Joseph Phillips (minors01)

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Joseph Phillips (Hooker Joe)

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Nicknamed "Hooker Joe", Joseph Phillips played 9 seasons in the minors. With the Uniontown Coal Barons in 1908, he hit .307 to win the Pennsylvania-West Virginia League batting crown. After his playing days, he managed six years in the Middle Atlantic League, mostly with the Fairmont Black Diamonds.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record[edit]

Year Team League Record Finish Playoffs
1926 Fairmont Black Diamonds Middle Atlantic League 68-44 1st Lost League Finals
1927 Fairmont Black Diamonds Middle Atlantic League 64-50 2nd
1928 Fairmont Black Diamonds Middle Atlantic League 70-51 2nd League Champs
1929 Fairmont Black Diamonds Middle Atlantic League 58-55 4th
1930 Cumberland Colts Middle Atlantic League 59-59 6th
1931 Jeannette Jays/Altoona Engineers/Beaver Falls Beavers Middle Atlantic League -- -- replaced by Kemp Wicker