Fan favorite Tony Taylor had two stints playing with the Phillies, from 1961 until 1971, and again from 1974 to 1976. His 15 seasons with the Phillies are matched only by Steve Carlton and Chuck Klein (15 each) and topped only by Granny Hamner (16 seasons) and Mike Schmidt (18 seasons).Tony is in the all-time Phillies top 10 lists for games played (1,669), at-bats (5,799) and singles (1,178). He was recently pushed out of the Top 10 for stolen bases (169) by Bobby Abreu and Jimmy Rollins. He has played more games at second base (1,003) than any other Phillie, although Chase Utley is creeping up the list.
Following his playing days, he coached with the Phils from 1977 to 1979, and again from 1988 to 1989. In 2002, Tony was named to the Phillies Wall of Fame.
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