Game 138 - Phils Finish August as Hottest Team in Baseball

Philadelphia Phillies	2
Arizona Diamondbacks	1

2026 Topps Heritage #300

Late Monday Night, August 31st

Chase Field - Phoenix, AZ
78-60, 2nd Place, 4 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Aaron Nola, the bullpen and a long home run from Bryson Stott contributed to this 2-1 series opening win over the Diamondbacks.

What It Means:  The Phillies were the best team in baseball during the month of August with a 21-7 record.  They're tied with the Cubs for the top Wild Card spot with a 5 1/2 game lead overall in the Wild Card race.  These games against the Diamondbacks are a good test, but the real challenge starts next week when seven of their next 10 games are against the first place Braves.

What Happened:  Nola went five innings, allowing a run on five hits and two walks while striking out four.  Interim manger Don Mattingly used almost all of his bullpen to cobble together four scoreless innings with Alex McFarlane, Orion Kerkering, Brooks Raley, Jose Alvarado and Jhoan Duran all getting a turn.  There was a lot of traffic, but each of the relievers worked out of jams.  Duran stranded runners at first and third in the ninth, recording his 29th save.

Stott hit the longest home run of his career in the second at 464 feet.  In the third, Garrett Stubbs led off with a single, went to second when Kyle Schwarber walked and scored on a Bryce Harper double.  Harper led the team with a 1.069 OPS in August, batting .333 (32 for 96) with eight doubles, five home runs and 14 RBIs.

Featured Card:  The last game summary to feature a Kerkering card was the disastrous NLDS Game 4 from last season, and it's nice to see the reliever seemingly getting back on track this season.

Transaction:  Tommy Pham (of) was dealt to the Chicago White Sox for cash considerations.  In 44 games with the IronPigs, Pham batted .250 with three home runs and 25 RBIs.

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Game 135 - SOSA SLAMS PHILS TO WIN; LC Tribute

Philadelphia Phillies	5
Los Angeles Angels	3

2026 Topps Now #611

Late Friday Night, August 28th

Angel Stadium - Anaheim, CA
75-60, 2nd Place, 5 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Edmundo Sosa hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the top of the ninth inning, sending the Phillies to an amazing 5-3 win over the Angels.

What It Means:  Yes, I stayed up for this entire game but I almost turned it off in the seventh and went to bed.  I'm glad I didn't!

What Happened:  Andrew Painter suffered through a typical first inning for him, allowing three runs on two hits, two walks and two wild pitches, before settling down and pitching well the next five innings.  He didn't allow another hit the rest of the way and struck out six overall.  The Phillies pushed across a run in the fifth on a bunt single from Derek Hill, scoring Alec Bohm.  

Angels' reliever Ben Joyce came on in the ninth to try and hold a 3-1 lead.  Bohm was hit by a pitch and Justin Crawford walked, and Bryson Stott hit a fly ball to right that would have been a home run if not for an incredible leaping catch by Wade Meckler.  With two outs, J.T. Realmuto drew another walk and Sammy Peralta relieved Joyce.  Sosa connected for his slam, giving the Phillies a 5-3 lead and stunning the Angel Stadium crowd.

Featured Card:  Sosa rightfully earned a Topps Now card, but I also wanted to pay tribute to Larry Christenson, who passed away on Friday.  Christenson was a career Phillie, and a member of the 1980 World Championship team.  He won 83 games in his 11-year career, but I'll remember him most for being omnipresent at Phillies alumni events, special ceremonies and even just regular games.  He never didn't sign or pose for a picture with our oldest son, Doug, and I'd venture to guess Doug probable has at least a dozen Christenson autographs in his collection on Wall of Fame prints, baseballs, photo cards and score cards.  LC will be missed.

