Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster (A)

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Of those 2,081 Phillies, 51 have had surnames beginning with the letter A. Three of those players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, who played for the Phillies from 1911 to 1917 and again in 1930;^[4] second baseman Sparky Anderson, who played for the team in 1959 and was inducted to the Hall of Fame as a manager;^[5] and center fielder Richie Ashburn, who was a Phillie from 1948 to 1959.^[6] The Hall of Fame lists the Phillies as the primary team for both Alexander and Ashburn,^[7][8] and they are members of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame, as is Dick Allen.^[9] Ashburn's number 1 has been retired by the Phillies, who have also honored Alexander with a representation of the letter "P"; he played before uniform numbers were used in Major League Baseball.^[10] Ashburn also holds a franchise record; his 1,811 career singles are best among all of Philadelphia's players.^[11]

Among the 34 batters in this list, catcher

Footnotes

Key

• ^H 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".^[61]
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  . Additional positions may be shown on the Baseball-Reference website by following each player's citation.
• Baseball-Reference. A total of 1,500 plate appearances are needed to qualify for batting records,^[11] and 500 innings pitched or 50 decisions are required to qualify for pitching records.^[62]
• ^S Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010 Major League Baseball season.

References

General

• "Philadelphia Phillies Player Career Batting Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
• "Philadelphia Phillies Player Career Pitching Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2010.

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