in strikeouts.

June 14, 2016: At Reading, the Phils beat Hartford, 8-6, rallying from an early 4-0 deficit. Rhys Hoskins becomes the 3^rd Fightin Phils player in June to tally 6 RBIs in a game, going 3-for-4 with a home run, 2 doubles and 6 runs batted in. Reading plays as the visiting team in a game that was moved to FirstEnergy Stadium due to the Yard Goats’ ballpark not being ready.

June 14, 2017: At Bowie, Reading wins its 7^th straight game, erasing a 4-2 deficit with 3 runs in the 6^th en route to a 5-4 triumph. Zach Coppola goes 2-for-4, scores 2 runs and swipes 3 bases. One of his stolen bases is of home as part of a double steal with Scott Kingery in the 1^st.

June 14, 2023: At Reading, Tyler Phillips goes six no-hit innings and the R-Phils come just four-outs shy of the 14^th no-hitter in franchise history. But seven-unanswered runs for Hartford give them a 7-2 win in ten innings.

June 14, 2024: At Reading, 7,957 fans pack FirstEnergy Stadium to catch Brandon Marsh’s second, and final, rehab appearance with Reading. Marsh goes one-for-three, with a run scored and walk. Reading beats the Portland Sea Dogs 13-5 behind an eight-run third inning where 13 Fightin Phils come to the plate. Reading walks 10 times and has 10 hits in the win. Robinson Pina earns his team-best seventh win.

June 15, 1987: At Reading, in the longest game in Municipal Stadium history, Shane Turner hits a game-winning homer off the right field foul pole to give the R-Phils a 7-5 win in 18 innings.

June 15, 1995: At Reading, the Phillies hit five home runs in a 12-5 victory over Bowie.

June 15, 2000: At Reading, Johnny Estrada goes 5-for-5 to lead a 17-hit attack in a 10-3 victory over Akron. Eight of the hits went for extra bases.

June 15, 2001: At Bowie, Carlos Silva throws a two-hit shutout as he blanks the Bowie Baysox,

4-0. It was one of Silva’s four complete games of the 2001 season.

June 15, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils win their 9^th straight, battling back from 3-0 hole to down Hartford, 5-4, in 10 innings. The Yard Goats, playing as the home team, rally for run in bottom of 9^th with 3 straight 2-out singles but Jesmuel Valentin’s solo shot in the 10^th provides the winning run for Reading.

June 15, 2017: At Bowie, Reading wins its 8^th straight, 8-7, in 13 innings. The Fightin Phils rally for 5 in the 9^th to take a 7-6 lead but Bowie ties it with a single tally in its last at-bat. Reading wins it as Nick Rickles’ sac fly scores Mitch Walding in the 13^th. Austin Davis gets the win, giving up 2 hits and striking out 6 over 3 shutout innings. Scott Kingery has another outstanding effort at the plate, going 3-for-7 with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, a run and a stolen base.

June 15, 2021: At Harrisburg, the former 2015 Eastern League MVP Brock Stassi rejoined the Fightins on the road after signing as a free agent. He did not get the start in his first game back, but was needed off the bench when the game went to extras. The Sacramento native made the most of this at bat, slapping a go-ahead RBI single through the gap to give Reading the lead, in which they would win 9-8 final.

June 15, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils win their third-straight game over Portland, 5-2. Carlos De La Cruz hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning to keep his hot-June going. Otto Kemp his a two-run home run, his second in his first week at Double-A in the win.

June 16, 1917: Reading Pretzels second baseman Dick Breen, suspended for attacking

Wilkes-Barre’s manager, is released and later banned for life from the New York State League.

June 16, 1955: At Williamsport, Gene Law fires Reading’s fourth consecutive complete game, a 5-1 victory.

June 16, 1992: At Reading, Tyler Green and Chris Bushing combine to one-hit Binghamton as Reading cruises, 7-0. Green and Bushing strike out 14 Mets hitters.

June 16, 1998: At New Britain, the Rock Cats score seven in the 7^th to beat Reading, 10-1.

June 16, 1999: At Reading, Aaron Royster’s 3-run, inside-the-park homer leads the Phils to a 7-1 win over New Haven.

June 16, 2000: At Reading, Skip Kiil cracks a grand slam, his second homer of the game, in the bottom of the 10^th to lift the Phillies past Erie, 8-4. Kiil goes 4-for-5 on the day.

June 16, 2004: At Erie, Reading starts a 10-game winning streak with a dramatic 3-2, 10-inning win over the SeaWolves. Scott Youngbauer hits his third last at-bat game-winning HR of the season

June 16, 2005: At Reading, Allen Davis becomes the first Reading pitcher in nearly three years to fire a 9-inning complete game as he shuts down New Britain, 8-1, on a four-hitter. Four R-Phils homer in the game: Chris Roberson, Ryan Barthelemy, Juan Richardson and Randy Ruiz.

June 16, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils’ win streak reaches 10 games (8 of which the opponent scored first), as they rally from a 3-0 deficit again. Jesmuel Valentin is 3-for-5 with a home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs. The 5-3 win completes a 3-game sweep of a series that was supposed to be played in Hartford.

June 16, 2023: At Reading, Phillies No. 3 Prospect Griff McGarry only lasts two innings as he walks six Yard Goat batters. It was the first time a Reading pitcher issued six walks since 2017. Oliver Dunn homered twice, in back-to-back at bats, becoming the first R-Phils to do that since Logan O’Hoppe on May 17, 2022 at Somerset.

June 11-16, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils welcome 45,601 fans to FirstEnergy Stadium for the series against the Portland Sea Dogs, which was an average of 7,600 per game. It was the highest total and average for a week in over five years, and since the six-game series format began in 2021. Reading led the Eastern League and all of Double-A in attendance for the week and was fifth in Minor League Baseball. The week featured Brandon Marsh’s rehab, four fireworks shows and a Father’s Day Hawaiian Shirt.

June 17, 1955: At Williamsport, Don Minnick wins his 9^th straight game by going the distance for the 8^th consecutive time in a 4-1 victory over the Grays. It is also the team pitching staff’s 5^th straight complete game victory.

June 17, 1967: At Reading, future Hall of Fame Pitcher Robin Roberts finishes his career with the Reading Phillies, going seven innings but getting a no-decision in the Phils’ 5-4 win. Gene Rounsaville, who would be inducted into Reading’s Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006, squanders a 4-3 lead in the top of the 8^th but picks up the win when the Phils get an unearned run in the bottom the inning.

June 17, 1971: At Reading, Mike Schmidt makes his professional debut, playing shortstop for Philadelphia in an exhibition game against the R-Phils. His solo home run to left field in the 7^th inning provides the winning run in a 4-3 decision for the big club.

June 17, 1996: At Reading, Canton-Akron raps out 18 hits in a 16-0 destruction of the R-Phils. Reading has just three hits.

June 17, 2001: At Bowie, Reading explodes for 21 hits (4 HR) and scores 17 runs in a 7-inning game. Reading scores six runs in the 4^th and eight runs in the 7^th. Leadoff man Mickey Lopez hits a HR and has five RBIs. Brian Harris goes 4-for-4 with three runs and an RBI. Eight of the nine starters for Reading have multiple-hit games. Only Uriel Casillas goes hitless.

June 17, 2004: At Erie, Danny Gonzalez hits his first home run of the year, a two-run shot in the 9^th inning, to lead Reading past the SeaWolves, 7-5. The Phils had tied the game with two runs in the 8^th. Gonzalez winds up 4-for-5 with 3 R and 2 RBI.

June 17, 2016: At Harrisburg, the Fightin Phils win their 11^th straight, blanking the Senators, 4-0. Nick Pivetta tosses a complete game shutout (7 H, 3 BB, 5 K), the first 9-inning shutout for a Reading pitcher since August 17, 2014. He also goes 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run as Reading scores all of its runs in the 2^nd inning.

June 17, 2018: At Reading, the Fightin Phils end a 6-game losing streak with a 10-7 win over Akron on Father’s Day. Darick Hall goes 2-for-4 with a homer, 3 RBIs and 2 runs while Kyle Martin is 2-for-4 with a double, 3 RBIs and a run. With their 3-run 4^th inning, Reading ends a string of 57 straight innings in which they were either behind (49 inn.) or tied (8 inn.).

June 17, 2017: At Binghamton, Scott Kingery is 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, 2 RBIs, a run and a stolen base in a 7-4 win over the Rumble Ponies.

June 17, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Hartford 8-3, thanks to six-strong innings from David Parkinson. Jhailyn Ortiz homered in his first game back in Reading after coming down from triple-A Lehigh Valley. Carlos De La Cruz homered to extend his on-base streak to 32 games. Johan Rojas stole three bases, a season high for Reading, and becoming the first R-Phil to do it since himself on July 1, 2022 against Somerset.

June 18, 1917: At Circus Maximus, the New York State League Reading Pretzels score seven times in the third inning and go on to beat Harrisburg, 9-6. Playing in Reading for the first time, Bucky Harris singles and scores two runs.

June 18, 2000: At Reading, Eric Valent hits two solo home runs in a 4-2 win over Erie.

June 18, 2004: At Reading, the Phils win in their final at-bat for the third straight game as they take the first game of a double-header, 7-5. Ryan Fleming ties the game with a leadoff homer in the 7^th and Ryan Howard wins it with a two-run shot three batters later. Reading completes the DH sweep with an 8-3 win in game two as Howard homers again.

June 18, 2010: At Reading, New Britain rallies for four in the top of the 9^th to take an 8-6 lead, but the R-Phils come back with three in their final at-bat to win it, 9-8. Matt Rizzotti’s 2-run homer ties the game and Freddy Galvis’ RBI triple to the gap in right-center brings home Michael Spidale with the game-winner.

June 18, 2012: At Reading, Miguel Abreu’s 1-out single plates Troy Hanzawa with the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10^th as the R-Phils rally to beak Akron, 4-3. Justin Friend picks up his second win of the season and extends his scoreless innings streak to 15.2 innings with a perfect 10^th.

June 18, 2013: At Reading, Seth Rosin picks up a complete game (7.0 IP) win in game one of a doubleheader vs. Portland. Rosin allows one earned run on three hits and a walk while striking out five in the 4-1 win. While Jesse Biddle would lose twice while pitching complete games, Rosin’s effort would be the only CG victory for a Reading pitcher the entire season.

June 18, 2021: At Harrisburg, starting pitcher Jack Perkins takes the mound for just the second time in his Double-A career, and pitched six quality innings for the winning effort. He allowed just four hits and two walks in a shutout effort, striking out five. Perkins also showed the Senator’s offense what they were suppose to do, as he launched his first homerun of the season in his first at bat. In his first three at bats in Double-A, Perkins now had a homerun and a triple to his name.

June 19, 1988: At Reading, Tony Brown goes 5-for-6 with 4 home runs and drives in nine as the R-Phils sweep Albany, 8-5 and 10-2, in a Sunday afternoon double-header. Brown entered the day with just 2 homers in 152 at-bats. In game 1, Shane Turner’s solo homer (his 1^st of the season) ties the game in the bottom of the 7^th before Brown ends it with his second long ball, a 3-run shot. The only out Brown makes all day is when he flies out in the 2^nd inning of game 2, when according to the Reading Eagle he “just missed another home run”. Greg Legg contributes 4 hits, including his first home run, and 3 RBI on the day

June 19, 1992: At Reading, the Phillies’ first seven hitters single in the bottom of the 1^st as they tally seven runs en route to a victory over Hagerstown.

June 19, 2004: At Reading, the Phillies push their winning streak to five games as Franklin Perez and Matt Squires combine to blank Bowie, 8-0. Perez goes seven innings, allowing two hits, no walks and striking out six.

June 19, 2005: At Reading, Jim Deschaine’s sole home run with two outs in the 11^th inning gives Reading a 2-1 victory over Harrisburg on Father’s Day.

June 19, 2009: At Reading, Kyle Drabek has his best outing of the season, going 8.0 shutout innings to pick up the win in a 4-0 decision over Harrisburg. Drabek surrenders just four hits while fanning five.

June 19, 2013: At Reading, the Fightin Phils storm back from an early 8-2 hole to stun Portland, 9-8. While Chase Utley’s rehab is the big pre-game story, Jim Murphy steals the show by going 4-for-4 with two homers, a walk, four RBIs and three runs scored. Reading plates the tying run on a wild pitch in the 9^th, then wins it in the 10^th on Tyson Gillies’ run-scoring single.

June 19, 2018: At Portland, Darick Hall goes 4-for-7 with a double, 4 RBIs and a run scored in a doubleheader sweep (7-1 & 6-5) of the Sea Dogs. Ranger Suarez tosses a complete game in the opener, allowing just one run on 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5.

June 20, 1917: At Circus Maximus, Reading sweeps a double-header from Harrisburg, 10-9 and 3-0. In the opener, the Pretzels’ Herbert Armstrong caps a three-run rally with a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the 9^th. The nightcap is shortened to six innings by darkness as John Fox, who is also a Reading police officer, tosses a one-hitter.

June 20, 1926 – 38-year old southpaw Walter Leverenz, the oldest pitcher in the International League, no-hits Reading as Buffalo shuts out the Keystones, 7-0, at Lauer’s Park. A former Chicago White Sox hurler, Leverenz walked two and struck out seven in facing just 29 batters.

June 20, 1967: At Reading, the R-Phils split a double-header with Elmira, winning the opener 4-3 in 15 innings. Charley Shoemaker steals home for the first time in his seven-year career to score the winning run with two outs and two strikes on the batter in the 15^th. The Pioneers get revenge in game two as the plate five runs in the 7^th for a 7-2 win.

June 20, 1991: At Reading, Pete Rose makes a surprise visit to Municipal Stadium to honor Mike Schmidt on the night Schmidt’s number 24 is retired by the R-Phils. Rose had been banned from Organized Baseball and was not permitted to attend any Major or Minor League games at the time. The R-Phils had planned on retiring Schmidt’s number the season before but the game was rained out. As for the game, Reading’s Sean Ryan hits a 2-run homer in the 8^th to break a 4-4 tie and lift the home team to a 6-4 win over Canton-Akron.

June 20, 1992: At Reading, Eric Hill, Scott Wiegandt and Jeff Patterson team up to one-hit Hagerstown, 1-0. Sam Taylor triples home Mike Lieberthal in the 4^th with the lone run.

June 20, 1994: At Reading, Bowie beats the Phillies, 8-5, despite David Tokheim and Jon Zuber each collecting four hits.

June 20, 1999: At Reading, Reading tops Portland, 2-1, as Cliff Politte tosses a complete game 3-hitter, striking out five and walking none.

June 20, 2007: At Reading, in the second game of a double-header, the R-Phils beat Binghamton, 3-2, in one of the most bizarre endings of all time. Batting at five minutes past midnight with the bases loaded and two outs in the 7^th, Jason Hill hits what looks to be an inning-ending line out to shortstop. But he is awarded first when it is ruled that Hill’s bat nipped the catcher’s mitt of Mike Nickeas. Mike Spidale is forced in from 3^rd with the winning run in what the Elias Sports Bureau later determines is the first game in the history of professional baseball to end in a walk-off catcher’s interference. Matt Maloney, who popped up in the 11^th inning to end Game 1 as a pinch-hitter, pitched a complete game for the victory in Game 2. Earlier in Game 2, R-Phils’ pitcher Ryan Cameron is ejected by the 1^st base umpire for arguing balls and strikes…from the bullpen.

June 20, 2009: At Reading, Brad Lidge gets the start for the R-Phils on Major League rehab assignment, but Joe Savery picks up his 9^th straight win as Reading beats Harrisburg, 6-2. Savery also contributes a pair of singles and scores a run, while Michael Taylor’s 5^th inning grand slam breaks a scoreless tie.

June 20, 2010: At Reading, Matt Rizzotti homers for the 4^th consecutive game and Freddy Galvis hits his first homer of the season, a 3-run shot to break a 4-4 tie in the 8^th, as Reading beats New Britain, 7-4, to complete a 3-game sweep.

June 20, 2018: At Portland, Austin Listi is 2-for-4, scores twice and connects for his first Double-A home run, a grand slam, as Reading once again destroys Portland, 12-3. Zach Green rips a triple and a double while driving in 3 and scoring twice. The win gives Reading a 7-1 record at Hadlock Field.

June 20, 2013: At Reading, Maikel Franco makes his Fightin Phils debut and goes 2-for-4 in a 5-2 loss to Portland. It would start an 11-game hit streak for Franco.

June 20, 2023: At Portland, the R-Phils top the Sea Dogs 7-2. Tyler Phillips tossed his second-straight quality start and the bullpen allowed no-earned runs. Matthew Kroon and Casey Martin each chipped in three hits and Oliver Dunn hit a three-run home run to break the game open early. Johan Rojas had four hits and three stolen bases. It was his second three stolen base game in three days and eighth of his career. Four hits tied a career-high he’s done six times in his career and sixth time of his career.

June 21, 2024: At New Hampshire, the Fightin Phils and Fisher Cats game is cancelled and not made up. With both teams eliminated from playoff contention and it being the final week of the first half, there was no need to make up the game. New Hampshire had taken the field and began warm up tossed, then a down pour began, which called off the game.

June 21, 1917: At Circus Maximus, Reading wins its fifth straight and sends Harrisburg to its 16^th consecutive defeat as Bucky Harris collects three hits in a 5-3 victory. Harrisburg had been forced to play all its game on the road since they were forbidden to return to their home city by the NY State League.

June 21, 1971: At Pittsfield, Mike Schmidt makes his Reading Phillies debut in a 3-2 loss to the Senators. Schmidt, batting 7^th and playing shortstop, goes 2-for-4 and knocks in both R-Phils runs with RBI singles in the 2^nd and 6^th innings. Only 371 are in attendance to witness his first Minor League game.

June 21, 2000: At Bowie, Carmine Cappuccio goes 4-for-5 with three home runs and 6 RBI in a

13-3 drubbing of the Baysox. Rusty McNamara throws in a 3-for-4, HR, 3 runs, 3 RBI effort for

good measure.

June 21, 2004: At Reading, the Phils rally from a 6-2 deficit to defeat Harrisburg, 7-6, as they

score four runs with two outs in the 9^th. Ryan Howard keeps the game alive with a two-run

single, Carlos Ruiz ties it with an RBI single, and Brian Hitchcox singles home Howard for the

game-winner.

June 21, 2005: At Akron, Brian Hitchcox’s two-run home run in the 8^th inning rallies Reading past

the Aeros, 2-1. Allen Davis scatters eight hits and one run over eight innings for the win.

June 21, 2013: At Reading, Maikel Franco blasts his first home run in a Fightin Phils uniform, a solo shot in the 4^th inning of the Phils’ 5-3 win over Richmond.

June 21, 2017: At Reading, Brandon Leibrandt wins his final start (6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 K) for the Fightin Phils before a June 26 promotion to Triple-A and all 9 Reading starters have at least one hit in an 11-2 win over Akron. Andrew Pullin goes 1-for-4 with a 2-run HR and 2 runs in his final game before being promoted to Lehigh Valley. Chace Numata and Jiandido Tromp both have 3 of Reading’s 18 hits.

June 21, 2018: At Portland, the Fightin Phils improve to 8-1 at Hadlock Field and complete a 4-game sweep with a 9-1 thrashing of the Sea Dogs. JoJo Romero goes 7.0 strong innings, allowing one run on 3 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6 for his 5^th win. Zach Green, on his way to Eastern League Player of the Week honors, goes 2-for-4 with a home run, double, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

June 21, 2023: At Portland, Reading beat the Sea Dogs 5-4 as Carlos De La Cruz extended his on-base streak to 35 games. Johan Rojas also had a home run saving catch that was the number-two play on SportsCenter’s Top-10 Plays.

June 21, 2024: At New Hampshire, the Fightin Phils cruise to a 6-2 win over the Fisher Cats. Robinson Pina goes five innings to improve to a team-best 8-2. The bullpen combined to allow one walks and no runs over four innings. The pitching staff also issues no walks. Carson Taylor has the second four-hit game of his career, and Marcus Lee Sang has three hits and a go-ahead home run in the second inning. Carlos De La Cruz had two hits and former Fisher Cat Trevor Schwecke continued his hot week with two doubles against his former team. Additionally, Fightin Phils Development Coach, and acting manager for the week, Karl Ellison is a former Fisher Cat, as well.

June 22, 1953 – At Binghamton, the Indians beat the Triplets, 9-7, as Rocky Colavito hits two home runs and drives in three.

June 22, 1955: At Reading, Don Minnick reaches a perfect 10-0 with a 5-0 shutout of Elmira. It is Minnick’s 9^th straight complete game and 3^rd shutout of the season. He also helps his own cause by going 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI and run scored.

June 22, 1996: At Reading, Scott Shores hits a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 9^th to lift the Phillies past Bowie, 4-3. Shores also accounts for the other Phils run with a solo HR. Carlton Loewer goes the distance for the win.

June 22, 1998: At Reading, Pitcher Evan Thomas homers and allows just one run in eight innings to beat New Haven, 7-1.