1977 Topps #59

1982 Donruss #219

2017 Chachi Alumni Weekend #1

2018 Chachi Friendly Encounters #18

2019 Chachi Friendly Encounters #7

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Game 119 - Phils Walk It Off in 12th on Hill's Clutch Hit

2006 Chachi #59

2008 Chachi #20

2022 Chachi #33

2022 Chachi #50

Toronto Blue Jays	6
Philadelphia Phillies	7

12 Innings

Sunday Afternoon, August 9th

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
63-56, 2nd Place, 8 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies got a much-needed win when Derek Hill singled home J.T. Realmuto with the game's winning run in the 12th inning.

What It Means:  They avoided a Blue Jays sweep and next headed out on the road (and the corn fields) with stops in St. Louis, Dyersville and Minneapolis.

What Happened:  Jesus Luzardo was fantastic, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out 12 over seven innings.  The Phillies led 5-2 upon Luzardo's exit, powered by a three-run home run from Kyle Schwarber in the third, a solo homer from Schwarber in the fifth and an RBI-single from Alec Bohm in the sixth.  Orion Kerkering blew it in the eighth, giving up three runs on four hits and allowing the Blue Jays to tie the game.  The Blue Jays took a brief lead in the top of the 12th, scoring off Caleb Kilian, but clutch RBI singles from Bryson Stott and Hill in the bottom of the 12th led to the win.

Featured Card:  In advance of the Field of Dreams game on Thursday, the Phillies did something really cool prior to this game by having four of their own "ghost players" throw out ceremonial first pitches.  Tim Granville (2006), Tim Lahey (2008), Jeff Singer (2022) and Will Toffey (2022) were all on the Phillies active roster briefly, but never appeared in a game with the club.  Of course, they all have their own Chachi cards, shown here.

Field Report:  Jenna and I attended the Twins-Brewers game at American Family Field in Milwaukee.  It was a gorgeous ballpark, and while a thunderstorm raged outside, we sat comfortably dry inside with the retractable roof closed.  The Brewers walked it off in the 10th on a Jake Bauers single.  Highlights from the game included Jacob Misiorowski's 200th strikeout of the season and a few leaping catches in right field by Luis Lara.

Transaction:  Alan Rangel (rhp) was recalled from Lehigh Valley and Chase Shugart (rhp) was optioned back down.

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Game 111 - Sanchez, Phils Battle to Shutout Win Over Orioles

Philadelphia Phillies	5
Baltimore Orioles	0

2026 Topps Heritage #110

Saturday Night, August 1st

Oriole Park at Camden Yards - Baltimore, MD
58-53, 2nd Place, 8 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Cristopher Sanchez struck out 11 and the Phillies' offense came up with a few clutch hits when needed in this 5-0 win over the Orioles.

What It Means:  Zack Wheeler takes the mound this afternoon as the Phillies look for their first series win since the All-Star Break.

What Happened:  Sanchez worked out of jams in the fourth and sixth innings, as he allowed just two hits but walked five.  He improved his record to 14-4.  Jonathan Bowlan struck out the side in the seventh, with Jose Alvarado and Jhoan Duran following with perfect innings to secure the win.  The game was scoreless until the fifth when Bryan De La Cruz singled home Bryson Stott.  The Phillies plated four more runs in the eighth with RBI singles from Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh and Justin Crawford.

Featured Card:  Here's Sanchez's card from the 1977 Topps inspired Heritage set.

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Game 73 - Homers Back Solid Start from Luzardo

Miami Marlins	2
Philadelphia Phillies	8

2026 Topps Heritage #168

Tuesday Night, June 16th

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
40-33, 2nd Place, 6 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Jesus Luzardo easily handled his former club, backed by home runs from Brandon Marsh, Alec Bohm and Kyle Schwarber in this 8-2 win.

What It Means:  The Phillies would have the chance for a series sweep on Wednesday afternoon, but Andrew Painter had other plans . . .

What Happened:  Luzardo pitched seven innings, allowing a pair of runs on five hits while striking out nine.  Tanner Banks and Max Lazar added two scoreless innings of relief.  The Phillies offense jumped all over former teammate Tyler Phillips, getting the start for the Marlins.  Phillips allowed all three home runs  and all eight runs in his four-inning outing.  Bohm had a pair of hits and three RBIs.  Schwarber made his first start at first base since the 2021 season.

