Sports History Archive Sourced daily
Mike Phillips

Mike Phillips Notable

b. August 19, 1950 · San Francisco Giants 1973–1975, New York Mets 1975–1977, St. Louis Cardinals 1977–1980, San Diego Padres 1981, Montreal Expos 1981–1983

Mike Phillips played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1973 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1983.

Across 712 games he batted .240, with 412 hits and 166 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 46 doubles and 12 stolen bases.

He played 344 games at shortstop, with 876 assists and 62 errors. He turned 148 double plays. He also played 203 games at second base and 104 games at third base.

He hit for the cycle in 1976.

He was born in Beaumont, TX, USA on August 19, 1950. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 1 1976

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1973 SFG 631041825 341 96170 .240
1974 SFG 1002831962 612 2014374 .219
1975 NYM/SFG 12641434104 1071 2931514 .251
1976 NYM 872623067 464 2925292 .256
1977 NYM/STL 861732239 531 1211281 .225
1978 STL 761641444 811 2813250 .268
1979 STL 44971022 311 61090 .227
1980 STL 631281330 500 79170 .234
1981 MON/SDP 4884618 210 45181 .214
1982 MON 14801 000 1030 .125
1983 MON 5200 000 0000 .000
Career 7121719166412 462411 14512423412 .240

On this day & linked events

1950

Born August 19, 1950

Beaumont, TX, USA

1973

Major-league debut: Mike Phillips

Mike Phillips made a major-league debut on April 15, 1973.

1976

Mike Phillips Hits for the Cycle, 1976

Mike Phillips hit for the cycle for the New York Mets against the Chicago Cubs on June 25, 1976.

1983

Final major-league game: Mike Phillips

Mike Phillips played a final major-league game on June 12, 1983.

Image: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0