» June 12, 1880: John Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game in professional history, leading Worcester to a 1–0 victory over Cleveland. RF Lon Knight saves the no-hitter by throwing out Bill Phillips at 1B for a 9–3 putout.
» August 17, 1900: Reds pitcher Bill Phillips punches Phillies batter Roy Thomas after Thomas fouls off a dozen pitches in the 8th inning. Phillips is ejected but the Reds win in the 11th.
» May 24, 1901: At the Polo Grounds, Christy Mathewson wins his 8th straight, beating Cincinnati's Bill Phillips, 1-0. Matty gives up just three hits.
» June 24, 1901: After Cincy loses 8-0 in the opener of a twinbill, the Reds Bill Phillips sets several records in game two as he gives up 19 runs and 22 hits at Philadelphia, losing, 19-1. He faces a record 55 batters, with 49 official at bats-both records for the 20th century. Phils pitcher Doc White has four hits, including an inside-the-park homer.
» May 17, 1902: The Reds take another from the Giants, defeating Christy Mathewson, 6-1. Bill Phillips scatters six hits to win.
» April 23, 1999: The Cardinals defeat the Dodgers, 12–5, as 3B Fernando Tatis sets a major league record by hitting two grand slams in a single inning. His two homers came in St. Louis' 11–run 3rd inning. He also sets a record with eight RBIs in the inning, while LA P Chan Ho Park becomes the 1st pitcher this century -- and only the 2nd ever -- to surrender two grand slams in a single frame. Bill Phillips of the Pirates did so in 1890. Park became the 36th major-leaguer to serve up two slams to the same player in his career.
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