worst Phillies since '64, part 0 of 12

In response to the poster in last week's Inquirer I decided to create
my own list of worst Phillies, by position. I decided to limit my
list to players who were starters at their position for most of a
season--a bad player getting 150 ab is a burden but a bad player
getting 450 ab is more like an anchor on a team's performance.
However, a multi-player platoon can also qualify if stinky enough. I
also decided to limit my list to the modern Phillies. 1964 seems like
an appropriate place to start since it roughly coincides with my
memories of the team and for the obvious reason that 1964 is a
noteworthy year in the team's history.

I'm going to try to include both offense and defense in my selections,
but, it seems obvious to me that not all positions are equal. A slick
glove, no hit shortstop can be a contributor for many years. A slick
glove, no hit firstbaseman is probably a poor way to fill a roster
spot.

First I'll post my choices for position players, then pitchers.

wes

Worst batting Average ever by a player
2007 AAA Ottawa Lynx
Chris Coste .000




On Jul 9, 9:13 pm, wro... DeleteThis @temple.edu wrote:
> In response to the poster in last week's Inquirer I decided to create
> my own list of worst Phillies, by position. I decided to limit my
> list to players who were starters at their position for most of a
> season--a bad player getting 150 ab is a burden but a bad player
> getting 450 ab is more like an anchor on a team's performance.
> However, a multi-player platoon can also qualify if stinky enough. I
> also decided to limit my list to the modern Phillies. 1964 seems like
> an appropriate place to start since it roughly coincides with my
> memories of the team and for the obvious reason that 1964 is a
> noteworthy year in the team's history.
>
> I'm going to try to include both offense and defense in my selections,
> but, it seems obvious to me that not all positions are equal. A slick
> glove, no hit shortstop can be a contributor for many years. A slick
> glove, no hit firstbaseman is probably a poor way to fill a roster
> spot.
>
> First I'll post my choices for position players, then pitchers.
>
> wes