Realmuto Earns First Gold Glove

2019 Chachi #70

On Sunday night, J.T. Realmuto was named the Gold Glove award winner for N.L. catchers, edging out Yadier Molina and Austin Hedges.  Aaron Nola and Bryce Harper were also finalists for Gold Gloves, but they finished behind Zack Greinke and Cody Bellinger, respectively.  Realmuto became the third catcher in franchise history to win the award, following Mike Lieberthal in 1999 and Bob Boone in 1978 and 1979.  No Phillies player had won the award since Jimmy Rollins at shortstop back in 2012.

All that remains now for the All-Star catcher on his offseason to-do list is to sign a long-term contract extension with the Phils.

Chachi Gold Glove Cards
2005 - Bobby Abreu
2007 - Jimmy Rollins & Aaron Rowand
2008 - Jimmy Rollins & Shane Victorino
2009 - Jimmy Rollins & Shane Victorino
2010 - Shane Victorino
2011 - Placido Polanco
2012 - Jimmy Rollins
2019 - J.T. Realmuto

2005 Chachi #60

2007 Chachi #71

2008 Chachi #86

2019 Chachi #61 Charlie Manuel CO

#41
Charles Fuqua Manuel
Hitting Coach

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  195
Opening Day Age:  75
Born:  January 4, 1944, Northfork, WV
Signed:  Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent before 1963 season
Teams - As Player:  Minnesota Twins 1969-1972; Los Angeles Dodgers 1974-1975
Teams - As Coach:  Cleveland Indians 1988-1989, 1994-1999; Phillies 2019
Teams - As Manager:  Cleveland Indians 2000-2002; Phillies 2005-2013

1970 Topps #194

2005 Chachi #36

2005 Topps Update #UH87

2006 Chachi #27

2007 Chachi #27

First Topps Flagship Base Card:  1970 Topps #194
First Phillies Card:  2005 Phillies Team Issue #41*
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  2005 Phillies Team Issue #41
First Topps Phillies Flagship Base Card:  2005 Topps Update #UH87
Newest Card Added:  2019 Phillies 2009 10th Anniversary Postcards (with David Montgomery and Ruben Amaro, Jr.)

*Manuel also has a card issued in the style of the 2004 Phillies Team Issue, made available during that offseason's winter caravan.

36 - Manuel baseball cards in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 8/13/19.

2005 Phillies Team Issue #41

Complete Chachi Checklist
2005 Chachi #35 - Team Card
2005 Chachi #36 - with Gary Varsho, Milt Thompson and Rich Dubee
2006 Chachi #26 - Team Card
2006 Chachi #27
2007 Chachi #26 - Team Card
2007 Chachi #27 - with Jimy Williams, Milt Thompson and Rich Dubee
2008 Chachi #26 - Team Card
2008 Chachi #27 - with Jimy Williams, Milt Thompson and Rich Dubee
2008 Chachi #74 HL - Clinch NLCS, with Ryan Howard and Greg Dobbs
2008 Chachi #82 HL - World Series Champs
2008 Chachi #84 HL - World Series Parade
2009 Chachi #26 - Team Card
2009 Chachi #44 AS
2009 Chachi #77 HL - National League Champs, with Brad Lidge, Pedro Martinez and Chan Ho Park
2009 Chachi #84 - World Series Game 6, with Pedro Martinez and Chase Utley
2010 Chachi #27 - with Pete Mackanin, Rich Dubee, Mick Billmeyer and Sam Perlozzo
2010 Chachi #43 AS - with Chase Utley
2011 Chachi #26
2011 Chachi #56 RB - Become all-time winningest Phillies manager
2012 Chachi #26
2013 Chachi #26 - with Mick Billmeyer, Steve Henderson, Rod Nichols and Juan Samuel
2013 Chachi #58 HL - 1,000th Win
2016 Chachi Special Edition #13
2019 Chachi #61