June 22, 1999: At Norwich, Adam Eaton, making his Double-A debut, throws an 8-inning no-

hitter and strikes out 12, but loses the game 1-0 as the Navigators’ Jake Robbins tosses a 3-hit

shutout for the home team. Jimmy Rollins collects 2 of the Phillies’ hits, both doubles.

June 22, 2000: At Bowie, the R-Phils beat the Baysox, 4-2, behind Brandon Duckworth’s 8 strong

innings (2 H, 1 R, 10 K) to complete a perfect 10-0 season at Prince George’s Stadium.

June 22, 2004: At Reading, Kevin Barker and John Castellano each smack two home runs to

lead the Phils past Harrisburg, 13-7, for their 8^th consecutive win. Barker goes 5-for-5 and

collects 13 total bases (2 HR, 2 2B, 1B) while scoring five and driving in three. Castellano is

3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Ryan Fleming goes 3-for-5 with a HR, 3B, 3 RBI and 2 R.

June 22, 2010: At Reading, Domonic Brown goes 3-for-4 with two homers, three RBIs and three runs scored as the R-Phils beat Bowie, 7-5, for their 5^th straight victory. Brown would be promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley two days later.

June 22, 2016: At Reading, Vince Velasquez gets the win (5.0 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 3 K) in a rehab start and Mark Leiter, Jr. picks up a 4.0 inning save (3 BB, 2 K) to prevent the Fightin Phils from enduring their first 4-game losing streak of the season. Rhys Hoskins homers and scores twice.

June 22, 2021: At Reading, the R-Phils get no-hit at home by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Josh Walker starts for Binghamton, going six innings and only allowing the opposing pitcher Francisco Morales to walk while striking out four. Although just at 79 pitches, Walker has to leave the game after sustaining an injury when he was hit by a pitch in his at bat. Andrew Miller came in emergency relief, and made quick work of the Fightins, going nine up, nine down with one strikeout.

June 22, 2023: At Portland, Reading wins it third-straight game 10-5 over the Sea Dogs. Oliver Dunn homers for the third-straight game, Johan Rojas has his sixth-straight multi-hit game and Carlos De La Cruz reaches base for the 36^th-straight game in the win.

June 22, 2024: At New Hampshire, the Fightin Phils rally for a 4-3 win in 11 innings over the Fisher Cats. Baron Radcliff has two hits and two RBI, including a fifth-inning home run and the go-ahead single in the 11^th.

June 23, 1919: At Lauer’s Park, the Reading Coal Barons split a double-header with Buffalo,

taking the first game 15-0 and losing the nightcap, 5-3. In game one, Reading breaks a scoreless

tie with three runs in the 7^th, then puts the game out of reach with a 12-run barrage in the 8^th. The

12-run frame includes three triples, four doubles and four singles. Shortstop Mike Doolan smacks

a pair of two-run triples in the inning. Pitcher Bill Donohue tosses a complete game shutout and

goes 4-for-5 with a triple, double, three runs and two RBIs at the plate. In game two, four

Reading players are ejected in the 8^th inning for arguing that the Buffalo pitcher had switched the

game ball. After the game, the fans rushed the home plate umpire, who needed police protection

to get to the clubhouse and hotel safely.

June 23, 1924: LHP Harry Schaeffer is born. Raised in Shillington, Schaeffer pitched 10 years

of pro ball. He made it to the Majors in 1952 when he pitched for the New York Yankees.

June 23, 1953 – At Binghamton, Reading sweeps a double header, 2-0 and 10-1. Billy Harrell hits two home runs and a double, scores three runs, and knocks in five in the second game.

June 23, 1993: At Reading, Jeff Jackson hits a 2-run HR with 2 out in the 13^th to lift the Phils over Canton-Akron, 6-5. It was Jackson’s third 13^th inning GW-RBI of the season.

June 23, 1997: At Reading, Adan Millan hits two home runs and Tony Costa tosses a complete game in a 6-2 win over Harrisburg.

June 23, 2005: At Akron, the R-Phils complete a four-game sweep of the Aeros with a 9-1 victory. Randy Ruiz goes 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and four RBIs to lead the way. The first four batter in the Reading lineup (Michael Bourn, Chris Roberson, Ryan Fleming and Ruiz) total 11 hits, 8 runs and 7 RBIs.

June 23, 2010: At Reading, Matt Rizzotti hits his 5^th home run in six games and Tagg Bozied, Freddy Galvis and Michael Spidale also go deep as the R-Phils extend their winning streak to six with an 8-3 win against Bowie. Before the game, Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell) had asked Rizzotti to hit him a homer.

June 23, 2011: At Reading, Tuffy Gosewisch hits his second grand slam of the season to key a 7-run 4^th as the R-Phils rally past Erie, 10-3. All nine Phillies in the starting batting lineup have at least one hit and score at least one run.

June 23, 2012: At Bowie, the Phillies sweep a double-header from the Baysox, 3-1 and 4-2. In the opener, Jonathan Pettibone tosses the second and final complete game (7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, ER, 7 K) of the season for Reading. Justin Friend saves his 13^th game in 13 chances to nail down the nightcap.

June 23, 2013: At Reading, the Fightin Phils pound Richmond, 14-6, as Maikel Franco goes 4-for-5 with a homer, triple, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored to lead a 17-hit attack.

June 23, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils win a crazy game on an intentional walk wild pitch in the 11^th, 6-5, over Akron. With Jake Fox batting, a passed ball allows runners to move up to 2^nd and 3^rd with no outs. The RubberDucks elect to walk Fox but the 3-2 pitch from J.P. Feyereisen sails to the backstop and Dylan Cozens scores the winning run. In the 9^th, Gregory Infante allows a bunt pop to fall in front of him, then throws to Harold Martinez at third to start a 1-5-6-4 triple play, the first for Reading since 2005 and the first at FirstEnergy Stadium since July 3, 1997. In the 10^th, what looks to be a run-scoring wild pitch from Infante bounces off the concrete base of the backstop and right back to Jorge Alfaro as Akron runner Joe Sever is caught in a rundown to thwart the threat. Andrew Pullin goes 3-for-5 with a double and a run in his Fightin Phils debut while Thomas Eshelman gives up 1 run in 5.0 innings and K’s 5 in his Double-A debut. It is the 15^th straight win for Reading in which Hoby Milner pitches. Rhys Hoskins hits his 19^th HR and second in as many days to pull even with Dylan Cozens for Eastern League lead.

June 23, 2017: At Reading, Herlis Rodriguez homers on the first Double-A pitch he sees in 9-7 win over 1^st place Trenton. It would be Rodriguez’s only HR as a Fightin Phil that season (25 AB). Reading had scored just 6 runs total in a 4-game sweep at the hands of Trenton in May, but tallied 7 in the first 2 innings of this game. Scott Kingery goes 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs and ties Carlos Tocci for the Eastern League lead with his 5^th triple. Kyle Martin scores twice and drives in a run without an official at bat (2 BB, SF, HBP).

June 23, 2024: At New Hampshire, the Fightin Phils capture their first road-series win of the season in a 5-3 victory over the Fisher Cats. Carlos De La Cruz homers and Carson Taylor drove in two runs to get him to 50 RBI on the season. Five relievers combine to hold the Fisher Cats scoreless over the games final 6.2 innings. Eury Ramos got his second win and Tommy McCollum stayed perfect with his eighth save.

June 24, 1875: The Reading Actives beat the Wilmington Quicksteps, 18-8, in Reading. Wilmington players are stoned by rabid Reading fans on their way to the train station.

June 24, 1919: At Lauer’s Park, George “High Pockets” Kelly swats four home runs and drives in 9 as Rochester beats the Reading Coal Barons, 19-0. Kelly, who would eventually be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, was 5-for-6 and also had a double for the Hustlers.

June 24, 1995: At Bowie, the Baysox hold the Phillies without a run on just four hits in a double-header sweep. Bowie wins 6-0 and 9-0.

June 24, 1997: At Bowie, Adan Millan hits his 3^rd and 4^th home runs in the last two games and drives in five in the Phils’ 16-5 rout of the Baysox.

June 24, 2004: At Reading, the R-Phils paste Harrisburg, 10-0, to complete a four-game sweep of the Senators and tally their 10^th straight win. Ryan Howard hits two home runs in a game for the fourth time in 2004, going 3-for-4 with 4 RBI and 2 R. His second homer travels an estimated 480 feet, landing on top of the hill in center field.

June 24, 2016: At Portland, Andrew Pullin registers another 3-hit game, giving him 6 hits over his first 2 Double-A contests as Reading blasts the Sea Dogs, 11-3. Pullin finishes 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs while Rhys Hoskins goes 2-for-3 with a pair of homers, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

June 24, 2017: At Reading, Mitch Walding delivers his 4^th 2-homer game of the month, going 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs in an 8-4 victory over Trenton. Jiandido Tromp homers for the 4^th time in 5 games and Carlos Tocci retakes sole possession of the EL lead from Scott Kingery with his 6^th triple.

June 24, 2018: At Manchester, Zach Green homers for the 4^th straight game and Ranger Suarez wins his final start for Reading in an 8-1 decision over the Fisher Cats. Green, who also drives in a run for the 7^th straight game, is named Eastern League Player of the Week (.417, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 8 R). Suarez is EL Pitcher of the Week (2-0, 0.64 ERA, 14.0 IP, 7 K).

June 25, 1999: At Binghamton, Reading uses a 6-run 2^nd inning and a 5-run 3^rd to outslug the Mets, 13-11. The Phils drew 10 walks in the game.

June 25, 2003: At Reading, Carlos Ruiz (Bob Boone) hits a solo home run in the 8^th and Jorge Padilla (Bake McBride) triples home pinch-runner Nate Espy (Del Unser) with two outs in the 9^th to lift Reading past Altoona, 2-1, on Retro World Championship Night. Reading wore the Phillies powder blue uniforms from 1980 and the Curve wore the Pirates uniforms from 1979.

June 25, 2005: At Trenton, Randy Ruiz socks two home runs to lead a 5-HR attack in Reading’s 9-3 win over the Thunder. Chris Roberson, Michael Bourn and Ryan Fleming also go deep as all four home run hitters score two runs apiece.

June 25, 2006: At Reading, the Phils pound New Britain, 14-2, as Matt Padgett and Brandon Gemoll each deliver three hits. Padgett doubles, homers and scores three runs while Gemoll scores three times. Gary Burnham goes 2-for-5 with four RBI.

June 25, 2016: At Portland, Andrew Pullin is held to just 1 hit - but it’s his first Double-A home run - as Reading beats the Sea Dogs, 8-4.

June 25, 2017: At Reading, Scott Kingery ends his stint with the Fightin Phils by going 3-for-4 with an RBI in an 8-4 loss to Trenton. Kingery singles in his final 3 at-bats but is wiped off the bases in the 7^th when he gets hit by Kyle Martin’s sharp grounder to the right side. Reading has 16 hits but leaves 11 on base. Chace Numata throws out all 3 base stealers, including Thairo Estrada who reaches 0-for-9 in SB attempts.

June 25, 2018: At Reading, Harold Arauz and two relievers combine to shut out Erie, 1-0, scattering 9 hits and 4 walks. The Fightin Phils turn 4 double plays and Erie goes 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. It is the first time in the 2018 season an opponent had not scored 3 runs or more at FirstEnergy Stadium.

June 25, 2023: At Portland, the R-Phils win just their second series of the season with a 7-3 victory over the Sea Dogs. Nick Podkul comes off the bench after Jhailyn Ortiz is ejected and hits two triples in the contest. Podkul became the first R-Phil to hit two triples in a game since Art Charles on April 24, 2015.

June 25, 2024: At Reading, Lachlan Wells goes seven-strong innings as the Fightin Phils beat Bowie 8-4. It was the second seven-inning outing by a Reading pitcher on the season. Carson Taylor hits his 10^th home run of the season and drives in three to get his Double-A best RBI total to 53. Caleb Ricketts homered in his first game off the injured list and Robert Moore added a two-run shot as well.

June 26, 1955: At Reading, the Indians sweep a double-header from Binghamton, 7-1 and 3-2. In game two, shortstop Bobby O’Donnell, in his first action since rejoining the team after quitting a week earlier, raps a two-run single and hits his first home run of the year to drive in all three Reading runs. The homer is a game-ending solo shot in the bottom of the 7^th.

June 26, 1967: At Reading, Al Raffo picks up the win and then saves his own game as the Phillies win an interesting 2-1 battle against Pawtucket. With one on and a 1-0 count on the hitter in the top of the 9^th, Reading manager Frank Lucchesi elects to bring in Morrie Steevens to create a lefty-lefty matchup. Rather than take Raffo out of the game, Lucchesi moves him to 1^st base and first baseman Leroy Reams to third. After Steevens allows a walk and gets an out on a popped up bunt to Reams, Raffo moves back to the mound and Steevens is taken out. Raffo quickly induces a grounder to Reams, who starts a game-ending double play.

June 26, 1994: At Reading, David Tokheim hits a double, triple, and home run, driving in five in a 16-5 thrashing of Canton-Akron. Knuckleballer Dennis Springer throws a 146-pitch, 10-hit complete game for the win.

June 26, 1999: At Binghamton, Larry Huff steals four bases in a 7-5 loss to the Mets.

June 26, 2004: At Harrisburg, Ryan Howard has his fifth multi-HR game of the year and drives in all five R-Phils runs in a 5-4, 10-inning win over the Senators.

June 26, 2006: The Reading Phillies are rained out for the first time in 119 gate openings as heavy downpours wipe out the series finale against New Britain. The streak dated back to July 23, 2004.

June 26, 2011: At Akron, the Aeros plate 10 runs in the bottom of the 1^st en route to a 12-2 win over Reading. Akron produces six singles, a double, three walks and a hit batter in their double-digit inning.

June 26, 2015: At Reading, in game 2 of a double-header, Andrew Knapp goes 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in his Double-A debut. His hit comes with one out in the bottom of the 9^th, driving in Kelly Dugan with the game-winning run in the 4-3 victory over Akron. It would start a streak of 17 straight games with a hit for Knapp.

June 26, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils fall 3-2 to Bowie, but Otto Kemp homers, extending Reading’s team home run streak to 11 games, matching their high from 2023. The Fightin Phils have homered in 18-of-19 games, dating back to June 4.

June 27, 1955: At Elmira, Joe Camacho’s four-RBI effort helps Don Minnick improve to 11-0 with a 7-5 win. It is Minnick’s 10^th straight complete game. Roger Maris homers while driving in and scoring two for the Indians.

June 27, 1992: At Hagerstown, Reading plates seven third inning runs en route to an 11-3 win over the Suns.

June 27, 1997: At Reading, Evan Thomas tosses an 8-hit shutout and strikes out nine in a 4-0 win over Portland.

June 27, 2000: At Erie, Carmine Cappuccio’s second homer of the game, a 2-run shot in the 11^th, propels the Phils to an 8-6 win. Cappuccio collects 5 RBI on the day and Doug Nickle throws 4.1 innings for the win.

June 27, 2004: At Harrisburg, Ryan Howard goes 3-for-5 with two HR and five RBI for the second straight game, but Reading falls to the Senators, 12-11, in 11 innings. It is Howard’s sixth multi-HR game of the year and third in four days. Kevin Barker has his second five-hit game in six days, going 5-for-6 with three doubles, a home run, three RBI and three runs

June 27, 2013: At New Britain, Maikel Franco continues his torrid start for Reading by going 3-for-5 with a triple, RBI and 3 runs scored in a 9-2 pasting of the Rock Cats. Franco’s Double-A batting average stand at .500 (17-for-34) after 8 games.

June 27, 2015: At Portland, Brian Pointer explodes for 3 home runs and 5 RBI in an 8-5 win over the Sea Dogs. The game would vault him to EL Player of the Week honors.

June 27, 2016: At Reading, Jake Fox swats a walk-off solo HR in the 9^th to give the Fightin Phils an 8-7 win over Erie. Dylan Cozens hits his 20^th homer to tie Rhys Hoskins for the league lead and ends up going 2-for-4 with 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

June 28, 1992: At Hagerstown, Casey Waller smacks three doubles in a losing cause. The Suns won it, 3-2.

June 28, 1995: At New Britain, David Doster drives in the winning run with a sac fly in the 19^th inning of a 5 hour 21 minute marathon. The Phils win it, 3-2, with Larry Andersen as acting manager. Both manager Bill Dancy and pitching coach Bill Robinson are ejected in the 13^th inning.

June 28, 1996: At Reading, the Phils sweep a twin bill from Harrisburg, 3-1 and 4-1, with Wayne Gomes saving both games.

June 28, 1999: At Reading, the Phils score a run in the bottom on the 9^th to nip Trenton, 11-10. Pat Burrell triples twice and homers, driving in four runs in the process.

June 28, 2003: At New Haven, the Phillies storm back from a 7-3 deficit with five runs in the 9^th to stun New Haven, 8-7, for their final victory at Yale Field and their lone win against the Ravens in 2003.

June 28, 2005: At Reading, Ryan Barthelemy’s pinch-hit RBI double in the 9^th sends the game to extras, where Jim Deschaine’s second solo homer of the game wins it for Reading, 3-2. It was Deschaine’s second walk-off homer in as many home games.

June 28, 2011: At Altoona, Derrick Mitchell’s 3-run homer caps a 6-run, 2-out comeback in the top of the 9^th as the R-Phils beat Altoona, 9-7. The Curve led 6-3 entering the 9^th.

June 28, 2013: At New Britain, unlikely power sources Tyson Gillies and Edgar Duran each homer to lead Reading past the Rock Cats and former Reading Phillies pitcher Trevor May. Gillies ends up 4-for-5 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs while Duran goes 3-for-3 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs in the 6-5 victory.

June 28, 2016: At Reading, Thomas Eshelman picks up his first Double-A win, going 5.0 shutout innings (5 H, 2 K) to lead the Fightin Phils to a 7-2 win over Erie. Rhys Hoskins goes 4-for-4 with 2 runs and Jake Fox is 2-for-4 with a homer, 3 RBIs and 2 runs.

June 28, 2017: At Harrisburg, Cole Irvin wins his Double-A debut (though they use Brandon Leibrandt’s head shot on the video board), 9-2 over the Senators: 6.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 5 K. Drew Stankiewicz is 4-for-5 with a double and 2 runs while Jiandido Tromp goes 2-for-5 with a homer and 3 RBIs.

June 28, 2023: At Reading, Richmond shuts out the R-Phils 6-0. It is the first time Reading is shut out in 2023, as they were one-of-two in double-A and one-of-eight in Minor League baseball to not be shutout up to June 28^th. It also marks the first time Reading is shut out since Sept. 11, 2022, against New Hampshire.

June 28, 2024: At Reading, The Fightin Phils rode multiple crooked numbers to a 10-3 win on Friday night over the Bowie Baysox. Reading got three runs in the bottom of the second thanks to a three-run home run from Ethan Wilson. The R-Phils then put up five-more runs in the bottom of the fifth in an innings that featured a home run from Marcus Lee Sang and Robert Moore. Reading then added two more in the seventh to jump up 10-3. Robinson Pina went six innings and allowed two runs, with six strikeouts en route to his team-best ninth win of the season. The Fightin Phils put up a season-best eight extra-base hits in the win.

June 28, 2024: At Reading, after hitting three home runs, the Fightin Phils continues their season-high with home runs in 13 games in a row. This comes after also hitting home runs in seven-straight games from June 4-11. The only game since June 4 Reading has not hit a home run in was June 12, so they have homered in 20-of-21 games. The 13-game home run streak is Reading’s longest such streak since homering in 13-straight games from June 21-July 3. of the 2019 season. Dating back to the 2005 season, the Fightin Phils have not homered in 14 games in a row.

June 29, 1997: At Reading, Aaron Royster beats Akron with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 11^th as the Phils win in, 8-6.

June 29, 2003: At New Haven, the Ravens dig out of an early 6-0 hole to defeat Reading on its final trip ever to Yale Field. The Ravens finish the 7-6 comeback with two runs in the 9^th, the last of which come on an Alexis Rios RBI single.

June 29, 2005: At Reading, Ryan Fleming’s two-out bunt single brings home Tim Gradoville with

the game-winning run in the 11^th inning as the Phils top Akron, 7-6. Ryan Barthelemy’s pinch-hit

RBI single in the 10^th had tied the game at 6-6.

June 29, 2009: At Trenton, all nine Reading Phillies starters score at least one run as they bomb Trenton, 12-2. Michael Taylor and Kevin Mahar each have four hits and Neil Sellers drives in four runs to lead the offensive. Joe Savery tosses 6.0 shutout innings, giving up two hits and four walks to secure his 10^th straight win.

June 29, 2016: At Reading, Dylan Cozens and Rhys Hoskins both homer to stay tied for EL lead with 21 long balls in a 14-1 pasting of Erie. It is the 9^th time that season that both homered in same game. Osmel Aguila and Harold Martinez add homers of their own, with Aguila’s being his first.

June 29, 2017: At Harrisburg, Mitch Walding goes 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and hits his 13^th and final home run of June. Reading wins, 7-1, as Tyler Viza goes 8.0 innings, allowing just 2 hits and one earned run while striking out 8.

