Bill Phillips (pitcher)

Bill Phillips
Bill Phillips
	Pitcher
	Born: November 9, 1868; Allenport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: October 25, 1941 (aged 72); Charleroi, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 11, 1890, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Last MLB appearance
	September 22, 1903, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	70-76
Earned run average	4.09
Strikeouts	374
Teams
	As player Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1890); Cincinnati Reds (1895, 1899–1903); As manager Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Peppers (1914–1915);
Career highlights and awards
	Federal League champion (1914);

William Corcoran Phillips (November 9, 1868 – October 25, 1941), nicknamed "Whoa Bill" or "Silver Bill", was an American right-handed pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball.

Biography

Phillips was born in Allenport, Pennsylvania on November 9, 1868. At the age of twenty-one, Phillips broke into the big leagues on August 11, 1890, playing his first ten games for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. Five days later, on August 16, 1890, Phillips, pitching against the Chicago Colts, gave up two grand slam home runs in the same inning.^[1]

As a player, he pitched for seven seasons in the majors.^[2]

In 1895, he came back to play eighteen more games for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1899, he went 17–9 on a team that featured nineteen-year-old rookie Sam Crawford and manager Buck Ewing. Phillips played for the Reds from 1899 to 1903, playing his last game on September 22. In a game against the Reds in 1900, Phillips punched Roy Thomas after Thomas fouled off twelve pitches in a single at-bat in the eighth inning.^[3]

Phillips managed the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers to the Federal League pennant. His top hitter was Benny Kauff and the top pitcher was Cy Falkenberg. Later he and Bill McKechnie managed the Newark Pepper, finishing the 1915 season fifth in the Federal League.

Death and interment

Phillips died at the age of seventy-two in Charleroi, Pennsylvania on October 25, 1941, and was buried in the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Fayette City, Pennsylvania.

References

^ Huber, Mike. "April 23, 1999: Fernando Tatis hits two grand slams in one inning". Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Retrieved October 18, 2024.
^ "Bill Phillips". Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
^ Westcott, Rich (2003). Native Sons: Philadelphia Baseball Players who Made the Major Leagues. Temple University Press. p. 40.

External links

Baseball-Reference.com – career playing statistics and managerial record
Baseball Almanac
Bill Phillips at Find a Grave

[1] Huber, Mike. "April 23, 1999: Fernando Tatis hits two grand slams in one inning". Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Retrieved October 18, 2024.

[2] "Bill Phillips". Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

[3] Westcott, Rich (2003). Native Sons: Philadelphia Baseball Players who Made the Major Leagues. Temple University Press. p. 40.

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v t e Indianapolis Hoosiers 1914 Federal League champions
Harry Billiard Vin Campbell Charlie Carr Biddy Dolan Jimmy Esmond Cy Falkenberg Al Kaiser George Kaiserling Benny Kauff Frank LaPorte Bill McKechnie Earl Moseley George Mullin Bill Rariden Edd Roush Al Scheer Carl Vandagrift
Manager Bill Phillips Business manager Bill Watkins
1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers season

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