Showing posts with label Elia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elia. Show all posts

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Spring Training Game 20 - Wheeler/Phils vs. Skubal/Tigers Ends in Tie

Detroit Tigers  2 
Philadelphia Phillies  2 

1988 Topps #254
Spring Training Game 20
Saturday Afternoon, March 15
BayCare Ballpark - Clearwater, FL
Record - 9-9-2

One Sentence Summary:  Fans were treated to a pitcher's duel from two of the best in the game, as Zack Wheeler and Tarik Skubal faced off and the Phillies and Tigers played to a tie.

What It Means:  There are just ten more spring training games remaining on the schedule.

What Happened:  Wheeler got touched for two unearned runs, three hits in a walk, while striking out three in a solid five inning performance.  The bullpen quartet of Jose Alvarado, Jordan Romano, Orion Kerkering and Devin Sweet shut down the Tigers over the final four frames, striking out a combined eight batters.

The Phillies scored their runs on an RBI single from Bryce Harper in the third, and a sacrifice fly from Trea Turner in the fifth.  Harper, now hitting .407 for the spring, and Brandon Marsh both had multi-hit days.

Featured Card:  From a post from Scott Lauber on Bluesky, the Phillies honored former manager Lee Elia before this game.  The baseball lifer worked in the Phillies' minor league system for years, and is best known in the organization for his roles as a coach (1980-81, 1985-87) and manager (1987-88).  Lauber said among the guests in attendance for the ceremony were Pat Gillick and Lou Piniella.

Camp Head Count:  48 - 7 = 41

In the biggest roster purge so far this spring, seven players were assigned to minor league camp.  The only one here who surprises me a little is Rodolfo Castro, who had been playing multiple positions throughout the spring as the team looks to replace the injured Weston Wilson on the roster.  Those reassigned were:  Koyo Aoyagi (rhp), Jose Cuas (rhp), Joel Kuhnel (rhp), John McMillon (rhp), Guillo Zuniga (rhp), Nick Vespi (lhp) and Castro (inf).

Monday, May 27, 2024

Game 54 - Rocky Mountain Low

1969 Topps #312
Rockies 5
Phillies 2
Game 54 - Sunday Afternoon, May 26th in Denver
Record - 38-16, 1st Place, 6 games ahead of the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies fell flat against the last place Rockies, dropping this game 5-2, and more surprisingly, losing the series.

What It Means:  They'll try to rebound with a three-game set against the Giants, beginning on Memorial Day afternoon.

What Happened:  Ranger Suarez had his first rough outing of the year, quickly finding himself in trouble in the first two innings.  Suarez allowed a two-run home run in the first to Ryan McMahon.  He allowed four walks and a double in a three-run second inning, with Alec Bohm contributing a costly throwing error.  The Phillies scored a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth innings on RBI singles from Bohm and Johan Rojas, but they couldn't add any more runs the rest of the day.

Featured Card:  Happy Memorial Day to everyone, and I hope you found some time this weekend to enjoy yourselves and spend time with family and friends.  We had a relatively quiet weekend, by design, and I was happy to spend some time catching up on my 1969 Topps blog.  Despite the lack of a logo on his hat, former Phillies manager Lee Elia wishes you all the best and is optimistic about the upcoming summer.

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Game 107 - Reed, McBride Inducted Into Wall of Fame


Phillies 11
, Nationals 5
Game 107 - Saturday Night, August 6th in Philadelphia
Record - 0-1, 3rd Place, 9 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  Following the induction of Bake McBride and Ron Reed into the Phillies Wall of Fame, the current offense stayed hot as the hapless Nationals fell yet again, 11-5.

What It Means:  The Phillies own a four game winning streak and have won nine of their last ten.  They have a one game lead over the Brewers for the third Wild Card spot and they'll go for the four-game series sweep this afternoon.

What Happened:  Every starter except Kyle Schwarber had at least one hit, with Jean Segura leading the way with a three-hit night.  Rhys Hoskins hit his third straight first inning home run in a row.  Matt Vierling added a three-run home run in the first, with J.T. Realmuto contributing a two-run home run in the sixth.  Bryson Stott had a two-run triple and Edmundo Sosa doubled home Realmuto for his first hit with the team.  Ranger Suarez picked up the win, going 5 1/3 innings and allowing three runs on seven hits.


