Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago White Sox - A.L. Swing Continues

2005 Topps #25

2005 Topps #606

Monday, July 28th - 7:40
Tuesday, July 29th - 7:40
Wednesday, July 30th - 2:10

Rate Field - Chicago, IL
Monday is Christmas in July at the ballpark and holders of a special theme ticket will receive an Aaron Rowand Christmas Vacation-themed bobblehead.  Tuesday is Seinfeld Night, and again a special themed ticket is available, this time for a Robin Ventura Seinfeld-themed bobblehead.

Philadelphia Phillies 60-45
2nd Place in the N.L. East, 1 game behind the Mets

Phillies Probables
Cristopher Sanchez (9-2, 2.40)
Jesus Luzardo (8-5, 4.58)
Taijuan Walker (3-5, 3.84)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Trea Turner - .293
Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 75
Home Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 36
RBIs:  Kyle Schwarber - 84
Stolen Bases:  Trea Turner - 25

Wins:  Cristopher Sanchez and Zack Wheeler - 9
ERA:  Cristopher Sanchez - 2.40
Strikeouts:  Zack Wheeler - 172
Saves:  Jordan Romano - 8

Chicago White Sox 38-68
5th Place in the A.L, Central, 22 1/2 games behind the Tigers

White Sox Probables
Davis Martin (2-8, 3.89)
Jonathan Cannon (4-7, 4.48)
Adrian Houser (6-2, 2.10)

White Sox Leaders
Average:  Lenyn Sosa - .264
Runs:  Miguel Vargas - 54
Home Runs:  Andrew Beninitendi - 13
RBIs:  Andrew Beninitendi - 42
Stolen Bases:  Luis Robert - 26

Wins:  Adrian Houser - 6
ERA:  N/A

Strikeouts:  Sean Burke - 93
Saves:  Grant Taylor - 3

2025 Virtual Phillies Wall / 2025 Season Summary Index / 2025 Chachi Set Checklist

2010-2022 Phillies Alumni Photo Cards

Number of Known Cards (2010-2019):  110

Number of Known Cards (2022):  4

Card Size:  4" x 6"

Description:  Either a full color or black and white photo on the front are accompanied by the official Phillies Alumni logo at the top of the card and the subject's name in white letters on a dark red background on the bottom of the card.  The vast majority of the card backs contain a second player photo, biographical information, career and Phillies highlights.  Copyright dates can be found either on the back or fronts of most cards.

Photo from September 2020 Phantastic Auction

How Distributed:  Between 2010 and 2019, the Phillies created special alumni photo cards for returning players, coaches, managers and one executive to sign at various autograph events, during alumni weekends and as part of any reunion-related public appearances.  Locations and dates of where and when I obtained some of these cards are contained in the checklist below.  In September 2020, as part of their Phantastic Auction to benefit Phillies Charities, the Phillies gave collectors the opportunity to bid on 101 of these alumni photo cards, giving us the best opportunity yet to form a complete checklist of the cards released and unreleased over the past decade.

Collectors should note the copyright date on these cards does not necessarily correspond to the year of first issuance.  Complicating any efforts to fully checklist these cards is the fact the Phillies had originally printed the cards with a copyright date on the back reflecting the date of issuance.  In the mid-2010s, the copyright date on the backs of some of these cards is for the date of the photo on the front.  For example, Nick Punto's card contains statistical information through Punto's final season in 2014, but the card contains a 2003 copyright date which corresponds to the photo used.  In 2017, 2018 and 2019 the Phillies seemed to have switched back to using a copyright date that corresponds with the date of issuance and not the date of the photo.

In August 2018, the Phillies produced 20 new alumni photo cards for the express purpose of having them available for returning members of the 2008 World Championship team to sign at a potential pre-game autograph session during that season's Alumni Weekend.  For whatever reason, the planned autograph event was significantly curtailed with only Eric Bruntlett and Pedro Feliz stationed at one sole table for fans.  These 2008 alumni cards remain generally unreleased to the public, with the exception of one copy of each card made available in the 2020 Phantastic Auction along with cards for Joe Blanton, Kyle Kendrick, Jamie Moyer and Brett Myers which were all made available during the 2019 Alumni Weekend.

I've hopefully captured the vast majority, if not all, of these cards produced and issued by the Phillies between 2010 and 2019.

2022 Update:  New photo cards for Bobby Abreu, Greg Gross, Dick Ruthven and Kevin Saucier were made available prior to the game on Sunday, August 7th as part of the annual Phillies Alumni Weekend.  I'm going to keep these four new cards separate from the list below.

Complete Standard Checklist - 2010 to 2019 (Unnumbered, presented here alphabetically with copyright date and other notes): 

