Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame

The Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame, officially known as the Toyota Phillies Wall of Fame for sponsorship reasons, is an exhibit located at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The exhibit is a collection of plaques that honor players and personnel who made significant contributions to the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Each person inducted into the Wall of Fame is honored with a metal plaque showing the person's face, their position with and years of service to the team, along with a summary of the person's notable accolades and contributions during their career. As of 2023, the Phillies have inducted 47 people (49 including the 1983 Centennial Team) into the Wall of Fame.

Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame
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Coordinates39°54′21″N 75°9′59″W / 39.90583°N 75.16639°W / 39.90583; -75.16639
FounderPhiladelphia Phillies
A succession of black metal plaques mounted on a brick wall. In the foreground is one plaque larger than the other entitled "Phillies Centennial Team". The smaller plaques each have a face and inscribed text.
The former location of the Phillies Wall of Fame in Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park

History

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The Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame was created in 1978 as an exhibit display located in the 200 Level of Veterans Stadium. Originally, the Phillies honored notable figures from their franchise history, along with notable members of the former Philadelphia Athletics, which played in Philadelphia from 1901 to the time of their relocation in 1954. The first induction ceremony took place on September 8, 1978, where Phillies pitcher Robin Roberts and Athletics manager Connie Mack were inducted as the first two members of the Wall of Fame.[1]

The Phillies continued to annually induct one notable member of their franchise and one notable member of the Athletics into the Wall of Fame (with the exception of 1983, when the Phillies only inducted the 13 members of their Centennial Team).[2] However, once Veterans Stadium closed in 2003, the plaques of Phillies members were moved to the Ashburn Alley section of the new Citizens Bank Park, while the plaques of Athletics members were relocated to the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society building in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. When Citizens Bank Park was completed in 2004, a single plaque listing all of the Athletics inductees was attached to a statue of Connie Mack located outside the west side of the stadium.[3][4] Since the move to Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies no longer induct members of the Philadelphia Athletics to the Wall of Fame, and have renamed the exhibit to the "Phillies Wall of Fame".

After the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society closed its Hatboro location in 2013, the Athletics’ plaques were put on display at Spike's Trophies in Philadelphia, among other memorabilia of the team.[5]

On April 10, 2017, it was announced Pete Rose would be that year's inductee into the Wall of Fame (Rose is already a member of the 1983 Centennial Team, but was planned to be honored with his own individual plaque).[6] However, on August 12, 2017, just ten days before the ceremony, the Phillies announced Rose would not be inducted amid recent statutory rape allegations.[7] The Phillies would ultimately not induct a new member of the Wall of Fame for 2017, and instead honored past members.

Prior to the 2018 season, Ashburn Alley was renovated, and the Phillies Wall of Fame was moved to a new location behind the left-field scoreboard, across from the left-field entrance of the stadium.[8] Along with the plaques, the new plaza features other aspects of Phillies history, including large replicas of the team's World Series trophies from 1980 and 2008, statues of its retired numbers, and banners commemorating the team's World Series titles, league pennants, division titles, and wild card berths.[9]

In 2022, the Phillies broke from their tradition of only inducting one member per year when they honored outfielder Bake McBride and pitcher Ron Reed, both members of the 1980 championship team.[10] The next year, this followed with the induction of three members: owner and president Ruly Carpenter, general manager John Quinn, and third baseman Scott Rolen.[11]

Inductees

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Connie Mack, inducted 1978
Jim Bunning, inducted 1984
Mike Schmidt, inducted 1990
Juan Samuel, inducted 2008
Harry Kalas, inducted 2009

Originally, the goal of the Wall of Fame was to induct the greatest players in Phillies and Athletics history, with the criteria requiring eligible players to be retired and have played at least four years with either the Phillies or the Athletics. However, exceptions have been made for non-players who have made significant contributions to the organization. Connie Mack, the Athletics' first inductee, had an 11-year playing career in the National League and the Players' League,[12] but is most remembered for his managerial career,[13] and was honored as such on the Wall. Members have been inducted for contributions in more than one area; Paul Owens, inducted in 1988, spent 48 years as a member of the Phillies organization, contributing as a scout, manager, general manager, and team executive.[14] The Phillies have inducted four first basemen, four second basemen, five third basemen, three shortstops, one utility infielder, three catchers, 21 outfielders, 18 pitchers, seven managers, one general manager, one coach, two team executives, and two sportscasters. 24 members of the Wall of Fame are also members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and all of the inductees in the first four seasons from both teams are hall of famers. Del Ennis was the first non-hall-of-famer to be inducted.