June 30, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians sweep a twin bill from Elmira with a couple one-run victories. In game one, Rocky Colavito socks two homers and drives in three in a 5-4, 7-inning win. In game two, the Tribe erases a four-run 9^th inning deficit, tying the game at 7-7 on Rudy Regalado’s two-out, three-run triple. Earl Averill, Jr. singles home the winning run in the 10^th for an 8-7 win.

June 30, 1955: At Binghamton, Reading turns five double plays to help Don Nance win his sixth consecutive decision as the Indians prevail, 6-3. Frank Tanana drives in a pair of runs with two singles and two doubles, while Dick Brown is 3-for-5 with a double, homer and two runs scored.

June 30, 2000: At Reading, the Phillies top Bowie, 3-2, to complete an amazing 27-5 month.

June 30, 2004: At Reading, in a 10-6 loss to Altoona, Ryan Howard goes 2-for-4 with a solo

home run, wrapping up one of the most prolific months for any player in Reading history. Howard

is the unanimous choice for Eastern League Player of the Month for June as he bats .386

(44-for-114) with 15 HR, 10 doubles, 43 RBI and 28 runs scored.

June 30, 2005: At Reading, every R-Phils starter has at least one hit and Chris Roberson goes

4-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI as the Phils beat Akron, 7-4, to complete a three-

game sweep.

June 30, 2008: At Reading, the R-Phils dig an 8-1 hole after an inning and a half, then rally to stun New Britain, 13-8. While Brad Harman’s 2-run single supplies the go-ahead runs in the 7^th the comeback is an entire team effort as all nine Phillies starters collect at least one hit a score at least once. It is the club’s biggest comeback since April 23, 1998.

June 30, 2009: At Reading, Kevin Mahar’s 2-out solo home run to left field sends the R-Phils home a winner for the 17^th time in June. Altoona had built an early 5-0 advantage and still led 5-4 in the 9^th, but Quintin Berry’s RBI triple scored Jeremy Slayden to send the game into extras.

June 30, 2013: At New Britain, Maikel Franco extends his hitting streak to 11 consecutive games as the Phils whip the Rock Cats, 8-2. Franco, whose streak includes 6 multi-hit games, is 3-for-5 with a homer and 3 RBIs. Brody Colvin turns in what is easily his best outing of the season, surrendering only one run on four hits in 8.0 innings.

June 30, 2014: At Reading, the Phils rally from a 6-1 deficit to snap what is believed to be a franchise-record 12-game losing streak. The 7-6 win over New Hampshire does little to slow the team’s freefall however, as they go on to lose their next five.

June 30, 2015: At New Britain, Colin Kleven wins his Fightin Phils debut, going 6.0 innings and giving up just 1 earned run on 3 hits while striking out 4 in a 6-1 victory. It would be Kleven’s only win for the Fightin Phils, but it allowed Reading to pull even with the New Britain in the Eastern Division standings. As late as May 14, the Phils had trailed the Rock Cats by 9.0 games.

June 30, 2016: At Reading, Dylan Cozens and Rhys Hoskins homer in the same game for the 10^th time that season to remain tied for EL lead (22 HR). Cozens finishes 2-for-4 with a homer, double, 4 RBIs and 2 runs while Hoskins goes 1-for-5 with a grand slam. Harold Martinez and Osmel Aguila also homer for second straight game. The 13-5 win over Harrisburg gives the Fightin Phils 7 consecutive games with 7 or more runs and they finish with an impressive 23-5 mark in June.

June 30, 2017: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Richmond, 9-6, as Mitch Walding goes 2-for-3 with a triple, walk and 2 runs scored to end June with a .337 batting average after hitting .187 over the season’s first 2 months. He would later be named the Eastern League’s Player of the Month.

June 30, 2023: At Reading, the R-Phils come from behind for a 5-3 win over Richmond, thanks to a four-run eighth inning. Nick Podkul hit a go-ahead three-run home run to help Reading secure the win. Previously, the Fightin Phils 2-32 when trailing after the seventh inning in 2023. Matthew Kroon also had two doubles in the win, while Griff McGarry went five-strong innings.

July

July 1, 1955: At Binghamton, in the nightcap of a twin bill, the Reading Indians battle back from a 5-2 deficit in the 9^th inning to beat the Triplets, 8-6, allowing Don Minnick (11-0) to escape what would have been his first blemish. Roger Maris’ bases-loaded two-run single ties the game and right fielder Zeke Bella’s misplay of it allows the go-ahead tally to cross.

July 1, 1994: At Reading, Dennis Springer and Ricky Bottalico combine to 1-hit Harrisburg as

the Phils win the back end of a double-header, 3-2.

July 1, 1998: At Akron, Mark Raynor gets the only Phils hit off Frankie Sanders, a 4^th inning

single, as the Aeros shut out the Phillies, 2-0. Sanders strikes out nine.

July 1, 1999: At Reading, the Phillies score 5 runs in the 6th inning, keyed by Pat Burrell’s grand

slam, to rally past Trenton for a 7-3 victory. Burrell finishes 2-for-5 with 4 RBIs and 2 runs while

Jimmy Rollins goes 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run.

July 1, 2004: At Reading, Ryan Howard belts two more home runs while scoring three and

driving in three as the Phils pound Binghamton, 12-6. It is Howard’s 7^th two-HR game of the

season. All nine R-Phils position players have at least one hit and eight of them score a run.

July 1, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils notch their 5^th straight win, a 4-2 triumph over Harrisburg. Tyler Viza goes 7.0 shutout innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5 to pick up his second win. Jorge Alfaro is 1-for-4 with a homer and 2 runs.

July 1, 2024: At Somerset, The Fightin Phils had a 6-5 lead with two outs and two strikes in the ninth, but a wild pitch from Carlos Francisco tied the game. Then, back-to-back doubles from the Patriots ultimately gave them the 7-6 Walkoff victory in game one. Carlos De La Cruz and Marcus Lee Sang each had two hits in the loss, while Lee Sang and Kendall Simmons both drove in a pair of runs

July 2, 2004: At Reading, Ryan Howard hits his 10^th home run in nine games but the R-Phils fall

to Binghamton, 7-3.

July 2, 2007: At Reading, the R-Phils plate 20 runs over the 4^th an 5^th innings en route to a 21-4 walloping of New Britain. In the record-setting 13-run 5^th, Reading sends 17 hitters to the plate: Javon Moran (2 singles), Jesus Merchan (single and double) and Jason Hill (two doubles) all rap out two hits and Hill drives in four. The final two runs score when Garrett Guzman drops Greg Jacobs’ routine fly in left. Eight of the R-Phils’ starters have at least two hits in the game, with Michael Garciaparra going 0-for-5 with a walk. Merchan is 4-for-6 with four runs and three RBI and Hill finishes 2-for-6 with five RBI. Allen Davis, protecting a 17-run lead, picks up the save by going three hitless innings with two strikeouts.

July 2, 2016: At Reading, a 3-0 win vs. Harrisburg gives the Fightin Phils their 6^th straight victory. Mark Leiter, Jr. gets the decision: 6.2 IP, 4 H, BB, 5 K. Dylan Cozens takes over EL lead with his 23^rd home run, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and 2 runs. Jake Fox contributes a 2-run HR.

July 2, 2017: At Reading, Carlos Tocci’s first home run of the season, a solo blast in the 8^th, ties the game at 3-3 and forces extra innings in what would end up a 4-3 Fightin Phils win over Richmond. Malquin Canelo scores the winning run in the 10^th when Miguel Gomez boots Zach Coppola’s grounder with 1 out.

July 2, 2024: At Somerset, Matt Osterberg matches a career-high with seven innings pitched. He allowed a leadoff home run to Spencer Jones then settled in to go the next 6.2 innings scoreless. Reading wins it 4-2 as Carlos De La Cruz has two hits and a RBI, and Marcus Lee Sang scores a pair of runs.

July 3, 1983: At Nashua, future Reading skipper Greg Legg hits a grand slam and Jeff Stone goes 3-for-6 with a double, two stolen bases and two runs scored as the R-Phils beat the Angels, 9-2. Rich Gaynor picks up the win, tossing 8.0 innings (6 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 5 K).

July 3, 1997: At Reading, Marlon Anderson starts a triple play that is scored 4-6-3-4-5. The

Phillies explode for six 8^th inning runs to rally past the Baysox, 10-7. Dan Held leads the offensive

attack, going 4-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI. His home runs help him tie and then surpass Paul

“Cooter” Jones for first on the all-time Reading home run list. He would finish with 53 career home

runs in Reading.

July 3, 1998: At Harrisburg, the Phillies fall to Harrisburg, 9-8, despite a 4-for-4, 3 RBI

performance by Kirk Pierce. The Senators score three in the bottom of the 9^th to win it.

July 3, 2005: At Erie, Jim Deschaine goes 3-for-5 with three home runs and five RBIs to lead

Reading to a 13-5 win over the SeaWolves. The R-Phils collect 18 hits as a team, with Juan

Sosa contributing four of them.

July 3, 2007: At Reading, 9,734 fans pack FirstEnergy Stadium to push the ballpark’s all-time attendance past the 10 million mark. The Phillies fall to New Britain, 8-2.

July 3, 2008: At Reading, a 6-2 victory gives the R-Phils a 4-game sweep of New Britain as they outscore the Rock Cats by a combined 35-15. Lou Marson reaches base 11 times in the series and scores five runs.

July 3, 2009: At Reading, Brian Friday’s misplay of Michael Taylor’s ground ball in the 11^th inning allows Quintin Berry to score from 3^rd, giving the R-Phils a 4-3 win over Altoona.

July 3, 2012: At Reading, the R-Phils take a beating from visiting New Hampshire, 14-2. Catcher Steve Lerud makes a relief appearance on the mound, retiring two of his three batters in the 9^th inning before leaving with an arm injury that would have him sidelined until July 28. 1B Darin Ruf enters in his place and gets Kevin Howard to pop out on one pitch.

July 3, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils complete a 7-0 home stand with a 12-10 win vs. Harrisburg, rallying from deficits of 2-0 and 6-3. Harold Martinez has the biggest game, going 3-for-5 with a HR, 4 RBIs and 2 runs. Jesmuel Valentin is 4-for-6 with a pair of runs while Dylan Cozens goes 2-for-3 with a double, 2 RBIs and 3 runs.

July 3, 2017: At Reading, the Fightin Phils complete a 4-game sweep of Richmond with an 8-3 win, giving them 7 straight wins and an 8-1 record since Scott Kingery’s promotion to Triple-A. However, they would lose their next five, 11 of their next 12 and 18 of their next 22 games. Carlos Tocci homers for the second straight game after going the first 71 games without a homer and reaches base in all 5 of his plate appearances (3-for-3, 2 walks, RBI, 2 R).

July 3, 2021: In Erie, the Fightin Phils record just their second combined no-hitter in franchise history to shut out the Seawolves 3-0 on the road. Francisco Morales dominated for Reading, going six innings hitless with eight strikeouts to two walks. He was pulled in the seventh for Zach Warren, who had difficulty keeping it in the zone. After recording just two outs and walking the bases loaded, Kyle Dohy came in to not just hold onto history, but the lead. Dohy worked out of it and was hitless in the next inning as well, which then brought in Brian Marconi to close. He went one-two-three for his fifth save of the season, and etched his name into Baseballtown history.

July 3, 2023: At Reading, the R-Phils fall 3-2 to Richmond as the benches clear in the ninth inning when Tyler McKay hits Brandon Martorano. Both Martorano and Max McDowell are ejected from the game in the benches-clearing brawl.

July 3, 2024: At Somerset, former Patriot Josh Breaux launched a three-run home run in just his second start with the Fightin Phils. Reading ultimately falls 5-4 in the game.

July 4, 1911: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, the pavilion above the right field grandstand collapses

half an hour before the second game of a home-and-home holiday double-header between

Reading and Lancaster, injuring 33 spectators. Despite the mishap, the teams play a 7-inning

contest at the urging of the fans and the Pretzels complete the Independence Day sweep, 2-0.

Reading had already won the first game at Lancaster by beating future Hall of Famer Stanley

Coveleski, 3-0.

July 4, 1917: At Circus Maximus, Harrisburg’s Don Brown no-hits Reading in the first end of a holiday double-header, then tosses a complete game victory and provides the game-winning two-run single with two outs in the 9^th inning of the second tilt. After the twin bill the Harrisburg team is dissolved and Brown is immediately signed by Reading.

July 4, 1955: At Reading, Don Minnick earns his 12^th straight victory while Don Nance notches his 7^th straight as the Indians sweep a double dip from Johnstown, 5-4 and 7-1. In the first game, center fielder Carroll Hardy saves Minnick’s perfect record by hitting a two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the 7^th and final inning. It is Hardy’s first home run as a professional.

July 4, 1983: At Nashua, the R-Phils rally for three 2-out runs in the 9^th to tie the game, then score three more in the 11^th to beat the Angels, 9-6. Future Reading manager Greg Legg singled home the go-ahead run in the 11^th. Darren Daulton, who had driven in a run with a 2-out single earlier in the 9^th, scored the tying run on Randy Salava’s RBI single.

July 4, 1996: At Canton-Akron, Bruce Aven’s Grand Slam in the bottom of the 15^th gives Canton-Akron a 9-5 win over Reading.

July 4, 2000: At Altoona, Pete Rose, Jr.’s 3-run double highlights a 6-run 9^th as the Phils rally past the Curve, 9-6.

July 4, 2006: At Reading, Zack Segovia pitches the first 9-inning complete game in exactly four years as he shuts out Altoona, 5-0. Segovia gives up 7 hits and strikes out 5. Gary Burnham hits two home runs and drives in four.

July 4, 2011: At Bowie, all 18 players on the starting lineup card score a run and only Bowie’s Caleb Joseph fails to get a hit in the Baysox’s 17-12 win over Reading. The R-Phils pile up 22 hits in the loss, with Joe Savery being the only Reading player without at least two hits.

July 4, 2012: At Altoona, a day after being forced into action as a pitcher in a 14-2 loss, Darin Ruf scores Reading’s only run in a 1-0 blanking of the Curve. Ruf is plunked by a pitch to lead off the 2^nd inning and eventually scores on a botched fielder’s choice off the bat of catcher Bob Stumpo. Stumpo, who was making his Double-A debut, would play nine games with the R-Phils from July 4-22 but never get into a game played at FirstEnergy Stadium.

July 4, 2016: At Richmond, Reading’s 7-game win streak is halted by Richmond in an 18-1 blowout loss.

July 4, 2023: At Somerset, the R-Phils come from behind to beat the Patriots 5-4. Reading scored four runs in the eighth inning and Johan Rojas homered for the third-straight game. It marked the second time an R-Phil has homered in three-straight games in 2023, with the other being Oliver Dunn from June 20-22 at Portland.

July 4, 2023: In Tampa Bay, former R-Phils Aaron Nola (2014-15) and Zach Eflin (2015) square off as the Phillies beat the Rays 3-1. Nola was excellent, going 7.1 innings and allowing just one-earned run and picking up 12 strikeouts. Eflin was strong as well, throwing seven frames, giving up two-earned runs and garnering nine strikeouts. It was the first time Eflin faced his former team since signing with the Rays as a free agent the prior offseason.

July 4, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils first home game on July 4 since 2015 is suspended due to rain in the top of the fourth inning. After over an hour since last game action, MEGA Blast fireworks are still shot off to the delight of the fans who stuck around.

July 5, 1898: In Reading, Lizzie Arlington becomes the first female to sign a contract and play in a regulation minor league baseball game. She pitches a scoreless 9^th inning for the Reading Coal Heavers in their 5-0 victory over Allentown. The first batter she faces, future Major Leaguer Joe Delahanty, fouls out to the catcher. In total, she gives up two singles and a walk, getting the final man to pop out to third with the bases loaded.

July 5, 1917: At Circus Maximus, Don Brown, who had no-hit Reading the day before, collects two hits and scores two runs to help lift the Pretzels past Syracuse, 6-3.

July 5, 1968: At Reading, the Phillies win their 10^th consecutive game as Ron Allen singles home Larry Bowa with two outs in the bottom of the 9^th to beat Binghamton, 6-5. Allen finishes 2-for-5 with 3 RBIs and a run. The victory is Reading’s 3^rd straight in which they scored the winning tally with two outs in the final inning.

July 5, 1992: At Canton-Akron, Tom Nuneviller goes 4-for-5 with 3 RBI in a 9-7 loss to the Indians.

July 5, 2010: At New Britain, the R-Phils pound out 18 hits in a 10-3 thrashing of the Rock Cats. Matt Rizzotti, one of seven Phillies with a multi-hit effort, leads the way by going 4-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored.

July 5, 2011: At Bowie, Joe Savery’s 4^th inning grand slam, his only home run as a Reading Phillie, propels the R-Phils to a 6-2 win over the Baysox. Savery would DH one more game before returning to being a full-time pitcher.

July 5, 2016: At Richmond, Reading rebounds from an 18-1 loss night before, coming back from early 4-0 hole to beat the Flying Squirrels, 9-7. Rhys Hoskins scores twice and assembles his second 6-RBI game of the season by going 3-for-5. He also retakes the Eastern League lead with his 24^th HR and his 75 RBIs give him the EL lead for the first time.

July 5, 2018: At Manchester, Jiandido Tromp and Deivi Grullon both homer and drive in 4 as Reading wallops New Hampshire, 13-3. Grullon, Cornelius Randolph and Jan Hernandez each contribute 3 of the team’s 17 hits.

July 5, 2024: At Reading, in the resumption of the previous night’s suspended game, Otto Kemp hits an inside-the-park home run on a ball that deflected off the Redner’s Event Center in center field. It was the first inside-the-park home run hit by a Fightin Phil since Arquimedes Gamboa on July 15, 2021, against Portland.

July 6, 1994: At Trenton, the Phillies hammer the Thunder for 17 hits in a 13-4 decision. Chad McConnell, Luis Brito and David Fisher each have three hits.

July 6, 1996: At Canton-Akron, Rich Hunter tosses a complete game 6-hitter as Reading stops Canton-Akron, 9-2.

July 6, 2003: At Reading, the Phillies host the first day-night double header ever at FirstEnergy Stadium, splitting a pair with Bowie. The Baysox take the afternoon game, 7-6 and the Phillies win the nightcap, 4-3.

July 6, 2004: At Akron, Ryan Howard equals Greg Luzinski’s R-Phils single-season HR record by hitting his 33^rd round-tripper of the season in an 8-4 win. Howard goes 4-for-4 and also has a double, scores two runs and knocks in three.

July 6, 2005: At Reading, Cole Hamels makes his long-anticipated Baseballtown debut against Akron. Hamels struggles in the 1^st inning (WP, R, E, HB, BB), but settles down to finish with five hits, three runs (two earned) and six strikeouts in 6.0 innings. He gives up the first home run of his pro career to Brad Snyder in the 6^th…also, Charlie Wagner receives his World Series ring at a pre-game ceremony.

July 6, 2018: At Manchester, Malquin Canelo’s RBI triple scores Austin Bossart with the go-ahead run in the 9^th as Reading’s tops New Hampshire, 2-1. Aaron Brown, who was an outfielder the previous season for the Fightin Phils, picks up his first Double-A win as a pitcher.

July 6, 2023: At Somerset, Reading beats the Patriots 3-2, thanks to 4.2 scoreless innings from the bullpen. Griff McGarry started and issued a career-high six walks in 4.1 innings. Orion Kerkering made his much-anticipated Reading debut with a scoreless inning and two strikeouts. Zach Haake also threw two scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Casey Martin homered in the win.

July 7, 1922: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, Myrl Brown strikes out 15 Jersey City batters, including four in the sixth inning of the Aces’ 15-9 victory. Brown also smacks two doubles and a single and has four RBIs in the game.

July 7, 1974: At Reading, Mark Crane’s suicide squeeze with the bases loaded plates Jack Bastable with the winning run in the 9^th as the R-Phils rally by the West Haven Yankees, 9-8. Rich Bosetti had tied the game with an RBI double two batter earlier.

July 7, 1995: At Trenton, Reading rallied for four runs in the 9^th inning to beat the Thunder, 4-2.

July 7, 1999: At Akron, the Phillies pound out 20 hits, four off the bat of Pat Burrell, in a 9-3 win over the Aeros.

July 7, 2006: At Akron, Brian Sellier’s first Double-A home run leads off the 9^th inning and provides the winning margin as the Phillies top the Aeros, 3-2. Jeff Key notches his 8^th save by getting all three batters to ground out in the bottom of the inning.

July 7, 2015: At Portland, the Fightin Phils win, 8-6, as Brock Stassi goes 1-for-2 with 2 RBI and 3 walks, giving him a free pass in 10 straight games. He had 16 BBs over that span.

July 7, 2018: At Manchester, the Fightin Phils rally for 4 in the 9^th to overcome a 2-run deficit and then hold on to beat the Fisher Cats, 8-7. Darick Hall belts a 3-run homer with 2 outs to cap the deciding rally. In the bottom of the 9^th, a relay from Austin Listi to Hall to Deivi Grullon pegs Harold Ramirez at the plate to end the game. The win is the 4^th in a row over the EL Eastern leading Fisher Cats.