1. Bobby Abreu (2004) - Bat lowered, first available at some point after 2014. 2. Dick Allen (2017) 3. Ruben Amaro, Jr. (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 4. Larry Andersen (2010) 5. Marlon Anderson (2003) - First available in 2016. 6. Mick Billmeyer CO (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card.  7. Joe Blanton (2018) - Obtained on 8/4/19 during 2019 Alumnni Weekend. 8. Bob Boone (2010) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend. 9. Ricky Bottalico (2010) 10. Larry Bowa (No date) - Wall of Fame plaque is on the back. 11. Eric Bruntlett (2018) - From 2018 Alumni Weekend. 12. Warren Brusstar (2017) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend. 13. Jim Bunning (2011) 14. Pat Burrell (2012) - Cream alternate jersey. 15. Pat Burrell (2008) - Red pinstripes jersey, available as part of the 2015 Phillies Team-Issued 2nd Edition set. 16. Marty Bystrom (2010) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend. 17. Steve Carlton (2017) 18. Dave Cash (2011) 19. Wes Chamberlain (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 20. Larry Christenson (2010) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend. 21. Clay Condrey (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 22. Rheal Cormier (2011) - Obtained on 8/12/14 at Citizens Bank Park. 23. Darren Daulton (2010) 24. Roly deArmas CO (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 25. Bob Dernier (2017) - Obtained on 7/7/17 at Citizens Bank Park. 26. Greg Dobbs (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 27. Denny Doyle (2010) 28. Rich Dubee CO (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 29. Mariano Duncan (2018) 30. Chad Durbin (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 31. Jim Eisenreich (2010) 32. Lee Elia CO (2010) 33. Scott Eyre (2011) 34. Pedro Feliz (2009) - First available at some point after 2012. 35. Paul Fletcher (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 36. Ben Francisco (2019) - First available during 2019 Alumni Weekend. 37. Gene Garber (2010) 38. Pat Gillick GM (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 39. Doug Glanville (2010) 40. Wayne Gomes (2012) 41. Dallas Green MG (2010) 42. Tyler Green (2010) 43. Tommy Greene (2010) - Obtained on 3/30/13 at Citizens Bank Park. 44. Von Hayes (2012) 45. Al Holland (2011) 46. Dave Hollins (2010) 47. Ryan Howard (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 48. Raul Ibanez (2019) - Unused 2019 Alumni Weekend card. 49. Pete Incaviglia (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 50. Danny Jackson (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 51. Geoff Jenkins (2014) 52. Ricky Jordan (2011) - Obtained on 8/9/14 during 2014 Alumni Weekend.  53. Kyle Kendrick (2018) - Obtained on 8/4/19 during 2019 Alumnni Weekend. 54. John Kruk (2011) 55. Brad Lidge (2014)

56. Mike Lieberthal (2012) 57. Tony Longmire (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 58. Greg Luzinski (2010) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend. 59. Pete Mackanin CO (2019) - Unused 2019 Alumni Weekend card. 60. Garry Maddox (2017) - First available on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend. 61. Jeff Manto (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 62. Charlie Manuel MG (2011) - Red pullover, available as part of the 2015 Phillies Team-Issued Photo Card set. 63. Charlie Manuel MG (2017) - Red pinstripes jersey, available for autographs at the 2018 Phillies Phestival on 6/21/18. 64. Jerry Martin CO (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 65. Roger Mason (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 66. Gary Matthews (2010) 67. John Mayberry, Jr. (2019) - Unused 2019 Alumni Weekend card. 68. Bake McBride (2017) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend. 69. Tim McCarver (2012) 70. Jason Michaels (2004) - First available at some point after 2011. 71. Don Money (2015) - Old Phillies logo on back. 72. Willie Montanez (2011) 73. Mickey Morandini (2018) - Obtained at 2018 ALS Phillies Phestival. 74. Jamie Moyer (2018) - Obtained on 8/4/19 during 2019 Alumnni Weekend. 75. Dale Murphy (2018) - Obtained on 8/4/19 during 2019 Alumnni Weekend. 76. Brett Myers (2018) - Obtained on 8/4/19 during 2019 Alumnni Weekend. 77. Dickie Noles (2012) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend.  Includes black facsimile autograph. 78. Roy Oswalt (2014) 79. Placido Polanco (2010) 80. Todd Pratt (1993) - First available in 2016. 81. Nick Punto (2003) - First available at some point after 2014. 82. Randy Ready (1995) - First available in 2016. 83. Ben Rivera (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 84. Mike Rogodzinski (2010) 85. Jimmy Rollins (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 86. J.C. Romero (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 87. Aaron Rowand (2014) 88. Carlos Ruiz (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 89. Juan Samuel (Unknown) 90. Curt Schilling (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 91. Matt Stairs (2011) 92. Kevin Stocker (2012) 93. Tony Taylor (2010) 94. Bobby Thigpen (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 95. Jim Thome (2016) - Available briefly as part of the 2016 Phillies Team-Issued 2nd Edition set. 96. Milt Thompson (2016) 97. Milt Thompson CO (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 98. Manny Trillo (2017) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend. 99. Del Unser (2012) 100. Chase Utley (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 101. Wilson Valdez (2011) - Obtained on 7/12/14 at Citizens Bank Park. 102. Shane Victorino (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 103. Ozzie Virgil (2012) 104. Jayson Werth (2018) - Unused 2018 Alumni Weekend card. 105. David West (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team. 106. Mitch Williams (2010) 107. Bobby Wine (2015) - Old Phillies logo on back. 108. Rick Wise (2010) - Posed pitching photo 109. Rick Wise (2011) - Pitching from mound 110. Randy Wolf (2016)

Complete Standard Checklist - 2022

1.  Bobby Abreu (No date) - Bat in air, and first available on 8/7/22 during Alumni Weekend

2.  Greg Gross (2022) - First available on 8/7/22 during Alumni Weekend

3.  Dick Ruthven (2022) - First available on 8/7/22 during Alumni Weekend

4.  Kevin Saucier (2022) - First available on 8/7/22 during Alumni Weekend

Surprises/Omissions:  I'm aware of 8 additional cards that were not part of the 101 cards auctioned off in September 2020 - Pat Burrell (red pinstripes jersey), Bob Dernier, Denny Doyle, Lee Elia, Gene Garber, Charlie Manuel (red pinstripes jersey), Mike Rogodzinski and a second card for Milt Thompson featuring him as a coach.

