| 2017 Philadelphia Phillies | |
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| League | National League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Citizens Bank Park |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Record | 66–96 (.407) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
| Owners | John S. Middleton,Bill Giles,David Montgomery |
| General managers | Matt Klentak |
| Managers | Pete Mackanin |
| Television | NBC Sports Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia NBC Philadelphia (Tom McCarthy,John Kruk,Ben Davis,Mike Schmidt,Gregg Murphy) |
| Radio | Phillies Radio Network WIP SportsRadio 94.1 FM(English) (Scott Franzke,Larry Andersen,Jim Jackson) WTTM(Spanish) (Danny Martinez, Bill Kulik, Rickie Ricardo) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The2017 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 135th season in thehistory of the franchise, and its 14th season atCitizens Bank Park. The Phillies opened the season against theCincinnati Reds at theGreat American Ball Park on April 3[1] and finished the season on October 1 against theNew York Mets inPhiladelphia. They were coached byPete Mackanin in his third year as manager of the Phillies. On September 17, 2017, the Phillies were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.[2] They finished the season 66–96 to finish in last place in theNational League East for the third time in four seasons, failing to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.
Manager Pete Mackanin was reassigned to a front office position following the season.[3]
The Phillies made several moves over the offseason to bolster the bullpen and add a veteran presence to the lineup. On November 4, the Phillies acquired relief pitcherPat Neshek from theHouston Astros for a player to be named later. A few days later,Darin Ruf andDarnell Sweeney were traded to theLos Angeles Dodgers for left fielderHowie Kendrick.[4]Andrés Blanco signed a one-year, $3 million contract to return to the Phillies on December 14.[5] On January 19, the Phillies signed free agent outfielderMichael Saunders to a one-year deal.[6]
Matt Stairs was hired as the team's hitting coach in the offseason.[7] He replacedSteve Henderson, who had served in the role since 2013.

For the second consecutive season, the Phillies faced theCincinnati Reds on the road to start the season. The Phillies won the game 4–3,[8] behind a leadoff home run byCésar Hernández; the first Opening Day leadoff home run for the Phillies since1938.[9]
The Phillies faced theWashington Nationals in their home opener on April 7. The Nationals would win the game 7–6.[10] The next night, the Phillies scored 12 runs in the first inning off ofJeremy Guthrie andEnny Romero en route to a 17–3 victory over Washington.[11] During the same homestand,Clay Buchholz left a game with a torn flexor tendon in his pitching arm. He was placed on the disabled list, and the Phillies called upZach Eflin to take his place in the rotation.[12]
The Phillies turned a triple play on August 27 in the 5th inning against thereigning World Series championChicago Cubs.[13] The Phillies would go on to win the game 6–3.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Washington Nationals | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 47–34 | 50–31 |
| Miami Marlins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 20 | 42–36 | 35–49 |
| Atlanta Braves | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
| New York Mets | 70 | 92 | .432 | 27 | 37–44 | 33–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 96 | .407 | 31 | 39–42 | 27–54 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 104 | 58 | .642 |
| Washington Nationals | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| Chicago Cubs | 92 | 70 | .568 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 93 | 69 | .574 | +6 |
| Colorado Rockies | 87 | 75 | .537 | — |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 4 |
| Miami Marlins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 87 | .463 | 12 |
| Atlanta Braves | 72 | 90 | .444 | 15 |
| San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | .438 | 16 |
| New York Mets | 70 | 92 | .432 | 17 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 94 | .420 | 19 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 96 | .407 | 21 |
| San Francisco Giants | 64 | 98 | .395 | 23 |
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 12–8 |
| Atlanta | 4–2 | — | 1–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 6–13 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 9–11 |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 6–1 | — | 12–7 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
| Cincinnati | 3–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | — | 3–4 | 0–6 | 2–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 1–6 | 5–15 |
| Colorado | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | — | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 10–10 |
| Los Angeles | 8–11 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 9–10 | — | 6–1 | 3–3 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 16–4 |
| Miami | 4–3 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 1–6 | — | 2–4 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 9–11 |
| Milwaukee | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 11–9 |
| New York | 1–6 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 7–12 | 2–5 | — | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 7–13 |
| Philadelphia | 1–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 7–12 | — | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 5–15 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–4 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 5–2 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 10–10 |
| San Diego | 8–11 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 6–13 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | — | 12–7 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 8–12 |
| San Francisco | 7–12 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 7–12 | — | 3–4 | 1–5 | 8–12 |
| St. Louis | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–14 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 8–12 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | — | 10–10 |
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April: 11–12 (Home: 7–4; Away: 4–8)