July 8, 1953 – At Reading, Bill Meyer pitches a complete game victory and hits his first career home run - the first grand slam at Municipal Stadium - in the Indians’ 6-2 victory over Albany. He also has a sacrifice fly, giving him five RBIs total for the game.

July 8, 1999: Baseballtown native Wade Miller makes his Major League debut for the Astros at

Arizona. It would be his only start in five appearances for Houston in 1999. Miller

would begin the 2000 season in triple-A but get called up halfway through the 2000 season to

make 16 starts.

July 8, 2000: At Reading, Carmine Cappuccio goes 3-for-4 with 2 HR, 2B, 3 R and 4RBI to lead Reading past Akron, 8-6.

July 8, 2005: At Reading, Ryan Fleming’s one-out single up the middle scores Randy Ruiz from second to complete a 4-run 9^th inning rally that lifts the Phillies past Trenton, 8-7. The tying run scores when shortstop Ramiro Perez boots Jim Deschaine’s grounder with the bases loaded, allowing two runs to score. Reading pitchers fail to strike out a batter for the first time in over ten years.

July 8, 2010: At New Britain, the R-Phils improve to 7-0 vs. the Rock Cats with a convincing 13-2 win. Michael Spidale has two hits and scores three runs while Cody Overbeck homers and drives in four.

July 8, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils score 21 runs over the first 5 innings en route to a 21-4 blasting of Bowie. Reading rips 5 home runs, with Rhys Hoskins and Dylan Cozens going back-to-back in the 1^st inning to tally their 11^th game in which they both hit home runs. Andrew Pullin (3-for-4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R) goes deep for his 3^rd straight game while Osmel Aguila (3-for-6, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R), Hoskins (2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R) and Cozens (3-for-4, HR, 3B, 3 RBI 2 R) all have big games. Bowie pitchers issue 11 walks to go with 17 Reading hits.

July 8, 2023: At Somerset, the R-Phils tie the game with three runs in the eighth after trailing 4-1 and score two in the tenth to help secure a 6-5 win. Johan Rojas has two doubles and a triple, marking the second time in his career he had three extra-base hits in a game.

July 8, 2023: In Seattle, Phillies No. 2 Prospect Mick Abel gets the start for the National League in the All-Star Futures Game. Abel pitched an inning, allowing a hit, no runs and two strikeouts. Phillies No. 3 Prospect also partakes in the game as well.

July 9, 1925: At Rochester, after flying out to lead off the 9^th inning, Reading outfielder Howard Camp enters the stands, bat in hand, to chase a heckler. The fan runs away and the police quickly gather to escort Camp back into the dugout. The game, a 5-2 Rochester win, was “marked by considerable scrapping among the players of both clubs”.

July 9, 1955: At Schenectady, Roger Maris clubs a pair of three-run homers and an RBI single to drive in seven of Reading’s eight runs in an 8-0 pasting of the Blue Jays. Don Minnick, aided by four double plays, improves to 13-0 with his fourth shutout.

July 9, 1999: At Reading, Brian Harris hits a game-winning 2-run HR in the bottom of the 12^th to beat Bowie, 7-5. Harris goes 3-for-5 with 2 R, 3 RBI, HBP and 2 SB and Robert Dodd picks up his 10^th win.

July 9, 2000: At Reading, Pete Rose, Jr. drives in all five Phillies runs with a double and a triple in the Phils’ 5-1 win over Akron. Brandon Duckworth goes 7 innings, giving up 3 hits and one run for the win.

July 9, 2009: At Akron, Joe Savery (6.2 IP, 8 H, 4 K, 4 ER) notches his 12^th consecutive victory as the Phillies beat first-place Akron, 7-4. Jeremy Slayden scores twice and reaches base safely in all five trips to the plate, walking twice and hitting three doubles.

July 9, 2010: At Reading, Vance Worley needs just 2 hours and nine minutes to dispose of Harrisburg in a 2-0 shutout, extending the R-Phils’ win streak to seven straight games. Worley throws just 88 pitches, giving up three hits and no walks while fanning seven to improve to 8-4. He even contributes at the plate, hitting a solo homer in the 7^th. It also marks the first time since 2001 that R-Phils pitchers had thrown two 9-inning shutouts in the same season.

July 9, 2011: At Reading, Joe Savery (2.0 IP, H, 4 K) picks up his first win in over a year as Reading rallies by Trenton, 6-4. Savery had started the season in Clearwater as a 1B/DH after struggling to a 1-12 mark in Lehigh Valley in 2010.

July 9, 2023: At Somerset, the R-Phils once again battle back to tie the game, but play is suspended in the bottom of the ninth of a 4-4 game. It is resumed on Tuesday, August 15, at Reading with the R-Phils playing as the road team for the completion of the suspended game.

July 9, 2024: Phillies No. 12 Prospect Carlos De La Cruz is promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after nearly two years in Baseballtown. Additionally, the Phillies promote pitching prospects Samuel Aldegheri and Jean Cabrera to the Fightin Phils.

July 9, 2024: At Reading, Reading fell 19-3 to Akron on Tuesday night. Matt Osterberg lasted just 2.2 innings, allowing eight runs on eight hits. Zach Haake then allowed five runs on eight hits, then Akron tagged Matt Russell, Cristian Hernandez and Andrick Nava for six-more runs on 10 additional hits. For Reading, the Fightin Phils got a solo home run from Otto Kemp and RBI from Josh Breaux and Cade Fergus on hits in the ninth. Reading tied a season-high in runs allowed, runs allowed in an inning and home runs in a game. Reading set highs in hits allowed in a game and hits allowed in an inning, with 10 allowed in the eight-run third for Akron. It was the first time Reading allowed 20+ hits in a game sine Aug. 18, 2023, against Somerset. Reading allowed 26 hits in total, marking the first time the R-Phils have allowed 25+ hits in a game since allowing 25 to Bowie on May 28, 1994, in a 22-2 loss to the Baysox.

July 10, 1908: At Lancaster, the Reading Pretzels rally for three in the top of the 9^th to defeat the Red Roses, 7-6. Pitchers Johnny Barthold and Jack Emerson provide the pinch-hitting heroics as Barthold’s two-run double ties the game and Emerson’s sac fly produces the game-winner.

July 10, 1926 – At Toronto, Dode Phillips reaches a new low in fielding, stumbling his way to eight errors in one day as the Keys are swept by the Maple Leafs. Playing shortstop for the first time since July 3, Phillips muffs five in a 12-7 loss in the first game then boots three more in a 5-4 game two defeat. The eight miscues bring the total in his last four games at short to 15. On the day, Reading tallies 12 errors as a team.

July 10, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians beat Wilkes-Barre, 6-5, scoring the winning run without a hit in the bottom of the 9^th inning. After a hit batter and two walks load the bases, Rod Graber draws another free pass to bring Rudy Regalado home with the game-winner. For the game, a combined 20 walks are issued, with Reading’s Herb Score allowing ten.

July 10, 1955: At Schenectady, Roger Maris belts two home runs for the second straight day and scores four runs in Reading’s 11-2 thumping of the Blue Jays. Jim Tolleson also hits a pair of homers and drives in four.

July 10, 1996: At Norwich, Carlton Loewer tosses a 3-hit shutout in a 9-0 Phillies win. Jason Moler hits a home run and knocks in three.

July 10, 1997: At Reading, Matt Guiliano’s RBI double with one out in the bottom of the 9^th lifts Reading past Trenton, 4-3.

July 10, 1999: At Reading, the Phillies beat Bowie for the second straight night with a walk-off home run. Jimmy Rollins wins it with a 3-run HR in the bottom of the 9^th as Reading rallies to beat the Baysox, 4-3. Rollins has all 4 R-Phils RBIs.

July 10, 2005: At Reading, Chris Rojas and Ryan Cameron combine on a 5-hit shutout as the R-Phils pound Trenton, 10-0. Juan Richardson goes 3-for-4 with two solo home runs to lead a 17-hit attack as all nine R-Phils starters collect at least one hit.

July 10, 2008: At Reading, a 9-run first inning propels the Phillies to a 14-10 victory over visiting Erie. Jason Donald has two hits, including a 3-run homer in the initial inning. He finishes 3-for-5 with three hits, three RBIs and three runs.

July 10, 2018: At Trenton, Deivi Grullon wins the Eastern League All-Star Home Run Derby, hitting 10 homers in the final round and 24 dingers over all, edging out Hartford’s Sam Hilliard for the title.

July 10, 2021: At Reading, In the middle of a six-game series against the Harrisburg Senators, the Fightins walked it off on back-to-back nights. On Friday, Arquimedes Gamboa came in as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the ninth, and drove in the winning run on the first pitch he saw, winning it 5-4 on an RBI single. Then on Saturday, the second game of a doubleheader needed extra innings, where Logan Landon became the hero on an RBI single of his own, winning that game 3-2.

July 11, 2001: At Round Rock, Texas, Carlos Silva picks up the win in the Double-A All-Star Game, striking out three batters in two innings.

July 11, 2011: At Reading, the R-Phils complete a crucial 4-game sweep of Trenton with a dramatic 8-7 win in 11 innings. Jose Pirela’s 3-run homer with one out in the top of the 9^th prevents Reading from winning in regulation. But Matt Rizzotti ends it with a solo blast in the 11^th. The victory trims the Thunder’s lead to just one game in the Eastern Division wildcard race. Trenton’s Cody Johnson strikes out in each of his 5 trips to the plate, bringing his season total to 138 in 74 games and earning him a demotion the next day to Single-A, where he whiffed 56 more times in 39 games for Tampa. Johnson fanned 26 times in 12 games against the R-Phils that season, including 8 in the final 2 contests.

July 11, 2012: At Reading, the Baseballtown All-Star Home Run Derby creates a national buzz with crazy targets, a cocktail party on the infield and a 2-minute clock for each hitter. A crowd of 9,055 watches Richmond’s Daniel Mayora sock an event-high 10 home runs, but Harrisburg’s Chris Rahl (with only 6 HRs) takes home the trophy by scoring 340 points, thanks in large part to a 100-point shot off a crane beyond the center field wall.

July 11, 2015: At Akron, Reading is no-hit by the RubberDucks Ryan Merritt in game 1 of a double-header. Cameron Perkins’ 1^st inning walk is the only base runner in the 1-0 loss. Reading scores 3 runs in the 8^th and wins game 2, 4-3.

July 11, 2018: At Trenton, Jan Hernandez hits a 2-run homer and Deivi Grullon adds a solo shot as the Eastern Division builds a 3-0 lead in the E.L. All-Star Game, only to have Fightin Phils teammate Edgar Garcia squander the lead by surrendering 3 runs in the 5^th inning. The game ends in a 4-4 tie and is decided by a hitting challenge in which Zach Green loses to Altoona’s Will Craig, 305 points to 275 points.

July 12, 1911: At Trenton, Reading’s Jake Northrop outduels Johnny Dugan as the first place Pretzels edge the second place Tigers, 1-0. Northrop allows just four hits and strikes out seven.

July 12, 2007: At Reading, Juan Tejeda’s 8^th inning pinch-hit grand slam cements a 6-1 victory over Harrisburg. Javon Moran reaches base four times (3 singles, 1 walk), steals a base and scores.

July 12, 2008: At Reading, Brett Myers is assigned to Reading in an attempt to get back on track after a rough first half of the season in Philadelphia. After being tagged by Akron’s Josh Rodriguez for a home run on the first pitch of the game, Myers settles down and ends up giving up three runs (two earned) over 8.0 innings while striking out 10 in the 3-2 Phils loss. He would be called back up to the big club and prove instrumental in their run to the N.L. Eastern Division championship.

July 12, 2012: At Reading, the city’s first Eastern League All-Star Game in 38 years draws an EL record 9,477 fans. The Eastern Division Stars win the game, 5-4, with a 2-out rally in the bottom of the 9^th to avoid ending in a 4-4 tie. Reading’s Troy Hanzawa (fouls off 4 pitches with 2 strikes) walks to keep the game alive, moves to third on a single by Trenton’s Kevin Mahoney, and scores the game-winner when Binghamton’s Eric Campbell singles to left. Campbell (2-for-3, RBI, R) is named the game’s MVP, while New Hampshire’s Mike McDade goes 4-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs and Erie’s Jordan Lennerton is 2-for-3 with a homer and 3 RBIs in a losing effort.

July 12, 2015: At Akron, Andrew Knapp extends his hitting streak to 13 games by going 2-for-5 with a double, 2 RBI and a run in a 7-2 win over the RubberDucks. The hit streak dated back to his first game with the team.

July 12, 2018: At Reading, 2017 1^st round draft pick Adam Haseley makes his Double-A debut, going 1-for-4 with a run scored in a demoralizing 7-5 loss to Bowie. The Fightin Phils lead 5-1 heading into the 9^th and have the Baysox down to their last strike four times but can’t finish them off during a 6-run rally. Former R-Phil D’Arby Myers is in the middle of the comeback, chopping a 2-run single up the middle as a pinch hitter to cut the lead to 5-4 and scoring the go-ahead run on Ryan Mountcastle’s 2-run double. Despite the collapse, no Reading pitcher was charged with a blown save.

July 12, 2024: Phillies No. 3 Prospect Justin Crawford is promoted from High-A Jersey Shore after an impressive season thus far with the BlueClaws. Crawford does not immediately join the Fightin Phils as himself, and No. 2 Prospect Aidan Miller, are both participating in the Futures Game the following day in Arlington, Texas.

July 13, 1853: George “Grin” Bradley is born in Reading. Bradley pitched for 10 years in the majors, compiling a 137-127 record. He won the National League’s first earned run average crown in 1876, when he went 45-19 with a 1.23 ERA.

July 13, 1953 – At Scranton, Rocky Colavito has his second two home run, four RBI game in a row as Reading beats the Miners, 9-4. Rudy Regalado goes 4-for-5 with two runs scored.

July 13, 1994: At New Haven, the Ravens’ Roger Bailey tosses a 1-hit shutout as the Phillies fall, 4-0. Luis Brito picks up the only Reading hit.

July 13, 1997: At Reading, Adan Millan and Walter Dawkins go a combined 11-for-14 in a double-header sweep of Portland. Reading takes the first game10-5 and the second game 5-4 in 9 innings – with Millan driving it the game-winning run.

July 13, 2000: At Trenton, Andy Dominique’s lead-off homer in the 16^th sparks a 3-1 Reading win.

July 13, 2006: At Harrisburg, Reading pounds out 18 hits and scores seven 3^rd inning runs en route to an 11-3 pasting of the Senators. Carlos Leon reaches base all six times (2 singles, a double and 3 walks), steals a base and scores three runs while Angel Chavez drives in three with two singles and a double.

July 13, 2008: At Reading, the top five batters in the R-Phils lineup fail to produce a hit, but the bottom four (Clay Harris, Luke Appert, Jake Blalock and Kevin Nelson) go 8-for-13 with five RBIs and the last-place Phils upend division-leading Akron, 5-3.

July 13, 2016: At Akron, Rhys Hoskins goes 1-for-3 with a 3-run homer, Jorge Alfaro is 3-for-3 with a run scored, Jesmuel Valentin goes 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 runs and Dylan Cozens scores twice as the Eastern Division All-Stars top the Western stars, 10-2.

July 13, 2018: At Reading, Adam Haseley explodes for 2 home runs, a double, 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored in his second Double-A game to lead the Fightin Phils to a 5-4 win over Bowie. He would later be named E.L. Player of the Week.

July 13, 2024: At Reading, The Fightin Phils snap a four-game losing streak thanks to a 1-0 shutout victory over Akron. It marked the fourth shutout of the season for Reading and first since June 9 against Harrisburg. Lachlan Wells was excellent, going seven innings and allowing three hits, one walk and striking out three. Cristian Hernandez posted a scoreless eighth for the hold and Andrew Schultz earned his second save with a scoreless ninth. Carson Taylor provided Reading’s offense with a solo home run in the fourth inning and that was all the Fightin Phils needed in their first win of the series. The 2:10 game was the shortest home game this season.

July 14, 1918: At Lauer’s Park, Shoeless Joe Jackson makes his first appearance for the Reading Steel Casting Company, collecting a double in the team’s 4-2 win over Camp Crane.

July 14, 1955: At Albany, Bob Johnson’s 4^th inning grand slam provides the key blow as Don Minnick wins his 14^th straight game, 6-4, over the Senators. Johnson, hitting .172, ranked last among the Tribe’s position players in batting average and had yet to homer entering the game.

July 14, 1993: At Reading, David Tokheim singles home the winning in the 9^th as the Phils top the New Britain Red Sox, 3-2. The Phillies turn a triple play in the game.

July 14, 1995: At Canton-Akron, Fred McNair homers twice and drives in six runs as the Phillies topple the Indians, 10-5.

July 14, 1998: At Reading, Heath Hayes and Marco Scutaro each drive in five runs in Akron’s 19-2 rout of the Phils. Scutaro is 5-for-5 and also scores four runs.

July 14, 2006: At Harrisburg, Gary Burnham’s solo home run in the top of the 9^th breaks a 6-6 tie and propels the R-Phils to a 7-6 victory. Burnham had also homered in the 1^st inning and finished the game 3-for-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.

July 14, 2012: At Reading, Jiwan James makes an unbelievable catch on Jonathan Schoop’s drive to deep center field in the top of the 3^rd inning, a highlight that would end up as the play of the day on ESPN’s SportsCenter. James reaches above the wall and loses his glove over the fence, yet manages to grab the ball with his bare throwing hand on the way to landing flat on his back. A fan in the Power Alley Pub retrieves the glove by jumping over the side of the pub and flipping the mitt back over the fence. He uses a trampoline next to the pub to cushion his landing.

July 14, 2013: At Citi Field in New York, Reading’s Jesse Biddle picks up the win as the U.S. Futures top the World Futures, 4-2. Biddle goes 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one. His lone K was at the expense of Fightin Phils teammate Maikel Franco.

July 14, 2023: At Reading, the R-Phils beat Portland 9-2. David Parkinson starts and strikes out ten, setting a season-high for him and the team in punchouts. Reading hits five homers, including two from Baron Radcliff and back-to-back blasts from Carlos De La Cruz and Matthew Kroon. Oliver Dunn also chipped in three extra-base hits. Earlier in the day, Johan Rojas is called up to the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 14, 2024: At Reading, The Fightin Phils finished their final game before the All-Star Break on a very high note. Reading jumped out to a 4-0 lead thanks to two-run home runs from Otto Kemp and Robert Moore. Matt Osterberg was spectacular on the mound, going six-shutout innings, with five strikeouts. He ultimately earned a no-decision as Efrain Contreras and Carlos Francisco combined to allow five runs in the top of the seventh, to make it 5-4, Akron. Baron Radcliff hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the seventh to even the score at five. Daniel Harper entered in the top of the ninth and allowed a home run to Aaron Bracho, making it 6-5 Akron. Reading came back in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a game-tying double from Baron Radcliff and then a walk off single over the head of the Akron center fielder from Ethan Wilson. It was Reading’s second walk off win of the season and first since May 8. Akron won the series ultimately 4-2.

July 15, 1876: At St. Louis, Reading native George “Grin” Bradley tosses the first no-hitter in National League history as the Brown Stockings beat Hartford, 2-0.

July 15, 1955: At Albany, the Reading Indians score eight runs in the 2^nd inning en route to a 21-7 shellacking of the Senators. All nine Indian starters have at least two of the team’s 25 hits. Joe Camacho goes 5-for-6 (all singles) with four runs scored and three RBIs. Pitcher Gene Law, who hurled a complete game despite surrendering seven runs over the first two innings, is 3-for-6 with a double, two runs and a team-high four RBIs.

July 15, 1993: At Reading, Gene Schall’s 2 HR and 5 RBI aren’t enough as New Britain beats the Phils, 10-7.

July 15, 1994: At Reading, Curt Schilling goes four scoreless innings in a rehab start as the R-Phils defeat Trenton, 5-2.

July 15, 2013: At Reading, Alex Rodriguez makes a start for Trenton as he continues to prepare for a comeback after his MLB drug suspension. Greeted with a mixed chorus of cheers and boos each time he steps up to the plate, Rodriguez goes 2-for-4 and hits a 2-run homer off Austin Wright in the 5^th inning of the Thunder’s 6-5 win. Cesar Hernandez, a Triple-A All-Star infielder for Lehigh Valley, plays center field for the Fightin Phils and goes 2-for-4 with an RBI.

July 15, 2015: At Portland, Brian Pointer wins the Eastern League All-Star game by hitting the only ball out of the park in a sudden death HR Derby-style tie-breaker. The game ended in a 4-4 tie after 9 innings. Pointer was 1-for-3 with a walk in the game.

July 15, 2023: At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Johan Rojas makes his Major League Debut and shines. In the first play he sees in the outfield, Rojas makes a catch running into the wall and then doubles up the runner at first with a strong throw to another former R-Phil in Drew Ellis at first base. In the night-cap of a day-night doubleheader, Rojas gets his first big league hit, run and RBI, with a three-for-four effort, where he drove in two runs and scored one too.

