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Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame

Location	1 Citizens Bank Way Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founder	Philadelphia Phillies

The former location of the Phillies Wall of Fame in Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park

The Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame is a special collection of plaques. These plaques are set into a brick wall near the Left Field Gate at Citizens Bank Park. This park is the home field for the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team.

From 1978 to 2003, the Phillies added one important person from their own team's history each year. They also added one notable person from the Philadelphia Athletics (A's) team. The only exception was in 1983, when the Phillies honored their "Centennial Team" instead.

When Veterans Stadium closed in 2003, the Phillies moved their Wall of Fame plaques to Citizens Bank Park. However, they stopped adding people from the Athletics team. Each person on the Wall of Fame has a metal plaque. It shows their face, their role with the team, how many years they served, and their biggest achievements.

In March 2004, the Athletics' plaques were moved. They went to the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. A single plaque listing all the A's honorees was placed next to a statue of Connie Mack. This statue is across the street from Citizens Bank Park. After the Historical Society closed its Hatboro spot in 2013, the Athletics' plaques were put on display at Spike’s Trophies in Philadelphia.

Honoring Baseball Legends

The Wall of Fame was created to honor the greatest players from both the Phillies and the Athletics. However, sometimes people who weren't players but helped the team a lot were also included. For example, Connie Mack, the first Athletics inductee, played baseball for 11 years. But he is most famous for being a manager. He was honored for his managing career.

Some people were honored for helping in many ways. Paul Owens, added in 1988, worked for the Phillies for 48 years. He was a scout, a manager, a general manager, and a team executive.

The Wall of Fame includes many different roles. There are four first basemen, four second basemen, five third basemen, and three shortstops. It also has one utility infielder, three catchers, 21 outfielders, and 18 pitchers. Seven managers, one general manager, one coach, two team executives, and two sportscasters are also on the wall.

Twenty-one people on the Wall of Fame are also in the Baseball Hall of Fame. All the first four inductees from both teams are Hall of Famers. Del Ennis was the first person inducted who was not also in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

First Inductees and Retired Numbers

The first people added to the Wall of Fame were Robin Roberts for the Phillies and Connie Mack for the A's. Roberts pitched for the Phillies for 13 seasons. Mack managed the American League team from 1901 to 1950.

The Athletics have not retired any numbers for players from their time in Philadelphia. But all seven Phillies players whose numbers have been retired or honored with a "P" are on the Wall of Fame. These include Roberts (1978), Richie Ashburn (1979), Chuck Klein (1980), Grover Cleveland Alexander (1981), Jim Bunning (1984), Steve Carlton (1989), Mike Schmidt (1990), Dick Allen (1994), and Roy Halladay (2021).

In 2017, Pete Rose was announced as that year's inductee. However, just before the ceremony, the Phillies decided to celebrate past inductees instead of adding someone new that year.

New Location for the Wall of Fame

In 2018, Citizens Bank Park was updated. Because of this, the Phillies Wall of Fame moved from Ashburn Alley. A new Wall of Fame area was created behind the Left Field scoreboard, next to the Left Field gate.

This new Left Field Plaza celebrates the team's history. It has new food stands and large copies of the team's World Series trophies from 1980 and 2008. There are also statues of players with retired numbers. This area helps fans learn about and honor the team's past.

Who is on the Wall of Fame?

Connie Mack, inducted 1978

Jim Bunning, inducted 1984

Mike Schmidt, inducted 1990

Juan Samuel, inducted 2008

Harry Kalas, inducted 2009

Key to symbols and abbreviations used in tables below

Inducted	Links to the article about the corresponding Major League Baseball season.
Years	Link to the articles about the Major League Baseball seasons in which the player participated with their inducted team
P	Pitcher (RHP indicates right-handed; LHP indicates left-handed)
C	Catcher
1B	First baseman
2B	Second baseman
3B	Third baseman
SS	Shortstop
OF	Outfielder
MGR	Manager
GM	General manager
EXEC	Team executive
CO	Coach
TV	Team sportscaster (television and/or radio)
	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Bold	Recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award

Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
Inducted	Player	Team	Position	Years	Ref
1978	Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts	Philadelphia Phillies	P	1948–1961
	Mack, ConnieConnie Mack	Philadelphia Athletics	MGR	1901–1950
1979	Ashburn, RichieRichie Ashburn	Philadelphia Phillies	OF TV	1948–1959 1963–1997
	Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx	Philadelphia Athletics	1B	1925–1935
1980	Klein, ChuckChuck Klein	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1928–1933 1936–1939 1940–1944
	Grove, LeftyLefty Grove	Philadelphia Athletics	P	1925–1933
1981	Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander	Philadelphia Phillies	P	1911–1917 1930
	Simmons, AlAl Simmons	Philadelphia Athletics	P	1924–1932 1940–1941 1944
1982	Ennis, DelDel Ennis	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1946–1956
	Cochrane, MickeyMickey Cochrane	Philadelphia Athletics	C	1925–1933
1983	no inductees—see Centennial Team
1984	Bunning, JimJim Bunning	Philadelphia Phillies	P	1964–1969 1970–1971
	Dykes, JimmyJimmy Dykes	Philadelphia Athletics	2B/3B MGR	1918–1932 1951–1953
1985	Delahanty, EdEd Delahanty	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1888–1889 1891–1901
	Plank, EddieEddie Plank	Philadelphia Athletics	P	1901–1914
1986	Williams, CyCy Williams	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1918–1930
	Waddell, RubeRube Waddell	Philadelphia Athletics	P	1902–1907
1987	Hamner, GrannyGranny Hamner	Philadelphia Phillies	SS	1944–1959
	Collins, EddieEddie Collins	Philadelphia Athletics	2B	1906–1914 1927–1930
1988	Owens, PaulPaul Owens	Philadelphia Phillies	MGR GM EXEC	1972, 1983–1984 1972–1983 1984–2003
	Moses, WallyWally Moses	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	1935–1941 1949–1951
1989	Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	P	1972–1986
	Johnson, BobBob Johnson	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	1933–1942
1990	Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	3B	1972–1989
	Valo, ElmerElmer Valo	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	1940–1943 1946–1956
1991	Bowa, LarryLarry Bowa	Philadelphia Phillies	SS MGR	1970–1981 2001–2004
	Bender, ChiefChief Bender	Philadelphia Athletics	P	1903–1914
1992	Short, ChrisChris Short	Philadelphia Phillies	P	1959–1972
	Coombs, JackJack Coombs	Philadelphia Athletics	P	1906–1914
1993	Simmons, CurtCurt Simmons	Philadelphia Phillies	P	1947–1960
	Baker, Frank "Home Run"Frank "Home Run" Baker	Philadelphia Athletics	3B	1908–1914
1994	Allen, DickDick Allen	Philadelphia Phillies	1B/3B/OF	1963–1969 1975–1976
	Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz	Philadelphia Athletics	P	1949–1956
1995	Jones, WillieWillie Jones	Philadelphia Phillies	3B	1947–1959
	Joost, EddieEddie Joost	Philadelphia Athletics	SS MGR	1947–1954 1954
1996	Thompson, SamSam Thompson	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1889–1898
	Rommel, EddieEddie Rommel	Philadelphia Athletics	P	1920–1932
1997	Callison, JohnnyJohnny Callison	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1960–1969
	Fain, FerrisFerris Fain	Philadelphia Athletics	1B	1947–1952
1998	Luzinski, GregGreg Luzinski	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1970–1980
	Miller, BingBing Miller	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	1922–1926 1928–1934
1999	McGraw, TugTug McGraw	Philadelphia Phillies	P	1975–1984
	Chapman, SamSam Chapman	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	1938–1951
2000	Cravath, GavvyGavvy Cravath	Philadelphia Phillies	OF MGR	1912–1920 1919–1920
