| Bill Phillips | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1868-11-09)November 9, 1868 Allenport, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: October 25, 1941(1941-10-25) (aged 72) Charleroi, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 11, 1890, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 22, 1903, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 70-76 |
| Earned run average | 4.09 |
| Strikeouts | 374 |
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William Corcoran Phillips (November 9, 1868 – October 25, 1941), nicknamed "Whoa Bill" or "Silver Bill", was an American right-handedpitcher andmanager inMajor League Baseball.
Phillips was born inAllenport, Pennsylvania on November 9, 1868. At the age of twenty-one, Phillips broke into the big leagues on August 11, 1890, playing his first ten games for thePittsburgh Alleghenys. Five days later, on August 16, 1890, Phillips, pitching against theChicago Colts, gave up twogrand slam home runs in the same inning.[1]
As a player, he pitched for seven seasons in the majors.[2]
In 1895, he came back to play eighteen more games for theCincinnati Reds. In1899, he went 17–9 on a team that featured nineteen-year-old rookieSam Crawford and managerBuck Ewing. Phillips played for the Reds from 1899 to 1903, playing his last game on September 22. In a game against the Reds in 1900, Phillips punchedRoy Thomas after Thomas fouled off twelve pitches in a single at-bat in the eighth inning.[3]
Phillips managed the1914Indianapolis Hoosiers to theFederal League pennant. His top hitter wasBenny Kauff and the top pitcher wasCy Falkenberg. Later he andBill McKechnie managed the Newark Pepper, finishing the1915 season fifth in the Federal League.
Phillips died at the age of seventy-two inCharleroi, Pennsylvania on October 25, 1941, and was buried in the Mount Auburn Cemetery inFayette City, Pennsylvania.
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