July 16, 1908: At Lauer’s Park, in their last of four home games at the North 3^rd Street ballpark, the Pretzels shut out Altoona, 4-0. The Pretzels, who had been playing better ball away from home, elect to wear their gray road uniforms instead of the traditional cream-colored home outfits. Reading opted to return to the North 11^th Street Grounds thereafter because Lauer’s Park was too small.

July 16, 1953 – At Reading, the Indianapolis Clowns defeat the Birmingham Black Barons, 4-3, in a Negro American League game before 4,026 at Municipal Stadium. Miss Toni Stone, the lone female player in the league, goes 0-for-2 with two walks for Indianapolis.

July 16, 1953 – At Scranton, Billy Joe Davidson tosses a complete game two-hitter, striking out six and walking four, as Reading beats the Miners, 6-0.

July 16, 1967: At Reading, Jim Campbell’s one-out single in the bottom of the 9^th just eludes the outstretched glove of Bobby Bonds in right field, driving home Charley Green and Dave Watkins with the tying and winning runs as the R-Phils rally to beat Waterbury, 9-8. Bonds had given the Giants the lead with an RBI-single in the top of the 9^th. Reading rallied from an early 6-1 hole, taking the lead in the 6^th on Joe Cherry’s second grand slam against Waterbury in 10 days.

July 16, 1968: At Reading, Larry Bowa goes 5-for-7 with 3 RBIs on the day as Reading sweeps a double-header from Waterbury, 3-2 and 7-1. Bowa’s RBI single ties Game 1 in the 6^th and his bunt single in the 8^th leads to the game-winner when the throw to 1^st sails into the stands.

July 16, 1993: At Reading, the Phillies beat New Britain, 9-4, behind Casey Waller’s two triples.

July 16, 1994: At Reading, the Phillies beat Trenton, 5-1, on the strength of Jeff Jackson’s 6^th inning grand slam.

July 16, 1996: At Reading, Binghamton out-slugs the Phillies, 14-10, as six Mets hit home runs, including former R-Phil Phil Geisler. Marlon Anderson goes 4-for-4 in the losing cause.

July 16, 1999: At Reading, Clemente Alvarez hits his first two home runs of the season in a 7-4 victory over Altoona. Alvarez entered the game with a .138 average.

July 16, 2000: At Trenton, Reading scores four in the15th to top the Thunder, 6-2. Rusty McNamara is the offensive hero with five hits and Joe Cotton pitches 4.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.

July 16, 2004: At Altoona, Ryan Howard passes Greg Luzinski and ties Hal Jones for the all-time Reading professional record for HR in a season with his 34^th homer of the year. The Phils fall to Altoona, though, 7-3.

July 16, 2006: At Harrisburg, the R-Phils complete a 4-game sweep of the Senators with an 8-1 win. Reading trailed 1-0 after 7, but rallied for five in the 8^th and 3 more in the 9^th. Randy Wolf started the game (3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 K, 1 ER) on rehab and Zack Segovia pitched 4.2 scoreless innings in relief for the win.

July 16, 2015: At Reading, Andrew Knapp hits his first Double-A triple and extends hit streak to 14 games in a 3-1 win over New Britain. Stephen Shackleford, the 5^th Reading pitcher of the game, closes it out with a perfect 9^th for his 20^th save.

July 16, 2018: At Hartford, Franklyn Kilome picks up his 4^th win of the season (6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5 K) and goes 2-for-3 with 2 doubles, an RBI and a run scored as Reading beats the Yard Goats, 6-3. The doubles are his first 2 career extra-base hits. Kilome would make one more start for Reading before being traded to the New York Mets, ending the season by going 0-3 with a 4.03 ERA in 7 starts for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

July 16, 2023: At Reading, Oliver Dunn hits a two-run homer in the eighth to tie the game at two, then Ethan Wilson hits walk-off solo home run in the ninth to give Reading a 3-2 win over Portland. Zach Hakke made his first start for Reading and went five shutout innings.

July 17, 1908: At the North 11^th Street Grounds, Slats Boice hurls Reading to a 1-0 victory over Johnstown. It is the Pretzels’ second straight shutout after switching to gray uniforms for home games.

July 17, 1953 – At Albany, Bill Meyer throws the Indians’ second two-hit shutout in as many days as Reading takes the second game of a double-header, 6-0. Meyer fans eight and does not issue a walk. The Senators win the first game, 9-3.

July 17, 1996: At Reading, the Phils down Binghamton, 5-3, as Bobby Estalella knocks his 17^th and 18^th home runs.

July 17, 2000: At Reading, Josue Perez goes 4-for-5 to lead a 22-hit onslaught as the Phillies rip Portland, 16-4. Reading led 12-1 after four.

July 17, 2003: At Reading, the Phillies sweep a double-header from Bowie, winning the first game 5-4 and the second 2-1. In the opener, Josue Perez walks with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 7^th to tie the game and Aaron McNeal draws another RBI walk to bring home the game-winner.

July 17, 2013: At Reading, Eastern League home run leader Jim Murphy belts 2 home runs and drives in 3 as the Phils top Trenton, 6-5. Cesar Hernandez, sent to Reading in order to get some experience in the outfield while Lehigh Valley was on All-Star break, goes 1-for-3 and finishes his 3-day stint in Reading 5-for-10 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

July 17, 2017: At New Hampshire, Reading pounds the Fisher Cats, 11-4, as all 9 starters have at least one hit and all but Mitch Walding score a run. Carlos Tocci goes 2-for-5 with 2 doubles, 4 RBIs and a run and Angelo Mora is 4-for-5 with a double, RBI and 2 runs while Drew Anderson picks up the win (6-3, 6.0 IP, 2 H, ER, 5 K).

July 18, 1908: At the North 11^th Street Grounds, Jack Emerson pitches the entire game and delivers the game-winning single with two outs in the bottom of the 16^th inning as Reading beats Johnstown, 4-3. Catcher Francis Hartman, who enters as a defensive replacement in the 4^th inning, throws out five would-be base stealers in the contest.

July 18, 1992: At London, Casey Waller clouts a grand slam in the 8^th inning to lift the Phils past the Tigers, 4-3.

July 18, 1995: At Reading, Bill Dancy picks up his 1,200^th managerial victory thanks to Larry Mitchell’s complete game performance. Mitchell fans nine Trenton hitters in the 7-0 win.

July 18, 2004: At Altoona, Ryan Howard’s two-run HR in the 3^rd inning is his 35^th of the year, making him Reading’s all-time single-season home run king. The Curve wins the game, 9-2.

July 18, 2010: At Trenton, Vance Worley wins his 4^th straight start and extends his scoreless streak to 17 straight innings with 8.0 shutout frames in a 4-0 decision over the Thunder. Worley walks one, allows three hits and strikes out three. The victory also halts a 7-game losing skid for Reading. Worley was called up to Philadelphia three days later.

July 18, 2013: At Portland, Sebastian Valle homers twice and drives in 5 to pace Reading in a 7-5 win over the Sea Dogs. Jesse Biddle allows 2 runs (1 earned) and fans 7 in 7.0 innings to pick up his first win since May 21.

July 18, 2015: At Reading, Andrew Knapp hits his first Double-A home run, a 2-run shot, and extends hit streak to 15 in a 5-2 loss to New Britain.

July 18, 2016: At New Hampshire, Dylan Cozens goes 2-for-5 with a HR, double and 5 RBIs in a 9-5 win over the Fisher Cats. Andrew Pullin is 4-for-5 with a homer, 4 RBIs and 2 runs.

July 19, 1911: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, the Pretzels sweep a twin bill from Johnstown by shutting out the Johnnies in both games: 3-0 and 5-0. Jake Northrop tosses a three-hitter in the opener and Walter Manning gives up just four hits in the late game.

July 19, 1916: Phil Cavarretta, a member of the 1934 Reading Red Sox, is born in Chicago. Cavarretta played in 22 Major League seasons and three World Series and won the National League MVP in 1945.

July 19, 1993: At Binghamton, Reading takes a twin bill from the Mets, rallying for 5 in the 7^th of game 1 to win it, 8-7. Reading wins the second game, 8-5. Gene Schall has a field day, going

4-for-6 with 3 HR, 4 R and 9 RBI. He would be promoted to Scranton two days later.

July 19, 2014: At Reading, the Fightin Phils sweep a double-header from New Britain, 1-0 and 3-2, to win back-to-back games for the first time since June 14-15. Ryan O’Sullivan (6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 K) and Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez (1.0 IP) combine on the game 1 shutout.

July 19, 2015: At Reading, Cameron Perkins’ double scores KC Serna with the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10^th as Reading beats New Britain, 6-5. The Rock Cats had rallied to tie the game in the 9^th on Will Swanner’s pinch-hit 2-run homer.

July 19, 2023: At Altoona, Reading beats the Curve 8-2 behind four home runs. Mac McDowell has three RBI and Casey Martin records three hits. Tyler Phillips starts and allows just one-earned run over 5.1 innings.

July 19, 2024: At Portland, a trio of Phillies prospects make their Double-A debuts, with the most notable being Phillies No. 3 Prospect Justin Crawford. Crawford dazzles in his debut, collecting three hits, which included two doubles, an infield single; while also scoring a run and stealing a base. In the field, he showcased his range with two diving catches and a variety of impressive grabs in center. Erick Brito and Leandro Pineda also make their Reading debuts, as Brito had a double and run, while Pineda had two hits. The trio combines to go six-for-12, with two runs and three doubles in the 6-2 loss to the Sea Dogs.

July 20, 1974: At Reading, two days after being beaned in the head with a pitch, Fred Andrews returns to hit an inside-the-park homer to lead off the bottom of the 1^st, then scores the game-winning run in the bottom of the 9^th as the Phillies squeak by Quebec City, 3-2. Andrews comes home from 2^nd when an inside pitch to Bill Nahorodny caroms off the catcher’s shin guard and bounces all the way to the Phils’ dugout.

July 20, 1995: At Trenton, Wayne Gomes strikes out 10 in a 5-hit, complete game shutout as the Phils beat the Thunder, 4-0.

July 20, 2005: At Portland, the R-Phils complete a three-game sweep of the first place Sea Dogs with a 12-7 win. Ryan Fleming leads a 16-hit effort by going 4-for-5 with two runs and an RBI. Juan Richardson goes 2-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs.

July 20, 2010: At Erie, the R-Phils rally for eight runs in the 6^th inning to overcome a 6-2 deficit and beat the SeaWolves, 12-9. All nine R-Phils in the starting lineup have a hit, eight score a run and eight drive in a run in a balanced attack.

July 20, 2012: At Trenton, Cody Asche’s 2-run homer in the 1^st inning snaps the R-Phils’ streak of 29 consecutive scoreless innings and propels Reading to an 8-3 victory over the Thunder. Reading had endured three straight shutout defeats at Portland.

July 20, 2015: At Bowie, Andrew Knapp goes 3-for-5 with a double, 4 RBI and 2 runs to extend hit streak to 16 straight in an 8-5 win over the Baysox.

July 20, 2024: The Fightin Phils rode four homers and a five-run first to a nail-biting 6-5 win over the Sea Dogs on Saturday. Reading started with five runs in the first inning, as 10 R-Phils came to the plate. Gabriel Rincones Jr. hit a solo homer in his first at-bat off the injured list, then Otto Kemp launched a three-run shot in the first inning. Leandro Pineda followed with his first Double-A home run to make it 5-0 Reading at the end of the first. Portland then added a run in the second, two in the third, one in the fourth and fifth thanks to three home runs off Robinson Pina. Pina allowed five runs over five innings, but did earn his 10th win of the season. Reading’s bullpen worked in and out of jams in the game’s final three innings, but the Fightin Phils held on for the 6-5 victory to even the series.

July 21, 1875: Upon returning from a 16-7 loss at Wilmington, the Reading Actives are pelted with sticks and stones by angry Reading fans as they step off the train at Penn Street Station. Many felt the Reading team threw the game.

July 21, 1953 – At Reading, Billy Joe Davidson notches his second consecutive shutout, blanking Scranton, 2-0. Davidson gives up six hits, strikes out five and walks one.

July 21, 1995: At Reading, Mark Tranberg shuts out Binghamton on five hits, 5-0. Rob Grable and Kevin Sefcik homer.

July 21, 1998: At Reading, the Phillies tally seven runs on just four hits in the 7^th inning en route to an 8-7 victory over Binghamton.

July 21, 2004: At Bowie, the R-Phils rally for four runs in the 8^th inning to erase a three-run deficit and defeat the Baysox, 5-4. Every Phillie in the lineup has at least one hit.

July 21, 2006: At Reading, Pedro Swann’s 2^nd inning grand slam keys the R-Phils’ 12-5 win over Connecticut on “Guaranteed Win Night”. Swann knocks in five and scores two on the night and Randy Wolf goes 5.0 innings on rehab assignment for the victory.

July 21, 2007: At Akron, Matt Maloney comes within one out of a complete game and strikes out 10 en route to a 6-1 victory over the Aeros. He surrenders just four hits and two walks. Every Phillies hitter collects at least one of the team’s 13 hits.

July 21, 2015: At Bowie, Andrew Knapp goes 2-for-4 with a double and RBI to extend his hit streak to 17 games in 6-4 win at Bowie. Brian Pointer’s RBI single breaks a 4-4 tie in the 9^th.

July 21, 2017: At Reading, Cord Sandberg’s solo home run (his first in Double-A) with 1 out in 9^th gives Reading a 4-3 win over Erie. Jose Taveras gets a no-decision in his Reading debut (5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 K).

July 21, 2024: At Portland, Eiberson Castellano earns a win in his Double-A debut. The righty goes six innings, allowing two runs on four hits, with six strikeouts. He became the first Reading pitcher to win their debut since Andrew Painter on Aug. 21, 2022, against Portland. Reading won the contest 8-2 behind 14 total hits to clinch the three-game series victory over the Sea Dogs.

July 22, 2023: At Altoona, Reading wins 4-1 behind one of the best starts in Griff McGarry's career. The Phillies No. 4 Prospect goes seven innings (career high), allows just three hits, issues no walks, and has ten strikeouts (season-high). It's the fourth time in McGarry's career he had 10+ strikeouts and it set a season-high in innings pitched for a Reading arm and matched the team-high in strikeouts by a single pitcher.

July 22, 1866: The first local article about a baseball game appears in the Reading Daily Times, announcing a game between the Washington Baseball Club of Reading and the Pottstown Baseball Club.

July 22, 1974: Reading’s Municipal Stadium is the site of the Eastern League All-Star Game, a 4-2 win for the National Division (Reading, Quebec City, Thetford Mines and Trois-Rivieres). Thetford Mines’ Tony Armas homers and Reading’s Rick Giallella is voted the MVP (2-for-4, R, RBI). The R-Phils would not host another All-Star game until 2012, a span of 38 years.

July 22, 1981: Reading Phillies pitcher Tom Hart throws a 7 inning no-hitter as Reading beats

Lynn 3-0 in game one of a double-header.

July 22, 1983: At Reading, George Riley loses his bid for a no-hitter with one out in the 8^th but finishes with a complete game, 2-hit shutout as the R-Phils beat New Britain, 6-0. Riley had also started the night before, tossing 28 pitches in a game that was postponed in the top of the 2^nd by rain. He improves to 7-0 since being moved to the starting rotation June 16. Greg Legg goes 2-for-4 with 3 RBI and Willie Darkis hits a 2-run HR and scores twice.

July 22, 1993: At London, Craig Holman shuts out the Tigers on 2 hits in a 4-0 Phillies win.

July 22, 1994: At Reading, Tommy Eason smacks two home runs and drives in four as the Phils beat Canton-Akron, 7-4.

July 22, 1998: At Reading, a 10-run 8^th inning lifts the Phillies to a 12-1 win over Norwich. Israel Alcantara has a double and home run and Adan Millan contributes a single and homer in the 8^th.

July 22, 2000: Baseballtown Native and Houston pitcher Wade Miller defeats the St. Louis

Cardinals for his first career Major League win. Miller strikes out nine and also records his first

Major League hit.

July 22, 2009: At Altoona, after making his first eight starts at FirstEnergy Stadium, Kyle Drabek finally toes the rubber on the road, picking up the win in the R-Phils’ 7-2 decision over the Curve. Carlos Leon’s 1^st inning home run, his lone homer of the season, kick starts Reading’s offense and Drabek lasts 8.0 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on six hits while striking out seven.

July 22, 2012: At Trenton, the R-Phils build a 9-0 lead halfway through the game and still hold an 11-6 lead with two outs and nobody on in the 9^th, but can’t close the deal in a wild 13-12 loss to the Thunder. Reading also blows a 12-11 lead in the 10^th before Jose Pirela’s solo homer finally wins it in the 12^th.

July 22, 2013: At Binghamton, Sebastian Valle launches two home runs for the second time in five days and drives in 3 as Reading earns a rain-shortened 5-4 win over the B-Mets.

July 22, 2014: At Erie, Jake Fox goes 3-for-5 with a double, 2 home runs, 6 RBI and 2 runs in a 9-3 win over the SeaWolves.

July 22, 2015: At Bowie, Andrew Knapp’s hit streak ends at 17 when he goes 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter in 6-4 loss to the Baysox.

July 22, 2016: At Reading, Dusty Wathan picks up win number 351 as a Reading Phils manager, passing Bill Dancy for the top spot on the franchise’s all-time list. Jorge Alfaro doubles home Aaron Altherr (on rehab from Philly) with one out in 9^th for the 6-5 win.

July 22, 2018: At Reading, the Fightin Phils win a crazy Sunday afternoon game against Altoona, 6-5, in 8 innings. Scheduled to be game 1 of a doubleheader, the game takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to complete. The Curve holds a 4-0 lead going into the bottom of the 7^th, but Reading rallies in a steady rain to cut the deficit to 1 and has Darick Hall at the plate with a 2-2 count when the umpires halt the game due to a heavy downpour. When the game is resumed after a 2:40 rain delay, Hall chops a seeing-eye single up the middle on the first pitch to score Adam Haseley with the tying run. In the top of the 8^th, Will Craig triples home the go-ahead run but is thrown out at the plate trying for the inside-the-park homer to keep it a 5-4 game. In the bottom of the 8^th, Cornelius Randolph’s grounder gets by 2^nd baseman Alfredo Reyes for an error on what could have been a game-ending double play, scoring Jeff Singer and Jan Hernandez to end the game in Reading’s favor. The second game is cancelled due to more rain.

July 22, 2023: At Altoona, with bases loaded in the ninth, Brett Schulze induced a groundball double play to give Reading a 3-1 win over the Curve. It's the second-straight night Schulze works out of a bases-loaded jam without allowing any runs. Matthew Kroon also led off the game with a home run.

July 23, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians fall to Scranton, 5-2, but turn their second triple play of the season in the top of the 9^th. Rudy Regalado, playing his final inning for Reading before being promoted to Indianapolis, starts the tri-killing by making a diving catch.

July 23, 1955: At Reading, Don Minnick improves to 16-0 by firing his 5^th shutout, a 7-0 whitewashing of Allentown. The win, which would be the last of his streak, gives Minnick a victory over all seven Eastern League opponents. Roger Maris goes 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs for the Indians.

July 23, 1983: At Reading, the R-Phils score 5 times in each of the first 4 innings en route to a 26-3 walloping of the Glens Falls White Sox. The Phillies not only set a record with the 26 runs, they also break the club mark with 26 hits, including 7 doubles, 3 triples and a home run. Willie Darkis had the biggest night, going 5-for-6 with a homer, triple, 3 doubles, 5 runs and 6 RBI while Francisco Melendez (4-for-6) scores 5 times and Mike LaValliere (2 hits) has 5 RBI. Bill Dancy resorts to holding runners up at 3^rd base by the 6^th inning to keep from running up the score.

July 23, 1993: At London, Steve Bieser’s 2-run triple caps a 4-run 11^th and Reading holds on to beat the Tigers, 11-10. Tom Nuneviller drives in 4 runs.

July 23, 1996: At New Haven, Marlon Anderson is 4-for-6 with three doubles and four RBI as the Phillies crush New Haven, 12-2.

July 23, 1999: At Binghamton, Reading scores seven in the 6^th en route to a 10-6 win.

July 23, 2006: At Reading, J.A. Happ (7.0 IP, 3 H, 9 K) and Nick Mattioni (2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 K) combine to shutout Connecticut as the R-Phils complete a 4-game sweep on the Defenders with a 6-0 decision. Brandon Gemoll goes 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBI.

July 23, 2010: At Reading, Kevin Mahar’s bases-loaded single drives in Harold Garcia with the game-winning run in the bottom of the 9^th as the R-Phils beat Akron, 7-6. It was Mahar’s fourth hit of the game.