The biggest omission here is that no card has ever been produced (that we're aware of) for the greatest Phillies alumnus of all-time - Mike Schmidt.

Variations/Rarities:  There are a few variations to these cards available, all with identical photos to their "regular" counterparts.  A second Rheal Cormier card was issued with a 2017 copyright date and omitting his Minor League Career notes on the back.  There are also cards available for Dave Hollins, Ricky Jordan and Tony Taylor with both 2010 and 2011 copyright dates.  These three cards with 2010 copyrights have glossy backs as opposed to the usual matte backs.

Also See:  This is my third attempt at posting a checklist for these cards with prior attempts coming in December 2016 and June 2018.  Fellow collector Rick has been a huge help with gathering information on these cards over the years.  More recent thanks goes to fellow collector Matt who sent me the Eric Bruntlett and Paul Fletcher cards for my collection.

Please see here for a smaller checklist for the team-issued alumni photo cards issued in 2007, 2008 and 2009.  These cards use a different design than the alumni cards issued between 2010 and 2019.

Checklist by Era:  This is how I've sorted these cards in a binder, and I thought if it was helpful for me it might be helpful for other collectors too.

1960s (2) - Bunning, Wine

1970s (11) - Allen, Cash, Doyle, Garber, McCarver, Money, Montanez, Rogodzinski, Taylor, Wise (2)

1980 World Champions (17) - Boone, Bowa, Brusstar, Bystrom, Carlton, Christenson, Elia, D. Green, G. Gross, Luzinski, Maddox, McBride, Noles, Ruthven, Saucier, Trillo, Unser

1980s (6) - Dernier, V. Hayes, Holland, Matthews, Samuel, Virgil

1993 N.L. Champions (26) - Amaro Jr., Andersen, Chamberlain, Daulton, Duncan, Eisenreich, Fletcher, T. Green, Greene, Hollins, Incaviglia, Jackson, Jordan, Kruk, Longmire, Manto, Mason, Morandini, Pratt, Rivera, Schilling, Stocker, Thigpen, Thompson, West, Williams

1990s - 2000s (15) - Abreu x 2, Anderson, Bottalico, Cormier, Glanville, Gomes, Lieberthal, Michaels, Murphy, Punto, Ready, Rowand, Thome, Wolf

2008 World Champions (30) - Billmeyer, Blanton, Bruntlett, Burrell (2), Condrey, deArmas, Dobbs, Dubee, Durbin, Eyre, Feliz, Gillick, Howard, Jenkins, Kendrick, Lidge, Manuel (2), Martin, Moyer, Myers, Rollins, Romero, Ruiz, Stairs, Thompson, Utley, Victorino, Werth

2009 N.L. Champions (4) - Francisco, Ibanez, Mackanin, Mayberry Jr.

2010s (3) - Oswalt, Polanco, Valdez

2000-Present Phillies Team-Issued Photo Cards Want List / Phillies Team Issued Sets Index Page

2007 Philadelphia Phillies Photo Cards

Number of Cards:  43
Card Size:  4" x 6"
Description:  Full color photos are surrounded by a blue border (for pitchers) or a red border (for everyone else) with the player's name featured prominently in blue or red at the top of each card.  The Citizens Bank Park logo can be found in one of the four corners on the fronts.  Ryan Howard's card, from the first version of this set, contains a gold badge commemorating his 2006 N.L. MVP win.  An updated set was issued after the All-Star break containing a second version of Howard's card omitting the gold badge.  The horizontal card backs feature biographical information and complete career statistics.

How Distributed:  The original 36-card set was available for sale at Citizens Bank Park throughout the first half of the season.  Early in the second half of the season, 7 new cards were added to the set with 6 cards removed.  I'll take a closer look at the additions and subtractions below.

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

1. Antonio Alfonseca (#57 - RHP)           2. Rod Barajas (#2 - C) 3. Mick Billmeyer (#17 - CO) 4. Pat Burrell (#5 - LF) 5. Fabio Castro (#52 - LHP) 6. Chris Coste (#27 - C/INF) 7. Greg Dobbs (#19 - INF/OF) 8. Rich Dubee (#30 - CO) 9. Adam Eaton (#23 - RHP) 10. Freddy Garcia (#34 - RHP) 11. Karim Garcia (#10 - OF)   12. Geoff Geary (#56 - RHP)

13. Tom Gordon (#45 - RHP) 14. Cole Hamels (#35 - LHP) 15. Wes Helms (#18 - 3B) 16. Ramon Henderson (#31 - CO) 17. Ryan Howard (#6 - 1B, MVP Logo)           18. Jon Lieber (#21 - RHP) 19. Davey Lopes (#15 - CO) 20. Ryan Madson (#63 - RHP) 21. Charlie Manuel (#41 - MG) 22. Jamie Moyer (#50 - LHP) 23. Brett Myers (#39 - RHP) 24. Abraham Nunez (#3 - INF)

25. Jimmy Rollins (#11 - SS) 26. Aaron Rowand (#33 - CF) 27. Carlos Ruiz (#51 - C) 28. Matt Smith (#40 - LHP)           29. Steve Smith (#7 - CO) 30. Milt Thompson (#25 - CO) 31. Chase Utley (#26 - 2B) 32. Shane Victorino (#8 - RF) 33. Jayson Werth (#28 - OF) 34. Jimy Williams (#22 - CO) 35. Phillie Phanatic 36. Phillies Broadcasters

