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{{short description|American baseball manager}}
{{Infobox MLB player
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| name = Horace B. Phillips
| name = Horace Phillips
| image = PhillipsHorace.jpg
| image = PhillipsHorace.jpg
| position = [[manager (baseball)|Manager]]
| position = [[Manager (baseball)|Manager]]
| bats = Unknown
| bats = Unknown
| throws = Unknown
| throws = Unknown
| birthdate = {{birth date|mf=yes|1853|5|14}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1853|5|14}}
| birthplace = [[Salem, Ohio]]
| birth_place = [[Salem, Ohio]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1896|2|26|1853|5|14}}
| deathdate = After 1894
| death_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| deathplace =
| debutdate = May 1
| teams =
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* [[Troy Trojans (MLB team)|Troy Trojans]] ({{baseball year|1879}})
| debutyear = {{by|1879}}
* [[Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)]] ({{baseball year|1881}})
| debutteam = [[Troy Trojans (MLB team)|Troy Trojans]]
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* [[Columbus Buckeyes (AA)|Columbus Buckeyes]] ({{baseball year|1883}})
| finaldate = July 24
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* [[Pittsburgh Alleghenys]] ({{baseball year|1884}}–{{baseball year|1889}})
| finalyear = {{by|1889}}
| finalteam = [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburg Alleghenys]]
| stat1label = [[Batting average]]
| stat1value = N/A
| stat2label = [[Run (baseball)|Runs]]
| stat2value = N/A
| stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value = N/A
| teams =<nowiki></nowiki>
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* [[Troy Trojans (MLB team)|Troy Trojans]] ({{by|1879}})
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* [[Columbus Buckeyes (AA)|Columbus Buckeyes]] ({{by|1883}})
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* [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburg Alleghenys]] ({{by|1884}}&ndash;{{by|1889}})
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'''Horace B. Phillips''' (May 14, 1853 &ndash; After 1894) was an [[United States|American]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]] in [[Major League Baseball]] for eight seasons, from 1879 to 1889. He managed one season for the [[Troy Trojans (MLB team)|Troy Trojans]], one season for the [[Columbus Buckeyes (AA)|Columbus Buckeyes]] and six seasons for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburg Alleghenys]]. He was born in [[Salem, Ohio]].<ref name="retrosheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Pphilh801.htm|title=Horace B. Phillips' career statistics|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|accessdate=2009-04-10}}</ref>
'''Horace B. Phillips''' (May 14, 1853 &ndash; February 26, 1896) was an American [[manager (baseball)|manager]] in [[Major League Baseball]] for eight seasons, from 1879 to 1889. He managed one season for the [[Troy Trojans (MLB team)|Troy Trojans]], one season for the [[Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Warrington |first1=Robert D. |title=Philadelphia in the 1881 Eastern Championship Association |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/philadelphia-in-the-1881-eastern-championship-association/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref> one season for the [[Columbus Buckeyes (AA)|Columbus Buckeyes]] and six seasons for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburgh Alleghenys]]. He was born in [[Salem, Ohio]].<ref name="retrosheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Pphilh801.htm|title=Horace B. Phillips' career statistics|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|accessdate=2009-04-10}}</ref>


On June 6, 1882, Phillips was arrested in [[Philadelphia]] for not paying a hotel bill from 1882. He claimed that A. J. Reach was put in charge of paying it, but he eventually paid the bill himself and was released.<ref name="phillipsarrested">{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9906EED81431E433A25754C0A9609C94629FD7CF|title=ARREST OF A BASE-BALL MANAGED.|date=June 7, 1883|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2009-04-10 | format=PDF}}</ref>
On June 6, 1882, Phillips was arrested in [[Philadelphia]] for not paying a hotel bill from 1882. He claimed that A. J. Reach was put in charge of paying it, but he eventually paid the bill himself and was released.<ref name="phillipsarrested">{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1883/06/07/102827935.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107064710/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1883/06/07/102827935.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2012|title=ARREST OF A BASE-BALL MANAGED.|date=June 7, 1883|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2009-04-10 }}</ref>


Shortly after his time in Pittsburgh, Phillips was institutionalized for mental illness in the Kirkbride’s Asylum in Philadelphia, then later in a private hospital in [[Merchantville, New Jersey]]. He was still alive in 1894 when his wife divorced him.<ref name="morriscoldcases">{{cite web|url=http://www.petermorrisbooks.com/cold_cases.htm|title=Cold Cases of the Diamond|last=Morris|first=Peter |date=2007-2009|publisher=Peter Morris|accessdate=2009-04-10}}</ref> After that, there is no further record of him, including his death.<ref name=retrosheet/>
Shortly after his time in Pittsburgh, Phillips was institutionalized for mental illness in the Kirkbride's Asylum in Philadelphia, then later in a private hospital in [[Merchantville, New Jersey]]. His wife divorced him in 1894.<ref name="morriscoldcases">{{cite web|url=http://www.petermorrisbooks.com/cold_cases.htm |title=Cold Cases of the Diamond |last=Morris |first=Peter |date=2007–2009 |publisher=Peter Morris |accessdate=2009-04-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330021347/http://petermorrisbooks.com/cold_cases.htm |archivedate=March 30, 2009 }}</ref> He died in 1896, and is buried at [[Mount Vernon Cemetery (Philadelphia)|Mount Vernon Cemetery]] in Philadelphia.<ref name="retrosheet"/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/phillho99.shtml Baseball-Reference.com] - career managing record
{{baseball-reference manager|phillho99}}
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 17 June 2023

Horace Phillips
Manager
Born: (1853-05-14)May 14, 1853
Salem, Ohio, U.S.
Died: February 26, 1896(1896-02-26) (aged 42)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
Managerial record at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
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Horace B. Phillips (May 14, 1853 – February 26, 1896) was an American manager in Major League Baseball for eight seasons, from 1879 to 1889. He managed one season for the Troy Trojans, one season for the Philadelphia Athletics (American Association),[1] one season for the Columbus Buckeyes and six seasons for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. He was born in Salem, Ohio.[2]

On June 6, 1882, Phillips was arrested in Philadelphia for not paying a hotel bill from 1882. He claimed that A. J. Reach was put in charge of paying it, but he eventually paid the bill himself and was released.[3]

Shortly after his time in Pittsburgh, Phillips was institutionalized for mental illness in the Kirkbride's Asylum in Philadelphia, then later in a private hospital in Merchantville, New Jersey. His wife divorced him in 1894.[4] He died in 1896, and is buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Philadelphia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Warrington, Robert D. "Philadelphia in the 1881 Eastern Championship Association". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Horace B. Phillips' career statistics". Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  3. ^ "ARREST OF A BASE-BALL MANAGED" (PDF). The New York Times. June 7, 1883. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  4. ^ Morris, Peter (2007–2009). "Cold Cases of the Diamond". Peter Morris. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
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