By the time Domonic Brown singled to extend the Phillies' opening salvo against the Mets Thursday night to six consecutive hits, we had already looked up the Phillies' record for most safeties at the start of the game.
That would be eight (also tied for the major league mark) done by the 1975 Phillies in a 13-5 victory over the Cubs at Veterans Stadium on Aug. 5.
The game also featured Bob Boone's only career pinch-hit triple. (Anytime we can get the words "Bob Boone" and "triple" in the same sentence, we do so.)
Here is how the Phils' first inning went that night (*Ken Crosby replaced Bill Bonham on the mound for the Cubs before Oates batted):