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 1983 – Alejandro Sanchez

Alejandro Sanchez was an outfielder from the Dominican Republic who saw 15 total games with the Phillies over the 1982-83 seasons.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1983 – Tony Ghelfi

Right-hander Tony Ghelfi was the rare youngster to get a shot at playing with the 1983 Phillies 'Wheeze Kids', making three September starts.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1984 – Francisco Melendez

Francisco Melendez was just 20-years-old when he appeared in 21 late-season games as a rookie with the 1984 Philadelphia Phillies.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1984 – Steve Fireovid

Steve Fireovid appeared on the mound in a half-dozen September games with the 1984 Phillies as part of a 31 games over five seasons big-league career.

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Phillies 50: Forgotten 1985 – Kiko Garcia

The 1979 AL pennant-winning Baltimore Orioles starting shortstop, Kiko Garcia closed his 10 year big-league career with three seasons with the Phillies.