Tony Phillips

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Keith Anthony Phillips (April 25, 1959 – February 17, 2016) was an American professional baseball utility player with an 18-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career from 1982 to 1999.

He played regularly at second base but also spent a lot of time as a shortstop and third baseman.

Phillips also demonstrated his versatility by appearing in over 100 games in the outfield corners and as a designated hitter.

Early life

Phillips played baseball and other sports for the Roswell High School Hornets in Roswell, Georgia. In a brief year at New Mexico Military Institute (with teammate and former NBA player Lewis Lloyd), he played basketball. Jermaine Phillips, a professional footballer, is the uncle of professional footballer Jermaine Phillips.

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Major league baseball career

Phillips was traded from the Padres along with 3B Kevin Bell and P Eric Mustad to the Athletics on March 27, 1981, with P Bob Lacey and P Roy Meretti. Phillips was the first Oakland Athletics member to reach the Orioles on May 16, 1986, and he was the first to reach for the cycle against the Orioles. Phillips also set the American League records for most assists in a game (12) against the Brewers on July 6, 1986. In 1988, he had a bad year, hitting just.203 out of 212 at bats, and the Los Angeles Dodgers lost in the World Series, with Phillips striking out against Orel Hershiser for the final of the series. However, he boosted his average to.262 in 1989 and the A's swept the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series. Phillips dropped out of the 1989 World Series after he fielded a ground ball off Brett Butler's battan's bat and then threw to Dennis Eckersley, who threw to first base to clinch the series.

Phillips played for Oakland before 1989 and then joined the Detroit Tigers. His offensive output soared with Detroit: he became a natural at drawing walks in 1993, leading the American League in 1993 with 132 after 1992 with 132. His 114 runs scored in 1992 were a league record, and he followed that up with 113 runs scored in 1993. In the MLB Most Valuable Player Award vote, his 1993 season was ranked 16th-place. In addition, his 1993 season was unusual in that he became the first (and so far only) player to ever have 100 or more hits, walks, runs, and strikeouts in a season where the player saw fewer than 10 home runs.

Phillips was traded to the California Angels for Chad Curtis in April 1995, but the season is yet to begin due to the 1994-19 Major League Baseball strike. He set a career-best record with 27 home runs, but drove in only 61 runs thanks to batting lead-off and walked 113 times.

Phillips made the switch to the Chicago White Sox in 1996, with whom he drew 125 walks in the league and a total of 119 runs, his second year in a row. Phillips returned to the Angels after a trade with Chad Kreuter for Jorge Fábregas and Chuck McElroy late in the 1997 season and his third year in a row and his fifth year out of six with over 100. He was a member of the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998, traded him to Leo Estrella in the New York Mets, and then signed to the A's for his final season in 1999.

Career statistics

Phillips had an overall WAR of 50.9 and an OPS of.763 in his 18-year, 2161 game major league career. His best one-year WAR was 5.2, and his lifetime defensive WAR was a respectable 6.3. OBP at Phillips' life span was.374. In addition,, he had a.266 batting average (2023-for-7617) with 1300 runs, 360 doubles, 50 triples, 160 home runs, 819 RBI, 177 stolen bases, and 1319 base on balls. He had a.968 fielding percentage throughout his career. He hit.217 (10-for-46) in 13 games, including in 1988 and 1989, with 1 home run and 4 RBI.

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