Featured Card:  Here's Luzardo's card from this year's 1977 Topps-inspired Heritage set.

Transaction:  Brad Keller (rhp) landed on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tendinitis and Lazar (rhp) was recalled from the IronPigs.

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Game 55 - Nola + Long Balls = Win

Philadelphia Phillies	4
San Diego Padres	3

2026 Topps Heritage #183

Late Tuesday Night, May 26th

Petco Park - San Diego, CA
28-27, 3rd Place, 9 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Aaron Nola's solid outing was supported by three solo home runs in the first three innings from Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and J.T. Realmuto in this 4-3 win.

What It Means:  The Phillies would go for the series sweep on Wednesday afternoon, with Cristopher Sanchez on the mound looking to break the franchise's consecutive scoreless inning streak.

What Happened:  Nola had his strongest start of the season, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out five over six innings.  Jhoan Duran pitched a perfect ninth to notch his 11th save.  Harper, Turner (batting second) and Realmuto launched their solo shots three innings in a row, and Edmundo Sosa would have joined them in the fourth with a solo home run had center fielder Jackson Merrill not robbed him with a leaping catch, bringing the ball back over the wall.  Turner looked good batting second, hitting a 434-foot home run off the third deck in the third, snapping an 0 for 18 streak.  He'd add a line-drive single in the fifth.

Featured Card:  Hopefully Turner is turning the corner and his .225 average slowly starts to go up in the coming weeks.

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Game 53 - Phils Fall Flat Against Guardians

Cleveland Guardians	3
Philadelphia Phillies	1

2026 Topps Heritage #331

Sunday Afternoon, May 24th

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
26-27, 3rd Place, 9 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies dropped the series finale against the Guardians, scoring just five runs all weekend against the strong Cleveland pitching staff.

What It Means:  To be fair, the Guardians scored only four runs against the Phillies' pitching staff, but they won two out of the three games.  The team flew to San Diego following the game, where they opened a three-game series on Memorial Day.

What Happened:  Andrew Painter had perhaps his strongest start to date in the majors.  He fell to 1-5, but he allowed just two runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings pitched.  Painter departed with his team trailing 2-0, and they'd get to within a run when Brandon Marsh tripled to lead off the seventh and came home on a Bryce Harper sacrifice fly.  But reliever Jonathan Bowlan gave that run right back in the eighth when Travis Bazzana hit a solo home run.

Featured Card:  Rhys Hoskins is batting just .188 for the season, but he had a big hit in this game, doubling to left in the sixth to score the Guardians' second run of the game.  Hoskins hasn't appeared on any Guardians cards yet, and I recently pulled this card from a pack of Topps Heritage.

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Game 40 - Bohm, Turner Bust Out of Slumps in Win

Colorado Rockies	3
Philadelphia Phillies	9

2026 Topps Heritage #81

Saturday Night, May 9th

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
18-22, Tied for 3rd Place, 9 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Alec Bohm and Trea Turner busted out of their slumps in a big way as the Phillies easily dismantled the Rockies, 9-3.

What It Means:  They'll go for the series win this afternoon, and then head out on a six-game road trip against the Red Sox and Pirates.

What Happened:  Aaron Nola was the beneficiary of the run support, but he couldn't stick around long enough to earn the win.  Nola gave up three runs on six hits and a pair of walks before being lifted for Tim Mayza with two outs in the fifth.  Tanner Banks, Chase Shugart and Orion Kerkering shut the Rockies down for the rest of the game.

Turner has been mired in a season-long slump after winning the batting title, and went 0 for 6 on Friday.  He went 4 for 5 in this game.  Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run home run in the five-run third inning.  Bryce Harper left the game after the first inning with a migraine and his replacement, Felix Reyes, went 0 for 4 as his average dropped to .139.

