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Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster (N–O)

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Kid Nichols won five National League pennants with Boston[1][2] before playing for the Phillies in 1905 and 1906.

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played officially under two names since beginning play in 1883: the current moniker, as well as the "Quakers", which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history.[3][4] The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era.[5] Since the franchise's inception, 2,081 players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team, whether as an offensive player (batting and baserunning) or a defensive player (fielding, pitching, or both).

Of those 2,081 Phillies, 33 have had surnames beginning with the letter N, and 26 beginning with the letter O. One member of this list has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; pitcher Kid Nichols played two seasons for the Phillies (1905–1906).[1] No Phillies players with surnames beginning with N or O have been inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame; however, Paul Owens was a team manager, general manager, and executive from 1972 to 2003.[6] No members of this list hold franchise records,[7][8] nor have any numbers been retired for them.[9]

Among the 33 batters in this list, Lefty O'Doul has the highest batting average, at .391; he played for the Phillies during the 1929 and 1930 seasons.[10] Other players with an average over .300 include Lou Novikoff (.304 in one season; the only player whose surname begins with N to bat over .300),[11] Dink O'Brien (.333 in one season),[12] and Al Oliver (.312 in one season).[13] Ron Northey leads all members of this list with 60 home runs and 273 runs batted in;[14] among players whose surname begins with O, O'Doul leads with 54 and 219, respectively.[10]

Of this list's 28 pitchers, three share the best win–loss record, in terms of winning percentage: Red Nelson, Jerry Nops, and Eddie Oropesa each have a 1.000 winning percentage, Nelson having won two games and lost none,[15] and Nops and Oropesa each winning one game without a loss.[16][17] Al Orth, in his seven seasons as a Phillies, accumulated 100 victories and 72 defeats, tops in both categories on this list; among pitchers whose surname begins with N, Nichols' 10 wins and Dickie Noles' 11 losses are highest.[1][18] Orth and Noles also lead their respective lists in strikeouts: Orth with 359,[19] and Noles with 133.[18] Roy Oswalt's 1.74 earned run average (ERA) is the lowest among members of this list;[20] of the pitchers whose surname begins with N, Nichols' 2.83 ERA is best.[1]

One player, Jack Neagle, has made 30% or more of his Phillies appearances as a pitcher and a position player. He amassed a 1–7 pitching record with a 6.90 ERA while batting in four runs as a left fielder.[21]

