| Horace Phillips | |
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| Born:(1853-05-14)May 14, 1853 Salem, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Died: February 26, 1896(1896-02-26) (aged 42) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
Managerial record atBaseball Reference  | |
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Horace B. Phillips (May 14, 1853 – February 26, 1896) was an Americanmanager inMajor League Baseball for eight seasons, from 1879 to 1889. He managed one season for theTroy Trojans, one season for thePhiladelphia Athletics (American Association),[1] one season for theColumbus Buckeyes and six seasons for thePittsburgh Alleghenys. He was born inSalem, Ohio.[2]
On June 6, 1882, Phillips was arrested inPhiladelphia for not paying a hotel bill from 1882. He claimed that A. J. Reach was put in charge of paying it, but he eventually paid the bill himself and was released.[3]
Shortly after his time in Pittsburgh, Phillips was institutionalized for mental illness in the Kirkbride's Asylum in Philadelphia, then later in a private hospital inMerchantville, New Jersey. His wife divorced him in 1894.[4] He died in 1896, and is buried atMount Vernon Cemetery in Philadelphia.[2]