Complete Update Checklist, 2nd Version:  

1. Michael Bourn (#9 - OF) 2. Ryan Howard (#6 - 1B, No MVP Logo)           3. Kyle Kendrick (#38 - RHP)

4. Jose Mesa (#49 - RHP) 5. J.C. Romero (#16 - LHP)

6. Francisco Rosario (#54 - RHP)           7. Mike Zagurski (#59 - LHP)

One and Only Phillies Baseball Card (1):  K. Garcia

First Appearance in Phillies Team Issued Set (17):  Alfonseca, Barajas, Bourn, Castro, Coste, Dobbs, Eaton, F. Garcia, Helms, Kendrick, Moyer, Romero, Rosario, Ruiz, M. Smith, Werth, Zagurski
Returning Players in Phillies Team Issued Set (15):  Burrell, Geary, Gordon, Hamels, Howard (2), Lieber, Madson, Mesa, Myers, Nunez, Rollins, Rowand, Utley, Victorino

Manager (1):  Manuel
Coaches (7):  Billmeyer, Dubee, Henderson, Lopes, S. Smith, Thompson, Williams
Phillie Phanatic (1):  This is one of the strangest Phanatic cards from all the team issued sets.  The card is horizontal and someone played picture putty with the fans in the background of the photo to create a multi-colored psychedelic design.
Broadcasters (1):  Scott Graham got the boot and was replaced by Gary Matthews in the booth.  Sarge is joined on this card by Harry Kalas, Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen and Chris Wheeler.

Here's the rationale for the six cards removed from the second version of the set available for sale at some point early in the second half of the season:

Karim Garcia - Released by the Phillies on March 28th, prior to opening day.

Matt Smith - Sent down to Ottawa on April 26th and had Tommy John surgery on July 3rd.

Fabio Castro - Spent most of the summer in Triple-A Ottawa, spending three weeks with the club between late April and mid-May.

Freddy Garcia - Went on the disabled list on June 9th, not to return.

Ryan Howard (MVP Logo) - For reasons we'll never know, the Phillies replaced the Howard card with an MVP logo with a logo-less version for the second edition of the set.

Jon Lieber - Went on the disabled list on June 23rd, not to return.

And the seven cards added to the second version of the set:

Michael Bourn - Made the club's opening day roster.

Francisco Rosario - Recalled on April 9th, but was on the disabled list from mid-June through the end of August.

Mike Zagurski - Had two different stints with the club, first getting recalled on May 25th.

Jose Mesa - Rejoined the Phillies on June 9th after being released by the Tigers.

Kyle Kendrick - Called up on June 13th from Ottawa and never went back down.

J.C. Romero - Joined the team on June 29th after being claimed off waivers from the Red Sox.

Ryan Howard (No MVP Logo) - See above.

Surprises/Omissions:  The inclusion of a Karim Garcia is somewhat of a surprise, and the checklist's creator swung and missed on predicting the team's opening day roster.  Bourn, and three relievers who made the club out of spring training were completely overlooked - Clay Condrey, Zack Segovia and Joe Bisenius.

The annual ALS Phestival was held on May 21st this season.  Looking at the Phillies' active roster at the time of the Phestival, only Condrey and reliever Yoel Hernandez were without photo cards.

The second version of the set couldn't have been released prior to early July, as Romero was added to the roster on June 29th.  Looking at the team's roster for their first home game following the All-Star Break on July 13th, pitchers Brian Sanches, J.D. Durbin and Anderson Garcia were all active and in the bullpen but not included in the updated second version of the set.

Variations/Rarities:  As I learned after publishing my original post on this set back in December 2014, Steve let me know there were cards made in the style of this set for Geoff Jenkins and Brad Lidge, both added in the 2007-2008 offseason.  The Lidge card I have in my collection has a completely blank back.  Rick added there are cards with facsimile autographs for four of the team's stars:

Facsimile Autographs        1. Pat Burrell (#5 - LF) 2. Ryan Howard (#6 - 1B) 3. Jimmy Rollins (#11 - SS)           4. Chase Utley (#26 - 2B) Offseason Additions 1. Geoff Jenkins (OF) 2. Brad Lidge (RHP) Also See:  The Phillies and Upper Deck gave away a pack of baseball cards on Alumni Night featuring 25 regular cards and 10 "Vintage" cards featuring Phillies alumni.  The alumni cards only came one per pack, making them much harder to track down.

Resources:  Phillies collectors Steve and Rick (@rickphils).

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

2006 Philadelphia Phillies Photo Cards / 2008 Philadelphia Phillies Photo Cards

2000-Present Phillies Team-Issued Photo Cards Want List / Phillies Team Issued Sets Index Page

Series Preview - Phillies at Marlins: September 10th to September 14th

2020 Chachi 1991 Topps Missing Links #10

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #18

Thursday 6:40, Friday Double Header 5:10, Saturday 6:10, Sunday Double Header 1:10, Monday 4:10
Marlins Park - Miami, FL

At the Ballpark:  And here we go.  The Phillies and Marlins will play seven times in five days as they make up games originally postponed in August following the COVID-19 outbreak on the Marlins.

