Today's Birthday: Ed Phillips, Oneonta Red Sox (1966)

Photo courtesy: SABR

Former New York-Penn League prospect Ed Phillips was born on this date in 1944. He played for the Oneonta Red Sox in 1966 (4-4, 2.80 ERA). 

Phillips went on to pitch in 18 games for the 1970 Boston Red Sox. He was inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.

He died on his birthday, September 20, 2017, at the age of 73 .

Sources: Baseball Reference and SABR

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