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May: 6–22 (Home: 3–9; Away: 3–13)
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June: 9–18 (Home: 4–7; Away: 5–11)
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July: 13–12 (Home: 9–8; Away: 4–4)
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August: 11–19 (Home: 5–9; Away: 6–10)
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September/October: 16–13 (Home: 11–5; Away: 5–8)
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All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2017 are included.[19]
| 2017 Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||
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| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Galvis | 162 | 608 | 71 | 155 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 14 | 45 | .255 | .382 |
| Maikel Franco | 154 | 575 | 66 | 132 | 29 | 1 | 24 | 76 | 0 | 41 | .230 | .409 |
| Odúbel Herrera | 138 | 526 | 67 | 148 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 8 | 31 | .281 | .452 |
| César Hernández | 128 | 511 | 85 | 150 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 15 | 61 | .294 | .421 |
| Tommy Joseph | 142 | 495 | 51 | 119 | 27 | 1 | 22 | 69 | 1 | 33 | .240 | .432 |
| Aaron Altherr | 107 | 372 | 58 | 101 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 65 | 5 | 32 | .272 | .516 |
| Nick Williams | 83 | 313 | 45 | 90 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 55 | 1 | 20 | .288 | .473 |
| Cameron Rupp | 88 | 295 | 35 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 34 | .217 | .417 |
| Michael Saunders | 61 | 200 | 25 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 13 | .205 | .360 |
| Daniel Nava | 80 | 183 | 21 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 26 | .301 | .421 |
| Andrew Knapp | 56 | 171 | 26 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 31 | .257 | .368 |
| Rhys Hoskins | 50 | 170 | 37 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 37 | .259 | .618 |
| Howie Kendrick | 39 | 141 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | .340 | .454 |
| Andrés Blanco | 80 | 130 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 12 | .192 | .292 |
| Jorge Alfaro | 29 | 107 | 12 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | .318 | .514 |
| Ty Kelly | 69 | 88 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | .193 | .341 |
| Cameron Perkins | 42 | 88 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .182 | .273 |
| Hyun-soo Kim | 40 | 87 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .230 | .299 |
| Brock Stassi | 51 | 78 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | .167 | .295 |
| J. P. Crawford | 23 | 70 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | .214 | .300 |
| Pedro Florimón | 15 | 46 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .348 | .478 |
| Pitcher totals | 162 | 281 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 | .125 | .164 |
| Team totals | 162 | 5535 | 690 | 1352 | 287 | 36 | 174 | 654 | 59 | 494 | .250 | .409 |
Source:[1]
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nola | 12 | 11 | 3.54 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 168.0 | 154 | 67 | 66 | 49 | 184 |
| Nick Pivetta | 8 | 10 | 6.02 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 133.0 | 144 | 91 | 89 | 57 | 140 |
| Jerad Eickhoff | 4 | 8 | 4.71 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 128.0 | 142 | 74 | 67 | 53 | 118 |
| Jeremy Hellickson | 6 | 5 | 4.73 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 112.1 | 111 | 62 | 59 | 30 | 65 |
| Mark Leiter Jr. | 3 | 6 | 4.96 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 90.2 | 90 | 59 | 50 | 31 | 84 |
| Ben Lively | 4 | 7 | 4.26 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 88.2 | 90 | 45 | 42 | 24 | 52 |
| Héctor Neris | 4 | 5 | 3.01 | 74 | 0 | 26 | 74.2 | 68 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 86 |
| Vince Velasquez | 2 | 7 | 5.13 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 72.0 | 74 | 44 | 41 | 34 | 68 |
| Luis García | 2 | 5 | 2.65 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 71.1 | 61 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 60 |
| Zach Eflin | 1 | 5 | 6.16 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 64.1 | 79 | 45 | 44 | 12 | 35 |
| Edubray Ramos | 2 | 7 | 4.21 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 57 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 75 |
| Adam Morgan | 3 | 3 | 4.12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 63 |
| Jake Thompson | 3 | 2 | 3.88 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 46.1 | 50 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 35 |
| Joaquín Benoit | 1 | 4 | 4.07 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 42.0 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 43 |
| Pat Neshek | 3 | 2 | 1.12 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 40.1 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 |
| Hoby Milner | 0 | 0 | 2.01 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 |
| Ricardo Pinto | 1 | 2 | 7.89 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 39 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 25 |
| Joely Rodríguez | 1 | 2 | 6.33 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 18 |
| Jeanmar Gómez | 3 | 2 | 7.25 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 22.1 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 21 |
| Jesen Therrien | 0 | 0 | 8.35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| Yacksel Ríos | 1 | 0 | 4.41 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Henderson Álvarez | 0 | 1 | 4.30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14.2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Victor Arano | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Clay Buchholz | 0 | 1 | 12.27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| Casey Fien | 0 | 1 | 10.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Kevin Siegrist | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Zac Curtis | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Drew Anderson | 0 | 0 | 23.14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Juan Nicasio | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pedro Beato | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andres Blanco | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 66 | 96 | 4.55 | 162 | 162 | 33 | 1441.0 | 1471 | 782 | 729 | 527 | 1309 |
Source:[2]