Phillies 21-18
2nd Place in the N.L. East, 2 games behind the Braves

Phillies Probables
Jake Arrieta (3-4, 5.67)
Aaron Nola (4-3, 2.74)
Spencer Howard (1-2, 5.66)
Zack Wheeler (4-0, 2.47)
Zach Eflin (2-1, 4.58)
Vince Velasquez (0-0, 5.85)
TBD

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Didi Gregorius - .273
Runs:  Rhys Hoskins - 31
Home Runs:  J.T. Realmuto - 10
RBIs:  J.T. Realmuto - 27
Stolen Bases:  Roman Quinn - 8

Wins:  Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler - 4
ERA:  Zack Wheeler - 2.47

Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 67
Saves:  Brandon Workman - 5

Marlins 19-19
3rd Place in the N.L. East, 3 1/2 games behind the Braves

Marlins Probables
Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 3.78)
Trevor Rogers (1-0, 3.00)
TBD
Jose Urena (0-0, 5.40)
Sixto Sanchez (2-1, 1.80)
TBD
Pablo Lopez (3-4, 4.450)

Marlins Leaders
Average:  Jesus Aguilar - .292
Runs:  Jesus Aguilar - 19
Home Runs:  Corey Dickerson - 6
RBIs:  Jesus Aguilar - 24
Stolen Bases:  Jonathan Villar - 9

Wins:  Pablo Lopez - 3
ERA:  Pablo Lopez - 4.50
Strikeouts:  Pablo Lopez - 40
Saves:  Brandon Kintzler - 9

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

2010-2019 Phillies Alumni Photo Cards

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

 
I recently added a literal stack of Phillies Alumni photo cards to my collection, and I've been smiling ever since.  I know it may sound silly, but I love these cards and the fact that they're relatively difficult to obtain makes them all the more desirable.  You have to work to get these cards, as fellow collectors Rick and Steve F. can attest and I'm very much grateful that these cards (albeit unsigned) are now in my Phillies collection.  What follows is most likely still not a complete listing of the Alumni photo cards produced over the past decade, but at least we're getting closer.

Based on all the information available, it seems as if these Alumni photo cards first appeared in 2010.  Since then, the Phillies have been issuing these cards for returning players to sign at various meet and greet opportunities, including the annual Phillies Phestival and various reunion related events.

Complicating any efforts to fully checklist these cards is the fact that the Phillies had originally printed the cards with a copyright date on the back reflecting the date of issuance.  In recent years, the copyright date on the backs of these cards is for the date of the photo on the front.  For example, the Nick Punto card shown above contains information through Punto's final season in 2014, but the card contains a 2003 copyright date which corresponds to the photo used for the card.  In 2017 and again in 2018, the Phillies seemed to have switched back to using a copyright date that corresponds with the date of issuance and not the date of the photo.

My original post from December 2016 will now be mothballed and I'll continue to track any additions/revisions to his checklist within this post.  Any comments, revisions, help, etc. is definitely appreciated.

Player (Copyright Date) - Other Notes

• Bobby Abreu (2004) - First available at some point after 2014.
• Dick Allen (2017)
• Ruben Amaro Jr. (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Larry Andersen (2010)
• Marlon Anderson (2003) - First available in 2016.
• Joe Blanton (2018) - Obtained on 8/4/19 during 2019 Alumnni Weekend.
• Bob Boone (2010) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend.
• Ricky Bottalico (2010)
• Larry Bowa (No copyright) - Bowa's Wall of Fame plaque is on the back.
• Warren Brusstar (2017) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend.
• Jim Bunning (2011)
• Pat Burrell (cream alternate) (2012)
• Pat Burrell (red pinstripes) (2008) - Available as part of the 2015 Phillies Team Issue 2nd Edition set
• Marty Bystrom (2010) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend.
• Steve Carlton (2017)
• Dave Cash (2011)
• Wes Chamberlain (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Larry Christenson (2010) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend.
• Rheal Cormier (2011) - Obtained on 8/12/14 at Citizens Bank Park.
• Rheal Cormier (2017) - Identical photo, but omits Minor League Career notes on back.
• Darren Daulton (2010)
• Bob Dernier (2017) - Obtained on 7/7/17 at Citizens Bank Park.
  
• Mariano Duncan (2018)
• Jim Eisenreich (2010)
• Lee Elia MG (2010)
• Scott Eyre (2011)
• Pedro Feliz (2009) - First available at some point after 2012.
• Gene Garber (2010)
• Doug Glanville (2010)
• Wayne Gomes (2012)
• Dallas Green MG (2010)
• Tyler Green (2010)
• Tommy Greene (2010) - Obtained on 3/30/13 at Citizens Bank Park.
• Von Hayes (2012)
• Al Holland (2011)
• Dave Hollins (2010 and 2011) - The 2010 version has a glossy back.
• Pete Incaviglia (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Danny Jackson (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Geoff Jenkins (2014)
• Ricky Jordan (2010 and 2011) - Same photo.  Obtained on 8/9/14 during 2014 Alumni Weekend.
• Kyle Kendrick (2018) - Obtained on 8/4/19 during 2019 Alumnni Weekend.
• John Kruk (2011)
• Brad Lidge (2014)
• Mike Lieberthal (2012)
• Tony Longmire (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Greg Luzinski (2010) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend.
• Garry Maddox (2017) - First available on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend.
• Charlie Manuel MG (red pullover) (2011) - Available as part of the 2015 Phillies Team Issue set.
• Charlie Manual MG (red pinstripes) (2017) - Available for autographs at the 2018 Phillies Phestival on 6/21/18.
• Jeff Manto (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Roger Mason (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Gary Matthews (2010)
• Bake McBride (2017) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend.
• Tim McCarver (2012)
  
