Player #96: Thomas G. "Big Tom" Phillips. Pitcher with the Washington Senators in 1921-1922. 8 wins in 4 MLB seasons. He debuted with the St. Louis Browns in 1915.
According to an April 12, 1929 newspaper obituary "He broke into professional baseball with Wilkes-Barre in 1914, where his work attracted Connie Mack. During his best years he was a member of the [Philadelphia] Athletics, St. Louis [Browns], Cleveland [Indians] and Washington [Senators] in the American League. He was also with Little Rock and New Orleans of the Southern Association, pitching the latter team to a pennant in 1924. In 1925 Washington sent him to Minneapolis. The Millers recently sent him to Des Moines, in the Western Association, while he was ill at home in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. He was about 38 years of age, and had lived here nearly all of his life. His best feat was a no-hit, no-run game while with New Orleans in 1924.
Big Tom Phillips, of Phillipsburg, PA., died at the Phillipsburg state hospital after a lingering illness from diabetes.
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