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 1980 – Scott Munninghoff

The Phillies gave 21-year-old former first round draft pick Scott Munninghoff his only four big-league mound appearances early in the 1980 season.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1981 – Don McCormack

Don McCormack was a longtime catcher in the Phillies minor league system who got cups of coffee with the big club in both 1980 and 1981.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1981 – Mike Proly

Mike Proly appeared in 35 games with the Phillies during the strike-shortened split-season of 1981, including two starts on the mound in the second half.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1982 – Bob Molinaro

Bob Molinaro was an outfielder who appeared with the Phillies over his final two big-league seasons in 1982-83, making 19 pinch-hit appearances each year.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1982 – Jay Baller

Jay Baller was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in six big-league seasons, the first and last of those a decade apart with the Phillies in 1982 and 1992.