• Jason Michaels (2004) - First available at some point after 2011.
• Don Money (2015) - Old Phillies logo on back.
• Willie Montanez (2011)
• Mickey Morandini (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Jamie Moyer (2018) - Obtained on 8/4/19 during 2019 Alumnni Weekend.
• Dale Murphy (2019) - Obtained on 8/4/19 during 2019 Alumnni Weekend.
• Brett Myers (2018) - Obtained on 8/4/19 during 2019 Alumnni Weekend.
• Dickie Noles (2012) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend.  Includes black facsimile autograph.
• Roy Oswalt (2014)
• Todd Pratt (1993) - First available in 2016.
• Placido Polanco (2010)
• Nick Punto (2003) - First available at some point after 2014.
• Randy Ready (1995) - First available in 2016.
• Ben Rivera (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Mike Rodgodzinski (2010)
• Aaron Rowand (2014)
• Curt Schilling (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Matt Stairs (2011)
• Kevin Stocker (2012)
• Tony Taylor (2010 and 2011) - Same photo.
• Bobby Thigpen (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Jim Thome - (2016) - Available briefly as part of 2016 Phillies Team Issue 2nd Edition Update set.
• Milt Thompson (2016)
• Manny Trillo (2017) - Obtained on 8/13/17 during 2017 Alumni Weekend.
• Del Unser (2012)
• Wilson Valdez (2011) - Obtained on 7/12/14 at Citizens Bank Park.
• Ozzie Virgil (2012)
• David West (2018) - First available on 6/10/18, 25th Anniversary of '93 team.
• Mitch Williams (2010)
• Bobby Wine (2015) - Old Phillies logo on back.
• Rick Wise (2011)
• Randy Wolf (2016)

August 2018 Update - Fellow collector Rick recently informed me that the Phillies produced 20 new Alumni Photo Cards for the express purpose of having them available for returning members of the 2008 World Championship team to sign at a potential pre-game autograph signing during the 2018 Alumni Weekend.  For whatever reason, the planned autograph event was significantly curtailed with only Eric Bruntlett and Pedro Feliz stationed at one sole table for fans.  These cards should be considered unreleased and generally unavailable to the collecting public.

August 2019 Update - As part of the 2019 Alumni Weekend, a new Dale Murphy card was created with a 2019 copyright date on the front.  Cards for Joe Blanton, Kyle Kendrick, Jamie Moyer and Brett Myers made their way into the collecting public as well as the embargo from last year's Alumni Weekend was lifted on those four cards.

I also found out after the fact that Matt Stairs, Eric Bruntlett and Ben Francisco were stationed at an autograph table during Alumni Weekend.  Presumably cards for Francisco are now in the wild.

New Cards of 2008 Alumni

Mick Billmeyer CO Joe Blanton Eric Bruntlett Clay Condrey Roly deArmas CO

Greg Dobbs Rich Dubee CO Chad Durbin Pat Gillick GM Ryan Howard

Kyle Kendrick Jerry Martin CO Jamie Moyer Brett Myers Jimmy Rollins

J.C. Romero Carlos Ruiz Milt Thompson CO Shane Victorino Jayson Werth

Cards Needed (2010-2019)

• Eric Bruntlett (2018)
• Denny Doyle (2010)
• Pedro Feliz (2018)
• Paul Fletcher (2018)
• Ben Francisco (2019)

7th Annual @Section_36 Purge & Cards for Doug's Sets

2006 Bowman Gold #91

2006 Fleer Tradition #132

2006 Fleer Ultra #193

2006 Upper Deck First Pitch #148

One of the cool things about receiving a package from Section 36 is that I'm never expecting it.  I was away last week for a work conference and upon my return, sitting among a pile of bills and Christmas catalogs was a 300 count box with a Section 36 return address label.  As has been the tradition now for seven years, I was the lucky recipient of the annual purge of Phillies cards that had reached their 10 year expiration date.  Upon opening the box, I found a bunch of 2006 Phillies cards and I was instantly transported back to those pre-glory days right before the Phillies hit their five year franchise high mark.

There were quite a few cards from 2006 that I needed for my collection, and the others have already found their way to Doug's "Vintage Phillies" binder.  Yes, 2006 is vintage to an eight-year-old.

Speaking of Doug, the box contained small stacks of cards needed for Doug's 2014 Topps Update and 2015 Topps Archives sets, including his first high number card (#308 Gary Sheffield) from Topps Archives.  Doug's lists are now up to date although I'll be holding off on taking on any more trades until we see what Santa leaves under the tree this year.

2015 Topps Stadium Club Gold #37

2015 Topps First Home Run Relics #FHRR-MS

2015 Topps Heritage Mini #490

2015 Topps Archives #88

My favorite three cards in the box happen to be cards from 2015.  I'm grateful that Section 36 sent these cards my way now instead of making me wait for the 2025 purge.  I don't actively pursue parallel Phillies cards, but I'm always happy to add these to my collection.  The Mike Schmidt relic card was the highlight of the bunch, and it quickly became one of my favorite cards in my entire 2015 Phillies binder.  The Cole Hamels mini from this year's Topps Heritage set and the gold Stadium Club Carlos Ruiz cards are also welcome additions.