July 23, 2024: At New Hampshire, the Fightin Phils beat the Fisher Cats 2-0 behind another excellent start by Lachlan Wells. The Australian lefty goes seven-shutout innings, while matching a career-high with 11 strikeouts. It was the second-straight outing of seven-shutout innings for Wells. On the offensive side, Justin Crawford had another strong game with three hits, two stolen bases, and his first Double-A RBI. As a team, Reading set a season-high with nine stolen bases in the win, including two from Carson Taylor and a career-high three from Gabriel Rincones Jr. The nine stolen bases were Reading’s most in a game, dating back to the 2005 season. It was their most since swiping six bags on May 16, 2023.

July 24, 1953 – At Wilkes-Barre, Reading whitewashes the Barons, 9-0, as Jim Barnhardt goes the distance for the seven-hitter. Barnhardt also goes 2-for-4 and scores two runs to help his own cause.

July 24, 1955: At Allentown, Roger Maris goes 3-for-4 with a pair of homers, three runs scored and three RBIs in Reading’s 5-4 victory over the Red Birds.

July 24, 1983: At Reading, the Phillies extend their winning streak to 8 straight with a 9-4 win over Glens Falls as Rich Gaynor wins his 7^th straight start.

July 24, 1999: At Binghamton, Pat Burrell goes 2-for4 with a double, HR and 6 RBI as Reading wins, 9-6.

July 24, 2004: At Reading, Gavin Floyd out-duels Akron’s Jeremy Guthrie in the second game of double-header, shutting out the Aeros on a two-hitter, 1-0. Akron takes game one, 7-3.

July 24, 2014: At Reading, the largest fireworks show in the history of FirstEnergy Stadium draws a record crowd of 9,967. Reading wins, 6-1, as Ryan O’Sullivan tosses 5.0 shutout innings for the victory and Jake Fox goes 2-for-3 with a double, home run, 3 RBI and 2 runs. The homer is Fox’s 5^th in as many games.

July 23, 2024: At New Hampshire, the Fightin Phils toss their second-straight shutout in a 7-0 win over the Fisher Cats. Matt Osterberg gets the win, firing five-scoreless frames. The bullpen combined for four-shutout inning as well. Carson Taylor and Cade Fergus each homer, then the offense breaks out for five runs on eight hits in the top of the eighth inning, where 10 batters come to the plate. In total, every member of the offense records a hit for the first time since May 5, 2023. It also matched a season-high with Reading’s fourth-win in a row. The back-to-back shutouts are Reading’s first since July 12-13, of the season. Additionally, the pitching staff is now up to 22-straight innings fired.

July 25, 1967: At Reading, Steve Arlin tosses the first no-hitter in R-Phils history as he beats York, 9-2, in the second game of a double-header. Arlin walks 10 White Roses, including four with two outs in the final inning. Both York runs score in the 7^th on wild pitches. The no-hitter ends at 12:15 the next day thanks to Arlin’s wildness and a 100 minute rain delay before game one. The grounds crew had resorted to lighting gasoline fires in the infield to soak up the water on the base paths.

July 25, 1983: At Reading, Rusty Hamric’s first home run of the season snaps a 5-5 tie and leads to a 5-run bottom of the 8^th as the R-Phils win their 9^th straight game, a 10-5 decision over Glens Falls. Willie Darkis drives in 3 runs, bringing his 3-day total against the White Sox to 10 hits (in 13 at-bats) and 11 RBI.

July 25, 1994: At Albany, the Phils beat the Yankees, 3-2, behind Dennis Springer’s complete game 4-hitter. He also strikes out nine.

July 25, 2011: At Reading, Carlos Rivero’s sacrifice fly to left scores Tim Kennelly with the game-winning run in the 9^th as the R-Phils beat Altoona, 5-4. Kennelly’s RBI double had tied the game earlier in the inning and two hit batters loaded the bases for Rivero.

July 25, 2012: At Reading, the R-Phils (5-18 in July to that point) get a much-needed win over Altoona with some help from Cody Asche and Jonathan Pettibone. Asche goes 3-for-4 with 2 homers and 4 RBIs while Pettibone picks up the victory in his final start for Reading, giving up just 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 6. The win snaps a 3-game losing streak that had brought the R-Phils down to .500 for the first time that season.

July 25, 2016: At Reading, Tyler Viza (7.0 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K) and 2 relievers combine on 1-0 shutout of Binghamton. Rhys Hoskins hits a solo HR in the 2^nd inning for the game’s only tally.

July 25, 2017: At Reading, in a 2-1 loss to Altoona, Mitch Walding collides violently with Chace Numata on an infield pop in the first inning and ends up with a broken jaw and fractured ear.

July 25, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils matchup with Binghamton is suspended in the bottom of the second inning. Strong storms roll through Reading causing two rain delays, and the eventual suspension. The game would be completed the following night.

July 25, 2024: At New Hampshire, two runs in the bottom of the second snaps Reading’s scoreless-inning streak at 23. It was their longest streak of such since 22-straight scoreless in 2022 and their second longest scoreless-inning streak dating back to the 2005 season.

July 26, 1953 – At Wilkes-Barre, Reading earns a double header split by taking game two, 9-2. Billy Joe Davidson pitches another complete game for the win, giving up just five hits. Ron King is the offensive hero, hitting two doubles and a triple and driving in five runs. The Barons took game one, 8-6.

July 26, 1983: At Reading, the Phillies dominate last place Glens Falls again as their winning streak reaches 10 consecutive games. The 10-3 triumph gives Reading a 4-game sweep of the White Sox in which they outscore them 55-15 and have a hit advantage of 70-30. Tony Ghelfi picks up his 6^th straight win and strikes out a season-high 12 in 7.0 innings of work for Reading, which improves to 66-29 and sees its lead over 2^nd place Lynn grow to 15 games.

July 26, 2006: At Portland, Jesus Merchan doubles, triples and knocks in six runs as the Phils topple Portland, 10-6.

July 26, 2007: At Reading, in his first game as an R-Phil, Greg Golson goes 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored and records an assist from center field as the Phillies rally from a 6-3 deficit to beat Trenton, 11-7. Greg Jacobs (7^th) and Mike Costanzo (8^th) both deliver key 3-run homers in the late innings.

July 26, 2008: At Reading, Clay Harris’ 2-out, 2-run home run in the bottom of the 9^th gives the Phillies a dramatic 9-7 win over New Hampshire. The Phils had fallen behind 3-0 early, surged ahead 7-3, then watched the Fisher Cats score four runs over the final three innings to tie it. After the game, a special send-off ceremony honors Jason Donald and Lou Marson before they head off to the Olympic Games in China.

July 26, 2010: At Richmond, Matt Rizzotti goes 5-for-5 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored and an RBI as Reading beats the Flying Squirrels, 9-4.

July 26, 2013: At Reading, the Fightin Phils rip New Britain, 7-2, as Maikel Franco goes 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs and 5 RBIs. Kelly Dugan’s 2-run homer in the 1^st accounts for Reading’s other two tallies.

July 26, 2017: At Reading, Jose Taveras makes his second of two starts at FirstEnergy Stadium before being promoted to Triple-A. He takes the loss (6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 9 K) in Altoona’s 6-2 win.

July 26, 2023: At Reading, the R-Phils and Binghamton resume the previous days’ suspended game, as Reading falls 5-3. In the resumption, Cam Cannon hit two home runs, which was the first multi-homer game of his career and fifth by a R-Phils player in 2023. In the second game, Reading wins 2-1 thanks to a walk-off walk by Jhailyn Ortiz in the eighth inning.

July 27, 1911: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, the Pretzels’ Jake Northrop becomes a 20-game winner, defeating Trenton, 2-1, on a five-hitter.

July 27, 1953 – At Reading, Schenectady sweeps a controversial twin bill from Reading. In the 7^th inning of the first game, Schenectady pitcher Herb Agase hits Ron King, then charges the plate to protest that the ball had hit King’s bat. Agase starts shoving King around and starts a 15-minute bench-clearing scuffle, which ends with Agase losing his shirt and King breaking his brand new glasses. Both players are ejected, which forces Reading to employ Rocky Colavito as a catcher and pitchers Jim Barnhardt and Norm Camp in right field. Herb Score gets an appearance as a pinch-hitter, going 0-for-1.

July 27, 1965: At Elmira, Ed Barnowski becomes the second Pioneers pitcher to no-hit the Reading Indians that season. Barnowski, who would nearly no-hit the Indians again in September, strikes out 11 and walks three. Both of Elmira’s runs cross in the first inning, the second coming when Lou Piniella singles and comes around to score on three straight wild pitches by Tommy Lee.

July 27, 1999: At Reading, Reggie Taylor’s 2-run homer caps a 7-run 6^th inning as the Phillies bomb Bowie, 11-1.

July 27, 2001: At Norwich, Adam Walker comes off the DL and throws three shutout innings to

extend his scoreless innings streak to 27. Walker is traded to the Mets after the game along with

Bruce Chen for Turk Wendell and Dennis Cook. The Navigators win the game, 4-3, in 15 innings.

July 27, 2005: At Reading, Juan Richardson goes 4-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored and four RBIs as the Phils rally from an early 3-0 deficit to top Bowie, 7-4. Travis Minix pitches 3.2 hitless and scoreless innings, striking out four and claiming the win.

July 27, 2009: At Reading, though he goes 0-for-1, Tim Kennelly scores the last three R-Phils runs in a 4-3 win over Portland. Kennelly, who walked twice and was hit by a pitch, was knocked in each time by an RBI double.

July 27, 2012: At Reading, the Phillies begin a pivotal 4-game series with New Britain by holding on for a 10-9 victory. Sebastian Valle leads the 15-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored and Cesar Hernandez goes 2-for-3 with a 3-run homer and 2 runs. The R-Phils started the day 5½ games behind the Rock Cats for the second Eastern Division playoff spot.

July 27, 2013: At Reading, Maikel Franco, Tyler Henson and Anthony Hewitt all collect three hits in a 12-3 thrashing of New Britain, extending the Rock Cats losing streak to a franchise-record 9 straight games. John Suomi is 2-for-5 with a HR, 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored.

July 27, 2014: At Reading, Akron’s Jordan Smith hits for the cycle and drives in three in the RubberDucks’ 6-4 win. Smith completes the cycle with a 2-run triple in the 9^th.

July 27, 2016: At Reading, Binghamton’s last visit to Reading as the B-Mets ends in a lopsided win for the Fightin Phils. Scott Kingery (3-for-4, RBI, 3 R) swats his first Double-A homer in the 11-3 Reading victory. Jorge Aflaro is 4-for-5 with 3 RBIs, Jake Fox drills 2 solo homers and Christian Marrero goes 1-for-2 with a double, 3 walks, an RBI and 4 R runs.

July 27, 2024: At New Hampshire, the Fightin Phils pick up their third shutout win of the week, with a 7-0 triumph over the Fisher Cats. Robinson Pina was excellent, going seven-shutout innings, with two hits allowed, no walks and nine strikeouts. It was Reading’s seventh shutout win of the season. The offense was led by a seven-run seventh inning, where 10 came to the plate. Otto Kemp hit a two-run home run, Marcus Lee Sang had a two-run single and Phillies No. 3 Prospect Justin Crawford had a two-run double, as well.

July 27, 2024: In Philadelphia, former Fightin Phil Tyler Phillips throws a complete-game nine-inning shutout. It marked the first nine-inning complete game, and complete-game shutout of Phillips’ professional career, which dates back to 2015. It was just the third start, and fourth appearance of Phillips’ Major League career.

July 28, 1918: At Lauer’s Park, Shoeless Joe Jackson scores the winning run on Brooke Mauger’s two-run double in the 9^th inning as Reading Steel Casting tops the New York Shipbuilding Company, 8-7. Jackson has two doubles and a single in the game.

July 28, 1993: At Reading, Craig Holman pitches a complete game 3-hitter and hits one of five Phillies home runs as the home team pummels Binghamton, 13-1. Holman took a no-hitter into the 8^th inning. Jason Moler hits a home run and drives in 5 in his Reading debut.

July 28, 1994: At Albany, the Phils complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees with a 4-1 victory. Ryan Karp gives up one run in six innings for the win.

July 28, 1995: At Harrisburg, Carlton Loewer wins his Double-A debut despite walking 7 in 5.2 innings. The Phils beat the Senators, 5-2.

July 28, 1998: At Trenton, Evan Thomas scatters eight hits over nine innings for a complete game shutout of the Thunder. Thomas strikes out five and does not issue a walk in the 3-0 victory.

July 28, 1999: At Reading, Jimmy Rollins slugs his second home run of the night, a two-out, two-run shot in the bottom of the 9^th to lift Reading past Bowie, 7-5. It is the third time in the ‘99 season that the Phils beat the Baysox with a walk-off homer.

July 28, 2004: At Harrisburg, in game 2 of a double-header, Ryan Howard hits his 37^th and final home run as a Reading Phillie and also reaches the century mark in RBI in Reading’s 7-6 loss to Harrisburg. Howard goes 2-for-4 with 2 runs and 4 RBI to finish with 102 runs batted in.

July 28, 2010: At Richmond, Cody Overbeck’s solo homer in the top of the 9^th inning ties the game and the R-Phils explode for 8 runs in the top of the 11^th to beat the Flying Squirrels, 15-7. Relief pitcher Tyson Brummett starts the winning rally by drawing a walk to start the 11^th and scores the go-ahead run on Kevin Nelson’s 2-run single. Rich Thompson, Harold Garcia and Kevin Mahar each contribute four hits to the 21-hit attack and Garcia and Mahar both drive in four.

July 28, 2012: At Reading, the R-Phils sweep a double-header from New Britain, 5-4 and 6-0, to close within 2½ games of second place. Julio Rodriguez (6.0 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 8 K) and Juan Morillo (1.0 IP, 2 H) combine for the shutout in game 2.

July 28, 2015: At Reading, a 4-run rally in the bottom of the 9^th turns a 3-0 hole into a dramatic win over Erie. Andrew Knapp gets the Fightin Phils on the board with a 2-run double. A Harold Martinez RBI double ties it before Kelly Dugan brings home Martinez with the game-winning single. The SeaWolves held Reading to 3 hits through the first 8 innings before being battered for 4 (3 of them doubles) in the 9^th.

July 28, 2016: At Erie, despite falling, 5-3, to the SeaWolves, Rhys Hoskins hits his 30^th home run.

July 28, 2023: At Reading, the R-Phils combined to toss their first one-hitter since 2019, but fall to Binghamton 3-2. Griff McGarry started and was followed by Dominic Pipkin, Cristian Hernandez, and Carlos Francisco. Reading pitching allowed eight walks on the night.

July 29, 1983: At Waterbury, Jeff Stone’s infield single scores Mike LaValliere with the game-winning run in the 14^th inning as the R-Phils outlast the Reds, 8-7. Waterbury had rallied from a 6-0 deficit after 4 innings, eventually tying the game with a single run in the 9th. The Reds almost won the game in the 11^th, but right fielder Randy Salava threw out Eric Davis at the plate to end the inning. Stone finished the game 3-for-8 with 2 RBI, 2 runs and 4 stolen bases for the R-Phils.

July 29, 1992: At New Britain, Paul Fletcher shuts out the Red Sox on four hits, 4-0.

July 29, 2000: At Norwich, Brandon Duckworth tosses eight shutout innings, allowing one hit and

striking out nine. He does not get a decision, however, as the Navigators outlast the Phillies,

1-0, in 10 innings.

July 29, 2004: At Harrisburg, Gavin Floyd wins his final start as a Reading Phillie, going 8.2

innings in the Phils’ 7-2 win over the Senators. Floyd gives up 8 hits and 2 earned runs while

striking out 2. He also contributes with his bat, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.

July 29, 2009: At Reading, Brian Stavisky doubles, hits two solo homers and scores four times as the R-Phils hold on to beat Portland, 6-5.

July 29, 2012: At Reading, the Phils beat New Britain, 8-3, to complete a 4-game sweep and pull to within 1½ games of the Rock Cats for second place in the Eastern Division. Every Reading hitter contributes at least one hit, while the Rock Cats struggle to take advantage of 10 walks by R-Phils hurlers, leaving 13 men on base.

July 29, 2015: At Reading, the Fightin Phils record their 2^nd straight walk-off win, beating Erie 9-8. Brock Stassi reaches with 2 outs in the 9^th on a fielding error by former Fightin Phils second baseman Tony Thomas to keep the inning alive. Two batters later, Destin Hood’s RBI single plates Stassi with the game-winner. Angelo Mora (3-for-5, 3B, 2B, 2 RBI, run) hits his 3^rd triple in his first 7 games as a Fightin Phil and Cameron Perkins contributes with his arm, throwing out the potential go-ahead run to end the 8^th.

July 29, 2023: At Reading, David Parkinson’s streak of six-straight decisions is snapped as he earns a no-decision in an eventual 3-1 loss to Binghamton. Over the stretch, Parkinson went 4-2 and pitched excellently.

July 30, 2004: Gavin Floyd and Ryan Howard are both promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Floyd is sent up before that night’s game at Harrisburg and Howard is promoted after he goes 1-for-4 with a run scored in an 8-1 loss to the Senators.

July 30, 2006: At Reading, the Phillies erupt for seven runs in the 3^rd inning and defeat Portland, 8-3.

July 30, 2013: At Reading, the Phils overcome deficits of 3-0 and 5-3 by scoring 11 times in the middle three innings to beat visiting Erie, 11-5. Sebastian Valle is the offensive hero with a triple, home run and 5 RBIs.

July 30, 2021: Arquimedes Gamboa eclipised his longest on-base streak of 13 consecutive games that he had previously set back from May 6-20. Gamboa reached first successfully in every contest dating back to July 9th. With last night base hit, that is now 20 games straight that the switch hitter has made it to first in a row. There have been only three games in the month of July that Gamboa has played in that he hasn’t reached first in one way or another.

July 30, 2023: At Reading, Cam Cannon homers for the fourth-time in five games as Reading galls to Binghamton 4-3. Cannon entered the week with just one home run on the season, but proceeded to tack on four more during the series.

July 30, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils had their biggest comeback win of the season in a 5-4 win over the Hartford Yard Goats on Tuesday morning. Hartford jumped out to a 4-0 lead off Reading starter Noah Skirrow. The Fightin Phils got three runs back in the bottom of the fourth inning. Carson Taylor hit a two-run home run and Otto Kemp then tripled and scored thanks to a Leandro Pineda double to make it 4-3. Reading then tied the game in the bottom of the seventh to make it 4-4. The Fightin Phils then scored a run in the bottom of the ninth innings, thanks to a single from Otto Kemp scoring Justin Crawford, for Reading’s third walk-off win of the season. It was also Reading’s second-straight home game with a walk off.

July 31, 1953 – At Binghamton, Norm Camp throws a five-hit shutout as the Indians win, 2-0, to pull into a tie with the Triplets atop the Eastern League standings.

July 31, 1960: Baseballtown Native Carl Mathias makes his Major League debut with the

Cleveland Indians.

July 31, 1993: At Reading, the Phillies pick up their second straight shutout (9-0 over London) as Robert Gaddy strikes out 9 in 8 innings.

July 31, 1996: At Reading, Jason Moler gives Reading a 5-4 win over New Britain with a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9^th inning.

July 31, 2004: At Akron, the Phillies pound out 19 hits, including six for extra-bases, in an 18-7 thrashing of the Aeros. Carlos Ruiz goes 4-for-6 with 4 runs scored; Ryan Fleming and Kurt Keene each have 3 hits and Sean Walsh drives in 4. Every Reading hitter collects at least one hit and everyone but Walsh scores a run.

July 31, 2009: At Erie, Quintin Berry’s solo home run in the 9^th ties the game and Brian Stavisky’s leadoff homer in the 10^th puts the Phillies ahead as they rally by Erie, 6-4.

July 31, 2013: At Reading, Anthony Hewitt homers twice and drives in 3 as the Fightin Phils edge Erie, 7-6. Hewitt would finish the season with 16 homers, 13 of which were hit at FirstEnergy Stadium.

July 31, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils fall 7-4 to Hartford. Phillies pitchers Taijuan Walker and Dylan Covey make rehab appearances for Reading. Walker starts and allows two-earned runs over 2.2 innings, while striking out three. Covey allows one-unearned run over two innings or relief. Justin Crawford has two hits and a double in the loss.

August

September

September 1, 1911: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, the Pretzels clinch the Tri-State League title and win the first minor league pennant in Baseballtown history, rallying past Trenton, 7-5. The Pretzels score six in the 8^th inning to reverse a 4-1 deficit. Jimmie Curry’s tie-breaking, two-run triple is the big blow.

September 1, 1940: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, the Chicks capture the Inter-State League title by taking game one of a double-header from Trenton, 2-1. It is the first pennant captured by a Reading team in 29 years. Freddie Kiebler tosses a four-hit complete game for the win.

September 1, 1997: At Reading, the Senators eliminate the Phillies from playoff contention on the final day of the season, 6-5.

September 1, 2003: At Bowie, the Labor Day season finale between the Phillies and Baysox is called on account of rain with two outs in the bottom of the 6^th inning and the score tied at 4-4. Jeff Inglin hits a home run and drives in two to finish the season as the Eastern League leader in home runs (24) and RBI (103). He is the first Reading player since Rocky Colavito (1953) to top the circuit in both categories.

