Robin Roberts was born on Thursday, September 30, 1926, in Springfield, Illinois. Roberts was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 18, 1948, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Robin Roberts baseball stats page.
"I stood out there in total isolation. Nothing bothered me. I would concentrate to the point where I would not even see the batter; I would only see the bat as he swung. When I was pitching well, I saw only the catcher." - Roberts, Robin. Baseball between the lines: Baseball in the '40s and '50s as told by the men who played it. Honig, Donald. Author. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan Publishing. 12 May 1976. [Robin Roberts Quotes]
Robin RobertsRobin Roberts Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#288 | Checklist) |
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Robin RobertsRobin Roberts Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1948 | 22 | Phillies | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 146.2 | 604 | 148 | 52 | 63 | 10 | 61 | 6 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | 23 | Phillies | 43 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3.69 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 226.2 | 933 | 229 | 93 | 101 | 15 | 75 | 4 | 95 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
1950 | 24 | Phillies | 40 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 3.02 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 304.1 | 1,228 | 282 | 102 | 112 | 29 | 77 | 6 | 146 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1951 | 25 | Phillies | 44 | 39 | 4 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 3.03 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 315.0 | 1,274 | 284 | 106 | 115 | 20 | 64 | 2 | 127 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
1952 | 26 | Phillies | 39 | 37 | 2 | 28 | 7 | .800 | 2.59 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 330.0 | 1,310 | 292 | 95 | 104 | 22 | 45 | 4 | 148 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
1953 | 27 | Phillies | 44 | 41 | 2 | 23 | 16 | .590 | 2.75 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 346.2 | 1,412 | 324 | 106 | 119 | 30 | 61 | 11 | 198 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1954 | 28 | Phillies | 45 | 38 | 6 | 23 | 15 | .605 | 2.97 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 336.2 | 1,331 | 289 | 111 | 116 | 35 | 56 | 7 | 185 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
1955 | 29 | Phillies | 41 | 38 | 3 | 23 | 14 | .622 | 3.28 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 305.0 | 1,256 | 292 | 111 | 137 | 41 | 53 | 3 | 160 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1956 | 30 | Phillies | 43 | 37 | 6 | 19 | 18 | .514 | 4.45 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 297.1 | 1,228 | 328 | 147 | 155 | 46 | 40 | 3 | 157 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1957 | 31 | Phillies | 39 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4.07 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 249.2 | 1,033 | 246 | 113 | 122 | 40 | 43 | 16 | 128 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1958 | 32 | Phillies | 35 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 3.24 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 269.2 | 1,116 | 270 | 97 | 112 | 30 | 51 | 5 | 130 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1959 | 33 | Phillies | 35 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 4.27 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 257.1 | 1,075 | 267 | 122 | 137 | 34 | 35 | 4 | 137 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
1960 | 34 | Phillies | 35 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 4.02 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 237.1 | 982 | 256 | 106 | 113 | 31 | 34 | 7 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1961 | 35 | Phillies | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 5.85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117.0 | 512 | 154 | 76 | 85 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1962 | 36 | Orioles | 27 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2.78 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 191.1 | 774 | 176 | 59 | 63 | 17 | 41 | 7 | 102 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
1963 | 37 | Orioles | 35 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 251.1 | 1,014 | 230 | 93 | 100 | 35 | 40 | 8 | 124 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1964 | 38 | Orioles | 31 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2.91 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 204.0 | 846 | 203 | 66 | 69 | 18 | 52 | 6 | 109 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1965 | 39 | Orioles | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 114.2 | 469 | 110 | 43 | 51 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1965 | 39 | Astros | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.89 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 76.0 | 293 | 61 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1966 | 40 | Astros | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63.2 | 274 | 79 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1966 | 40 | Cubs | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 210 | 62 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
