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Dallas Green Special Achievement Award
Members of the Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America vote annually for the Philadelphia Phillies Special Achievement Award receipient, also called the Dallas Green Special Achievement Award.
Green, who has spent most of his fifty-plus years in pro baseball with the Phillies as a player, manager, general manager, scout and team president, forever will be remembered in Philadelphia for managing the 1980 team to the franchise's first championship.
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"It's a little embarrassing," said the humbled (Larry) Shenk, who will retire after Spring Training, having served the Phillies since October 1963. "I lived a dream job, the kind of job I wanted since I was a kid. What was very special for me was that my wife and my children were here tonight to share the moment with me, because there were a lot of lonely nights with this job." - By Joseph Santoliquito on MLB.com (01/28/2008, 'Shenk Honored at Sportswriters Dinner', Source) |
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Year / Roster
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Dallas Green Award Winner (Qty)
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Position(s)
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Years Played With Phillies
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2004
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John Vukovich (1)
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Infield
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1970 - 1971 & 1976 - 1981
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2005
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Mage McDonnell (1)
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Goodwill Ambassador
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- n/a -
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2006
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Chris Coste (1)
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Catcher / First Base
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2006 - 2009
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2007
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Larry Shenk (1)
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Public Relations Director
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- n/a - |
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2008
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Jamie Moyer (1)
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Left-Handed Pitcher
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2006 - 2010
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2009
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Jamie Moyer (2)
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Left-Handed Pitcher
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2006 - 2010
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| 2010 |
Roy Halladay (1) |
Right-Handed Pitcher |
2010 - 2010 |
| 2011 |
Charlie Manuel (1) |
Manager |
- n/a - |
| 2012 |
Jimmy Rollins (1) |
Shorstop |
2000 - 2012 |
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2013
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Not Yet Announced (10-2013)
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Year / Roster
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Dallas Green Award Winner (Qty)
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Position(s)
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Years Played With Phillies
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Dallas Green Special Achievement Award | Dallas Green Stats
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Robert A. "Maje" McDonnell, winner in 2005, joined the Phillies as a batting practice pitcher in 1947, and was serving as a coach when the 1950 "Whiz Kids" won the National League flag. He was a member of the coaching staff through 1957, working under managers Ben Chapman, Eddie Sawyer, Steve O'Neill, Terry Moore and Mayo Smith. He was a Phillies' scout from 1958-60 and served for the past four decades as the Phillies "goodwill ambassador," and was an employee of the team for five of the seven National League pennants it has won, and both of its World Series championships. Maje passed away passed away Thursday, July 7, 2010.
Larry Shenk, who won the Dallas Green Award in 2007, started working for the Phillies in October 1963 and said at a 2008 sporstwriter dinner (source), "I lived a dream job, the kind of job I wanted since I was a kid. What was very special for me was that my wife and my children were here tonight to share the moment with me, because there were a lot of lonely nights with this job."
In 2004 the Philadelphia area baseball writers also created the Steve Carlton Most Valuable Pitcher Award, the Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player Award, and the Tug McGraw Good Guy Award.
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