On this day in 1933, outfielder Chuck Klein hit for the cycle in a 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. This was Klein's second of his career. Klein's previous cylce occurred in 1931. Klein spent 15 of his 19 year career with the Phillies. Klein finished the 1933 season with a .368 batting average, 28 homers and 120 RBIs. Klein was voted to his first of two All-Star teams in 1933, while finishing second in the NL MVP race behind New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell. Klein led the NL in ten statistical categories including hits, doubles, homers, RBIs, batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, OPS, OPS+, and total bases. Klein was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1980.Also on this day in 1980, pitcher Steve Carlton became the National League pitcher to throw six one-hitters in their career. Ten years later, third baseman Mike Schmidt's uniform #20 was retired by the Phillies.
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