Featured Card:  Bohm was essentially benched Thursday and Friday, and in his first at-bat back in the line-up, he hit a solo home run to left.  He'd connect again with another solo shot to lead off the fourth.  Still not done, Bohm added a two-run double in the eighth.

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Game 30 - Clutch Hits from Stott, Crawford Lead to Walk-Off Win

San Francisco Giants	2
Philadelphia Phillies	3

Game 1

2026 Topps Heritage #382

Thursday Afternoon, April 30th

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
11-19

One Sentence Summary:  Cristopher Sanchez settled down following a rough first inning and the Phillies battled back with a pair of ninth inning runs to walk off with a Game 1 win.

What It Means:  A rain-out on Wednesday night necessitated a split day-night double header on Thursday.

What Happened:  Sanchez was behind early, allowing a pair of first inning runs, but then settling in to hold the Giants scoreless over the next 5 2/3 innings.  He struck out seven in his outing.  Orion Kerkering, Trevor Banks and Chase Shugart kept the Giants off the board over the final frames, with Shugart eventually earning the win.  (Spoiler alert: He'd also earn the win in Game 2.)  In the first inning, Kyle Schwarber got a run back with his 10th home run of the season and his 350th career home run.  The game moved quickly until the ninth when Adolis Garcia singled and was tripled home by Bryson Stott to tie the score.  With two outs, Justin Crawford beat out an infield roller to short, scoring Stott with the winning run and kicking off an on-field celebration.

Featured Card:  Schwarber earned a Topps Now card for his milestone home run, Shugart's feat was pretty cool and Crawford had the game-winning hit.  But Stott's triple was the key to the winning rally, and he needed a big hit after struggling throughout the early part of the season.  Here's his 1977 Topps-inspired 2026 Topps Heritage card.

Field Report:  I attended this game as part of a work event, spending the first seven innings comfortably socializing at a table outside Pass & Stow and watching the final two frames from our perch in Section 244.

Transaction:  Nolan Hoffman (rhp) was recalled to serve as the 27th man for the double header.

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Game 14 - Schwarber, Harper Homer in Win Over Snakes

Arizona Diamondbacks	3
Philadelphia Phillies	4

2026 Topps Heritage #159

Saturday Afternoon, April 11th

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
7-7, 3rd Place, 1 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Home runs from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper along with a strong pitching performance from Taijuan Walker and the bullpen led to this 4-3 win.

What It Means:  This was to be the only win for the weekend against the Diamondbacks.

What Happened:  Walker's first inning was atrocious, as the Diamondbacks held a 2-0 lead not more than five minutes following first pitch.  Ketel Marie led off with a solo home run, Corbin Carroll walked and Adrian Del Castillo would single Carroll home.  As has been the case recently, the Phillies did all their scoring in one inning.  In the bottom of the third, Alec Bohm reached on an error and Justin Crawford singled before Schwarber connected for his fourth home run of the year.  Harper followed that with a home run of his own into the bullpen.  That was it for the Phillies' offense, but thankfully Walker calmed down and other than a shaky inning from Brad Keller, the bullpen did its job.  Jhoan Duran recorded his fifth save of the season.

Featured Card:  Here's Schwarber's card from the 1977 Topps-inspired Topps Heritage set.

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Game 11 - Phils Look Awful in Loss to Giants

Philadelphia Phillies	0
San Francisco Giants	6

2026 Topps Heritage #357

Late Tuesday Night, April 7th

Oracle Park - San Francisco, CA
6-5, Tied for 3rd Place, 1 game behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies dropped a sloppily played ballgame, 6-0 to the Giants, managing four hits in a late night defeat.

What It Means:  West Coast road trips seem to be kryptonite for this team, and I question my sanity every time I decide to stay up late (or later) and watch lackluster baseball.