Featured Cards/Field Report:
  Doug and I returned to the Hall of Fame Club, arriving shortly after the gates opened and grabbing a prime spot once again right aside the suite where various Wall of Famers and alumni were gathered.  Doug was on a roll the entire night, adding autographs to his Bake McBride/Ron Reed print (shown above) and adding solo signatures to past Wall of Fame prints.  Some of the signers were repeats from the night before, and other than Charlie Manuel, who gets a second card, I've created cards for all the new alumni who signed for Doug on Saturday night.

We were bummed McBride wasn't able to join the festivities, and it was somewhat surreal for me to see all my heroes from the 1980 team.  Of the former players and coaches stopping to sign, only Luis Aguayo and George Vukovich stopped short of Doug's spot before going into the suite.  Bob Boone, Dick Ruthven and (I believe) Warren Brusstar didn't sign at all.

We found it extremely impressive that Manny Trillo, Bobby Abreu, Manuel, Dickie Noles, Mike Lieberthal, Randy Wolf and Lee Elia all signed as many autographs as wanted.  They were gracious with their time, often stopping to chat with the assembled fans.  Trillo especially took his time, working slowly through the line, signing anything and everything put in front of him.  It was a memorable night, and we're already looking forward to next year!

My early prediction for the 2023 Wall of Fame inductee is Larry Andersen.  The current broadcaster has cut back on his schedule, and he was a member of both the 1983 and 1993 Phillies teams, who will be celebrating their 40th and 30th anniversaries next season, respectively.

Thursday, November 19, 2020

1988 Tastykake Philadelphia Phillies Photo Cards


Number of Cards:  39
Card Size:  4 7/8" x 6 1/4"
Description:  The Phillies broke the mold for their 1988 photo card set and went with a set of supersized cards.  The fronts of the cards feature full color action photos while the backs contain biographical information and complete minor and Major League statistics.  The nine photo cards found in the update set have blank backs.  I've always thought this was one of the more impressive team-issued sets released by the Phillies, but I guess the larger size may have indirectly led to less cards in the set.  This is seventh year in a row the set was sponsored by Tastykake.

How Distributed:  Saturday, April 9, 1988, the first Saturday night home game of the season, was Tastykake Photo Card day with all fans receiving the original 30-card set.  (The Phillies won the game, 9-3 over the Mets, behind a complete game effort from Don Carman and 5 RBIs from Lance Parrish.)  The set was comprised of the entire opening day roster, 1987 Cy Young Award winner Steve Bedrosian, who opened the season on the disabled list, manager Lee Elia and cards for the coaches, top prospects, a team photo and the Phillie Phanatic.

The nine-card update set was released later in the season, and I believe was sold at various vendor stands throughout Veterans Stadium.  The update set checklist would have been finalized in mid-July as Larry Bowa took over for the fired Dave Bristol on July 15th and Ricky Jordan was recalled on July 16th.

Complete Standard Checklist (Unnumbered, presented here alphabetically with uniform number and position from the front of cards): 

1. Luis Aguayo (#16 - INF)
2. Bill Almon (#15 - INF)
3. Steve Bedrosian (#40 - P)
4. Phil Bradley (#29 - OF)
5. Jeff Calhoun (#31 - P)
6. Don Carman (#42 - P)
7. Darren Daulton (#10 - C)
8. Bob Dernier (#22 - OF)
9. Lee Elia (#4 - MG, Vertical)      
10. Todd Frohwirth (#52 - P)

11. Greg Gross (#21 - OF-1B)      
12. Kevin Gross (#46 - P)
13. Von Hayes (#9 - 1B)
14. Chris James (#18 - OF)
15. Steve Jeltz (#30 - SS)
16. Mike Maddux (#44 - P)
17. David Palmer (#45 - P)
18. Lance Parrish (#13 - C)
19. Shane Rawley (#28 - P)
20. Wally Ritchie (#38 - P)

21. Bruce Ruffin (#47 - P)
22. Juan Samuel (#8 - 2B)
23. Mike Schmidt (#20 - 3B)
24. Kent Tekulve (#27 - P)
25. Milt Thompson (#24 - CF)
26. Mike Young (#19 - OF)
27. Phillies Coaches
28. Phillies Prospects
29. Team Card
30. Phillie Phanatic

Complete Update Checklist (Unnumbered, presented here alphabetically with uniform number and position from the front of cards):
1. Larry Bowa (#16 - CO)
2. Lee Elia (#4 - MG, Horizontal)      
3. Jackie Gutierrez (#15 - INF)
4. Greg Harris (#33 - P)
5. Ricky Jordan (#17 - 1B)
6. Keith Miller (#11 - INF-OF)      
7. John Russell (#6 - C)
8. John Vukovich (#7 - CO)
9. Phillies Broadcasters

