1937
Born April 6, 1937
Otsego, MI, USA
Phil Regan Notable
b. April 6, 1937 · Detroit Tigers 1960–1965, Los Angeles Dodgers 1966–1968, Chicago Cubs 1968–1972, Chicago White Sox 1972
Phil Regan played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1960 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1972.
He went 96 and 81 with a 3.84 earned run average, pitching 1,372 innings in 551 games. He struck out 743, completed 20 of his 105 starts and threw 1 shutouts. Across 553 games he batted .153, with 49 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 7 doubles.
He led the league in saves two times between 1966 and 1968, topping out at 25.
He was an All-Star in 1966.
He was born in Otsego, MI, USA on April 6, 1937, and died on July 8, 2026. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1966 |
| The Sporting News Fireman of the Year | 2 | 1966, 1968 |
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 1966 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | DET | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .059 |
| 1961 | DET | 33 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .075 |
| 1962 | DET | 35 | 63 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .206 |
| 1963 | DET | 38 | 63 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .143 |
| 1964 | DET | 33 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .317 |
| 1965 | DET | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .083 |
| 1966 | LAD | 65 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| 1967 | LAD | 55 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .100 |
| 1968 | CHC/LAD | 73 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .143 |
| 1969 | CHC | 71 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .067 |
| 1970 | CHC | 54 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | CHC | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | CHC/CHW | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | — | 553 | 321 | 23 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 108 | 0 | .153 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | DET | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 68.0 | 70 | 34 | 25 | 38 | 4.50 |
| 1961 | DET | 10 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 120.0 | 134 | 70 | 41 | 46 | 5.25 |
| 1962 | DET | 11 | 9 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 171.1 | 169 | 77 | 64 | 87 | 4.04 |
| 1963 | DET | 15 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 189.0 | 179 | 81 | 59 | 115 | 3.86 |
| 1964 | DET | 5 | 10 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 146.2 | 162 | 82 | 49 | 91 | 5.03 |
| 1965 | DET | 1 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 51.2 | 57 | 29 | 20 | 37 | 5.05 |
| 1966 | LAD | 14 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 21 | 116.2 | 85 | 21 | 24 | 88 | 1.62 |
| 1967 | LAD | 6 | 9 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 96.1 | 108 | 32 | 32 | 53 | 2.99 |
| 1968 | CHC/LAD | 12 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 25 | 134.2 | 119 | 34 | 25 | 67 | 2.27 |
| 1969 | CHC | 12 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 17 | 112.0 | 120 | 46 | 35 | 56 | 3.70 |
| 1970 | CHC | 5 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 75.2 | 81 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 4.76 |
| 1971 | CHC | 5 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 73.1 | 84 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 3.93 |
| 1972 | CHC/CHW | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3.63 |
| Career | — | 96 | 81 | 551 | 105 | 92 | 1372.2 | 1392 | 585 | 447 | 743 | 3.84 |
On this day & linked events
2026
Died July 8, 2026
1960
Major-league debut: Phil Regan
Phil Regan made a major-league debut on July 19, 1960.
1972
Final major-league game: Phil Regan
Phil Regan played a final major-league game on July 15, 1972.
Image: Unknown author Unknown, public domain