John Stephen Phillips (May 24, 1919 – June 16, 1958) was an American

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, he appeared on the

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in one game in

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in , working 4

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for the

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and giving up five runs (all of them

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) on five hits and four

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as the Giants were routed by the St. Louis Cardinals, 14–3. He also appeared in one other MLB game as a

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on July 31 of that season against the Boston Braves, but failed to score a run. Phillips was a native of St. Louis whose pro career lasted for seven seasons (1942–48). Listed as tall and , he had also spent part of 1945 as a member of the Giants' top farm club,

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of the

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. He died in St. Louis by accidental electrocution at the age of 39,List of baseball deaths in accidents at The Dead Ball Era
/ref> ten years after leaving baseball.

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