What Happened:  Cristopher Sanchez was hit early and often, allowing four runs (two earned) over five innings, but giving up 11 hits.  Left field adventures from Otto Kemp, errors from Trea Turner and Rafael Marchan and an offense that went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position didn't help matters.  J.T. Realmuto departed the game early after fouling a ball off his foot.  Orion Kerkering made his season debut and ironically had the first batter he faced ground a ball back to him, which he wanted nothing to do with.  Giants' starter Robbie Ray baffled the righty-heavy line-up.

Featured Card:  New Giants' outfielder Harrison Bader is struggling mightily to start the season.  He entered this game as a pinch-hitter in the sixth and went 0 for 2 to drop his season average to .125.  Here's his card from the 2026 Topps Heritage set, commemorating his brief, but successful, stint with the Phillies last season.

Transaction:  In the first roster move of the season, Kerkering (rhp) was activated from the injured list and Kyle Backhus (lhp) was optioned to the IronPigs.

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Game 10 - Harper Leads Phils to Impressive Comeback Win

Philadelphia Phillies	6
San Francisco Giants	4

2026 Topps Heritage #72

Late Monday Night, April 6th

Oracle Park - San Francisco, CA
6-4, Tied for 1st Place, 1/2 game ahead of the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  A four-run seventh inning, which included a two-run single from Bryce Harper, helped lead the way to this 6-4 comeback win against the Giants.

What It Means:  I'm catching up following Wednesday afternoon's game, and suffice it to say this game was the only highlight from a dismal San Francisco series.

What Happened:  The Giants held a 4-0 lead after four innings, with Andrew Painter not faring well in his first career road start.  Painter departed after four having allowed four runs on nine hits and striking out only one.  The comeback began in the fifth when Justin Crawford doubled and came home on a Trea Turner ground out.  Harper would then single Crawford home, making it a 4-2 ballgame.  In the seventh, Harper drove home two runs with a single to right, tying the game.  Alec Bohm broke the tie, doubling home Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh would later score Harper with a sacrifice fly.

Relievers Jose Alvarado, Brad Keller and Jhoan Duran did their jobs over the final three innings, keeping the Giants off the board.  Duran recorded his fourth save.

Featured Card:  Harper went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, raising his season average to .200.  He's already got a ton of 2026 cards, including this one from Topps Heritage.

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Game 97 - Phils Can't Solve Strider in Loss

1977 Topps #638

Braves 6, Phillies 3
Game 97 - Tuesday Night, July 26th in Philadelphia
Record - 50-47, 3rd Place, 10 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  A late rally wasn't nearly enough in this 6-3 loss to the Braves.

What It Means:  At least the sunset was pretty?  The Phillies couldn't figure out rookie pitcher Spencer Strider who held their line-up to three hits and struck out six in his six innings of work.

What Happened:  The Braves scored early and often on a night Aaron Nola didn't have close to his best stuff.  Nola was chased after six innings having allowed five runs on seven hits, including home runs to Michael Harris II and Matt Olson.  The slumping Kyle Schwarber hit his 31st home run in the sixth and J.T. Realmuto added a two-run home run in the ninth, but they weren't able to overcome the early deficit.

Featured Card:  Dick Allen should have been inducted into the Hall of Fame this past weekend, and hopefully he gets the call the next time the Veteran's Committee casts their votes.  The only Phillies connection to Cooperstown this past induction weekend was lefty Jim Kaat, who joined the Hall with a plaque showing the interlocking "TC" of the Twins logo on his cap.  Kaat was dealt to the Phillies from the White Sox in December 1975 with Mike Buskey for Alan Bannister, Dick Ruthven and Roy Thomas.  A veteran workhorse, he threw 227 2/3 innings for the club in the pennant-winning 1976 season, going 12-14 with 3.48 ERA in 38 appearances.  He made one start for the Phillies in the 1976 NLCS, as the starting pitcher in the decisive Game 3 won by the Reds, completing their 3-game sweep.  Kaat went six innings, allowing two runs on the way to a no decision.