Doug and I are going to be pulling together some Sox cards to send north to show our gratitude. Thanks again Section 36 and here's hoping our teams' respective rebuilds have us both enjoying the postseason again soon.

Memory Lane - Section 36 Purge
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2007 Bowman Heritage #67 Aaron Rowand

Mets 5, Phillies 3
Game 119 - Monday Afternoon, August 11th in Philadelphia
Record - 53-66, 5th Place, 11 1/2 games behind the Nationals

One Sentence Summary:  The Mets rode a four-run seventh inning against David Buchanan and Justin De Fratus to a 5-3 win over the Phillies.

What It Means:  It means the Phils lost three of four to the Mets.  They'll travel to Los Angeles for a quick two game series with the Angels beginning late tonight.

What Happened:  Buchanan was cruising along with a 2-1 lead until he hit the seventh.  A lead-off walk and and an RBI double from Matt den Dekker tied the game and chased Buchanan.  De Fratus allowed a single and a bomb of a home run to Anthony Recker to give the Mets the lead.

Featured Card:  The alumni festivities wrapped up with this game, with Aaron Rowand signing autographs before the game and throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.  I paid tribute to "The Catch" back in 2006 with a special Chachi Highlight card.  I have to imagine that if I had started this blog during Rowand's playing days with the Phillies, I would have featured a ton of his baseball cards.

2007 Topps Phillies

2007 Topps #330, #350, #441 and #110

It was an exciting time to be a Phillies fan in the summer of 2007, although most of the summer is a blur for me.  We welcomed our first son, Doug, in December 2006 so the early part of 2007 was filled with sleepless nights and anxiety-filled days as we tried to figure out how to be parents.  I have a nice little binder of Phillies cards from 2007, but I honestly can't remember how most of them came into my collection.  My best guess is that they were the result of late night or early morning eBay hunts.

The Set

2007 Topps #110 (Back)

Number of cards in the set:  There are a total of 661 cards in series one and series two, and another 330 cards in the update set.  Continuing with the gimmick cards introduced in the 2006 Topps set, there are variations of 13 different cards in the base set and the update series contains a super short-printed card of a squirrel.  Shaking my damn head.

My very brief thoughts on the set:  If the 2006 Topps set was inspired by the 1972 Topps set, then the black borders of the 2007 Topps set attempt to harken back to the awesome 1971 Topps set.  In my opinion, however, the 2007 Topps set completely lacks the fun and personality found within the 1971 set.  After the circus-like 2006 set, Topps went minimalist in 2007 with the only color on the front being the four little team color-coded squares in each corner.  In retrospect, this may be my least favorite Topps base set design of the 2000s.

Notable competition:  For the second year in a row, Topps and Upper Deck were limited to releasing 20 sets a piece.  Only two of the Upper Deck sets carried the Fleer name.  With the release of Fleer Ultra in July 2007, the brand name rode into the sunset and it hasn't been heard from since.  Shaking my damn head again.

2007 Topps Update #UH99, #UH100, 2007 Topps #372 and 2007 Topps Update #UH98

2007 Phillies

Record and finish:  For the first time in 14 years, the Phillies appeared in the Postseason, improbably winning the N.L. East with a record of 89-73.  On September 12th, the Mets held a seven game lead in the division, but their 5-12 collapse down the stretch coupled with the Phillies 13-4 streak gave the Phils the pennant.  It came down to the last game of the season, with the Phillies winning behind a strong pitching performance from Jamie Moyer while the Mets lost their game to the Marlins.  Unfortunately, if you blinked you missed the Phillies in the Postseason, as the red-hot Rockies swept them in three games in the N.L.D.S.

Key players:  Jimmy Rollins threw down the gauntlet at the start of Spring Training, declaring that theRyan Howard (.268, 47 home runs, 136 RBIs) and Chase Utley (.332, 22 home runs, 103 RBIs) continued to put up fantastic numbers.  The infield was strong, but the outfield held their own with Pat Burrell (30 home runs, 97 RBIs), Aaron Rowand (.309, 27 home runs, 89 RBIs) and Shane Victorino (.281, 37 stolen bases) bolstering the team's strong offense.  Cole Hamels assumed the role of staff ace, winning 15 games with a 3.39 ERA.  Moyer backed him up with 14 wins and Kyle Kendrick came up from Double-A Reading to win 10 games.  Brett Myers assumed the team's closer role and saved 21 games.  In the month of September, relievers Myers, Tom Gordon and J.C. Romero went 4-2 with 8 saves and a 2.36 ERA.  Finally, Greg Dobbs led the Majors with 18 pinch-RBIs.
 Phillies "were the team to beat" in the N.L. East.  He backed up his words, putting together an MVP season while hitting .296 with 30 home runs, 94 RBIs and 41 stolen bases.  He became the first player in history to tally at least 200 hits, 20 triples, 30 home runs and 40 stolen bases.

2007 Topps #265

Key events:  Howard hit his 100th home run on June 27th in his 325th game, becoming the fastest player in history to reach that mark.  On July 8th, the entire team made highlight reels for their work in assisting the Rockies ground crew in holding down an out of control tarp on the infield of Coors Field.  I put together a Chachi card to commemorate the event.  Utley missed a month of the season after breaking his hand on a pitch from the Nationals John Lannan.  GM Pat Gillick dealt for second baseman Tadahito Iguchi, who hit .304 in his 45 games with the Phils.  Perhaps the most exciting four games of the season came in late August when the Phillies completed a four-game sweep of the first place Mets.  The sweep cut the Mets lead in the N.L. East from six games down to two, and it just so happens there's a Chachi card for that event as well.