2019 Chachi Set Checklist
Virtual Phillies Wall - Featuring Current Active Roster

Phillies Missing Links of the 2000s - #24 Kane Davis

#48
Kane Thomas Davis
Relief Pitcher

On August 31, 2007, the Phillies found themselves just two games behind the Mets in the division and they needed a fresh arm for the bullpen.  Geoff Geary was sent down to the Triple-A Ottawa Lynx and Kane Davis took his place in the bullpen.  Since the 2000 season, Davis had pitched in parts of four seasons with the Indians, Brewers, Rockies and Mets, hitting a career high with 57 appearances for the 2001 Rockies.  With the Lynx, Davis had been a reliable reliever, making 41 appearances and tallying an impressive 3.06 ERA in 53 innings pitched.

He appeared in 11 games down the stretch for the Phillies, allowing runs in 4 of those 11 appearances pitching mostly in middle relief.  Left off the postseason roster, Davis was one of the first members of the 2007 club to depart, being granted free agency on October 19th.  He spend the next few seasons in the Blue Jays' minor league system, pitching in Korea and making a few stops in the independent Atlantic League.

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  194
Born:  June 25, 1975, Ripley, WV
Drafted:  Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 13th round of the 1993 amateur draft, June 3, 1993
Major League Teams:  Cleveland Indians 2000; Milwaukee Brewers 2000; Colorado Rockies 2001; New York Mets 2002; Milwaukee Brewers 2005; Phillies 2007
Professional Affiliations:  Pittsburgh Pirates 1993-1999; Cleveland Indians 2000; Milwaukee Brewers 2000; Colorado Rockies 2001; New York Mets 2002; Chicago Cubs 2003; Cleveland Indians 2004; Camden Riversharks 2004 (Atlantic); Milwaukee Brewers 2005; Somerset Patriots (Atlantic) 2006; Phillies 2007; Toronto Blue Jays 2008; Kia Tigers (Korea) 2008; Lancaster Barnstormers (Atlantic) 2009; Long Island Ducks (Atlantic) 2010

Phillies Career
11 games, all in relief, 0-1, 5.56 ERA over 11 1/3 innings, 17 hits, 8 walks, 10 strikeouts
Acquired:  December 4, 2006 - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League.
Debut:  August 31, 2007 - Relieved Kyle Kendrick and pitched the final two innings in a 9-2 win over the Marlins in Miami.  Struck out Dan Uggla to end the 8th.
Final Game:  Setpember 23, 2007 - Started the 8th inning with the Nationals holding a 3-2 lead and allowed 2 more runs to score before being relieved by Clay Condrey.  Final batter faced was Wily Mo Pena, who singled to center.
Departed:  October 19, 2007 - Granted free agency and signed with the Toronto Blue Jays organization, December 26, 2007.

1 Davis Baseball Cards in My Collection
2007 Choice Ottawa Lynx #7

Complete Chachi Checklist
2007 Chachi #55
2008 Chachi Transactions #5

2000 Pacific Omega #187

2002 Upper Deck 40-Man #832

2007 Choice Ottawa Lynx #7

2007 Chachi #55

Other Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  2000 Pacific Omega #187 (with Valerio de los Santos)
First Topps Base Card:  N/A
Last Mainstream Card:  2002 Upper Deck 40-Man #832
Other Notable Cards:  1994 Classic Best Welland Pirates #7, 2001 Ultra #248 (with Paul Rigdon), 2003 Choice Camden Riversharks #5, 2010 Choice Long Island Ducks #2

Sources:  Baseball Reference and The Trading Card Database

Phillies Missing Links of the 2000s
1 Kirk Bullinger
2 Chris Pritchett
3 Bryan Ward
4 Mark Holzemer
5 Turner Ward
6 P.J. Forbes
7 Matt Walbeck
8 Kelly Stinnett
9 Valerio de los Santos
10 Josh Hancock
11 Brian Powell
12 Paul Abbott
13 Todd Jones
14 A.J. Hinch
15 Ramon Martinez
16 Matt Kata
17 Aquilino Lopez
18 Adam Bernero
19 Jose Hernandez
20 Randall Simon
21 Anderson Garcia
22 Russell Branyan
23 John Ennis
24 Kane Davis

This is a continuing series looking at those players who spent time with the Phillies but possess no baseball card proof of their time in Philadelphia.  In some cases, the First and Last Mainstream cards listed above have been subjectively chosen if multiple cards were released in that year.