Key to symbols in player list(s)
or Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; ‡ indicates that the Phillies are the player's primary team[H]
§ Indicates a member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
* Indicates a team record[R]
(#) A number following a player's name indicates that the number was retired by the Phillies in the player's honor.
Year Italic text indicates that the player is a member of the Phillies' active (25-man) roster.[22]
Position(s) Indicates the player's primary position(s)[P]
Notes Statistics shown only for playing time with Phillies[S]
Ref References
A black-and-white baseball card image of a mustachioed man wearing a white old-style baseball uniform and cap
Billy Nash hit three home runs for the Phillies, one for each season he spent with the team.
A man wearing an old-style football sweater and pants with high socks standing on a grass field with his hands behind his back
Although Greasy Neale spent a short time with the Phillies in 1921, he is more famous as an American football player and coach; he is a member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.[23][24]
A smiling man wearing a pinstriped baseball uniform with "Phillies" across the chest and a dark baseball cap with a white "P" on the face leaning on a baseball bat
Bill "Swish" Nicholson hit 30 home runs in 5 seasons with Philadelphia.
An olive-skinned young man wearing a red baseball cap and jersey and reflective sunglasses
Abraham Núñez played third base for the Phillies for two seasons.
List of players whose surnames begin with N, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics
Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref
Bill Nagel
1941
Second baseman [25]
Sam Nahem
1942
1948
Pitcher [26]
Bill Nahorodny
1976
Catcher [27]
Billy Nash
1896–1898
Third baseman [28]
Jim Nash
1972
Pitcher [29]
Earl Naylor
1942–1943
Center fielder [30]
Jack Neagle
1883
Left fielder
Pitcher
[21]
Greasy Neale
1921
Right fielder [31]
Cal Neeman
1960–1961
Catcher [32]
Ron Negray
1955–1956
Pitcher [33]
Gary Neibauer
1972
Pitcher [34]
Al Neiger
1960
Pitcher [35]
Red Nelson
1912–1913
Pitcher [15]
Tom Newell
1987
Pitcher [36]
David Newhan
2000–2001
Second baseman [37]
Skeeter Newsome
1946–1947
Shortstop [38]
Gus Niarhos
1954–1955
Catcher [39]
Chet Nichols, Sr.
1930–1932
Pitcher [40]
Kid Nichols
1905–1906
Pitcher [1]
Bill Nicholson
1949–1953
Right fielder [41]
Frank Nicholson
1912
Pitcher [42]
Doug Nickle
2000–2002
Pitcher [43]
Bert Niehoff
1915–1917
Second baseman [44]
Tom Nieto
1989–1990
Catcher [45]
Al Nixon
1926–1928
Center fielder [46]
Ed Nolan
1885
Pitcher [47]
Dickie Noles
1979–1981
1990
Pitcher [18]
Jerry Nops
1896
Pitcher [16]
Leo Norris
1936–1937
Shortstop
Second baseman
[48]
Ron Northey
1942–1944
1946–1947
1957
Right fielder [14]
Lou Novikoff
1946
Left fielder [11]
Abraham Núñez
2006–2007
Third baseman [49]
Ryan Nye
1997–1998
Pitcher [50]
A black-and-white photo of a man in a white baseball jersey with "NEW YORK" across the chest in block letters and a dark baseball cap
Left fielder Lefty O'Doul batted .391 over two seasons in Philadelphia.
A man wearing a white old-style baseball uniform and dark baseball cap
Joe Oeschger had two tenures with the Phillies, pitching for the club from 1914 to 1919, and again in 1924.
A man in a white baseball uniform with dark red and navy trim and wearing a navy blue baseball helmet swings a baseball bat
Pete Orr joined the Phillies in 2011 for the first time.
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Roy Oswalt was acquired at the 2010 trade deadline from the Houston Astros, collecting a 7–1 record from July 31 to the end of the season.[51]
List of players whose surnames begin with O, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics
Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref
Dink O'Brien
1923
Catcher [12]
Frank O'Connor
1893
Pitcher [52]
Harry O'Donnell
1927
Catcher [53]
Lefty O'Doul
1929–1930
Left fielder [10]
Randy O'Neal
1989
Pitcher [54]
Skinny O'Neal
1925
1927
Pitcher [55]
John O'Neil
1946
Shortstop [56]
Joe O'Rourke
1929
Pinch hitter[a] [57]
Prince Oana
1934
Left fielder [58]
Johnny Oates
1975–1976
Catcher [59]
Joe Oeschger
1914–1919
1924
Pitcher [60]
José Offerman
2005
First baseman [61]
Chad Ogea
1999
Pitcher [62]
Bob Oldis
1962–1963
Catcher [63]
Omar Olivares
1995
Pitcher [64]
Al Oliver
1984
First baseman [13]
Gene Oliver
1967
Catcher [65]
Steve Ontiveros
1989–1990
Pitcher [66]
Eddie Oropesa
2001
Pitcher [17]
Pete Orr
2011
Second baseman [67]
Al Orth
1895–1901
Pitcher [19]
Fred Osborn
1907–1909
Center fielder [68]
Roy Oswalt
2010–2011
Pitcher [20]
Ricky Otero
1996–1997
Center fielder [69]
Jim Owens
1955–1956
1958–1962
Pitcher [70]
Red Owens
1899
Second baseman [71]