Overall, Kaat appeared in 102 games for the Phillies between 1976 and 1979, and was 27-30 with a 4.23 ERA, compiling 11 complete games including two shutouts.

Field Report:  I watched this game from the suite level at the ballpark as part of a work function.  The food and the company was great, the game not so much.

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1977 Philadelphia Phillies Photo Cards

Number of Cards:  38
Card Size:  3 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Description:  As was the case with all Phillies photo cards issued throughout the 1970s, these cards feature a black and white photo with the players' name below.  Some of the cards contain blue facsimile autographs, as noted on the checklist below.  Also as indicated below, and for the first time ever, the Phillies started using action photos for some players in lieu of the portrait cards they had issued up until this point.  Some of the cards are cropped so that there's a larger than usual white space on the bottom border, with the Tommy Hutton card above being a good example of this.  The backs of the photo cards are blank and there's no indication on the cards themselves that they're from 1977.

How Distributed:  The photo cards were handed out to fans individually and supplied to the players in order to reply to fan mail or honor autograph requests.  I could be wrong, but I don't believe the cards were ever available in complete set form.  Every player on the opening day 25-man roster is included in the set, along with four players who made their season debuts after the start of the season (Richie Hebner, Warren Brusstar, Jim Lonborg and Tim Blackwell) and two players acquired via trades in June (Bake McBride and Barry Foote).  Given that McBride and Foote didn't play their first games with the Phillies until mid-June and the fact that their cards aren't included on the checklist found at the Trading Card Database, these could be considered short printed cards.

Complete Standard Checklist (Unnumbered, presented here alphabetically): 

1. Fred Andrews (auto) 2. Carroll Beringer CO 3. Tim Blackwell (auto) 4. Bob Boone (action, auto) 5. Larry Bowa (action, auto) 6. Ollie Brown (action, auto) 7. Warren Brusstar (auto) 8. Steve Carlton (action, auto) 9. Larry Christenson (action) 10. Billy DeMars CO  11. Barry Foote 12. Gene Garber (action) 13. Terry Harmon (action, auto)

14. Richie Hebner (auto) 15. Tommy Hutton 16. Dane Iorg (action) 17. Dave Johnson (action) 18. Jay Johnstone (action, auto) 19. Jim Kaat (auto) 20. Randy Lerch (action) 21. Jim Lonborg (action) 22. Greg Luzinski (action, auto)      23. Garry Maddox (action) 24. Jerry Martin (action) 25. Bake McBride 26. Tim McCarver (action)

27. Tug McGraw (action, auto) 28. Danny Ozark MG 29. Ron Reed (action, auto) 30. Ray Rippelmeyer CO 31. Mike Schmidt 32. Mike Schmidt (action) 33. Ted Sizemore (action) 34. Tony Taylor CO (auto) 35. Bobby Tolan (action, auto) 36. Wayne Twitchell (action, auto) 37. Tommy Underwood (auto) 38. Bobby Wine CO (auto)

One and Only Phillies Baseball Card (3):  Andrews, Blackwell, Iorg

First Appearance in Phillies Team Issued Set (7):  Brusstar, Foote, Hebner, Johnson, Lerch, McBride, Sizemore
Returning Players in Phillies Team Issued Set (22):  Boone, Bowa, Brown, Carlton, Christenson, Garber, Harmon, Hutton, Johnstone, Kaat, Lonborg, Luzinski, Maddox, Martin, McCarver, McGraw, Reed, Schmidt (2), Tolan, Twitchell, Underwood

Manager (1):  Ozark
Coach (5):  Beringer, DeMars, Ripplemeyer, Taylor, Wine

Surprises:  After appearing in 4 games with the Phillies in 1976, catcher Tim Blackwell received his one and only Phillies baseball card in this set.  He appeared in one game for the Phillies in 1977, entering a game on June 11th as a pinch-runner for Bob Boone and scoring a run.  A few days later, he was shipped to the Expos with Wayne Twitchell for Foote and Dan Warthen.  

