in franchise history as David Cone of their division rival New York Mets struck out 19, tying a then-National League record for most strikeouts in a game, set by Steve Carlton against the Mets in their championship season of and Tom Seaver the following year. It was also the most strikeouts ever recorded by a pitcher at Veterans Stadium. The Mets won the game 7–0. Notable transactions April 7, 1991: Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Mitch Williams. April 10, 1991: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent by the Phillies. July 21, 1991: Ricky Bottalico was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent. Season standings Record vs. opponents 1991 Game Log |- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 8 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Dwight Gooden (1–0) || Terry Mulholland (0–1) || John Franco (1) || 49,276 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 9 || @ Mets || 1–2 (10) || Doug Simons (1–0) || Joe Boever (0–1) || None || 16,013 || 0–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 3 || April 10 || @ Mets || 8–7 (10) || Roger McDowell (1–0) || Jeff Innis (0–1) || Mitch Williams (1) || 22,841 || 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 12 || Cardinals || 11–4 || Pat Combs (1–0) || Jamie Moyer (0–1) || None || 38,227 || 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 13 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Terry Mulholland (1–1) || Bob Tewksbury (0–1) || Mitch Williams (2) || 15,485 || 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 6 || April 14 || Cardinals || 7–11 || Bryn Smith (2–0) || Dave LaPoint (0–1) || Lee Smith (3) || 20,337 || 3–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Greg Maddux (2–0) || Jason Grimsley (0–1) || Dave Smith (3) || 27,794 || 3–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 3–4 (13) || Mike Bielecki (2–0) || Mitch Williams (0–1) || None || 11,571 || 3–5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 17 || @ Cubs || 1–4 || Shawn Boskie (1–1) || Pat Combs (1–1) || Dave Smith (4) || 13,680 || 3–6 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 18 || Cardinals || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 20 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 10 || April 19 || Cardinals