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Record: 90-72 .556.... 1st in National League East
Stadium: Veterans Stadium
Playoffs: Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
Attendance: 2,583,389

Top Draft Pick: Rip Rollins (#23) AA
Manager - 0 -

Affiliates - AAA Oklahoma City 89ers AA Reading Phillies A+ Peninsula Pilots A Spartanburg Phillies Rk Helena Phillies

Team Leaders

HR: Luzinski [35]
RBI: Luzinski [101]
2B: Maddox [34]
SB: Maddox [33]
W: Carlton [16]
SV: Reed [17]
SO: Carlton [161]

Oldest Player: Jim Kaat [39]
Youngest Player: Kevin Saucier [21]
Longest Tenure: Larry Bowa, Greg Luzinski [9]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Todd Cruz (Sep 4) Keith Moreland (Oct 1) Lonnie Smith (Sep 2)
Pitchers: Dan Boitano (Oct 1) Kevin Saucier (Oct 1)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Luis Aguayo	SS-2B	19	Reading	AA
Orlando Alvarez	OF	26	Oklahoma City	AAA
Mike Anderson	OF	27	Oklahoma City	AAA
Raul Andino			Spartanburg	A
Robert Angius	P-1B		Helena	Rk
Ramon Aviles	2B-SS	26	Oklahoma City	AAA
Glenn Ballard	C		Peninsula	A+
Jack Bastable	3B-C		Reading	AA
Fred Beene	P	35	Oklahoma City	AAA
George Bell	LF-OF	18	Helena	Rk
Ken Berger	OF		Reading	AA
Dan Boitano	P	25	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
	P		Oklahoma City	AAA
Elijah Bonaparte	OF		Peninsula	A+
Bob Boone	C	30	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Chris Bouchee	OF		Peninsula	A+
Larry Bowa	SS	32	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Rogers Brown			Oklahoma City	AAA
Thomas Brunswick	SS		Spartanburg	A
Warren Brusstar	P	26	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Mike Buskey	SS	29	Oklahoma City	AAA
Jose Cardenal	OF	34	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Steve Carlton	P	33	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Mike Cash	2B		Reading	AA
Carmen Castillo	OF-RF	20	Helena	Rk
Jose Castro	SS	20	Spartanburg	A
Larry Christenson	P	24	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Frank Ciammachilli	P		Reading	AA
Arnaldo Contreras			Oklahoma City	AAA
Phil Convertino	OF		Reading	AA
Todd Cruz	SS-3B	22	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
	SS-3B		Oklahoma City	AAA
Wil Culmer	OF	19	Helena	Rk
Bill Dancy	SS	26	Oklahoma City	AAA
	SS		Reading	AA
Robert DeMeo			Oklahoma City	AAA
Pete Dempsey	SS		Reading	AA
Bob Dernier	OF-CF	21	Spartanburg	A
	OF-CF		Helena	Rk
Kerry Dineen	OF	26	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
	OF		Oklahoma City	AAA
Rawly Eastwick	P	27	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Barry Foote	C	26	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Paul Fryer	3B	15	Helena	Rk
Gene Garber	P	30	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Ernest Gause	P		Spartanburg	A
Marcos Gonzalez			Spartanburg	A
Orlando Gonzalez	1B-OF	26	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
	1B-OF		Oklahoma City	AAA
Randy Greer	OF		Helena	Rk
John Guarnaccia	OF	23	Reading	AA
Tom Harmon	C		Oklahoma City	AAA
Bud Harrelson	SS	34	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Steve Harvey	OF		Helena	Rk
Ed Hearn	C	18	Helena	Rk
Richie Hebner	3B-1B	30	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Mike Henson	C		Helena	Rk
Jesus Hernaiz	P	33	Reading	AA
John Hughes	C		Reading	AA
Bruce Humphrey	1B		Spartanburg	A
Miguel Ibarra			Spartanburg	A
Orlando Isales	OF	18	Reading	AA
Daniel Johnson			Spartanburg	A
Davey Johnson	2B	35	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Jay Johnstone	OF	32	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Joe Jones	C		Peninsula	A+
Jim Kaat	P	39	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Paul Kiess			Helena	Rk
Mark Klein	P	24	Oklahoma City	AAA
Chuck Kniffin	P	27	Oklahoma City	AAA
Jeff Kraus	SS		Peninsula	A+
Dan Larson	P	24	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Randy Lerch	P	23	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
John Lohse	3B		Spartanburg	A
Tom Lombarski	SS		Spartanburg	A
Jim Lonborg	P	36	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Ramon Lora			Peninsula	A+
Jay Loviglio	2B-3B	22	Peninsula	A+
Frank Lucy	OF		Reading	AA
Greg Luzinski	OF	27	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Pete Mackanin	2B-SS	27	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Garry Maddox	OF	29	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Peter Manos			Reading	AA
Jerry Martin	OF	29	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Ronald Mattson			Peninsula	A+
Len Matuszek	1B-OF	24	Reading	AA
Bake McBride	OF	29	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Tim McCarver	C	36	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Don McCormack	C	23	Oklahoma City	AAA
	C		Reading	AA
Manuel McDonald			Spartanburg	A
Anthony McGill	OF		Helena	Rk
