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Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played officially under two names since beginning play in 1883: the current moniker, as well as the " Quakers", which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history. The team was also known unofficially as the "
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s" during the World War II era. Since the franchise's inception, players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team, whether as an offensive player ( batting and
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) or a defensive player ( fielding, pitching, or both). Of those Phillies, 82 have had
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s beginning with the letter G. No members of this list have been inducted into the
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, but Dallas Green was elected to the
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. In addition to being a Phillies pitcher in 1960, and again from 1964 to 1967, Green was named the Phillies manager in 1979 and led Philadelphia to the first World Series championship in franchise history in 1980. Though no Phillies on this list hold career franchise records,
Kid Gleason William Jethro "Kid" Gleason (October 26, 1866 – January 2, 1933) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. Gleason managed the Chicago White Sox from 1919 through 1923. His first season as a big league manager was notabl ...
does hold a single-season record; he
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38 games as a pitcher during the 1890 season before converting to a full-time second baseman later in his career. Among the 50 batters in this list, second baseman Gid Gardner has the best batting average, at .667; he hit safely twice in three
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s with the Phillies. Other players with an average above .300 include
Dave Gallagher David Thomas Gallagher (born September 20, 1960) is an American former professional baseball journeyman outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams, during his nine-year big league career (–). Early life Gallagher w ...
(.318 in one season), William Gallagher (.306 in one season), Mike Grady (.331 in four seasons),
Billy Graulich William Graulich (July 24, 1868 – August 12, 1948) was an American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in its 1891 season. He was born in Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called P ...
(.308 in one season), and
Emil Gross Emil Michael Gross (March 3, 1858 – August 21, 1921), was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1877 to 1884. He played five years in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Providence Grays (1879–1881), Phil ...
(.307 in one season). Tony González leads all batters on this list with 77 home runs and 438 runs batted in in nine seasons with Philadelphia. Of this list's 33 pitchers,
Geoff Geary Geoffrey Michael Geary (born August 26, 1976) is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros. Biography Geary graduated from G ...
has the best win–loss record by winning percentage; he won thirteen games and
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four in five seasons with the Phillies. Gleason's 78 career victories lead all pitchers in this list, as do his 70 losses. The earned run average (ERA) leader is left fielder
Greg Gross Gregory Eugene Gross (born August 1, 1952), is an American former professional baseball outfielder / pinch hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and Philadelphia Phillies, from –. He was prev ...
, who made two pitching appearances during his ten-season career in Philadelphia, allowing no runs in five
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; among pitchers, Gene Garber leads with a 2.68 ERA.
Tommy Greene Ira Thomas Greene (born April 6, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies from 1989 to 1995. He also played for the Houston Astros in 1997 ...
is one of the ten Phillies pitchers who have thrown a no-hitter, accomplishing the feat on May 23, 1991.


Footnotes

;Key * The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum determines which cap a player wears on their plaque, signifying "the team with which he made his most indelible mark". The Hall of Fame considers the player's wishes in making their decision, but the Hall makes the final decision as "it is important that the logo be emblematic of the historical accomplishments of that player’s career". * Players are listed at a position if they appeared in 30% of their games or more during their Phillies career, as defined by Baseball-Reference. Additional positions may be shown on the Baseball-Reference website by following each player's citation. * Franchise batting and pitching leaders are drawn from Baseball-Reference. A total of 1,500
plate appearance In baseball statistics, a player is credited with a plate appearance (denoted by PA) each time he completes a turn batting. Under Rule 5.04(c) of the Official Baseball Rules, a player completes a turn batting when he is put out or becomes a runner ...
s are needed to qualify for batting records, and 500
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or 50 decisions are required to qualify for pitching records. * Statistics are correct as of the end of the
2010 Major League Baseball season The 2010 Major League Baseball season began April 4, with the regular season ending on October 3. The 2010 All-Star Game was played on July 13 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The National League ended a 13-game winless stre ...
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