Although the present-day Oakland Athletics have retired no numbers for players from their Philadelphia years, all nine players for whom the Phillies have retired a number or honored a "P" have been inducted into the Wall of Fame: Robin Roberts (1978), Richie Ashburn (1979), Chuck Klein (1980), Grover Cleveland Alexander (1981), Jim Bunning (1984), Steve Carlton (1989), Mike Schmidt (1990), Dick Allen (1994) and Roy Halladay (2021).[2][15]

Key to symbols and abbreviations used in tables below
Inducted Links to the article about the corresponding Major League Baseball season.
Years Link to the articles about the Major League Baseball seasons in which the player participated with their inducted team
P Pitcher (RHP indicates right-handed; LHP indicates left-handed)
C Catcher
1B First baseman
2B Second baseman
3B Third baseman
SS Shortstop
OF Outfielder
MGR Manager
GM General manager
EXEC Team executive
CO Coach
TV Team sportscaster (television and/or radio)
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Bold Recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award


Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
Inducted Player Team[a] Position Years Ref
1978 Robin Roberts[b] Philadelphia Phillies P 19481961 [16]
Connie Mack Philadelphia Athletics MGR 19011950 [17]
1979 Richie Ashburn[b] Philadelphia Phillies OF
TV
19481959
19631997
[18]
Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics 1B 19251935 [19]
1980 Chuck Klein[b] Philadelphia Phillies OF 19281933
19361939
19401944
[20]
Lefty Grove Philadelphia Athletics P 19251933 [21]
1981 Grover Cleveland Alexander[b] Philadelphia Phillies P 19111917
1930
[22]
Al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics P 19241932
19401941
1944
[23]
1982 Del Ennis Philadelphia Phillies OF 19461956 [24]
Mickey Cochrane Philadelphia Athletics C 19251933 [25]
1983 no inductees—see Centennial Team
1984 Jim Bunning[b] Philadelphia Phillies P 19641969
19701971
[26]
Jimmy Dykes Philadelphia Athletics 2B/3B
MGR
19181932
19511953
[27]
1985 Ed Delahanty Philadelphia Phillies OF 18881889
18911901
[28]
Eddie Plank Philadelphia Athletics P 19011914 [29]
1986 Cy Williams Philadelphia Phillies OF 19181930 [30]
Rube Waddell Philadelphia Athletics P 19021907 [31]
1987 Granny Hamner Philadelphia Phillies SS 19441959 [32]
Eddie Collins Philadelphia Athletics 2B 19061914
19271930
[33]
1988 Paul Owens Philadelphia Phillies MGR
GM
EXEC
197219831984
19721983
19842003
[14][34]
Wally Moses Philadelphia Athletics OF 19351941
19491951
[35]
1989 Steve Carlton[b] Philadelphia Phillies P 19721986 [36]
Bob Johnson Philadelphia Athletics OF 19331942 [37]
1990 Mike Schmidt[b] Philadelphia Phillies 3B 19721989 [38]
Elmer Valo Philadelphia Athletics OF 19401943
19461956
[39]
1991 Larry Bowa Philadelphia Phillies SS
MGR
19701981
20012004
[40]
Chief Bender Philadelphia Athletics P 19031914 [41]
1992 Chris Short Philadelphia Phillies P 19591972 [42]
Jack Coombs Philadelphia Athletics P 19061914 [43]
1993 Curt Simmons Philadelphia Phillies P 19471960 [44]
Frank "Home Run" Baker Philadelphia Athletics 3B 19081914 [45]
1994 Dick Allen Philadelphia Phillies 1B/3B/OF 19631969
19751976
[46]
Bobby Shantz Philadelphia Athletics P 19491956 [47]
1995 Willie Jones Philadelphia Phillies 3B 19471959 [48]
Eddie Joost Philadelphia Athletics SS
MGR
19471954
1954
[49]
1996 Sam Thompson Philadelphia Phillies OF 18891898 [50]
Eddie Rommel Philadelphia Athletics P 19201932 [51]
1997 Johnny Callison Philadelphia Phillies OF 19601969 [52]
Ferris Fain Philadelphia Athletics 1B 19471952 [53]
1998 Greg Luzinski Philadelphia Phillies OF 19701980 [54]
Bing Miller Philadelphia Athletics OF 19221926
19281934
[55]
1999 Tug McGraw Philadelphia Phillies P 19751984 [56]
Sam Chapman Philadelphia Athletics OF 19381951 [57]
2000 Gavvy Cravath Philadelphia Phillies OF
MGR
19121920
19191920
[58]
George Earnshaw Philadelphia Athletics P 19281933 [59]
2001 Garry Maddox Philadelphia Phillies OF 19751986 [60]
Gus Zernial Philadelphia Athletics OF 19511957 [61]
2002 Tony Taylor Philadelphia Phillies 2B 19601971
19741976
[62]
Rube Walberg Philadelphia Athletics P 19231933 [63]
2003 Sherry Magee Philadelphia Phillies OF 19041914 [64]
Rube Oldring Philadelphia Athletics OF 19061916
1918
[65]
2004 Billy Hamilton Philadelphia Phillies OF 18901895 [66]
2005 Bob Boone Philadelphia Phillies C 19721982 [67]
2006 Dallas Green Philadelphia Phillies P
MGR
19601967
19791981
[68][69]
2007 John Vukovich Philadelphia Phillies INF
CO
EXEC
1970197119761981
19882004
20042007
[70]
2008 Juan Samuel Philadelphia Phillies 2B
CO
19831989
20112017
[71]
2009 Harry Kalas Philadelphia Phillies TV 19712009 [72]
2010 Darren Daulton Philadelphia Phillies C 1983
19851997
[73]
2011 John Kruk Philadelphia Phillies 1B
TV
19891994
2017–present
[74]
2012 Mike Lieberthal Philadelphia Phillies C 19942006 [75]
2013 Curt Schilling Philadelphia Phillies P 19922000 [76]
2014 Charlie Manuel Philadelphia Phillies MGR

