Author: Matt Veasey

Married father and grandfather. Roman Catholic political and social conservative. Lifelong Philadelphia resident. Retired following a three decade career with the Philadelphia Police Department. Graduate of Saint Joseph's University. Owner, Editor, Writer, and Social Media Coordinator of the mattveasey.com website since 2004 and philliesbell.com as well as the @philliesbell feeds on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram since 2019. Former Site Expert as Editor and Social Media Coordinator of Fansided's Philadelphia Phillies 'That Ball's Outta Here' site and Contributor to their 'Call to the Pen' MLB site. Former Assistant Editorial Director, Social Media Coordinator, and Contributor at 'Phillies Nation'. Past contributor to 'Sports Talk Philly' and the 'Philadelphia Baseball Review'. Philadelphia Phillies season ticket holder.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1972 – Pete Koegel

The position player representative from the 1972 Phillies appeared in 41 games during his final of three MLB seasons that year.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1972 – Bob Terlecki

Right-handed pitcher Bob Terlecki made his only nine MLB appearances in the late summer of 1972 with the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1973 – Ron Diorio and Dave Wallace

Ron Diorio and Dave Wallace share the 1973 pitching spot in this 'Phillies 50' series. Each had a brief playing career but Wallace became a longtime coach.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1974 – Mike Rogodzinski

Mike Rogodzinski's name may be familiar to early-1970's Phillies fans. He appeared in parts of three seasons and is the 1974 'Phillies 50' position player rep.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1974 – Erskine Thomason

Right-hander Erskine Thomason enjoyed a strong minor league career. But his big-league career consisted of just one inning with the 1974 Phillies.