One and Only Phillies Baseball Card (1):  Almon
First Appearance in Phillies Team Issued Set (7):  Bradley, Gutierrez, Harris, Jordan, Miller, Palmer, Young
Returning Players in Phillies Team Issued Set (22):  Aguayo, Bedrosian, Calhoun, Carman, Daulton, Dernier, Frohwirth, G. Gross, K. Gross, Hayes, James, Jeltz, Maddux, Parrish, Rawley, Ritchie, Ruffin, Russell, Samuel, Schmidt,  Tekulve, Thompson

Managers (2):  Elia (2)
Coaches (3):  The coaches card in the base set includes Dave Bristol, Claude Osteen, Mike Ryan, Tony Taylor, Del Unser and John Vukovich.  Bowa and Vukovich get solo cards in the update set.
Phillie Phanatic (1):  The Phanatic is once again pictured atop his ATV.
Broadcasters (1):  Features Richie Ashburn, Harry Kalas, Garry Maddox, Andy Musser and Chris Wheeler
Phillies Prospects (1):  Features eight prospects on one card - Tom Barrett, Brad Brink, Steve DeAngelis, Ron Jones, Keith Miller, Brad Moore, Howard Nichols and Shane Turner.  DeAngelis and Nichols never played for the Phillies.
Other Cards (1):  Team card

Surprises:  The original 30-card set doesn't have many surprises, although there are a few omissions - see below.  The update set surprises me somewhat as I'm not sure why the Phillies decided we needed a second card of manager Elia and a stand-alone card of coach John Vukovich.  For some background here, the Phillies fired third base coach Bristol and hitting coach Del Unser on July 15th.  Vukovich, who had been serving as Elia's bench coach, moved over to third for a few games before the Phillies hired old friend Bowa who had recently been let go as the Padres manager.  Vukovich would switch jobs again on September 23rd, taking over as interim manager when Elia was fired.  Bowa wore #16 in his first stint as a Phillies coach, before switching to #2 at the start of the 1989 season.

Vukovich and Elia aren't the only two to appear in the set twice.  Prospect Keith Miller is one of eight prospects on the multi-player Phillies Prospects card and then he received his own card in the update set.  Five of the eight players on the Prospects card appeared with the Phillies in 1988 - Tom Barrett, Ron Jones, Miller, Brad Moore and Shane Turner.

Omissions:  If we use July 16th as a cut-off date for the update set, there are a few more deserving candidates.  The oft-injured pitcher Bill Dawley was recalled from Maine on April 22nd but was on the disabled list between May 11th and August 18th.  Reliever Danny Clay was recalled on April 30th and had three different stints with the Phillies in between trips back to Maine.  The only other possibility is pitcher Bill Scherrer who joined the team on July 5th but was gone less than a month later on August 2nd.  Wild speculation on my part here, but maybe one or more of those three pitchers were slated to receive cards in the update set only to be replaced by second cards for Elia and Vukovich.


Variations/Rarities:
  As fellow collector Rick e-mailed me, there's also a smaller-sized Mike Schmidt card available, featuring the same photo as his regular 1988 Tastykake photo card, but on a smaller scale.

Smaller Sized Variation
1. Mike Schmidt (#20 - 3B)

Also See:
  1988 Topps Phillies - Missing Links
Resources:  Beckett.com; Phillies collector Rick G.

This set was originally featured in a post back in October 2014, and I'm going through these older team-issued set posts to update them with new information learned (if any) over the past six years.


Sunday, November 8, 2020

1987 Tastykake Philadelphia Phillies Photo Cards


Number of Cards:  51
Card Size:  3 1/2" x 5 1/4"
Description:  With the exception of the copyright date on the bottom right, these photo cards are identical in design to the sets issued in 1985 and 1986.  Fronts feature a full color picture and the backs include brief biographical notes on each player.

How Distributed:  All fans attending the Sunday, April 12th Phillies game at Veterans Stadium received the original 47-card set.  The four blank-backed update cards (I believe) were sold separately at the stadium late in the season.  I have a very vague recollection of purchasing the four photo card update set for $1 at a second half game.  Lee Elia was named the new Phillies manager on June 18th following the firing of John Felske.  The others featured in the update set made their Phillies debuts in May or June, as follows:  Wally Ritchie - May 1st, Keith Hughes - May 19th and Jeff Calhoun - June 16th.  Given those debuts, I would guess the update cards were available during the second half of the season, following the All-Star break.