Omissions:  Only 5 of the 36 players to appear with the Phillies in 1977 are not in this set, and the Phillies can't really be blamed for omitting any of them.  Pitcher Warthen came over from the Expos with Foote, but he only appeared in three games for the Phillies.  The other four omissions - infielders Mike Buskey, Jim Morrison and John Vukovich, along with pitcher Manny Seoane - were all September call-ups.

Variations/Rarities:  As mentioned above, the McBride and Foote photo cards were added to the set at some point after mid-June.  Fellow collector Rick also let me know about a Mike Schmidt variation that is a portrait photo of the slugger and not an action shot of him swinging.  Not knowing which version is more prevalent, I've included both versions in the standard checklist above.  Also, the Larry Bowa card I have in my collection doesn't have a blue facsimile autograph.  There may be other instances of these signature variations as well.

Also See:  1977 Hostess Phillies team set.

Resources:  The Trading Card Database; Phillies collector Rick G.

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

 

1976 Phillies Team-Issued Photo Cards / 1978 Phillies Team-Issued Photo Cards

1970-1979 Phillies Team-Issued Photo Cards Want List / Phillies Team Issued Sets Index Page

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

Just One Card & Missing Links - 1970s Phillies Edition

1975 Topps #405

1977 Topps #394

1979 Topps #169

1980 Topps #277

1981 Fleer #585

Having tackled the Phillies Missing Links from 1980 through 2008 at this point, I wanted to see what a Phillies Missing Links set from the 1970s would look like.  As far as I can tell, and please offer revisions in the comments if needed, listed below are the players who suited up with the Phillies between 1970 and 1979 and never received a Phillies baseball card.

Below this list, I've presented what I believe to be those Phillies players who received just one Phillies card, with most of these occurring in the team-issued photo card sets from the '70s.  I don't know if creating cards for these players is a project I'll tackle in the near-term, but with the checklist in place the next step would be hunting and gathering pictures of these players in red pinstripes (or baby blue road uniforms).

Phillies Missing Links of the 1970s - Initial Checklist
1 Del Bates (1970)
2 Mike Jackson (1970)
3 Manny Muniz (1971)
4 Dave Downs (1972)
5 Bob Terlecki (1972)
6 Dave Wallace (1973-1974)
7 John Stearns (1974)
8 Larry Fritz (1975)
9 Ron Clark (1975)
10 John Montague (1975)
11 Rick Bosetti (1976)
12 Bill Nahorodny (1976)
13 Mike Buskey (1977)
14 Manny Seoane (1977)
15 Dan Warthen (1977)
16 Orlando Gonzalez (1978)
17 Kerry Dineen (1978)
18 Todd Cruz (1978)
19 Horacio Pina (1978)
20 Dan Boitano (1978)
21 John Poff (1979)
22 Jack Kucek (1979)


Just One Card
1970
Doc Edwards - 1970 Phillies Photocards*
Bill Laxton - 1970 Phillies Photocards

1971
Bobby Pfeil - 1971 Phillies Photocards

1972
John Bateman - 1972 Phillies Photocards
Gary Neibauer - 1972 Phillies Photocards

1974
Allan Bannister - 1975 Phillies Photocards
Jesus Hernaiz - 1974 Phillies Photocards
Frank Linzy - 1974 Phillies Photocards
Pete Richert - 1974 Phillies Photocards
Erskine Thomason - 1976 SSPC #600^


1975
Cy Acosta - 1975 Phillies Photocards
Don Hahn - 1975 Phillies Photocards
Wayne Simpson - 1976 SSPC #599^

1976
Fred Andrews - 1977 Phillies Photocards
Tim Blackwell - 1977 Phillies Photocards

1977
Dane Iorg - 1977 Phillies Photocards

1978
Dan Larson - 1980 Phillies Photocards

1979
Rudy Meoli - 1979 Phillies Photocards

*As a coach, with two variations so he might not technically belong on this list.
^Wearing a Toledo Mud Hens uniform.

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