Phillies Missing Links of the 2000s - #23 John Ennis

#46
John Wayne Ennis
Relief/Starting Pitcher

The Phillies signed right-handed pitcher John Ennis in November 2006 and invited him to spring training the following February.  In need of a fresh bullpen arm in late August, the surprising Phillies recalled Ennis from the Triple-A Ottawa Lynx, where he had served well as both a relief and starting pitcher.  He made his Phillies debut on August 26th, pitching the final 3 innings of a 14-2 blow-out win against the Padres, earning a save in the process.  Two days later he was designated for assignment to make run for Adam Eaton who was returning from the disabled list.

Ennis passed through waivers, made one more appearance with the Lynx and was recalled following the September 1st roster expansion.  He'd appear in two more games for the Phillies that September, starting the September 8th contest against the Marlins, tossing four innings and allowing a home run.  Ennis returned as a spring training non-roster invitee in 2008, but those two games the prior September were to be his last in the majors.  After a brief stop in Korea, he came back to the Phillies and pitched for Lehigh Valley in 2009 and 2010 (1 game each year) and Reading in 2010 (18 games).

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'5"  Weight:  220
Born:  October 17, 1979, Montrose, CA
Drafted:  Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 1998 amateur draft, June 18, 1998
Major League Teams:  Atlanta Braves 2002; Detroit Tigers 2004; Phillies 2007
Professional Affiliations:  Atlanta Braves 1998-2003; Detroit Tigers 2003-2006; Phillies 2007-2008, 2009-2010; Samsung Lions (Korea) 2008

Phillies Career
3 games, 1 start, 0-0, 8.22 ERA over 7 2/3 innings, 12 hits, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts
Acquired:  November 10, 2006 - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Detroit Tigers.
Debut:  August 26, 2007 - Relieved Kyle Kendrick and picked up a save with three innings of relief in a 14-2 win over the Padres.
Final Game:  Setpember 12, 2007 - Again relieved Kendrick, this time in a game the Rockies would eventually win 12-0.  Allowed 5 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks in 2/3 of an inning.
Departed:  August 6, 2008 - Released and signed with the Samsung Lions in Korea.

3 Ennis Baseball Cards in My Collection
2007 Choice Ottawa Lynx #9
2008 Multi-Ad Lehigh Valley IronPigs #7
2010 Multi-Ad Reading Phillies #10

Complete Chachi Checklist
2007 Chachi #53
2008 Chachi Transactions #6

2002 Upper Deck #506

2002 Topps Traded #T201

2007 Choice Ottawa Lynx #9

2007 Chachi #53

2010 Multi-Ad Reading Phillies #10

Other Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  2002 Upper Deck #506
First Topps Base Card:  2002 Topps Traded #T201
Last Mainstream Card:  2003 Topps Total #354
Other Notable Cards:  2002 Bowman Chrome #367, 2003 Donruss Team Heroes #43

Sources:  Baseball Reference and The Trading Card Database

Phillies Missing Links of the 2000s
1 Kirk Bullinger
2 Chris Pritchett
3 Bryan Ward
4 Mark Holzemer
5 Turner Ward
6 P.J. Forbes
7 Matt Walbeck
8 Kelly Stinnett
9 Valerio de los Santos
10 Josh Hancock
11 Brian Powell
12 Paul Abbott
13 Todd Jones
14 A.J. Hinch
15 Ramon Martinez
16 Matt Kata
17 Aquilino Lopez
18 Adam Bernero
19 Jose Hernandez
20 Randall Simon
21 Anderson Garcia
22 Russell Branyan
23 John Ennis

This is a continuing series looking at those players who spent time with the Phillies but possess no baseball card proof of their time in Philadelphia.  In some cases, the First and Last Mainstream cards listed above have been subjectively chosen if multiple cards were released in that year.