Complete Standard Checklist (Unnumbered, presented here alphabetically with uniform number and position from the front of cards): 

1. Luis Aguayo (#16 - INF)
2. Doug Bair (#58 - RHP)
3. Steve Bedrosian (#40 - RHP)
4. Don Carman (#42 - RHP)
5. Joe Cipolloni (#23 - C)
6. Joe Cowley (#39 - RHP)      
7. Darren Daulton (#10 - C)
8. Ken Dowell (#37 - SS)
9. Mike Easler (#34 - LF)
10. John Felske (#7 - MG)
11. Marvin Freeman (#48 - RHP)        
12. Todd Frohwirth (#52 - RHP)
13. Greg Gross (#21 - OF-1B)
14. Kevin Gross (#46 - RHP)
15. Von Hayes (#9 - 1B)
16. Tom Hume (#41 - RHP)

17. Ken Jackson (#51 - SS)
18. Mike Jackson (#33 - RHP)
19. Chris James (#18 - OF)
20. Greg Jelks (#45 - 1B-OF)
21. Steve Jeltz (#30 - SS)
22. Greg Legg (#11 - INF)
23. Mike Maddux (#44 - RHP)
24. Tom Newell (#50 - RHP)
25. Jim Olander (#38 - OF)
26. Lance Parrish (#13 - C)
27. Shane Rawley (#28 - LHP)        
28. Ronn Reynolds (#29 - C)
29. Ron Roenicke (#17 - OF)
30. Bruce Ruffin (#47 - LHP)
31. John Russell (#6 - C-OF)
32. Juan Samuel (#8 - 2B)
33. Bob Scanlan (#39 - RHP)
34. Dan Schatzeder (#35 - LHP)
35. Mike Schmidt (#20 - 3B)
36. Rick Schu (#15 - 3B)
37. Jeff Stone (#14 - OF)
38. Kent Tekulve (#27 - RHP)
39. Milt Thompson (#24 - OF)
40. Freddie Toliver (#43 - RHP)
41. Len Watts (#49 - LHP)
42. Glenn Wilson (#12 - RF)
43. Phillies Coaches
44. Jeff Kaye / Darren Loy
45. Shawn Barton / Rick Lundblade        
46. Phillies Team Card
47. Phillie Phanatic

Complete Update Checklist (Unnumbered, presented here alphabetically with uniform number and position from the front of cards):

1. Jeff Calhoun (#31 - LHP)        
2. Lee Elia (#4 - MG)
3. Keith Hughes (#19 - OF)
4. Wally Ritchie (#38 - LHP)        

One and Only Phillies Baseball Card (7):  Bair, Cowley, Jelks, Legg, Olander, Scanlan, Watts
First Appearance in Phillies Team Issued Set (12):  Calhoun, Dowell, Easler, Freeman, Frohwirth, Hughes, M. Jackson, Newell, Parrish, Ritchie, Roenicke, Schatzeder
Returning Players in Phillies Team Issued Set (25):  Aguayo, Bedrosian, Carman, Cipolloni, Daulton, G. Gross, K. Gross, Hayes, Hume, K. Jackson, James, Jeltz, Maddux, Rawley, Reynolds, Ruffin, Russell, Samuel, Schmidt, Schu, Stone, Tekulve, Thompson, Toliver, Wilson

Managers (2):  Elia, Felske
Coaches (1):  Jim Davenport, Lee Elia, Claude Osteen, Mike Ryan and Del Unser are all featured on a card together.
Phillie Phanatic (1):  I believe the photo used was taken as the Phanatic was atop the Phillies dugout in Clearwater.
Multi-Player Prospect Cards (2):  Kaye / Loy, Barton / Lundblade
Other Cards (1):  Team card

Surprises:  There are a couple of things with this set only a few of us would find interesting.  As far as I can tell, this is the first team-issued photo card set featuring solo cards of players who never actually played for the Phillies.  Joe Cipolloni, Jim Olander, Bob Scanlan and Len Watts never got the call to the big leagues with the team, nor did the four prospects featured on the multi-player cards for that matter.  Marvin Freeman and Ronn Reynolds appear in the set as well, although neither played with the Phillies in 1987.  Freeman's season was hampered by injuries and he appeared in 19 minor league games.  Reynolds was dealt to the Astros on April 2nd for Calhoun.

