That Balls Outta Here
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All-time all-defensive team in Phillies franchise history

By Kerry Kauffman

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 14: Shortstop Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a single in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs and is congratulated by former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt #20 on June 14, 2014 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This single makes Jimmy Rollins the all-time Phillies career hit leader with 2,235 hits. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 14: Shortstop Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a single in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs and is congratulated by former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt #20 on June 14, 2014 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This single makes Jimmy Rollins the all-time Phillies career hit leader with 2,235 hits. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – JULY 15: Philadelphia Phillies batting helmets sit in the dugout before the start of the game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on July 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) /

Bill White – first base

White played for three teams over a 13-year Major League career, three of them with the Phillies. A six-time Gold Glove award winner by the time he reached Philadelphia in 1966, White earned his seventh and final Gold Glove in his first season with the team. White committed just nine errors with a .994 fielding percentage in 1966 and only 21 in 396 games in a Phillies’ uniform.

White is tied with Vic Power for fourth-most Gold Gloves all-time for first basemen behind Keith Hernandez, Don Mattingly and George Scott.

Manny Trillo – second base

Trillo was part of an excellent double play combo with Larry Bowa in the late 1970’s to early 1980’s. In four seasons with the Phillies, Trillo took home Gold Glove honors three times (1979, 1981, 1982). Trillo’s best defensive season with the Phillies came in 1982 in which committed just five errors and had a .994 fielding percentage.

Even though Trillo didn’t win the Gold Glove during the World Series championship season of 1980, he was still stellar with just 11 errors and a .987 fielding percentage.  Trillo went to Cleveland following the 1982 season with four other players for Von Hayes. Trillo also played for the Expos, Giants, Cubs and Reds before retiring following the 1989 season.

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