	Earnshaw, GeorgeGeorge Earnshaw	Philadelphia Athletics	P	1928–1933
2001	Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1975–1986
	Zernial, GusGus Zernial	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	1951–1957
2002	Taylor, TonyTony Taylor	Philadelphia Phillies	2B	1960–1971 1974–1976
	Walberg, RubeRube Walberg	Philadelphia Athletics	P	1923–1933
2003	Magee, SherrySherry Magee	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1904–1914
	Oldring, RubeRube Oldring	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	1906–1916 1918
2004	Hamilton, BillyBilly Hamilton	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1890–1895
2005	Boone, BobBob Boone	Philadelphia Phillies	C	1972–1982
2006	Green, DallasDallas Green	Philadelphia Phillies	P MGR	1960–1967 1979–1981
2007	Vukovich, JohnJohn Vukovich	Philadelphia Phillies	INF CO EXEC	1970–1971, 1976–1981 1988–2004 2004–2007
2008	Samuel, JuanJuan Samuel	Philadelphia Phillies	2B CO	1983–1989 2011–2017
2009	Kalas, HarryHarry Kalas	Philadelphia Phillies	TV	1971–2009
2010	Daulton, DarrenDarren Daulton	Philadelphia Phillies	C	1983 1985–1997
2011	Kruk, JohnJohn Kruk	Philadelphia Phillies	1B TV	1989–1994 2017–present
2012	Lieberthal, MikeMike Lieberthal	Philadelphia Phillies	C	1994–2006
2013	Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling	Philadelphia Phillies	P	1992–2000
2014	Manuel, CharlieCharlie Manuel	Philadelphia Phillies	MGR	2005–2013
2015	Burrell, PatPat Burrell	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	2000–2008
2016	Thome, JimJim Thome	Philadelphia Phillies	1B	2003–2005, 2012
2017	no inductees–see Pete Rose
2018	Gillick, PatPat Gillick	Philadelphia Phillies	GM EXEC	2005–2008 2008–present
2018	Halladay, RoyRoy Halladay	Philadelphia Phillies	P	2010–2013
2019	Abreu, BobbyBobby Abreu	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	1998–2006
2021	Trillo, MannyManny Trillo	Philadelphia Phillies	2B	1979–1982
2022	McBride, BakeBake McBride	Philadelphia Phillies	RF/CF	1977–1981
	Reed, RonRon Reed		P	1976–1983
2023	Carpenter, RulyRuly Carpenter	Philadelphia Phillies	EXEC	1963–1981
	Quinn, JohnJohn Quinn		GM	1959–1972
	Rolen, ScottScott Rolen		3B	1996–2002

The Centennial Team: Honoring 100 Years

The Centennial Team plaque at the left end of the Wall of Fame

In 1983, instead of adding a new player to the Wall of Fame, the Phillies chose their "Centennial Team." This team celebrated the best players from the first 100 years of the Phillies' history. The Centennial Team includes players from different periods of the Phillies' past.

A special plaque lists all the players chosen for this team. It is located at the left end of the Wall of Fame. Eleven members of the Centennial Team also have their own individual plaques on the Wall. The two players on the Centennial Team who do not have their own separate plaques are Jim Konstanty and Pete Rose.

List of players honored as Centennial Team members
Player	Position
Ashburn, RichieRichie Ashburn	CF
Boone, BobBob Boone	C
Bowa, LarryLarry Bowa	SS
Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton	LHP
Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox	CF
Green, DallasDallas Green	MGR
Konstanty, JimJim Konstanty	RHP
Ennis, DelDel Ennis	OF
McGraw, TugTug McGraw	LHP
Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts	RHP
Rose, PetePete Rose	1B
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt	3B
Trillo, MannyManny Trillo	2B

The Phillies' Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank Park in 2008. The Centennial Team plaque is placed in the bottom row on the left-hand side of the image.