- Eddie Phillips (catcher)
Edward David Phillips (
February 17 ,1901 -January 26 ,1968 ) born inWorcester, Massachusetts was aCatcher for the Boston Braves (1924),Detroit Tigers (1929),Pittsburgh Pirates (1931),New York Yankees (1932), Washington Senators (1934) andCleveland Indians (1935).He helped the Yankees win the
1932 World Series .In 6 seasons he played in 312 Games and had 997 At Bats, 82 Runs, 236 Hits, 54 Doubles, 6 Triples, 14 Home Runs, 126 RBI, 3 Stolen Bases, 104 Walks, .237 Batting Average, .312 On-base percentage, .345 Slugging Percentage, 344 Total Bases and 15 Sacrifice Hits.
He died in
Buffalo, New York at the age of 66.ources
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