Phillies Missing Links of the 2000s - #21 Anderson Garcia

#61
Anderson Garcia
Relief Pitcher

For a two week period in July 2007, Anderson Garcia was on the Phillies roster.  That was long enough for him to appear in one game on July 7th, pitching 2/3 of an inning, and to take part in the team's annual Photo Day promotion on July 14th.  Following that July 14th game, Garcia was optioned back down to the Triple-A Ottawa Lynx, never to return to the big leagues.  As photos of Garcia in a Phillies uniform were scarce back in 2007, I used the picture I took on that Photo Day for his 2007 Chachi card published here for the first time.

Signed as an amateur free agent in April 2001 by the Yankees, Garcia pitched professionally for 8 seasons within the Yankees, Mets, Orioles, Phillies and Mariners organizations.

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  180
Born:  March 23, 1981, Santo Domingo, DR
Signed:  Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent, April 25, 2001
Major League Teams:  Phillies 2007
Professional Affiliations:  New York Yankees 2001-2003; New York Mets 2003-2006; Baltimore Orioles 2006; Phillies 2007; Seattle Mariners 2008; Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings (Independent) 2010

Phillies Career
1 game, 2/3 inning, 2 hits, 1 run allowed, 13.50 ERA
Acquired:  January 5, 2007 - Selected off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
Debut and Final Game:  July 7, 2007 - Relieved Brian Sanches in the 7th inning in Colorado, recording two outs and allowing hits to Todd Helton and Troy Tulowitzki.  J.C. Romero relieved Garcia, surrendering a single that scored Helton.
Departed:  February 16, 2008 - Selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners.

2 Garcia Baseball Cards in My Collection
2007 Multi-Ad Reading Phillies #6
2007 Choice Ottawa Lynx #10

Complete Chachi Checklist
2007 Chachi #43

2006 Topps 52 #306

2007 Multi-Ad Reading Phillies #6

2007 Choice Ottawa Lynx #10

2007 Chachi #43

Other Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  2006 Topps 52 #306
First Topps Base Card:  N/A
Last Mainstream Card:  2006 Upper Deck #1124
Other Notable Cards:  2003 Choice Battle Creek Yankees #8, 2006 Choice Norfolk Tides #13

Sources:  Baseball Reference and The Trading Card Database

Phillies Missing Links of the 2000s
1 Kirk Bullinger
2 Chris Pritchett
3 Bryan Ward
4 Mark Holzemer
5 Turner Ward
6 P.J. Forbes
7 Matt Walbeck
8 Kelly Stinnett
9 Valerio de los Santos
10 Josh Hancock
11 Brian Powell
12 Paul Abbott
13 Todd Jones
14 A.J. Hinch
15 Ramon Martinez
16 Matt Kata
17 Aquilino Lopez
18 Adam Bernero
19 Jose Hernandez
20 Randall Simon
21 Anderson Garcia

This is a continuing series looking at those players who spent time with the Phillies but possess no baseball card proof of their time in Philadelphia.  In some cases, the First and Last Mainstream cards listed above have been subjectively chosen if multiple cards were released in that year.

2016 Chachi #71 Leading Firemen - Gomez, Neris, Mariot

Perhaps the hardest thing to watch during the latter part of the Phillies season was the complete implosion of Jeanmar Gomez as the team's closer.  Unofficially removed from the closer's roll during the final weeks of September, Gomez tallied a 19.13 ERA (17 earned runs in 8 innings) over his final 12 games.  The emergence (and dominance) of Hector Neris as an extremely effective late inning reliever means that he's probably one of the few pitchers guaranteed a spot in the team's 2017 bullpen.