19 Years | 676 | 609 | 49 | 286 | 245 | .539 | 3.41 | 305 | 45 | 25 | 4,688.2 | 19,174 | 4,582 | 1,774 | 1,962 | 505 | 902 | 109 | 2,357 | 33 | 54 | 3 | 0 |
Robin RobertsRobin Roberts Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1948 | 22 | Phillies | 21 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .340 | .364 |
1949 | 23 | Phillies | 43 | 67 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .075 | .162 | .090 |
1950 | 24 | Phillies | 40 | 102 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .118 | .182 | .118 |
1951 | 25 | Phillies | 44 | 87 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .172 | .327 | .195 |
1952 | 26 | Phillies | 39 | 112 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .125 | .208 | .196 |
1953 | 27 | Phillies | 44 | 123 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .179 | .229 | .260 |
1954 | 28 | Phillies | 45 | 122 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .123 | .155 | .189 |
1955 | 29 | Phillies | 51 | 107 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .360 | .467 |
1956 | 30 | Phillies | 43 | 100 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .248 | .270 |
1957 | 31 | Phillies | 39 | 80 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .163 | .200 | .213 |
1958 | 32 | Phillies | 36 | 99 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .202 | .255 | .273 |
1959 | 33 | Phillies | 35 | 89 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .191 | .242 | .247 |
1960 | 34 | Phillies | 35 | 79 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .212 | .165 |
1961 | 35 | Phillies | 26 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .143 | .091 |
1962 | 36 | Orioles | 27 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .192 | .271 | .212 |
1963 | 37 | Orioles | 35 | 79 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .250 | .215 |
1964 | 38 | Orioles | 31 | 68 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .132 | .192 | .147 |
1965 | 39 | Orioles | 20 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .171 | .216 | .229 |
1965 | 39 | Astros | 10 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .360 | .429 |
1966 | 40 | Astros | 13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .167 | .063 |
1966 | 40 | Cubs | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
19 Years | 688 | 1,525 | 107 | 255 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 135 | 0 | 372 | 108 | 9 | 8 | 37 | .167 | .237 | .226 |
Robin RobertsRobin Roberts Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1948 Phillies | P | 20 | 20 | 440 | 21 | 1.1 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 1.17 |
1949 Phillies | P | 43 | 31 | 680 | 34 | 0.8 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.31 |
1950 Phillies | P | 40 | 39 | 913 | 74 | 1.9 | 72 | 22 | 50 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.13 |
1951 Phillies | P | 44 | 39 | 945 | 63 | 1.4 | 61 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.74 |
1952 Phillies | P | 39 | 37 | 990 | 71 | 1.8 | 70 | 26 | 44 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 1.91 |
1953 Phillies | P | 44 | 41 | 1,040 | 70 | 1.6 | 67 | 16 | 51 | 3 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.74 |
1954 Phillies | P | 45 | 38 | 1,010 | 54 | 1.2 | 53 | 15 | 38 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.42 |
1955 Phillies | P | 41 | 38 | 915 | 47 | 1.1 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.33 |
1956 Phillies | P | 43 | 37 | 892 | 64 | 1.5 | 62 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.88 |
1957 Phillies | P | 39 | 32 | 749 | 64 | 1.6 | 64 | 26 | 38 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.31 |
1958 Phillies | P | 35 | 34 | 809 | 51 | 1.5 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.70 |
1959 Phillies | P | 35 | 35 | 772 | 61 | 1.7 | 60 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.10 |
1960 Phillies | P | 35 | 33 | 712 | 47 | 1.3 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.71 |
1961 Phillies | P | 26 | 18 | 351 | 21 | 0.8 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.62 |
1962 Orioles | P | 27 | 25 | 574 | 47 | 1.7 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.12 |
1963 Orioles | P | 35 | 35 | 754 | 58 | 1.7 | 55 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 1.97 |
1964 Orioles | P | 31 | 31 | 612 | 36 | 1.2 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 1.54 |
1965 Orioles | P | 20 | 15 | 344 | 25 | 1.3 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.81 |
1965 Astros | P | 10 | 10 | 228 | 14 | 1.4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.42 |
1966 Astros | P | 13 | 12 | 191 | 12 | 0.9 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.55 |
1966 Cubs | P | 11 | 9 | 145 | 14 | 1.3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.42 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 676 | 609 | 14,066 | 948 | 1.4 | 917 | 316 | 601 | 31 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.76 | |
19 Years | 676 | 609 | 14,066 | 948 | 1.4 | 917 | 316 | 601 | 31 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.76 |
Robin RobertsRobin Roberts Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1948 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 44.0 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 1.38 | 5.15 | 3.74 |
