Ed Delahanty of the Phillies slugged four homers and a single in a 9-8 loss to Chicago.
On July 13, 1896, At the West Side Grounds Ed Delahanty hits four home runs (all Inside the park), but it’s not enough as the Philadelphia Phillies lose to the Chicago Colts, 9 – 8. The Phillies first baseman slugged his four dingers off the Cubs’ Adonis Terry, but Philadelphia rookie pitcher Ned Garvin couldn’t…