To start, I expect most of you to know Larry Bowa, Steve Carlton, Mike Schmidt, Garry Maddox, Greg Luzinski, Pete Rose, Bob Boone and Tug McGraw. They won the Phillies a World Series in 1980.
I expect you guys to knw Darren Daulton, John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra and Curt Schilling. They went to the World Series in 1993.
I expect you guys to know Bobby Abreu. He played for the Phillies as recently as three seasons ago.
And of course, I expct you guys to know all of the current players (just consider Pat Burrell a current player). If you don't, then what the heck do you come to this site for?
Anyway, here we go.
1. "$100,000 Infield": John "Stuffy" McInnis, Eddie Collins, Jack Barry, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Eddie Plank, Charles "Chief" Blender and Rube Waddell (Philadelphia Athletics)
-This was the infield of the Philadelphia Athletics (with some pitchers) in the early 1910s
-They won the World Series in 1910, 1911 and 1913
-Also won the AL Pennant in 1914
-The 1914 version of the "$100,000 Infield" is considered by some to be one of the best infields of all time
-Led in a ton of categories throughout the league as a member of the Phillies
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
-In the National Baseball Hall of Fame
-NL Batting Champ as a Phillie
-2-time NL Home Run Champ as a Phillie
-2-time NL RBI Champ as a Phillie
-3 time NL hits leader
-2 time NL doubles leader
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
-In the National Baseball Hall of Fame
-Career batting average of .346 is 5th all time
-Hit .410 in 1899 with the Phils (tops in the league)
-Led the league in homers and RBIs twice as a Phillie
-Led league in stolen bases once as a Phillie
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
-Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
-Member of Phillies 1915 Pennant winning team
-373 career wins (third all time)
-2.56 career ERA (48th all time)
-1.211 career WHIP (32nd all time)
-20 plus game winner nine times and 30 plus game winner three times
-Threw 90 shutouts (second all time)
-Won NL Pitcher's Triple Crown three times as a Phillie
-Jersey is retired by Phillies
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
-In the National Baseball Hall of Fame
-Was a hitting machine for the Phillies in the 1910s
-Member of the Phillies 1915 Pennant winning team
-NL On base percentage leader in 1915 and 1916
-NL slugging percentage leader in 1913 and 1915
-NL OPS leader 1913 to 1915
-NL runs leader in 1915
-NL hits leader in 1913
-NL total bases leader in 1913 and 1915
-NL home run leader in 1913, 1915, 1917 and 1919
-NL RBI leader in 1913 and 1915
-NL walks leader in 1915
-NL runs created leader in 1913 and 1915
-NL extra bases leader in 1913, 1915, 1917 and 1918
-NL times on base leader in 1913 and 1915
-NL at bats per home run leader in 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917 and 1918
-Set a major league record by hitting four doubles in one game in August of 1915
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
-Member of the 1915 NL Pennant Phillies
-Played 16 seasons (his entire career) as a Phillie
-Career batting average is .320, with 300 home runs and 1,201 RBIs
-Two-time All-Star
-1932 NL MVP
-His jersey is retired by the Phillies
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
-Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
-Member of the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Kids" that won the NL Pennant
-Made what is arguably the greatest defensive play in Phillies history as he threw out the potential winning run for the Brooklyn Dodgers at the plate in the bottom of the 9th inning on October 1, 1950. The Phillies later won that game in the 10th.
-Considered to be one of the fastest Phillies in franchise history
-Was a four time All-Star as a Phillie
-Led the league in a slew of categories throughout his playing career as a Phillie
-He had a career .308 batting average, with 2,574 hits and 586 RBIs
-One of the most beloved players in Phillies history
-His No. 1 jersey is retired by the Phillies
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
-In the National Baseball Hall of Fame
-Member of the 1950 "Whiz Kids" that won the NL Pennant
-Seven time All-Star as a Phillie
-Two-time Sporting News Pitcher of the Year winner as a Phillie
-Won 20 or more games every year from 1950 to 1955
-Five times he finished in the Top 10 for MVP
-From 1952 to 1955 he lead the league in games won every season
-Led the league in strikeouts from in 1953 and 1954
-Led the league in shutouts in 1950
-Led the league in games started every season from 1950 to 1955
-Led the league in complete games every season from 1952 to 1956
-Led the league in innings pitched every season from 1951 to 1955
-Every season from 1950 to 1955 he pitched over 300 innings
-His No. 36 is retired by the Phillies
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
-In the National Baseball Hall of Fame
-Two-time All-Star as a Phillie
-Pitched a perfect game on June 21, 1964 against the hated Mets
-Career record is 224-184, ERA is 3.27 and strikeouts totaled to 2,855
-No. 14 is retired by Phillies
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
-In the National Baseball Hall of Fame
-NL Rookie of the Year in 1964
-Three-time All-Star as a Phillie
-Career .292 average with 351 home runs and 1,119 RBIs
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
-Three-time All-Star as a Phillie
-1964 All-Star game MVP by hitting a walk off home run to win it for the National League
-Would have been the 1964 NL MVP if the 1964 Phillies didn't blow it at the end of the season
-Career batting average is .264 with 226 home runs and 840 RBI's
-On the Phillies Wall of Fame
Wow, that took a while. I finally got it done. Sorry it took so long. I know I promised it like two nights ago and then promised it again last night. So, I'll stop promising...haha.
As far as the rest of the Info Sessions go, I'll get them done as soon as I can. There is still a little more than a week left for initial voting (there will most likely be tie breaker ballots and possibly a Wild Card ballot).
Anyway, as you can tell, a lot of these guys have extremely impressive resumes. Votes already casted should definitely be re-considered. You know you can do that, right?
Keep staying tuned for more Info Sessions and tell your friends to visit the site and vote. Thanks.
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