2007 Phillies in 2007 Topps

Cards needed for a complete team set:  There are 21 Phillies cards found within series one and two and another 20 Phillies cards found within the update series.

Who's in:

• Cards of the eight starting position players - 8 cards

#UH99 Carlos Ruiz (c), #330 Ryan Howard (1b), #350  Chase Utley (2b), #265 Jimmy Rollins (ss), #UH100 Abraham Nunez (3b), #441 Pat Burrell (lf), #110 Aaron Rowand (cf), #372 Shane Victorino (rf)

2007 Topps #55, #562, 2007 Topps Update #UH102 and #UH186

• Cards of the starting pitching rotation - 5 cards

#562 Jamie Moyer, #55 Cole Hamels, #UH102 Adam Eaton, #UH186 Kyle Kendrick, #535 Jon Lieber

• Base cards of players who played with the Phillies in 2007 - 18 cards

#24 Tom Gordon, #108 Wes Helms, #193 Rod Barajas, #197 Freddy Garcia, #217 Chris Coste, #377 Zack Segovia, #406 Ryan Madson, #504 Brett Myers, #UH16 Francisco Rosario, #UH21 J.D. Durbin, #UH23 Tadahito Iguchi, #UH98 Greg Dobbs, #UH101 Jayson Werth, #UH103 Antonio Alfonseca, #UH198 Mike Zagurski, #UH199 Yoel Hernandez, #UH204 Kyle Lohse, #UH302 J.A. Happ

2007 Topps #658

This has got to be some sort of a record.  In total, 31 different players from the 2007 Phillies team are featured on Topps cards.

• Base cards of players who didn't play with Phillies in 2007 - 0 cards
• Award cards - 1 card, #322 Ryan Howard (N.L. MVP)
• Classic Combos cards - 3 cards, #658 Aaron Rowand and Jimmy Rollins, #UH279 Chase Utley and Ichiro, #UH281 Cole Hamels and Russell Martin

Instead of being called "Classic Combos," these cards should have been called, "Combos."  In the first instance, Rowand and Rollins are both Phillies, but that in and of itself doesn't make their combo classic.  In the second instance, it looks as if Ichiro just happens to be running past Utley at the conclusion of a play during the 2007 All-Star Game.  The third card features Hamels and Martin having a mound conference during the All-Star Game.  None of these combos are classic and therefore none of these cards are necessary.

• 2007 N.L. All-Star cards - 3 cards, #UH225 Chase Utley, #UH240 Cole Hamels, #UH262 Aaron Rowand
• 2007 MLB Home Run Derby cards - 1 card, #UH290 Ryan Howard
• Team card - 1 card, #238
• Manager card - 1 card, #251 Charlie Manuel

2007 Topps #504, 2007 Topps Update #UH103,  #UH101 and #UH23

Who's out:  The only deserving players left out are rookie and speedster Michael Bourn, who received an autographed card in the Topps Chrome release, and relief pitcher Geoff Geary (4.41 ERA in 57 games.)

Phillies on other teams:  Lohse (#353 with the Reds) and Iguchi (#485 with the White Sox) appear with their former teams, as does short-timer Russell Branyan (#UH19 with the Padres).  Reliever Romero, claimed off waivers in June from the Red Sox, appears on a few harder to find 2007 Topps cards - within the Red Sox retail team set (#BOS8) and within the bonus set of cards found within the Red Sox themed Topps factory set (#5 of 5).

2007 Topps Chrome #359

What's he doing here:  I'm not sure if this has ever happened before, but every single player appearing with the Phillies in the base and update sets actually played with the team in 2007.  That's incredible.  What's more, every deserving new acquisition received a card within the update series.  Topps completely nailed it in terms of Phillies player selection this year.  I'll give the annual what's he doing here award to the three not-so-Classic Combos cards.

Cards that never were candidates:  Honestly, there aren't many.  I'd have cards for Bourn and Geary, as mentioned previously.  Relievers Romero, Clay Condrey and Jose Mesa (brought back for a second tour of duty) merit cards as well.  Condrey appeared in 39 games for the club, but got completely shut out from any Phillies baseball cards during the year - even the team-issued sets.

Favorite Phillies card:  I absolutely love the card showing Utley and Ichiro in an action-packed photo from the All-Star Game.  Just kidding . . . Howard's card has to be the best, showing his trademark sizing-the-pitcher-up pose from his 2006 N.L. MVP campaign.  A close second is Rollins' card.  I like that Topps opted to go horizontal with his card.

Other Stuff

Recycled:  Topps Opening Day used the same design as the base set, but with an all-white border in place of the black border.  There is also a 14-card Topps Phillies set available to purchase from various retail outlets.  I dismissed these sets at the time, so I don't know if there are any variations in the 2007 set from the base Topps set.

Did You Know?:  Victorino tried to steal my son Doug during the Phillies Photo Day back in 2007.  The day was smoking hot and we waited patiently on the field for the players to start making their way through the picture-taking crowd.  A lot of the players were kind enough to pause for a picture with our seven-month-old son, but Victorino took the extra step of asking if he could hold Doug.  It's a gesture I'll never forget, and it's the reason why Victorino is still Doug's favorite player, even though he now calls Boston home.