1949 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 16.8 | 1.27 | 3.77 | 2.98 |
1950 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 14.6 | 1.90 | 4.32 | 2.28 |
1951 Phillies | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 21.8 | 1.98 | 3.63 | 1.83 |
1952 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.9 | 16.0 | 3.29 | 4.04 | 1.23 |
1953 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 123.0 | 4.2 | 17.6 | 3.25 | 5.14 | 1.58 |
1954 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 20.3 | 3.30 | 4.95 | 1.50 |
1955 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 53.5 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 3.02 | 4.72 | 1.56 |
1956 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 100.0 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 3.93 | 4.75 | 1.21 |
1957 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 13.3 | 2.98 | 4.61 | 1.55 |
1958 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 2.55 | 4.34 | 1.70 |
1959 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 29.7 | 3.91 | 4.79 | 1.22 |
1960 Phillies | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 19.8 | 3.59 | 4.63 | 1.29 |
1961 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.35 | 4.15 | 1.77 |
1962 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 2.49 | 4.80 | 1.93 |
1963 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 3.10 | 4.44 | 1.43 |
1964 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 2.10 | 4.81 | 2.29 |
1965 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.15 | 4.94 | 1.57 |
1965 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 3.40 | 4.03 | 1.18 |
1966 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 2.60 | 3.68 | 1.41 |
1966 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.55 | 5.21 | 2.05 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
19 Years | 3 | 1 | .750 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 305.0 | 4.1 | 14.8 | 2.61 | 4.52 | 1.73 |
Robin Evan Roberts was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies (1948-1961), Baltimore Orioles (1962-1965), Houston Astros (1965-1966), and Chicago Cubs (1966). When Robin made his big league debut on June 18, 1948 (Shibe Park / 8 innings pitcher / 2 runs allowed / 2 strikeouts), he became the first former Lanphier High School (Springfield, IL) student to play in the majors!
Robin Roberts Rookie Card | 1949 Bowman Baseball Card (#46 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
On July 4, 1948, Robin Roberts beat the Boston Braves 5-2, his first win against the team. On June 6, 1953, Roberts beat the Milwaukee Braves 6-2, his first win against the team after they moved from Boston to Milwaukee. On August 29, 1966, Robin beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5, and became the first (and only) pitcher in baseball history to defeat the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta!
Robin Roberts | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1976 (HOF)
Did you know that when Robin Roberts joined the 20-wins club on October 1, 1950, it was the last game of the regular season, it was his first 20-win season (first of six), and he was the Philadelphia' first 20-game-winner since hall of famer Grover Alexander won thirty games for Philadelphia in 1917?
Did you know that Robin Roberts had six twenty-win seasons in Philadelphia, the most in team history (tied with Grover Alexander)? Next in line are Steve Carlton (5x), Charlie Ferguson (4x), Charlie Buffinton (3x) and Jack Taylor (3x). All six of Roberts twenty-win seasons were consecutive (1950-1955), a franchise record as Grover Alexander "only" managed to record five straight (1913-1917).
Did you know that Robin Roberts, through today, still holds all-time Philadelphia Phillies' pitching records for total batters faced (15,294), innings pitched (3,739.1), hits allowed (3,661), runs allowed (1,591), earned runs (1,437), games pitched (529), complete games (272), home runs surrendered (402) and games lost (199)?
Did you know that Stan Musial recorded his 3,000th hit on May 13, 1958, in Wrigley Field? Why did we mention that milestone here? Because on May 13, 1958, in Connie Mack Stadium, Robin Roberts won his 191st game as a Phillie, one more than Grover Alexander, giving Robin the all-time wins mark in team history (since passed by Steve Carlton).
Robin Roberts Wins #191 | The Daily Courier | May 14, 1958 | Page Six
The Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame was a collection of plaques (see image below), mounted on a brick wall in the Ashburn Alley section of Citizens Bank Park. From 1978 to 2003, the Philadelphia Phillies inducted one historical figure from their franchise and one notable person from the Philadelphia Athletics (A's) organization each year, with the exception of 1983, when the Phillies inducted their Centennial Team. Their Centennial Team commemorates the best players of the first 100 years in franchise history and Robin Roberts made the team which included: Richie Ashburn (OF), Bob Boone (C), Larry Bowa (SS), Steve Carlton (LHP), Del Ennis (OF), Dallas Green (MGR), Jim Konstanty (RHP), Garry Maddox (OF), Tug McGraw (LHP), Robin Roberts (RHP), Pete Rose (1B), Mike Schmidt (3B) and Manny Trillo (2B).
Philadelphia Phillies Centennial Team | Baseball Wall of Fame | Photo Courtesy of the Philadelphia Phillies