- Dave Phillips (umpire)
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David Robert Phillips (born October 8, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a retired umpire, first with the American League from 1971-1999, then with both leagues from 2000-2002. Phillips wore uniform number 7 when the American League adopted uniform numbers for its' umpires in 1980, and retained the number when the staffs merged in 2000.
Phillips has worked in:
- Three American League Division Series (1981, 1997, and 1998)
- Six American League Championship Series (1974, 1978, 1983, 1985--crew chief, 1989--crew chief, and 1995--crew chief)
- Four World Series (1976, 1982, 1987--crew chief, and 1993--crew chief)
- Two All-Star Games (1977 and 1990)
- Six no-hitters (Nolan Ryan's second no-hitter (July 15, 1973, first base), Jim Bibby (July 30, 1973, first base), the combined no-hitter of Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers (September 28, 1975, first base), Randy Johnson (June 2, 1990, second base), Bret Saberhagen (August 26, 1991, second base), and Scott Erickson (April 27, 1994, first base))
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