There are two #39's in the set - Scanlan and Joe Cowley.  Scanlan started the spring with #39 and Cowley most likely requested the number upon his arrival from the White Sox late in the spring on March 26th.  Cowley had worn #40 with the White Sox, but that number already belonged to Steve Bedrosian.

Omissions:  None!  Every single player to appear with the Phillies in 1987 is represented in this set, and that's really impressive.


Variations/Rarities:
  There's a Phanatic photo variation featuring the mascot riding his ATV, and a variation of the widely available Phanatic card but with different writing on the back.  There's also a black and white portrait version of a Don Carman card and fellow collector Bill W. e-mailed me to let me know the card was available at a Pennsylvania baseball card show in 1987 where Carman was an autograph guest.

Phanatic Variations
1. On dugout, different writing on back        
2. Riding ATV
Black & White Variation
1. Don Carman (#42 - LHP)
        

Also See:
  One of the more desirable (in my opinion) and difficult to find team issued sets is the 1987 Phillies Great Performers of 1986 set, issued to season ticket holders who renewed their 1987 season tickets early.  14,000 Phillies created an entry for this set as part of his Phillies Database Project.

Resources:  Beckett.com; Phillies collectors Rick G., Steve F. and Bill W.

This set was originally featured in a post back in October 2014, and I'm going through these older team-issued set posts to update them with new information learned (if any) over the past six years.


Thursday, April 30, 2020

1985 Game 19 - 1985 Fleer #256 Jerry Koosman

Phillies 11Expos 0
Game 19 - Tuesday Night, April 30th in Philadelphia
Record - 8-11, Tied for 4th Place, 4 1/2 games behind the Cubs and Mets

One Sentence Summary:  Jerry Koosman pitched a complete game shutout, Von Hayes tallied a four-hit game and Glenn Wilson drove in four runs in this 11-0 blowout win against the Expos.

What It Means:  Not a great start to the season, but April wasn't a complete disaster.  The Phillies would enter May riding a four-game win streak and within striking distance of fist place in the N.L. East.

What Happened:  Koosman allowed 11 hits in his complete game effort, but the Expos offense went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.  The Phillies offense scored all 11 runs against Expos starter Bill Gullickson and reliever Rick Grapenthin.  First baseman Razor Shines pitched the eighth inning for the Expos, allowing a hit but not giving up any more runs.

The big blow in the game was a bases-clearing double in the first from Wilson.  The Phillies kept piling on with Hayes, Schmidt and Jeltz each enjoying 2-RBI games.

Featured Card:  This was the 33rd and final complete game shutout in Koosman's 19-year big league career.  He must have done something in this game to aggravate his bad left knee, as he'd go on the disabled list shortly after this start and not pitch again until June 8th.

I clipped the Phillies opening day roster from an April 1985 issue of TV Guide and preserved it within my scrapbook (see below). The listing didn't include Darren Daulton or Kent Tekulve, added to the roster after opening day, so I wrote them in with their uniform numbers.  Kiko Garcia and Luis Aguayo were on the opening day roster, but both had been used so sparingly I assumed they were also "New Players."

Looking at the coaching staff, manager John Felske's bench coach was Lee Elia.  Elia would eventually take over for Felske when his time as Phillies manager ran out in the middle of the 1987 season.  The 1985 Phillies media guide lists Elia's job as dugout coach and not bench coach, which is the term used more frequently today.  Claude Osteen was the pitching coach and Del Unser provided double duty as both the hitting coach and the first base coach.  Dave Bristol coached third, Mike Ryan was the bullpen coach and Hank King (pictured on the Tastykake coaching staff card below) was the team's batting practice pitcher.

Bristol, Ryan and Osteen were all holdovers from Paul Owens' coaching staff in 1984.  To start the 1985 season, Elia replaced Felske as the bench coach and Unser replaced Deron Johnson as the Phillies' hitting coach.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

1988 Tastykake Phillies

I updated this post here in November 2020 and this original post is now outdated.
 

