This Day in Phillies History: October 9

This day in Philadelphia Phillies history takes us all the way back to 1894, 1915, and as recently as 2008.

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When a franchise has been in existence as long as the Philadelphia Phillies have, sometimes historic feats could've happened as long ago as 1894.

And that's where we are brought back in time to today. Before the Phillies were the Phillies, they were known as the Quakers. A member of that 1894 Quakers squad was Jack Manning.

At Chicago's Lake Front Park, Manning hit three home runs to become the first player in franchise history to do so in an 11-7 loss to the White Stockings.

In 1915, the National League champion Philadelphia, now known as the Phillies, welcomed then U.S. president Woodrow Wilson to the Baker Bowl to watch Game 2 of the World Series. Wilson became the first president to attend a World Series game. 

Red Sox starter Rube Foster held the Phillies to just one run on three hits in a 2-1 victory to even the series at one game apiece.

In 2008, the Phillies took a 1-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS at Citizens Bank Park.

In the 3-2 win, Cole Hamels went seven strong innings, allowing just two runs and striking out eight.

Chase Utley and Pat Burrell each homered, with Utley's being a two-run shot and Pat the Bat's a solo.

Brad Lidge came on in the ninth for the save and sent the Dodgers down in order to secure the W and pick up his third save of the postseason.

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