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Phillies: Power ranking players in the Hall of Famers

By George Stockburger

PHILADELPHIA - AUGUST 10: (L-R) Phillies Alumni and Hall of Famers Jim Bunning, Steve Carlton, and Mike Schmidt stand on the field during a pre game ceremony before a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on August 10, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 7-6. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - AUGUST 10: (L-R) Phillies Alumni and Hall of Famers Jim Bunning, Steve Carlton, and Mike Schmidt stand on the field during a pre game ceremony before a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on August 10, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 7-6. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /
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(Original Caption) Philadelphia Phillie’s pitcher Robin Roberts winds up for a fast one during a workout at the club’s Clearwater Spring Training Camp here. Roberts is looking forward to another good year after racking up a 28-7 record in 1952–the best in both leagues.
(Original Caption) Philadelphia Phillie’s pitcher Robin Roberts winds up for a fast one during a workout at the club’s Clearwater Spring Training Camp here. Roberts is looking forward to another good year after racking up a 28-7 record in 1952–the best in both leagues. /

Robin Roberts

Like Ashburn and Bunning, few Phillies fans alive today saw the impact Robin Roberts had on the Phillies organization. A team often on the losing side of games, Roberts won 234 games in 14 seasons with the Phillies. He won 20 games in six consecutive seasons and also earned an All-Star selection in each of those seasons.

A true workhorse during his historic Phillies career, Roberts led the league in complete games five consecutive times and threw 28 consecutive complete games.

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Roberts threw 272 complete games, 35 shutouts, and had a 234-199 record during his Phillies tenure. The greatest righty in Phillies history finished his Philadelphia career with a 3.46 ERA, 1.171 WHIP, and 2.61 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Roberts is the franchise’s all-time leader in pitching WAR, games played, innings pitched, and complete games. Prior to Steve Carlton’s arrival, Roberts was the franchise leader (and now second all-time,) in wins, strikeouts, and starts.

After the 1961 season, the Yankees would buy Roberts away from the Phillies, yet he’d never pitch for New York. Baltimore would sign Roberts immediately after New York released him on May 21, 1962, leading to four solid seasons for Roberts.

Roberts would finish his career with appearances for the Astros and Cubs before retiring after the 1966 season. Ten years later he would be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Philadelphia made him the first player in franchise history to have his number retired, doing so while he was still an active player.

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