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Phillies: Best Individual Seasons By Uniform Number (0 – 10)

By Kerry Kauffman

Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – 1993: Richie Ashburn, radio and television commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies, looks on from the field before a Major League Baseball game between the Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium in 1993 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ashburn played for the Phillies 1948-1959 and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – 1993: Richie Ashburn, radio and television commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies, looks on from the field before a Major League Baseball game between the Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium in 1993 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ashburn played for the Phillies 1948-1959 and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /

The Phillies once had a player wear the 00

00 – Rick White (2006)

White makes this list over slim competition that includes only one other player, Omar Olivares who pitched to a 4.50 ERA in five games in 1995.   As for White, his stop in Philadelphia was one of 11 different teams he played for over a 12-year career.

After two seasons with the Pirates in 1994 and 1995 to begin his Major League career, White didn’t make another appearance in the majors until 1998 with the Tampa Bay Rays. After pitching to a 3.81 in 145 games with the Rays, White was off to New York, compiling a 3.86 ERA in 77 games before on the move again.

The well-traveled White made stops in Cleveland, Chicago (White Sox), Colorado, St. Louis and Houston from 2002 through 2004 before returning to Pittsburgh for the 2005 season. After another solid season with the Pirates with an ERA of 3.71 in 77 games, White was again relocating.

This time in Cincinnati for part of the 2006 season, White finished the year with the Phillies. In Philadelphia, White appeared in 38 games, posted a 3-1 record with an ERA of 4.34.

White retired after the following season with 42 wins, 16 saves, and an ERA of 4.45 in 613 games.

1 – Richie Ashburn (1958)

One of only 15 Phillies to have worn number 1, Ashburn is one of the top players in Phillies history.

A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Ashburn began his career in 1948. He started with a bang, batting .333 with 32 stolen base, finishing third in Rookie of the Year voting and made his first of five All-Star teams.

Ashburn was a key member of the 1950 Whiz Kids NL Championship squad, hitting .303 with a league-high 14 triples. An All-Star in both 1951 and 1953, Ashburn led the league in hits both seasons, while hitting .344 and .330, respectively.

He paced the NL in walks and on-base percentage in 1954 and led the league in both average (.338) and on-base percentage (.449) in 1955.  Ashburn’s finest season came as a 31-year old in 1958. He led the league in hits (215), triples (13), walks (97), batting average (.350), and on-base percentage (.440).

Ashburn played one more season with the Phillies, two with the Cubs, and an All-Star season for the expansion Mets in 1962 before retiring with 2574 hits and a .308 batting average. Ashburn is remembered by many as part of the Phillies legendary broadcasting team with Harry Kalas.

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