CO

200520132019 [77][78]
2015 Pat Burrell Philadelphia Phillies OF 20002008
2016 Jim Thome Philadelphia Phillies 1B 20032005, 2012
2017 no inductees–see Pete Rose
2018 Pat Gillick Philadelphia Phillies GM
EXEC
20052008
2008–present
[79]
2018 Roy Halladay[b] Philadelphia Phillies P 20102013 [80]
2019 Bobby Abreu Philadelphia Phillies OF 19982006 [81]
2021 Manny Trillo Philadelphia Phillies 2B 19791982 [82]
2022 Bake McBride Philadelphia Phillies RF/CF 19771981 [83]
Ron Reed P 19761983
2023 Ruly Carpenter Philadelphia Phillies EXEC 19631981 [84]
John Quinn GM 19591972
Scott Rolen 3B 19962002
2024 David Montgomery Philadelphia Phillies EXEC 19712019 [85]


Centennial Team

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The Centennial Team plaque at the left end of the Wall of Fame

In 1983, rather than inducting a player into the Wall of Fame, the Phillies selected their Centennial Team,[86] commemorating the best players of the first 100 years in franchise history. The Centennial Team includes players from several periods in Phillies history. The team is honored with a plaque listing the names of all players selected at the left end of the Wall of Fame. 11 members of the Centennial Team also have their own individual plaques on the Wall, with Jim Konstanty and Pete Rose being the only players on the team without ones.

List of players honored as Centennial Team members
Player Position
Richie Ashburn[b] CF
Bob Boone C
Larry Bowa SS
Steve Carlton[b] LHP
Garry Maddox CF
Dallas Green MGR
Jim Konstanty RHP
Del Ennis OF
Tug McGraw LHP
Robin Roberts[b] RHP
Pete Rose 1B
Mike Schmidt[b] 3B
Manny Trillo 2B
 
The Phillies' Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank Park in 2008. The Centennial Team plaque is placed in the bottom row on the left-hand side of the image.

Footnotes

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  • a The induction committee judges entrants based on "longevity, ability, contributions to the [team] and baseball, character and special achievements".[87] The committee has consisted of a variety of personnel, including team executives and members of the media.[88]
  • b This denotes that the player's number has been retired by his respective team.[15] The Athletics have not retired any numbers from those who played their careers in Philadelphia.[89]

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