Memory Lane - Chachi Leading Firemen Cards
2005 - Billy Wagner, 38
2006 - Tom Gordon, 34
2007 - Brett Myers, 21
2008 - Brad Lidge, 41
2009 - Brad Lidge, 31
2010 - Brad Lidge, 27
2011 - Ryan Madson, 32
2012 - Jonathan Papelbon, 38
2013 - Jonathan Papelbon, 29
2014 - Jonathan Papelbon, 39
2015 - Jonathan Papelbon, 17 (no card created)
2016 - Jeanmar Gomez, 37

2005 Chachi #59

2006 Chachi #68

2007 Chachi #66

2008 Chachi #62

2016 Chachi #70 Strikeout Leaders - Eickhoff, Hellickson, Velasquez

Vince Velasquez and Aaron Nola led the Phillies pitching staff in strikeouts for most of the season, but Jared Eickhoff and Jeremy Hellickson were able to pull ahead late in the season due to Nola's injury and the shut down of Velasquez.

Memory Lane - Chachi Strikeout Leaders Cards
2005 - Brett Myers, 208
2006 - Brett Myers, 189
2007 - Cole Hamels, 177
2008 - Cole Hamels, 196
2009 - Cole Hamels, 168
2010 - Roy Halladay, 219
2011 - Cliff Lee, 238
2012 - Cole Hamels, 216
2013 - Cliff Lee, 222
2014 - Cole Hamels, 198
2015 - Cole Hamels, 137 (no card created)
2016 - Jared Eickhoff, 167

2005 Chachi #58

2006 Chachi #67

2007 Chachi #65

2008 Chachi #60

2016 Chachi #69 Pitching Leaders - Hellickson, Eickhoff, Velasquez

The win is becoming an old school statistic, but it's still impressive to me that Jeremy Hellickson and Jared Eickhoff produced the highest win totals for the Phillies since Cliff Lee's 14 in 2013.  We're taking a step in the right direction here.

Memory Lane - Chachi Wins Leaders Cards
2005 - Jon Lieber, 17
2006 - Brett Myers, 12
2007 - Cole Hamels, 15
2008 - Jamie Moyer, 16
2009 - Joe Blanton, J.A. Happ and Jamie Moyer, 12
2010 - Roy Halladay, 21
2011 - Roy Halladay, 19
2012 - Cole Hamels, 17
2013 - Cliff Lee, 14
2014 - Kyle Kendrick, 10
2015 - Ken Giles, Cole Hamels, Aaron Harang and Aaron Nola, 6 (no card created)
2016 - Jeremy Hellickson, 12

2005 Chachi #56

2006 Chachi #65

2007 Chachi #63

2016 Chachi #68 ERA Leaders - Eickhoff & Hellickson

Only two Phillies pitchers threw the amount of requisite innings (162) to qualify this year for the team's ERA title.  Jared Eickhoff barely squeaked by Jeremy Hellickson with his 3.65 ERA to Hellickson's 3.71.

Memory Lane - Chachi ERA Leaders Cards
2005 - Brett Myers, 3.72
2006 - Brett Myers, 3.91
2007 - Cole Hamels, 3.39
2008 - Cole Hamels, 3.09
2009 - J.A. Happ, 2.93
2010 - Roy Halladay, 2.44
2011 - Roy Halladay, 2.35
2012 - Cole Hamels, 3.05
2013 - Cliff Lee, 2.87
2014 - Cole Hamels, 2.46
2015 - Aaron Harang, 4.86 (no card produced)
2016 - Jared Eickhoff, 3.65

The 2005 through 2008 Chachi ERA Leaders cards have never before been featured on this blog.

