Who are the last 5 Phillies to have 200 hits in a single season?
We take a look back through the annals of the Philadelphia Phillies, to find the last five players who have produced 200 hits in a season.
To get 200 hits in a season, is a special achievement for any Major League player. For the Phillies specifically, no one is likely to reach this number in 2023; Trea Turner leads the team with 159 hits and just 16 games remaining at the time of writing.
Historically speaking, there have been 31 times when a Phillies player has reached 200 hits in a season. The top mark is 254 hits in 1929 by Lefty O'Doul, which is tied for the third-most in a season in Major League history.
The question is, who have been the most recent Phillies to achieve 200 hits in a year, and when? We look back at the last five Phillies players to accomplish this impressive feat.
Jimmy Rollins - 2007 (212 hits)
The 2007 season was a special one for the Phillies, as they would qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1993 (when they had gone to the World Series). Leading the way was Jimmy Rollins, with what turned out to be the best campaign of his 17 years in the Majors.
Rollins set a whole host of career bests during 2007, including home runs, RBI, OPS and OPS+. He would also lead the NL in runs and triples.
However, arguably the three-time All-Star's biggest individual accomplishment of the season, was reaching 200 hits. He'd come so close to achieving this just two years earlier, when he finished the 2005 campaign with 196 hits.
Rollins would not be denied in 2007, as he began the season with 33 hits during April. He would be fairly consistent throughout the year, reaching at least 30 hits every month.
The Oakland, California native entered the final month of the season with 173 hits, well on course to reach the magic 200. He would achieve this nine games from the end of the season against the Nationals, going on to complete the regular season with an impressive 212 hits.
Rollins' production inspired the Phillies as a whole, as they overcame a seven-game deficit with just 17 contests to go, to win the NL East. The team also scored the second-most runs in the Majors during the season.
While the Phillies would subsequently be swept 3-0 by the Rockies in the NLDS the foundation had been laid for the following season, when they would win their first World Series since 1980. As for Rollins, 2007 saw him voted NL MVP for the first time in his Major League career, which was a well-deserved accomplishment.
Chase Utley - 2006 (203 hits)
As phenomenal as Rollins' season was in general in 2007, Chase Utley was still the heartbeat of the team. Consider that in 2007, he had a 7.7 WAR compared to 6.0 by his teammate, and when the Phillies won the World Series the following year he had even more decisive 8.8-5.3 advantage.
In any event, this article is about hits, and Utley would have his own moment in the sun in this respect, a year prior to Rollins. He'd had his coming out party in Philadelphia a season earlier, but no one could have anticipated what would transpire in 2006.
This would remain the case, after the 2000 15th overall draft pick completed April with 24 hits - certainly not bad, but not on pace for 200. However, when he had 40 hits the following month, it was game on.
June would see Utley come back down to earth to a certain extent with 28 hits, but then he had a single-month high of 45 during July. With a further 28 by the end of August, he sat on 165 hits.
The Pasadena, California native's moment of destiny came with five games remaining when, as Rollins had done, he got his 200th hit against the Nationals. He would finish with a career-high of 203 on the season.
Utley would also lead the NL in runs, as he earned the first of five consecutive All-Star selections (and six overall). He also won the first of four straight Silver Slugger Awards.
From a team perspective, the Phillies would miss a Wild Card spot by 3.0 games, despite leading the NL in scoring (fourth overall in the Majors). However this does not take away from what Utley achieved, in a year when teammate Ryan Howard was also named NL MVP.
Doug Glanville - 1999 (204 hits)
If you were to purely go on individual awards, then Doug Glanville doesn't particularly stand out for what he achieved during nine years in the Majors. However, get past this, and you have a player renowned for excellent and flawless defense.
Glanvillie was additionally someone who was a consistent hitter, until his playing time decreased during his final two years in the Majors. His much-deserved time in the limelight would come in 1999.
The Hackensack, New Jersey native had an outstanding year in 1999. He set single-season highs in doubles, RBI, walks, steals, slash line, OPS and OPS+.
However, Glanville's crowing glory would be to become the first Phillies player in 20 years to reach 200 hits. Not that this seemed likely early on, when he finished April with 26 hits.
May saw the center fielder collect another 31, followed by 37 during June. However, it was only when he had 43 more in July, that people started to realize 200 was a genuine reality.
Glanvillie would collect 30 more during August, to put himself on 167 hits. He finally reached 200 in the fourth-to-last game versus the Cubs, and finished with a career-high 204 on the season.
The 1991 12th overall draft pick would finish second in the NL in hits, just behind Luis Gonzalez who had 206. That Glanville reached the magic 200-hit mark with the team he supported as a child, made his achievement even more special.
Pete Rose - 1979 (208 hits)
There was plenty of excitement in Philadelphia ahead of the 1979 season. One of the best lineups in baseball had only gotten better with the addition of Pete Rose, the consensus best hitter in the game.
Rose had been part of the Reds' 'big red machine', which had gone to four World Series during the 1970s (winning two of them) and he was expected to bring similar success to the Phillies. Ironically though, 1979 would represent the team's worst record during a eight-year period, when they would only twice fail to qualify for the playoffs.
Individually however, Rose would be as good as advertised. Not that the signs were there early of what was to come, as he produced 'only' 24 hits in April.
The 17-time All-Star stepped it up in May with 42 hits. He reached the unofficial halfway point of the season with 96 hits, after producing another 30 during June.
With 29 and 32 hits in July and August respectively, Rose found himself delicately posed on 157 entering the final month of the season. What followed, was one of the most inspiring individual efforts you could see, as he stepped up his game to finish the 1979 campaign with a flurry.
The three-time NL batting champion would record a phenomenal 51 hits during September. He reached the 200-mark with six games to go and finished with 208 overall, in a season where he led the AL in OBP.
Interestingly this represented the 10th and final time Rose had 200+ hits in a season, and to this day he is tied with Ichiro Suzuki for the most times ever in Major League history. In terms of team success, he would more than justify his signing the following year, when he helped the Phillies win their first ever World Series.
Dave Cash - 1975 (213 hits)
Dave Cash had already achieved the pinnacle of team success, having helped the Pirates win the World Series in 1971. However, it was in Philadelphia where he reached the zenith of his offensive abilities.
Between 1974-76, Cash was in a period of being recognized by his peers around the Majors, with three consecutive All-Star selections. He was also receiving MVP consideration, albeit never finishing higher than 13th in NL voting.
The 1966 fifth round draft pick had already given an indication of what was to come, with 206 hits during 1974. He would be even better in 1975.
As with everyone else but Rollins on this list, Cash got off to a slow start in April, with 25 hits. However, he would then heat up for the remainder of the season and there was no stopping him.
The Utica, New York native had 38 hits in May, followed by a 1975 single-month high of 43 during June. WIth 106 hits at the unofficial halfway stage of the regular season, he was well on his way.
After 37 and 35 hits in July and August respectively, Cash was well-placed with 178 overall entering the last month of the season. He would subsequently reach 200 hits with 10 games remaining.
Ultimately, the second baseman finished with 213 hits, which led the Majors and were the 12th-most in Phillies history. As for the team, even though they missed the playoffs they had their first winning record in eight seasons, setting the stage for the aforementioned run of success during the following eight years.