September 1, 2004 – At Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Ryan Howard makes his Major League debut for the Phillies against Atlanta, going 0-for-1 in a pinch-hit appearance. Howard hit 37 home runs for Reading earlier in the year and had 9 more for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before being called up to the big Phils.

September 1, 2011: At Akron, Tyler Cloyd pitches 6.2 solid innings (8 H, ER, 5 K) for the win and Ozzie Chavez goes 3-for-4 with a double, a run and three RBIs as the R-Phils beat the Aeros, 6-1. Reading takes over 2^nd place by a half game in the Eastern Division thanks to a New Britain loss at Richmond.

September 1, 2014: At Trenton, Reading ends the season with its 7^th consecutive win, a 7-3 triumph over the Thunder. All seven of the victories came on the road.

September 2, 1953 – At Albany, Floyd Penfold scatters seven hits over nine innings to blank the Senators, 6-0. Rocky Colavito goes 2-for-4 and with three RBI and slams his final home run of the regular season. Colavito’s 28 round-trippers would lead the Eastern League.

September 2, 1965: At Elmira, in the second game of a double-header, the Pioneers’ Ed Barnowski gives up one hit and one run in 12 innings while striking out 19 Reading Indians but gets a no-decision in Reading’s 3-1 win. Barnowski comes within three outs of tossing his second no-hitter of the season against Reading when Jerry Kelly homers to lead off the 9^th. Dick Orsagh pitches eight innings of shutout relief, striking out 10 for the win. Orsagh also singles home Ray Fosse with the deciding run in the 15^th inning.

September 2, 1995: At Portland, Rick Holifield drives in five runs in an 11-1 Reading victory.

September 2, 2004: At Reading, the Phils draw 9,150 fans for the home finale against Erie, pushing the season average to 7,138 per game – the highest in franchise history. Despite rallying to tie the game with two outs in the 9^th, Reading falls to the SeaWolves, 9-7, in 10 innings.

September 2, 2012: At Portland, Reading moves closer to securing a playoff berth with a 5-0 win over the Sea Dogs. Ethan Martin (7.0 IP, 2 H, 8 K) improves to 5-0 as an R-Phil and Tyler Knigge (2.0 IP, H, 2 K) tosses the final two frames.

September 2, 2013: At New Britain, Severino Gonzalez wins his Fightin Phils debut, allowing 2 earned runs on 8 hits over 6.2 innings in a 3-2 win on the last day of the regular season. Gonzalez, later named a 2013 Paul Owens Award winner, strikes out 8 and does not walk a batter.

September 3, 1919: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, Bud Weiser’s RBI triple caps a four-run 9^th inning rally, giving the Marines an 8-7 win over Newark. Despite clearing the right field wall, Weiser is only credited for a three base hit due to a rule stating that a team could not win by more than one run in the bottom of the 9^th or extra innings. The rule was changed the following season.

September 3, 1959: At York, Reading Indians outfielder Walt Bond goes 5-for-9 with 3 home runs and 7 RBIs in the Indians’ doubleheader sweep of the White Roses. Bond is 3-for-4 with a pair of homers and 6 RBIs in game one, a 10-5 decision, and 2-for-5 with a solo blast in a 7-3 win in the nightcap. Paul “Cooter” Jones has an outstanding twin bill also, going a combined 4-for-7 with 4 runs scored and a home run, his 50^th career HR in a Reading Indians uniform.

September 3, 1968: At Reading, the Phillies rally for four runs in the 8^th inning, the final three coming on a Dave Watkins home run, to defeat Binghamton, 5-2, in the first game of the best-of-three E.L. semifinal series.

September 3, 1973: The Phillies clinch the Eastern League regular season title with a 6-2 win over Waterbury as Dane Iorg goes 5-for-5 with two RBIs. The win capped a stretch that saw the Phils rally from last place (5.0 games back on August 12) to win 22 of their final 29 games.

September 3, 1983: At Reading, the Phillies wrap up the best regular season in franchise history (96-44) with a 9-7 win over Lynn in 11 innings in front of just 466 paid spectators. Greg Legg’s 2-run, ground rule double ends it 10 minutes before a mutually agreed upon curfew of 5 PM. Legg ends the day 4-for-6 with 4 RBI and a run. The R-Phils finish 18.5 games ahead of the 2^nd place Pirates and their winning percentage of .686 is the 3^rd best in Eastern League history. They were an astounding 52-19 on the road. In double-headers, they registered 12 sweeps, split 7 times and were not swept all year.

September 3, 1995: At Portland, all-time R-Phils home run leader Dan Held hits a home run in his Reading debut, but the Sea Dogs win the game, 15-2.

September 3, 2004: At Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Gavin Floyd makes his Major League debut for the Phillies, picking up the win in an 8-1 victory over the New York Mets. Floyd goes 7 strong innings, surrendering just one run on four hits while striking out five (all but one looking). The Mets’ only run comes when former R-Phil Eric Valent homers in the third inning. Floyd had been in an R-Phils uniform as late as July 29^th that season.

September 3, 2005: At Erie, Chris Roberson ties Billy Harrell for the Reading franchise record with his 170^th hit of the season. The record-tying single is Roberson’s third hit of the game and comes in the 10^th inning of a 7-3 R-Phils win.

September 3, 2007: At Harrisburg, Greg Jacobs ties David Doster’s franchise record for doubles in a season by swatting his 39^th two-bagger in an 8-3 loss to the Senators on the season’s final day. Mike Costanzo hits his 27^th homer of the year and briefly ties Erie’s Jeff Larish for the league lead before Larish hits his 28^th later in the day to win the EL’s HR crown.

September 3, 2012: At Portland, the R-Phils clinch a playoff spot on the season’s final day, prevailing 7-3 over the Sea Dogs. Darin Ruf’s RBI single in the top of the 9^th, which gives him 104 for the season, takes away a save opportunity from Justin Friend, who would have had a chance to break the franchise record. Friend does pitch a perfect 9^th, however, to complete a dominant season. He finishes 2-0 with 24 saves and a miniscule 0.23 ERA, allowing only one earned run in 39.2 innings while tallying 41 strikeouts.

September 3, 2015: At Reading, the Fightin Phils beat Binghamton and knuckleballer Mickey Jannis, 2-1, in the last home game of the regular season to clinch the Eastern Division crown. Reading rallies from a 1-0 deficit in the 7^th, plating both runs on Harold Garcia’s seeing-eye single through the left side of the infield – one of only 3 hits for the home team. Ethan Martin goes 5.0 hitless innings, allowing only one walk while striking out 5, but does not get a decision.

September 3, 2016: At Trenton, Dylan Cozens sets the franchise home run record (39) with a 3-run blast off Daniel Camarena in the 3^rd inning of a 10-5 Fightin Phils win. Cozens also passes Greg Luzinski for the R-Phils RBI record and Rocky Colavito for the franchise RBI record with the swing and ends the night with 123 runs batted in. The victory clinches Reading’s second straight EL Eastern Division title.

September 3, 2017: At Trenton, Reading enters the day 0-8 at Arm & Hammer Park but sweeps a doubleheader from the division champion Thunder with 3-1 and 2-0 victories. Jacob Waguespack (6.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 5 K) gets the win in game 1 to snap the losing skid. Tyler Viza (7.0 IP, 3 H, 6 K) wins game 2 as the Fightin Phils need extras to break a scoreless tie, then score a pair of runs on errors to secure the win. Garrett Cleavinger pitches the 8^th for his 4^th save.

September 3, 2018: At Trenton, Darrick Hall’s solo home run with 2 outs in the 9^th snaps a string of 34 straight innings without a run for the Fightin Phils, but the Thunder wins on an error in the bottom of the 9^th, 2-1. Hall’s RBI single in the 1^st inning of the opener of the 4-game series was the team’s last run before the scoreless streak. Trenton outscores Reading 11-3 in the season-ending sweep.

September 3, 2024: At Reading, Phillies No. 1 Prospect Aidan Miller makes his Double-A debut in a 4-2 win over Erie. Miller has a hit and RBI in his first Double-A contest. Phillies No. 3 Prospect Justin Crawford has three hits, two runs and two stolen bases in the win as well.

September 4, 1953 – At Wilkes-Barre, Reading clinches the Eastern League pennant with an 11-6 thrashing of the Barons in game one of a twin bill. Every Indians position player has at least one of the team’s 15 hits. Billy Harrell and Earl Averill, Jr. both collect three safeties while Rocky Colavito knocks in three. In the second game, each Reading position player has at least one hit again as the Indians complete the sweep, 9-2. Joe Caffie goes 5-for-9 with a double, stolen base, four runs and two RBI on the day.

September 4, 1955: At Reading, in his last start of the season, Don Minnick becomes the first and only Reading Indian to win 20 games as the Tribe rallies for a 6-5 win over Albany. Minnick’s chances for a 20^th victory look bleak as they trail 5-1 after 7½ innings, but Joe Randazzo’s solo homer in the 8^th and Joe Camacho’s three-run clout in the 9^th send the game into extras. The game is won when Larry Raines barely clears the fence in left-center field with two outs in the 11^th inning.

September 4, 1959: At York, Steve Hamilton tosses a complete game shutout as the Reading Indians blank the White Roses, 5-0. Hamilton allows only 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2. In the 7^th inning Paul “Cooter” Jones hits his final career home run as a Reading Indian. The solo blast gives him 51 for his career, most of any Reading Indians player ever.

September 4, 1968: At Reading, the R-Phils finish off Binghamton in the opening round of the EL playoffs with an 8-7 victory in a 19-inning Game 2 marathon. Joe Christopher’s sacrifice fly provides the winning run in a game that featured 31 walks – 14 of them intentional. Reading had twice rallied in their last at-bat to tie the game (9^th and 17^th innings).

September 4, 1983: At New Britain, Roger Clemens deals the Reading Phillies a 3-1 loss in Game 1 of the best-of-3 EL semifinal series, allowing 1 run on 10 hits while striking out 3 over 8.0+ innings. The R-Phils break a 15-inning scoreless streak vs. Clemens with a 1^st inning run and knock him out the game with back-to-back singles to lead off the 9^th. But Charlie Mitchell gets out of the jam without allowing a run to secure the Red Sox win.

September 4, 1993: At Reading, the Phils sweep New Britain in a double-header. In game one, a 5-0 win, Robert Gaddy throws a 5-hit shutout. In game two, Craig Holman, Greg Brown, Toby Borland and Ricky Bottalico team up to toss a no-hitter, the first no-hitter in the Eastern League’s history involving four different pitchers and the 5^th straight no-hitter pitting Reading vs. New Britain. The 2-0 Phils victory takes just 1:15. A 6^th inning walk is the Red Sox only base runner.

September 4, 2000: At Erie, the Phillies beat the SeaWolves, 3-1, to wrap up the regular season at 85-57.

September 4, 2004: At Binghamton, Carlos Chantres and Eude Brito combine to shut out the B-Mets, 3-0, on a 3-hitter. Chantres goes 7 innings for the win, giving up just one hit while fanning seven.

September 4, 2005: At Erie, Chris Roberson goes 2-for-4 and becomes the all-time single season hit king in Reading franchise history as the Phillies topple the SeaWolves, 7-1. Roberson wastes little time as he leads off the game with hit number 171 off Matt Beech. James Happ goes 6.0 strong innings in his Reading debut, giving up three hits and one run while striking out eight for the victory.

September 4, 2011: At Binghamton, Reading wins its 4^th straight game to clinch a tie for the Eastern Division wildcard spot. Tim Kennelly, who had entered the game in a double-switch in the 8^th, wins it with a solo homer in the top of the 9^th.

September 4, 2024: At Reading, the Fightin Phils rally from three-down in the bottom of the ninth for a 6-5 win over Erie. The game ends with Otto Kemp at the plate and the bases loaded. After Kemp fouls off a pitch, home plate umpire Nelson Fraley calls catchers’ interference. Kemp is awarded first base and Aidan Miller scores the winning run. It is the second walk-off catchers’ interference in Reading history, with the last coming on June 20, 2007.

September 5, 1911: On pennant-raising day at Lauer’s Park in Reading, the Pretzels steal one from last-place Wilmington by rallying for two in the bottom of the 9^th for a 4-3 victory. With two outs, two strikes on the batter and the winning run on third, the Wilmington pitcher starts looking at the ball as if something is wrong with it. Reading manager/third base coach Bill Coughlin then calls for the pitcher to toss him the ball so he can inspect it. When he does, Coughlin steps to the side and lets the ball roll to the fence, allowing Tom Philbin to score the decisive tally. The play draws “great laughter” from members of the crowd, many of whom file onto the field to heckle the visitors afterward.

September 5, 1940: At Trenton, Fred Kiebler hurls a four-hit, 11-inning shutout as Reading beats the Packers 1-0 to take a two-games-to-none lead in the best-of-five Inter-State League semifinals. It is Kiebler’s third shutout of Trenton in as many tries, running his streak of scoreless innings against the Packers to 29. Jerry Giegerich singles home Bill Polito with the winning run.

September 5, 1959: At York, Dave Mann swats a grand slam in the 8^th inning, breaking a 2-2 tie and leading the Reading Indians to a 6-3 win over the White Roses.

September 5, 1973: At Pittsfield, Rusty Klobas cracks two homers and drives in six as the R-Phils even their best-of-five championship series with the Rangers at one game apiece. The 14-5 rout is also aided by home runs off the bats of Dane Iorg, Jim Essian and Jerry Martin.

September 5, 1983: At Reading, the R-Phils even their best-of-3 EL semifinal series with a 5-0 win over New Britain as Ed Wojna allows just 3 hits in 7.2 shutout innings. Willie Darkis goes 2-for-3 with a homer, double, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.

September 5, 1986: At Burlington, the Reading Phillies top the Vermont Reds, 6-2, to open the best-of-five Eastern League Championship Series. Rick Lundblade goes 2-for-4 with a home run, 2 RBI and 2 runs while Ricky Jordan knocks in the go-ahead run with a double in the 7^th inning.

September 5, 2004: At Binghamton, the Phillies shut out the playoff-bound Mets, 3-0, for the second straight night. Robinson Tejeda pitches the first seven innings, giving up just four hits and striking out 10 for the victory

September 5, 2005: At Erie, the R-Phils complete a four-game sweep of the SeaWolves and end the season on a five-game winning streak as they prevail, 5-1. Allen Davis comes within one out of a complete game shutout, but still gets the victory to claim the Eastern League wins crown with 13. Ryan Cameron comes in for his 19^th save in his league-best 58^th appearance.

September 5, 2009: At Connecticut, Reading sweeps a double-header, 9-4 and 4-3, from the Defenders to reduce its playoff magic number to one. Yohan Flande pitches a complete game in the opener, the first and only R-Phils complete game of the season not shortened by rain.

September 5, 2011: At Binghamton, the R-Phils end the regular season by winning their 5^th straight game and secure a playoff berth with a 6-2 victory over the B-Mets. Matt Rizzotti is 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs while Brent Clevlen goes 2-for-5 with a 2-run homer. Tyson Brummett gives up 8 hits and two earned runs over 6.0 innings for the win.

September 5, 2012: At Reading, the R-Phils win a home playoff game for the first time in nearly 11 years, rallying for a 4-2 win over Trenton in Game 1 of the Eastern Division series. Tommy Joseph’s solo homer in the 7^th gives the Phillies a 3-2 lead and Leandro Castro follows that with another solo shot for the final margin. Tyler Knigge gets the win in relief and Justin Friend saves it. Trenton would take the next three games, however, to win the series.

September 5, 2015: At Richmond, Jake Thompson improves to 5-1 and Stephen Shackleford records his 30^th and final save of his record-setting campaign as the Fightin Phils beat the Flying Squirrels, 2-0. Thompson allows 4 hits, walks none and strikes out 7 in his final start of the regular season. Rene Garcia accounts for most of the offense, going 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored.

September 5, 2016: At Trenton, Dylan Cozens and Rhys Hoskins end the regular season with a bang, knocking back-to-back HRs in the 10^th to lead Reading to an 11-6 win over the Thunder in the season finale. Cozens goes 2-for-5 with a homer, 2 RBIs and 2 runs and Hoskins goes 3-for-5 with a HR, double, 2 RBIs and 2 runs. Baseballtown’s “Bash Brothers” end the year by hitting home runs in the same game 14 times and belting back-to-back homers 6 times. Cozens leads the Minor Leagues in homers and RBIs while Hoskins ranks 2^nd and 3^rd in those categories. Cozens also finishes with franchise records for HR (40), RBI (125), total bases (308) and strikeouts (186) and falls just one double short of the franchise mark of 39.

September 5, 2023: At Reading, six first-inning runs lead the R-Phils to a 6-3 win over Portland. Zach Haake was excellent, going a season-high (tied career high) six innings and allowed just one hit, no runs and four strikeouts. Carlos De La Cruz hit a two-run homer in the first and Pedro Martinez added a three-run blast in the same frame.

September 6, 1940: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, the Chicks sweep Trenton from the Inter-State League playoffs with a 4-3 win in Game 3, rallying for three runs in the bottom of the 9^th. With two outs and the bases loaded, Reading is handed the game as Lyle Judy’s routine fly ball is dropped by Stan Shubilla, allowing the tying and winning runs to score.

September 6, 1983: At Reading, the Phillies’ dream season ends at the hands of New Britain in a frustrating 7-6 defeat. A 4-run 3^rd inning, assisted by 2 R-Phils, errors is the key frame for the Red Sox. Jeff Stone steals 4 bases in the game (giving him 7 for the series) and goes 2-for-4 with 2 runs and an RBI, but fails to get a crucial bunt down in the 9^th inning. Kevin Romine is the hero for New Britain, going 2-for-4 with 4 RBI.

September 6, 1995: At Reading (Game 2, Southern Division Championship Series), Rob Grable leads off the 9^th with a home run off former R-Phil Mike Sullivan and gives the Phils a 7-6 win over Trenton.

September 6, 1999: At Reading, Jason Brester tosses a 2-hit shutout of Harrisburg as the Phils wrap up the season with a 3-0 win.

September 6, 2000: At Reading, Carmine Cappuccio provides one of the most dramatic moments in Baseballtown history against four-time defending champion Harrisburg in Game 1 of the Eastern League Southern Division Series. Pinch hitting with one out in the bottom of the 9^th, Cappuccio hits a grand slam to cap an improbable six-run rally, lifting Reading to the 10-9 victory. The Senators had seemingly put the game away in the top of the 9^th with four runs.

September 6, 2004: At Binghamton, the Phillies end the season by completing a 4-game sweep of the Mets, 5-1. Brandon Culp (6 IP) and Hayden Gardner (3 IP) combine to hold Binghamton to five hits. Phillies pitchers allow just 2 runs on 17 hits during the entire series and keep the Mets off the scoreboard for 22 straight innings at one point.

September 6, 2009: At Connecticut, the Reading Phillies clinch their first post-season berth in eight years and end the Eastern League’s longest playoff drought with a 6-0 shutout of the Defenders. Mike Cisco (6.0 IP, 5 H, 2K), Scott Mathieson (2.0 IP, 2 H, 4 K) and Mike Zagurski (1.0 IP), combine on the 7-hitter. All six runs score in the 7^th inning, with Freddy Galvis’ 2-run single initiating the scoring.

September 6, 2010: At Altoona, Drew Naylor pitches a 3-hit shutout to close out the season. He strikes out seven in picking up his team-leading 12^th win.

September 6, 2023: At Reading, Phillies No. 2 Prospect Mick Abel tossed six-shutout innings and allows just one hit with seven strikeouts as Reading wins 3-2 over Portland. Marcus Lee Sang hit a two-run homer, but Abel did not factor in the decision as Portland tied the game in the seventh. Ethan Wilson hit a go-ahead double in the eighth to score Oliver Dunn and Tristan Garnett got the save and Dominic Pipkin the win.

September 7, 1907: At Lauer’s Park, the Reading team in the outlaw Atlantic League defeats Tamaqua, 10-2 to clinch the city’s first pennant.

September 7, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians set an Eastern League record by recording wins number 100 and 101 in a Labor Day sweep of Williamsport. The Indians prevail 3-1 and 5-2, finishing the regular season with a 10-game winning streak and 25 victories in their final 28 games. Billy Harrell goes 4-for-5 in game two and finishes second in the league in batting average (.330) and hits (170).

September 7, 1959: At Reading, the Indians fall to York, 8-7, on the last day of the season and miss the playoffs by a half game. The Tribe led 5-1 after 5 innings and 7-3 after 5, but couldn’t hold the lead. Paul “Cooter” Jones goes 1-for-2 with a stolen base, RBI and 2 runs scored in his final pro game while Dave Mann is 2-for-4 with a steal and a run scored in his final contest as an Indian. Mann finishes the season with 65 steals, giving him a 4^th straight Eastern League SB crown. His 218 career steals with Reading remain a franchise record.

September 7, 1968: At Pittsfield, the R-Phils rally for four runs in the 8^th inning to defeat the Red Sox, 11-6, and even the best-of-5 series at one game apiece. Ron Allen was the star, going 4-for-5 with three RBIs.