2005 Chachi #57

2006 Chachi #66

2007 Chachi #64

2008 Chachi #68

2016 Chachi #4 Ryan Howard

#6

Ryan James Howard

First Base

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  250

Born:  November 19, 1979, St. Louis, MO

Home:  Tampa, FL

Drafted:  Selected by the Phillies in the 5th round of the June 2001 draft

Teams:  Phillies 2004-

Acquired:  Via draft

2001 Batavia Muckdogs Team Issue #26

2001 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres #62

2005 Chachi #29

2005 Topps #689

507 Howard Baseball Cards in My Collection per Zistle
First Card:  2001 Batavia Muckdogs Team Issue #26
First Phillies Card:  2001 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres #62
First Topps Flagship Base Card:  2005 Topps #689 (with Cole Hamels)
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  2006 Phillies Team Issue #6
Latest Card:  2016 Topps Heritage #290

2005 Chachi #62

2006 Chachi #45

2006 Chachi #60

2006 Chachi #61

2006 Chachi #63

2006 Chachi #70

2007 Chachi #3

2007 Chachi #60

2008 Chachi #4

2008 Chachi #56

2008 Chachi #57

These 11 Chachi cards represent the only Howard Chachi cards to have never appeared on this blog before now.

Complete Chachi Checklist
2005 Chachi #29
2005 Chachi #62 - Rookie of the Year HL
2006 Chachi #6
2006 Chachi #45 - All-Star
2006 Chachi #47 - Home Run Derby HL
2006 Chachi #60 - Single Season HR Record HL
2006 Chachi #61 - Batting Leaders (with Chase Utley)
2006 Chachi #62 - Home Run Leaders (with Chase Utley)
2006 Chachi #63 - RBI Leaders (with Chase Utley)
2006 Chachi #70 - MVP HL
2007 Chachi #3
2007 Chachi #39 - Fastest Player to 100 Home Runs HL
2007 Chachi #44 - Rain Delay HL
2007 Chachi #54 - Phils Sweep Mets HL
2007 Chachi #60 - Home Run Leaders (with Pat Burrell and Jimmy Rollins)
2007 Chachi #61 - RBI Leaders (with Chase Utley and Pat Burrell)
2008 Chachi #4
2008 Chachi #54 - Phils Clinch N.L. East HL
2008 Chachi #56 - Home Run Leaders (with Pat Burrell and Chase Utley)
2008 Chachi #57 - RBI Leaders (with Chase Utley)
2008 Chachi #74 - Phils Clinch NLCS HL
2008 Chachi #79 - World Series Game 4
2009 Chachi #4
2009 Chachi #30 - World Series Rings HL
2009 Chachi #47 - All-Star
2009 Chachi #50 - Fastest Player to 200 Home Runs HL
2009 Chachi #60 - Home Run Leaders (with Jayson Werth)
2009 Chachi #61 - RBI Leaders (with Jayson Werth)
2009 Chachi #70 - NLDS Game 4
2009 Chachi #74 - NLCS Game 3
2009 Chachi #78 - NLCS MVP HL
2010 Chachi #4
2010 Chachi #44 - All-Star (with Roy Halladay)
2010 Chachi #54 - Home Run Leaders (with Jayson Werth)
2010 Chachi #55 - RBI Leaders (with Jayson Werth)
2010 Chachi #65 - NLCS Game 1 (with Raul Ibanez)
2010 Chachi #70 - NLCS Game 6
2011 Chachi #4
2011 Chachi #34 - 2nd Place on Franchise HR List HL
2011 Chachi #58 - Home Run Leaders (with Raul Ibanez)
2011 Chachi #59 - RBI Leaders (with Raul Ibanez)
2011 Chachi #65 - NLDS Game 1 (with Roy Halladay)
2011 Chachi #68 - NLDS Game 4 (with Roy Oswalt)
2011 Chachi #69 - NLDS Game 5 (with Roy Halladay)
2012 Chachi #43
2012 Chachi #58 - 300th Home Run HL
2013 Chachi #4
2014 Chachi #4
2014 Chachi #45 - 1,000th RBI HL
2014 Chachi #66 - Home Run Leaders (with Marlon Byrd)
2014 Chachi #67 - RBI Leaders (with Marlon Byrd)
2015 Chachi #4
2016 Chachi #4

Card statistics through 4/9/16.