Number of Cards:  39
Card Size:  4 7/8" x 6 1/4"
Description:  The Phillies broke the mold for their 1988 set and went with a set of supersized cards.  The fronts of the cards feature full color action photos while the backs contain biographical information and complete minor and Major League statistics.  The cards found in the update set have blank backs.  I've always thought this was one of the more impressive team issued sets released by the Phillies, but I guess the larger size may have indirectly led to less cards in the set.
How Distributed:  The 2001 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards states that these cards weren't available in set form, but I'm deferring to the Phillies SGA database which shows the set being given away on the April 9th home game at Veterans Stadium.  The set given away to fans included 30 cards and another nine cards were issued later in the season as an update set.

For what it's worth, and I believe it's wrong, the checklist for the set currently found at Beckett.com lists three different Elia cards.

Complete Standard Checklist (30):  The cards are unnumbered, but I've presented them below ordered by uniform number.
  • 4 - Lee Elia MG (vertical)
  • 8 - Juan Samuel
  • 9 - Von Hayes
  • 10 - Darren Daulton
  • 13 - Lance Parrish
  • 15 - Bill Almon
  • 16 - Luis Aguayo
  • 18 - Chris James
  • 19 - Mike Young
  • 20 - Mike Schmidt
  • 21 - Greg Gross
  • 22 - Bob Dernier
  • 24 - Milt Thompson
  • 27 - Kent Tekulve
  • 28 - Shane Rawley
  • 29 - Phil Bradley
  • 30 - Steve Jeltz
  • 31 - Jeff Calhoun
  • 38 - Wally Ritchie
  • 40 - Steve Bedrosian
  • 42 - Don Carman
  • 44 - Mike Maddux
  • 45 - David Palmer
  • 46 - Kevin Gross
  • 47 - Bruce Ruffin
  • 52 - Todd Frohwirth
  • Phillies Coaches
  • Phillies Prospects
  • Team Card
  • Phillie Phanatic
Complete Update Checklist (9):
  • 4 - Lee Elia MG (horizontal)
  • 6 - John Russell
  • 7 - John Vukovich CO
  • 11 - Keith Miller
  • 15 - Jackie Gutierrez
  • 16 - Larry Bowa CO
  • 17 - Ricky Jordan
  • 33 - Greg Harris
  • Broadcasters
One and Done (1):  Almon
First Appearances (7):  Bradley, Gutierrez, Harris, Jordan, Miller, Palmer, Young
Returning Players (22):  Aguayo, Bedrosian, Calhoun, Carman, Daulton, Dernier, Frohwirth, G. Gross, K. Gross, Hayes, James, Jeltz, Maddux, Parrish, Rawley, Ritchie, Ruffin, Russell, Samuel, Schmidt,  Tekulve, Thompson

Veteran infielder Almon played his final 20 games with the Phillies before getting released in mid-June.  The card in this set is his sole Phillies card.  Miller appears on the eight-player prospect card in the base set and on a solo card in the update set.

The First Appearance designation is for players who have never before appeared within a Phillies team issued set.  These players may have already appeared on other Phillies baseball cards.

Manager (2):  Elia - both versions
Coaches (3):  The coaches card in the base set includes Dave Bristol, Claude Osteen, Mike Ryan, Tony Taylor, Del Unser and John Vukovich.  Bowa and Vukovich get solo cards in the update set.
Phillie Phanatic (1):  The Phanatic is once again pictured atop his ATV.
Broadcasters (1):  Features Richie Ashburn, Harry Kalas, Garry Maddox, Andy Musser and Chris Wheeler
Phillies Prospects (1):  Features eight prospects on one card - Tom Barrett, Brad Brink, Steve DeAngelis, Ron Jones, Keith Miller, Brad Moore, Howard Nichols and Shane Turner.  DeAngelis and Nichols never played for the Phillies.
Other Cards (1):  Team card

Variations/Rarities:  I'd personally consider the update set to be rare, as I've never come across a set for sale on eBay.  As collector Rick e-mailed me, there's also a regular-sized Schmidt card available, featuring the same photo as his regular 1988 Tastykake card, but on a smaller scale.

Also See:  1988 Topps Phillies - Missing Links
Trivia:  The Phillies fired third base coach Bristol and hitting coach Unser on July 15th.  Vukovich, who had been serving as Elia's bench coach, moved over to third for a few games before the Phillies hired old friend Bowa who had recently been let go as the Padres manager.  Vukovich would switch jobs again on September 23rd, taking over as interim manager when Elia was fired.  Bowa apparently wore #16 in his first stint as a Phillies coach, before assuming #2 at the start of the 1989 season.
Resources:  Phillies SGA 1988; Beckett.com; Philly.com - Bristol and Unser Are Fired