Ed Phillips (pitcher) American baseball player (1944–2017)
Baseball player
Ed Phillips Relief pitcher Born: (1944-09-20 ) September 20, 1944Ardmore, Oklahoma , U.S.Died: September 20, 2017(2017-09-20) (aged 73)Wells, Maine , U.S.Batted: Right
Threw: Right
April 9, 1970, for the Boston Red Sox August 29, 1970, for the Boston Red Sox Games played 18 Win–loss record 0–2 Earned run average 5.32 Strikeouts 23 Innings pitched 23+ 2 ⁄ 3 Stats at Baseball Reference
Norman Edwin Phillips (September 20, 1944 – September 20, 2017) was an American middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1970 season.
Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg) , Phillips batted and threw right-handed . The Ardmore, Oklahoma , native grew up in Portland, Maine , where he graduated from Deering High School . He attended Colby College , and in 1963 he played collegiate summer baseball for Chatham of the Cape Cod Baseball League .[ 1] He was selected by the Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1966 MLB draft .
In 18 relief appearances with Boston, Phillips posted a 0–2 record with a 5.32 ERA without a save , giving up 14 runs on 29 hits and 10 walks while striking out 23 in 23+ 2 ⁄ 3 innings of work.
He died of cancer on his 73rd birthday, September 20, 2017.[ 2]