Tug McGraw	P	34	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Butch Metzger	P	26	Oklahoma City	AAA
Pablo Minier		23	Spartanburg	A
Keith Moreland	OF-3B	24	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
	OF-3B		Oklahoma City	AAA
Jose Moreno	OF-2B	20	Oklahoma City	AAA
	OF-2B		Reading	AA
Jim Morrison	3B-2B	26	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
	3B-2B		Oklahoma City	AAA
Earl Neal	1B		Helena	Rk
Dickie Noles	P	21	Reading	AA
Ed Oliveros	2B		Reading	AA
Michael Pace	OF		Spartanburg	A
Juan Parker	OF		Helena	Rk
Horacio Pina	P	33	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
John Poff	OF-1B	25	Oklahoma City	AAA
Thomas Popovich	2B-SS		Peninsula	A+
	2B-SS		Helena	Rk
John Quijada	SS		Helena	Rk
Ron Reed	P	35	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Luis Rodriguez			Peninsula	A+
Rip Rollins	1B		Helena	Rk
Andres Romero	OF-1B		Spartanburg	A
Dick Ruthven	P	27	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Alejandro Sanchez	OF	19	Helena	Rk
Orlando Sanchez	C	22	Reading	AA
Ryne Sandberg	2B	19	Helena	Rk
Kevin Saucier	P	22	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
	P		Oklahoma City	AAA
Mike Schmidt	3B	29	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Ted Sizemore	2B	33	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Lonnie Smith	LF-OF	22	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
	LF-OF		Oklahoma City	AAA
Ronald Smith	SS		Peninsula	A+
Collin Sullivan	OF		Spartanburg	A
Philip Thomson			Helena	Rk
Jackson Todd	P	26	Oklahoma City	AAA
Jeff Ulrich	C		Helena	Rk
Jose Velazquez			Spartanburg	A
Ozzie Virgil	C	21	Peninsula	A+
George Vukovich	OF	22	Peninsula	A+
John Vukovich	3B	31	Oklahoma City	AAA
Greg Walker	1B	18	Spartanburg	A
Mike Wallace	P	27	Oklahoma City	AAA
Dan Warthen	P	25	Oklahoma City	AAA
Keith Washington	OF		Spartanburg	A
Steve Waterbury	P	26	Oklahoma City	AAA
Sam Welborn	P		Peninsula	A+
Derek Williams	OF		Helena	Rk
Don Woodward	P		Helena	Rk
Jim Wright	P	23	Oklahoma City	AAA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Armando Abreu		Peninsula	A+
Oscar Acosta	21	Helena	Rk
Daryl Adams		Peninsula	A+
		Spartanburg	A
Carlos Arroyo	19	Reading	AA
Jack Bastable		Reading	AA
Fred Beene	35	Oklahoma City	AAA
Francisco Berenguer		Helena	Rk
Dan Boitano	25	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
	25	Oklahoma City	AAA
Derek Botelho	22	Reading	AA
Warren Brusstar	26	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Marty Bystrom	20	Peninsula	A+
Jose Calderon		Spartanburg	A
Steve Carlton	33	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Larry Christenson	24	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Frank Ciammachilli		Reading	AA
Arnaldo Contreras		Oklahoma City	AAA
Michael Culbert		Helena	Rk
John DeVincenzo		Spartanburg	A
		Helena	Rk
Rawly Eastwick	27	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Don Fowler		Reading	AA
Keith Gale		Peninsula	A+
		Spartanburg	A
Gene Garber	30	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Ernest Gause		Spartanburg	A
Wally Goff		Helena	Rk
Marcos Gonzalez		Spartanburg	A
Glenn Gregson		Reading	AA
Thomas Hart	20	Spartanburg	A
Jesus Hernaiz	33	Reading	AA
Jim Kaat	39	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Mark Klein	24	Oklahoma City	AAA
	24	Reading	AA
Chuck Kniffin	27	Oklahoma City	AAA
Dan Larson	24	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
James Lasek		Peninsula	A+
Randy Lerch	23	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Jim Lonborg	36	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Henry Mack		Peninsula	A+
Peter Manos		Reading	AA
Dean Martinez		Helena	Rk
Jose Martinez		Peninsula	A+
Gary Mattice		Spartanburg	A
Tug McGraw	34	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Butch Metzger	26	Oklahoma City	AAA
Gregory Moore		Spartanburg	A
Scott Munninghoff	19	Spartanburg	A
James Nickerson		Peninsula	A+
Dickie Noles	21	Reading	AA
Wallace Nunn		Spartanburg	A
Ed Oliveros		Reading	AA
Horacio Pina	33	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Dan Prior		Helena	Rk
Jerry Reed	22	Peninsula	A+
	22	Spartanburg	A
Ron Reed	35	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Rip Rollins		Helena	Rk
Dick Ruthven	27	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
Luis Santos		Helena	Rk
Kevin Saucier	22	Philadelphia Phillies	MLB
	22	Oklahoma City	AAA
Jeff Schneider	25	Reading	AA
Norman Shiera		Spartanburg	A
Marty Shoemaker		Helena	Rk
Cliff Speck	22	Peninsula	A+
Phil Teston		Helena	Rk
Jackson Todd	26	Oklahoma City	AAA
Alejandro Vidana		Helena	Rk
Bob Walk	21	Peninsula	A+
Mike Wallace	27	Oklahoma City	AAA
Dan Warthen	25	Oklahoma City	AAA
Steve Waterbury	26	Oklahoma City	AAA
Brian Watts		Spartanburg	A
Sam Welborn		Peninsula	A+
Larry Wertz		Reading	AA
		Peninsula	A+
Don Woodward		Helena	Rk