Bubba Phillips

Positions: Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 180lb (175cm, 81kg)

Born: February 24, 1928 in West Point, MS us

Died: June 22, 1993 in Hattiesburg, MS

Buried: Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Philadelphia, MS

High School: Macon HS (Macon, MS)

School: University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)

Debut: April 12, 1955 (Age 27-047d, 11,197th in major league history)
vs. KCA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 18, 1964 (Age 36-207d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: John Melvin Phillips

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

3278

835

.255

349

RBI

356

OBP

.297

SLG

.358

OPS

.655

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	CLE	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
2	2	Apr 14	CLE	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
3	3	Apr 15	CLE	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
4	4	Apr 16	CLE	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
5	5	Apr 19	CLE		DET	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
6	6	Apr 20	CLE		DET	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
7	7	Apr 21	CLE	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
8	8	Apr 22	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	1	3	1	3B
9	9	Apr 23	CLE	@	KCA	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
10	10	Apr 24	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	3B
11	11	Apr 25	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
12	12	Apr 26	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
13	13	Apr 27	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
14	14	Apr 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
15	15	Apr 30 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
16	16	Apr 30 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 2	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
18	18	May 3	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
19	19	May 5	CLE		WSA	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
20	20	May 7 (1)	CLE		WSA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
21	21	May 7 (2)	CLE		WSA	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
22	22	May 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
23	23	May 10	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
24	24	May 12	CLE		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	3B
25	25	May 13	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
26	26	May 14 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,1-0	CG	56	15.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
27	27	May 14 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
28	28	May 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
29	29	May 16	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
30	30	May 17	CLE	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
31	31	May 19	CLE		NYY	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
32	32	May 20	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
33	33	May 21 (1)	CLE	@	MIN	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
34	34	May 21 (2)	CLE	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
35	35	May 22	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	63	15.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
36	36	May 23	CLE	@	LAA	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
37	37	May 24	CLE	@	LAA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
38	38	May 25	CLE	@	LAA	W,13-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
39	39	May 27	CLE		KCA	L,5-7	CG	53	12.0	3	0	1	4	0	3B
40	40	May 28 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
41	41	May 28 (2)	CLE		KCA	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
42	42	May 30 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
43	43	May 30 (2)	CLE		MIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 2	CLE		LAA	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
45	45	Jun 3	CLE		LAA	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
46	46	Jun 4 (1)	CLE		LAA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
47	47	Jun 4 (2)	CLE		LAA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
48	48	Jun 5	CLE	@	WSA	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
49	49	Jun 6	CLE	@	WSA	W,14-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
50	50	Jun 7	CLE	@	WSA	W,11-0	GS	25	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
51	51	Jun 8 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
52	52	Jun 8 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
53	53	Jun 9	CLE	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
54	54	Jun 10	CLE	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
55	55	Jun 11 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
56	56	Jun 11 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
57	57	Jun 12	CLE		KCA	L,5-7	CG	46	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
58	58	Jun 13	CLE		NYY	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
59	59	Jun 14	CLE		NYY	L,5-11	CG	47	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
60	60	Jun 15	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	5	2	0	7	1	3B
61	61	Jun 16	CLE		BAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	3B
62	62	Jun 17	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
63	63	Jun 18 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
64	64	Jun 18 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,5-8	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
65	65	Jun 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
66	66	Jun 21 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-15	CG	43	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
67	67	Jun 21 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-11	CG	44	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
68	68	Jun 23	CLE		DET	L,7-15	CG	49	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
69	69	Jun 24	CLE		DET	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
70	70	Jun 25 (1)	CLE		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	3B
71	71	Jun 25 (2)	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
72	72	Jun 27	CLE		WSA	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
73	73	Jun 28 (1)	CLE		WSA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
74	74	Jun 28 (2)	CLE		WSA	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
75	75	Jun 29	CLE		WSA	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
76	76	Jun 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	77	Jul 1	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
78	78	Jul 2	CLE	@	BOS	W,12-6	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
79	79	Jul 3	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
80	80	Jul 4	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
81	81	Jul 5	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	3B
82	82	Jul 6	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
83	83	Jul 7	CLE		CHW	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	1	1	2	4	1	3B
84	84	Jul 8	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
85	85	Jul 9 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
86	86	Jul 9 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
87	87	Jul 13	CLE		MIN	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
88	88	Jul 14	CLE		LAA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	3B
89	89	Jul 15	CLE		LAA	L,5-6	CG	58	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
90	90	Jul 16 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
91	91	Jul 16 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,5-12	CG	48	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
92	92	Jul 18	CLE		BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	1	6	2	9	1	3B
93	93	Jul 19 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
94	94	Jul 19 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
95	95	Jul 20	CLE		BOS	W,12-11	CG	50	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
96	96	Jul 21	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	1	7	0	8	0	3B
97	97	Jul 22	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
98	98	Jul 23	CLE	@	MIN	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
99	99	Jul 25	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
100	100	Jul 26	CLE	@	KCA	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
101	101	Jul 27	CLE	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
102	102	Jul 28	CLE	@	LAA	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
103	103	Jul 29	CLE	@	LAA	W,8-3	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
104	104	Jul 30	CLE	@	LAA	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	105	Aug 2 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
106	106	Aug 2 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
107	107	Aug 3	CLE		CHW	L,6-8	CG	48	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
108	108	Aug 4	CLE	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
109	109	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
110	110	Aug 6 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
111	111	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
112	112	Aug 8	CLE		WSA	W,6-5	CG	40	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
113	113	Aug 9	CLE		WSA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
114	114	Aug 11	CLE		LAA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
115	115	Aug 12	CLE		LAA	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
116	116	Aug 13	CLE		LAA	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
117	117	Aug 15	CLE		BOS	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
118	118	Aug 16	CLE		BOS	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
119	119	Aug 17	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	56	14.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
120	120	Aug 18	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
121	121	Aug 19	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
122	122	Aug 20 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
123	123	Aug 20 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
124	124	Aug 22	CLE		DET	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
125	125	Aug 23	CLE		DET	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
126	126	Aug 24	CLE		DET	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
127	127	Aug 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
128	128	Aug 26	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
129	129	Aug 27 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-10	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
130	130	Aug 27 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
131	131	Aug 29	CLE	@	WSA	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
132	132	Aug 30	CLE	@	WSA	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
133	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
134	134	Sep 1	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
135	135	Sep 2 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
136	136	Sep 2 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
137	137	Sep 3	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	42	10.1	0	1	0	1	1	3B
138	138	Sep 4	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
139	139	Sep 5	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-5	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
140	140	Sep 6	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-9	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
141	141	Sep 7	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
142	142	Sep 8	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-9	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
143	146 (3)	Sep 13	CLE		BAL	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
							143gm		1273.0	188	246	19	453	23