Philadelphia Baseball Events for July 30
- July 30, 1910 – Connie Mack’s Athletics completed the trade sending “Shoeless” Joe Jackson to the Cleveland Naps to finalize a deal for outfielder Bris Lord.
- July 30, 1955 – Signed free agent Eddie Waitkus.
- July 30, 1957 – Signed free agent Ron Northey, who later that day hit a two-run pinch-hit home run to tie the major league record with his eights career pinch-hit homer.
- July 30, 1991 – Released Rod Booker.
- July 30, 1995 – Mike Schmidt and Richie Ashburn were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- July 30, 2004 – Traded Josh Hancock and Anderson Machado to Cincinnati for Todd Jones and Brad Correll.
- July 30, 2004 – Traded Ricky Ledee and Alfredo Simon to San Francisco for Felix Rodriguez.
- July 30, 2006 – Traded Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle to the Yankees for C.J. Henry, Matt Smith, Jesus Sanchez, and Carlos Monasterios.
- July 30, 2006 – Ryan Howard drew five walks in a game, tying a major-league record; Phillies beat Florida 11-5.
- July 30, 2007 – Acquired Kyle Lohse from Cincinnati for Matt Maloney.
- July 30, 2016 – Phillies scored four runs in the 8th inning without a hit, beat Atlanta 9-5.
- July 30, 2021 – Traded Spencer Howard, Josh Gessner, and Kevin Gowdy to Texas for Hans Crouse, Ian Kennedy, Kyle Gibson, and cash; also traded Tyler Burch to Baltimore for Freddy Galvis, and Abrahan Gutierrez to Pittsburgh for Braeden Ogle.
Philadelphia Baseball Birthdays for July 30
- Casey Stengel (born 1890)
- Gus Triandos (born 1930)
- Ron Blazier (born 1971)
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