Footnotes

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Key
  • H The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum determines which cap a player wears on their plaque, signifying "the team with which he made his most indelible mark". The Hall of Fame considers the player's wishes in making their decision, but the Hall makes the final decision as "it is important that the logo be emblematic of the historical accomplishments of that player's career".[72]
  • P Players are listed at a position if they appeared in 30% of their games or more during their Phillies career, as defined by Baseball-Reference.com. Additional positions may be shown on the Baseball-Reference website by following each player's citation.
  • R Franchise batting and pitching leaders are drawn from Baseball-Reference.com. A total of 1,500 plate appearances are needed to qualify for batting records,[7] and 500 innings pitched or 50 decisions are required to qualify for pitching records.[8]
  • S Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010 Major League Baseball season.
Table
  • a Joe O'Rourke is listed by Baseball-Reference without a position; he appeared in three career games in 1929.

References

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General
  • "Philadelphia Phillies Player Career Batting Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  • "Philadelphia Phillies Player Career Pitching Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
Inline citations
  1. ^ a b c d e "Kid Nichols Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  2. ^ "American and National League Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
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  5. ^ Roberts, Robin; Rogers, C. Paul (1996). The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant. Temple University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-56639-466-6. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  6. ^ "Phillies Wall of Fame". Phillies.MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Philadelphia Phillies Top 10 Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Philadelphia Phillies Top 10 Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  9. ^ "Phillies Retired numbers". Phillies.MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  10. ^ a b c "Lefty O'Doul Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Lou Novikoff Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Dink O'Brien Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  13. ^ a b "Al Oliver Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  14. ^ a b "Ron Northey Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  15. ^ a b "Red Nelson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  16. ^ a b "Jerry Nops Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  17. ^ a b "Eddie Oropesa Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  18. ^ a b c "Dickie Noles Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  19. ^ a b "Al Orth Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  20. ^ a b "Roy Oswalt Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  21. ^ a b "Jack Neagle Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
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  26. ^ "Sam Nahem Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  27. ^ "Bill Nahorodny Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  28. ^ "Billy Nash Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  29. ^ "Jim Nash Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  30. ^ "Earl Naylor Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  31. ^ "Greasy Neale Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  32. ^ "Cal Neeman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  33. ^ "Ron Negray Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  34. ^ "Gary Neibauer Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  35. ^ "Al Neiger Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  36. ^ "Tom Newell Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  37. ^ "David Newhan Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  38. ^ "Skeeter Newsome Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  39. ^ "Gus Niarhos Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  40. ^ "Chet Nichols Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  41. ^ "Bill Nicholson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  42. ^ "Frank Nicholson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  43. ^ "Doug Nickle Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  44. ^ "Bert Niehoff Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  45. ^ "Tom Nieto Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  46. ^ "Al Nixon Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  47. ^ "The Only Nolan Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  48. ^ "Leo Norris Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  49. ^ "Abraham Nunez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  50. ^ "Ryan Nye Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  51. ^ "Roy Oswalt 2010 Pitching Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  52. ^ "Frank O'Connor Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  53. ^ "Harry O'Donnell Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  54. ^ "Randy O'Neal Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  55. ^ "Skinny O'Neal Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  56. ^ "John O'Neil Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  57. ^ "Joe O'Rourke Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  58. ^ "Prince Oana Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  59. ^ "Johnny Oates Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  60. ^ "Joe Oeschger Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  61. ^ "José Offerman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  62. ^ "Chad Ogea Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  63. ^ "Bob Oldis Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  64. ^ "Omar Olivares Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  65. ^ "Gene Oliver Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  66. ^ "Steve Ontiveros Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  67. ^ "Pete Orr Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  68. ^ "Fred Osborn Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  69. ^ "Ricky Otero Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  70. ^ "Jim Owens Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  71. ^ "Red Owens Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  72. ^ Carr, Samantha (January 20, 2011). "Hall cap selections announced". Cooperstown Crier. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.