September 7, 1973: At Reading, a seven-run first inning fuels an 11-2 thumping of Pittsfield as the Phillies win their second EL Championship, 3-games-to-1. Dane Iorg and Rusty Klobas hit home runs for Reading. Steve Cates, pitching just days after the death of his infant son, comes out of the bullpen in the 2^nd inning and goes 8 shutout frames for the win.

September 7, 1980: Future Reading Phillies television color analyst Marty Bystrom makes his

major league debut. He would go on to a 5-0 record with a 1.50 ERA. Bystrom’s Reading career

was short; he only pitched two games on a rehab assignment in 1981. He has made the

Baseballtown area his home since retiring as a player.

September 7, 1986: At Reading, the Phillies close to within one win of the Eastern League championship with a 4-3 win over visiting Vermont. Tony Brown (3-for-4, double, RBI, run) steals 3^rd and scores the eventual game-winning run on Ricky Jordan’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 8^th inning. Travis Chambers pitches 2.0 perfect innings in relief, striking out 1 for his second win of the series.

September 7, 1995: At Trenton, (Game 3, SDCS) four Phillies homer in a 12-5 win as Reading completes a 3-game sweep of the Thunder.

September 7, 1998: At Bowie, the Phillies get shut out for the 14^th time that season and finish

the year with their 8^th consecutive loss in a 5-0 whitewashing. The Phils finish at 56-85.

September 7, 2000: At Reading, (Game 2, SDCS), the Phillies take a 2-0 series lead on

Harrisburg with an 8-1 victory. Johnny Estrada goes 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and

three RBI and Geoff Geary allows one run in seven innings.

September 7, 2023: At Reading, the Fightin Phils and Portland Sea Dogs matchup is suspended in the top of the third inning when storms roll into Baseballtown. Carlos De La Cruz hit his 24^th home run before the suspension, then David Parkinson earned his ninth win and Orion Kerkering his sixth save when the game resumed.

September 8, 1933: At Harrisburg, George “Lefty” Hockette wins his 20^th game with a 2-1 victory

over the Senators as the Reading Red Sox remain mere percentage points behind Binghamton

for first place. Hockette allows seven hits and one unearned run in eight innings of work.

September 8, 1968: At Reading, Jack Nutter pitches a 4-hitter and faces just 30 Pittsfield hitters as the R-Phils close to within one victory of the Eastern League championship with a 4-1 win. Gene Leek’s two-run double in the 6^th inning provides some insurance.

September 8, 1986: At Reading, the Phillies fail to hold a 3-1 lead as Vermont rallies for a 5-3 win to force a winner-take-all Game 5 in the EL Championship Series. Rick Lundblade drives in all 3 runs for the R-Phils. Lenny Harris goes 4-for-5 with an RBI and a run for the Reds

September 8, 2000: At Harrisburg, Eric Valent, Andy Dominique, and Jason Michaels hit back-to-

back-to-back home runs as the R-Phils complete a three game sweep of the Harrisburg

Senators in the Eastern League Southern Division Championship. This was also the second time

in the career of Valent, Dominique, and Michaels they went back-to-back-to-back.

September 8, 2001: At Reading, J.P. Roberge breaks a 2-2 tie with a 2-run HR in the bottom of

the eighth vs. Erie in a pivotal game 3 of the E.L. Southern Division series. Travis Chapman

follows the HR with one of his own, giving the R-Phils a 5-3 victory.

September 9, 1916: At Circus Maximus, Reading and Utica conclude the NY-Penn League season by splitting a double-header. In the 5^th inning of Game 2, Utica pitcher Walker punches home plate umpire Lewis in the face while arguing a called third strike against a Utes batter. Lewis reacts by slugging Walker with his mask, opening a large wound in his cheek. The game is delayed for half an hour while police escort Walker from the ballpark and chase the fans back into the stands.

September 9, 1919: At Jersey City, Myrl Brown of the Reading Marines pitches and wins both ends of a double header, 6-1 and 4-2. Brown surrenders six hits in the first game and two in the second.

September 9, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians open the postseason with a dramatic 4-3 win over Schenectady in the best-of-seven semifinal series. Pinch hitter Bob Moscrey caps a three-run 9^th inning rally with a two-out, two-run single.

September 9, 1968: At Reading, in just their second season, the Phillies claim their first Eastern League title by outlasting Pittsfield, 3-2, in 11 innings to win the championship series, 3-games-to-1. Larry Bowa’s two-out double plates Stump Merrill when catcher Kevin Mahoney fails to handle the relay throw from the shortstop. Bill Wolfe goes the distance, striking out nine for the victory. After the game, penny-pinching Pittsfield president Joe Buzas explains his gladness at his team’s ouster by claiming, “The playoffs don’t mean anything.”

September 9, 1986: At Reading, the Vermont Reds win their 3^rd straight Eastern League title with a 6-5 win in Game 5. The Phils trail 6-2 heading into the bottom of the 9^th, rally to score 3 runs and have runners at the corners with just 1 out. But Keith Miller pops out to shallow left and Rick Lundblade, who had homered twice earlier in the game, lines out to right center against Steve Oliverio to end the game. Mike Mafre hits 2 solo homers to pace Vermont.

September 9, 2011: At New Hampshire, the R-Phils win their first playoff game in 10 years and even the best-of-five series at a game apiece by thrashing the Fisher Cats, 11-2. J.C. Ramirez allows only one hit and two walks while striking out six in 6.0 shutout innings for the win and Derrick Mitchell goes 3-for-5 with a triple, a run and five RBIs.

September 9, 2015: At Binghamton, Reading opens the Eastern Division Series with a 9-4 domination of Binghamton. The Fightin Phils score 4 runs in the 1^st and cruise from there, totaling 18 hits on the night. Andrew Knapp and J.P. Crawford both have 3 hits and score 3 runs while Brock Stassi reaches base 5 times (HR, 2B, 3 BB), drives in 4 and scores twice. Dylan Cozens hits a pair of doubles and drives in 3. Zach Eflin goes 7.0 innings for the win, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits.

September 9, 2016: At Reading, the Fightin Phils keep their season alive with a 13-5 whipping of Trenton in Game 3 of the ELDS. Elniery Garcia, just called up from Single-A for the first time, picks up the win (6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, BB, 4 K) while Jorge Alfaro leads the offense by going 4-for-5 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Rhys Hoskins and Harold Martinez also homer for Reading, which gets at least one hit from all nine starters.

September 9, 2023: At Reading, the Sea Dogs and Fightin Phils are suspended for the second time in three nights. Forcing the teams to play a doubleheader the following day, the final home date of the 2023 home schedule.

September 10, 1933: The Reading Red Sox beat Harrisburg, 7-4, at Lauer’s Park to finish the season at 80-56. Though Reading’s win total is tops in the New York-Penn League, Binghamton (79-55) is awarded the pennant based on a better winning percentage, .5895 to .5882.

September 10, 1940: At Lancaster, Reading evens the best-of-seven Inter-State League championship series at one game apiece, with a 5-3 win in 10 innings. The Chicks take advantage of seven Lancaster errors and Lloyd Gross goes the distance on a five-hitter. The Red Roses would take the next three games, however, to win the title.

September 10, 1995: At New Haven (Game 2, Eastern League Championship Series), the Phillies score four in the 8^th to win, 8-3, and even the series at a game apiece.

September 10, 2015: At Binghamton, the Fightin Phils and B-Mets are rained out after less than an hour rain delay and with radar showing clearing skies. ELDS Game 2 would be pushed back a day.

September 10, 2016: At Reading, Trenton finishes off the Fightin Phils with a 3-2 win in Game 4 of the ELDS. Dante Bichette, Jr. homers and a pair of costly errors lead to the final two Trenton runs.

September 10, 2023: At Reading, the R-Phils final home game of the 2023 season against Portland is cancelled due to rain. Reading and Portland did resume a game suspended the prior day earlier in the day.

September 10, 2024: At Harrisburg, the Fightin Phils fall 5-4 to open the final series of the season against the Senators. Reading trailed 5-0 and nearly completed the comeback, which was highlighted by a Gabriel Rincones Jr. three-run double in the eighth, that came inches from being a game-tying grand slam. Konnor Ash threw three-scoreless innings to open a bullpen game.

September 11, 1995: At Reading, (Game 3, ELCS), the Phillies move within a game of the EL championship by beating New Haven, 6-4. David Doster’s 6^th inning 3-run HR is the key blow.

September 11, 2001: Terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania bring the sports world to a halt and postpone the start of the Eastern League championship series between Reading and New Britain. A few days later, the series would be cancelled and the Phillies and Rock Cats declared co-champions.

September 11, 2004 – At Shea Stadium, New York, Ryan Howard hits his first Major League home run: a pinch-hit 2-run shot in the 7^th to help the Phils beat the Mets, 11-9, in 13 innings.

September 11, 2011: At Reading, Danny Perales hits a 2-run homer in the top of the 9^th inning to lead New Hampshire to a 4-2 series-clinching win over the R-Phils. Perales had been hitless in five at-bats in the series but had driven in the lone run with a sacrifice fly in Game 3 the night before. Mike Cisco, who was 8-0 during the regular season, surrendered the homer and took the loss.

September 11, 2015: At Binghamton, on a night in which the division series was supposed to shift to Reading, the Fightin Phils blank the B-Mets 3-0 on Jake Thompson’s 3-hit shutout. Thompspn walks one and fans 8. Nick Williams goes 2-for-5 with a solo home run and Cameron Perkins is 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI as Reading takes a 2-0 series lead.

September 11, 2024: At Harrisburg, the Fightin Phils snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over Harrisburg. Braeden Fausnaught picks up his first Double-A win with six-shutout innings. Justin Crawford accounts for all three runs as he drives in a run on an single in the third and hits a two-run homer, his third with Reading, in the eighth.

September 12, 1953 – At Schenectady, Billy Joe Davidson shuts out the Blue Jays, 5-0, to give Reading a three games to one lead in the semifinal series. Davidson strikes out nine and surrenders just four hits. Joe Altobelli goes 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a home run.

September 12, 1954: At Reading, Dolan Nichols combines with Don Minnick on a two-hit shutout of Elmira, completing a four-game sweep of the Pioneers in the Eastern League semifinals. The Indians muster only three hits themselves and the game’s lone run comes in the 1^st as Billy Moran draws a leadoff walk and comes around on an error, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly.

September 12, 2000: At Reading, Jason Knupfer goes 3-for-3 with a home run as the Phillies open the Eastern League Championship Series with a 4-3 win over New Haven.

September 12, 2009: At Reading, after a rainout the night before, Akron completes a 3-game sweep of the R-Phils in the Southern Division series with a 9-3 win. Clay Condrey, on a rehab start from Philadelphia, gives up a 2-run homer to Beau Mills in his only inning of work and absorbs the loss.

September 12, 2015: At Reading, the Fightin Phils complete a 3-game sweep of Binghamton in the ELDS with a 4-2 win on a night in which it seemed almost impossible the game would be played due to heavy rains most of the day. After a 27 minute delay to start, the Fightin Phils jump out to a 1-0 lead in the 1^st on J.P. Crawford’s homer, then add 3 more in the 2^nd on a sac fly by Angelo Mora and a 2-run HR by Nick Williams. Ben Lively (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 6 K) picks up the win and Stephen Shackleford gets his 1^st postseason save with a scoreless 9^th.

September 12, 2024: At Harrisburg, the Fightin Phils win their second-straight game, with a 3-1 victory over the Senators. Justin Crawford had his second-straight two-hit game, along with a RBI. Mitch Neunborn was stellar in his first game back with Reading after being sent down to High-A Jersey Shore in May. Neunborn allowed just one run on three hits over six innings. The bullpen’s strong week continued with three no-hit, no-run innings.

September 13, 1990: At Reading, Municipal Stadium draws its largest crowd ever as an estimated 15,000 people fill the ballpark for the Darrell Gwynn Benefit Softball Challenge. Gwynn, an NHRA Top Fuel driver, had been paralyzed from the chest down and lost his left arm to amputation after a crash in England that April. More than 100 media outlets from across the country came to cover the event.

September 13, 1995: At Reading, (Game 5, ELCS), the Phillies finish off New Haven, 13-2, to win their first Eastern League Championship in 22 years, 3 games to 2. Wendell Magee goes 4-for-4 with 4 R and 4 RBI.

September 13, 2000: At Reading (Game 2, ELCS), despite 10 strikeouts by Geoff Geary, the Phillies fall to New Haven, 5-3, evening the series at a game apiece.

September 13, 2023: At Binghamton, the R-Phils rally to beat the Rumble Ponies 3-1. Phillies No. 2 Prospect Mick Abel earns the win, with eight strikeouts over five innings pitched to finish his 2023 season on a strong note. Rixon Wingrove puts the Fightin Phils ahead for good with his first Double-A home run, a two-run shot to right-center in the sixth inning. Phillies No. 7 Prospect Orion Kerkering tossed the first six-out save of his career, throwing a season-high two innings for his seventh Double-A save with five strikeouts.

September 14, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians advance to the Governor’s Cup finals with a 4-2 Game Six victory over Schenectady. Rocky Colavito hits a solo home run in the 6^th to break a scoreless tie and Jim Cleverly keys a three-run uprising in the 7^th that puts the game out of reach. Cleverly ends up 2-for-4 with a run scored, stolen base and two RBI.

September 14, 2000: At New Haven, (Game 3, ELCS), Greg Wooten fires a 3-hit shutout to lead the Ravens to a 3-0 win and a 2-1 series advantage.

September 14, 2023: At Binghamton, Matt Osterberg twirls a gem in his final start of the season. The lefty goes seven innings and allows just two hits. The R-Phils would lose 2-1 on a walk off from Rowdey Jordan in the ninth.

September 14, 2024: At Harrisburg, the Fightin Phils win 4-0 thanks to six-shutout innings from Noah Skirrow and four-perfect frames from the bullpen. Gabriel Rincones Jr. drives in three runs and Carson Taylor knocks in one with a double. It’s the 10^th shutout of the season for Reading, their most in a season since 2022 and the sixth time the R-Phils have had double-digit shutouts since 2000.

September 15, 1918: At Lauer’s Park, the Reading Steel Casting Company pummels the R.G. Dun & Company team, 19-1, as every Reading player collects at least one hit. In his lone game for Reading, Rogers Hornsby drills a two-run home run in the 1^st and a two-run single in the 9^th. Joe Jackson hits a homer, a double and two singles while knocking in two and scoring four.

September 15, 1953 – At Reading, Rocky Colavito leads the Tribe to a 7-1 victory in a rain-shortened Game 1 victory against Binghamton in the Governor’s Cup finals. The game is called in the top of the 7^th, but not before Colavito homers and singles in three at bats, driving in three.

September 15, 2000: At New Haven, the Ravens take the Eastern League championship three games to one with a 4-2 win over the Phillies.

September 15, 2015: At Reading, Zach Eflin leads Reading to a 3-1 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern League Championship Series by holding Bowie scoreless on 5 hits over 6.0 innings. Brock Stassi gets the Phils on the board with a solo homer into the pool in the 4^th inning while Art Charles crushes a solo shot that hits off the top of the brick wall in right field in the 7^th.

September 15, 2023: At Binghamton, David Parkinson finishes his 2023 season on a high note, going five-strong innings. Reading wins 2-1, with both runs coming via bases-loaded walks in the seventh inning. The R-Phils bullpen tossed four-hitless and shutout innings from Erich Uelmen, Hans Crouse, McKinley Moore, and Jordi Martinez, who earned his first Double-A save.

September 16, 1953 – At Reading, the Indians use an eight-run 1^st inning to rout Binghamton, 10-3, and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven championship series. Joe Caffie goes 4-for-5 with two runs scored.

September 16, 1972: At Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Mike Schmidt hits his first Major League home run, a three-run shot in the 7^th inning that lifts the Phillies past Montreal, 3-1. Schmidt had been a shortstop in Reading just a season before.

September 17, 2015: At Bowie, Jake Thompson allows just 1 run on 4 hits and strikes out 5 in 7.0 innings to stake Reading to a 2-1 championship series lead. The Fightin Phils blow the game open with a 5-run 6^th and coast to a 9-3 win. Nick Williams goes 2-for-6 with 2 RBI and 2 runs and homers for the 3^rd time in the playoffs.

September 17, 2023: At Binghamton, the R-Phils fall 3-2 in the final game of the 2023 season. They finish the season with a 59-77 record, two wins short of 2022, but the same number of losses. After the game, Phillies No. 2 Prospect Mick Abel and No. 7 Prospect Orion Kerkering are both promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Additionally, Matt Osterberg will be named Eastern League pitcher of the week the following day.

September 18, 2004: At Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Ryan Howard hits his 48^th and final home run of the 2004 season. His second Major League HR is a pinch-hit solo homer against Montreal in the 7^th inning of a 6-5, 14-inning loss.

September 19, 1908: At North 11^th Street Grounds, Frank Baker’s solo home run with darkness approaching in the 10^th inning gives Reading a dramatic 3-2 victory over Lancaster in the final game of the best-of-five post-season series. The Pennsylvania rivals, who finished 3^rd and 4^th in the Tri-State League, agreed to play for a $500 purse.

September 19, 2015: At Bowie, the Fightin Phils’ quest for the Eastern League title is snuffed out by the Baysox in a 7-2 Game 5 loss. Joe Gunkel and Nick Additon, both pitching on short rest, go 4.0 innings apiece and hold the Fightin Phils to a pair of solo home runs (Cameron Perkins and Rene Garcia). Garabez Rosa, who hit just 4 homers in 107 regular season games, goes 2-for-5 with 2 homers (giving him 3 for the postseason) and 3 RBI while earning the ELCS MVP award. Nick Additon picks up his 3^rd win of the playoffs.

September 20, 1911: At Lauer’s Park in Reading, the Pretzels score four 7^th inning runs to overcome a 3-0 deficit and defeat Wilkes-Barre in the opening game of a best-of-five inter-league playoff series with the New York State League champions. Though Reading would go 2-0-1 against the Coal Barons, the final two games are cancelled by Wilkes-Barre’s manager, who had a couple hundred dollars riding on the series.

September 20, 1953 – At Reading, Binghamton completes the championship series turnaround and wins the Governor’s Cup with an 11-7 triumph in Game 6. In his last game as a Reading Indian, Rocky Colavito goes 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.

September 21, 2023: The Philadelphia Phillies announce that Johan Rojas and Orion Kerkering, both members of the 2023 R-Phils, win the Paul Owens Award. The award is annually given out to the Phillies Top Minor League Player and Pitcher.

September 22, 2023: In Allentown, Phillies No. 2 Prospect Mick Abel is called up to Triple-A Lehigh Valley following a strong conclusion to his season in Reading. Abel allowed two-earned runs over 4.2 innings for the IronPigs in his first Triple-A start that night.

September 22, 2023: The Phillies call Orion Kerkering, who spent the second-half of the season in Reading, up to the big leagues.

September 24, 2023: In Philadelphia, Orion Kerkering makes his major league debut after being called up to the Phillies two days prior. Kerkering strikes out two hitters in a 1-2-3 inning against the Mets. Kerkering appeared for every full-season minor league affiliate and the Phillies in 2023. He began the season with Single-A Clearwater, and also played for Jersey Shore, Reading and Lehigh Valley en route to the big leagues.

September 25, 2012: At Philadelphia, with the Reading Phillies front office staff in attendance, Darin Ruf delivers his first Major League hit, a solo home run in the 2^nd inning of the Phillies’ 6-3 win over Washington. Ruf would hit two more homers for the Big Phils and finish the 2012 campaign with an organization-high 41 HRs.

September 26, 1984: At Shea Stadium in New York, Juan Samuel breaks the Major League record for stolen bases by a rookie with his 72^nd of the season. Samuel had swiped 19 bags in 47 games with the Reading Phillies the previous year.

September 26, 2023: In Philadelphia, with the Reading front office in attendance, Johan Rojas delivers a walk-off single in the tenth inning to beat the Pirates 3-2 and clinch the Phillies a spot in the postseason for the second-straight season. Prior to the game, Rojas and Orion Kerkering were both honored with the Paul Owens Award. Also, 2023 R-Phil Josh Hendrickson was honored pregame with the Phillies Minor League Community Service Award.

September 27, 1918: Just 16 days after the Red Sox win the 1918 World Series, it is announced that manager Mack Moore has signed Babe Ruth to play for the Reading Steel Casting team.

September 29, 1918: At Lauer’s Park, more than 12,000 fans witness the Reading Steel Casting team rally past the Harlan & Hollingsworth Shipbuilding team, 6-5, in 10 innings. Though Joe Jackson and Rogers Hornsby play in the game, the main attraction is Babe Ruth, who starts at first base and is summoned to pitch in the 6^th inning. Ruth does not get a hit at bat, but pitches five frames of two-hit, shutout ball for the win. Jackson contributes a two-run home run for the home nine while Hornsby, playing for the visitors, commits a costly error that leads to three unearned runs that tie the game in the 7^th inning.