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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>
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]]. 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.
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==
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Horace Phillips
Manager
Born: (1853-05-14)May 14, 1853
Salem, Ohio
Died: February 26, 1896(1896-02-26) (aged 42)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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

  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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