Phillies at Brewers: June 7th to June 9th

2022 Chachi 2000 Topps Missing Links #1

2000 Topps #353

Tuesday and Wednesday 8:10, Thursday 2:10
American Family Field - Milwaukee, WI

At the Ballpark:  It's Bark at the Park night on Tuesday at the ballpark formerly known as Miller Park.  Wednesday is Pride Night, with theme night ticket holders receiving a Brewers Pride clear backpack.  And there's a postgame Senior Stroll down on the field following Thursday's matinee.

Phillies 25-29
3rd Place in the N.L. East, 11 1/2 games behind the Mets

Phillies Probables
Ranger Suarez
Aaron Nola
Zach Eflin

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Bryce Harper - .309
Runs:  Bryce Harper - 39
Home Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 14
RBIs:  Bryce Harper - 40
Stolen Bases:  Jean Segura - 8

Wins:  Ranger Suarez and Zack Wheeler - 4
ERA:  Zack Wheeler - 3.14

Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 79
Saves:  Corey Knebel - 9

Brewers 33-23
1st Place in the N.L. Central, 1/2 game ahead of the Cardinals

Brewers Probables
Jason Alexander (0-0, 2.57)
Adrian Houser (3-5, 3.51)
Corbin Burnes (3-3, 2.50)

Brewers Leaders
Average:  Rowdy Tellez - .249
Runs:  Christian Yelich - 31
Home Runs:  Rowdy Tellez - 10
RBIs:  Rowdy Tellez - 36
Stolen Bases:  Jace Peterson and Kolten Wong - 8

Wins:  Eric Lauer and Brandon Woodruff - 5
ERA:  Eric Lauer - 2.38

Strikeouts:  Corbin Burnes - 84
Saves:  Josh Hader - 18

2022 Virtual Phillies Wall / 2022 Season Summary Index / 2022 Chachi Set Checklist

Just One Card - 1990s Phillies Edition (Part Two - 1996 to 1999)

Having wrapped up my Phillies Missing Links custom card sets from the 1980s and 1990s, I wanted to look back and those players who just barely missed inclusion.  These are the players who have been featured on one and only one Phillies baseball card.

There were 23 Phillies players from the 1990s with no Phillies baseball card appearances, and there were 26 Phillies players from the decade with only one Phillies baseball card appearance.  Here's part two of the list.  Part one can be found here.

The Jon Zuber card, available only at the 1998 Phillies Phestival, has eluded my search so far.

1996 Phillies Team Issue #5

1996 Phillies Team Issue #43

1996 Phillies Team Issue #54

1997 Phillies Team Issue #40

1997 Phillies Team Issue #41

1998 Phillies Team Issue ALS Phestival #40

1996
Mike Benjamin - 1996 Phillies Team Issue #5
Carlos Crawford - 1996 Phillies Team Issue #54
Ricardo Jordan - 1997 Pacific #381
Dave Leiper - 1996 Phillies Team Issue #43
J.R. Philllips - 1996 Leaf Signature Extended Autographs #159
Jon Zuber - 1998 Phillies Team Issue ALS Phestival #40

1996 Leaf Signature Extended Autographs #159

1997 Fleer #649

1997 Pacific #381

1998 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #202

1997
Tony Barron - 1998 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #202
Reggie Harris - 1997 Phillies Team Issue #40
Erik Plantenberg - 1997 Phillies Team Issue #41
Edgar Ramos - 1997 Fleer #649

1999
Scott Aldred - 2000 Phillies Team Issue #30

Jim Poole - 1999 Phillies Team Issue #41

Steve Schrenk - 2000 Phillies Team Issue #52

Paul Spoljaric - 1999 Phillies Team Issue #50

1999 Phillies Team Issue #41

1999 Phillies Team Issue #50

2000 Phillies Team Issue #30

2000 Phillies Team Issue #52

1999 Phillies - The Missing Links

2000 MLB Showdown 1st Edition #337, 1999 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Team Issue #21 and #6,
1999 Multi-Ad Reading Phillies #6

I'm enjoying researching these Missing Links posts almost as much as I'm enjoying researching and composing my Topps Phillies series of posts.  I plan on continuing these posts through the 2000s, but with the caveat that I may need help as I move through that decade.  My baseball card collection from the '90s is much more comprehensive than what I currently own from the '00s.

But before we get to Y2K, here's a look at those members of the 1999 Phillies team with sparse to non-existent Phillies cardboard representation.  There were 41 different players to suit up with the Phils in 1999.

1999 Phillies Team
Issue #12

3 Cards or More
31 Players

2 Cards
Steve Montgomery (53 games in 1999) - 1999 Phillies Team Issue #57 and 2000 MLB Showdown 1st Edition #337
Tom Prince (4 games in 1999 and 46 games in 2000) - 1999 Phillies Team Issue #12 and 2000 Phillies Team Issue #22

This will sound very strange to all but a few of my readers, but I was beyond thrilled when I tracked down Montgomery's Phillies card from the MLB Showdown set.  It drove me batty that this guy appeared in so many games for the Phillies in 1999, yet he didn't have a proper (regular sized) baseball card.


1 Card

Steve Schrenk (32 games in 1999 and 20 games in 2000) - 2000 Phillies Team Issue #52

Scott Aldred (29 games in 1999 and 23 games in 2000) - 2000 Phillies Team Issue #30

Jim Poole (51 games in 1999) - 1999 Phillies Team Issue #41
Paul Spoljaric (5 games in 1999) - 1999 Phillies Team Issue #50

If not for the Phillies team issued postcard set, this quartet of relievers would have no Phillies baseball cards to their names.

1999 Phillies Team Issue #50 and #41

2000 Phillies Team Issue #52 and #30

0 Cards
Domingo Cedeno (32 games in 1999)
Torey Lovullo (17 games in 1999)
Joe Grahe (13 games in 1999)
Joel Bennett (5 games in 1999)

Cedeno never had a chance for a Phillies card as he falls into that black hole category of players acquired and released by the team within the same year.  He was acquired by the Phillies in early July from the Mariners as an emergency back-up for shortstop Alex Arias, who was forced into starting duties when Desi Relaford tore ligaments in his wrist.  Upon Relaford's return in September, Cedeno was unceremoniously released after posting a .152 average in 32 games.

1994 Topps #776

Lovullo was a September call-up for the Phillies.  He played the last of his 17 games in the Majors with the Phils, after enjoying seven seasons with the Tigers, Yankees, Angels, Mariners, A's and Indians.

Like Lovullo, Grahe was a veteran who had previously played in parts of six seasons with the Angels and Rockies.  He spent the 1999 season, his last in the Majors, between the Phillies and their Triple-A affiliate in Scranton.

Bennett was briefly forced into the starting rotation in May when Spoljaric was traded away to the Blue Jays in exchange for Robert Person.

Past Missing Link Posts

1990 Phillies - Louie Meadows

1991 Phillies - Dave LaPoint

1992 Phillies - Darrin Chapin and Mickey Weston

1993 Phillies - None

1994 Phillies - Tom Edens and Bob Wells

1995 Phillies - Jim Deshaies, Kevin Elster, Omar Olivares, Chuck Ricci and Dennis Springer

1996 Phillies - Glenn Dishman, Bronson Heflin, Manny Martinez and Rafael Quirico
1997 Phillies - Rob Butler and Mike Robertson
1998 Phillies - Robert Dodd and Matt Whiteside