Fletcher developed a problem after leaving the Phillies in that he became an alcoholic: "His wife divorced him, he attempted suicide and he was spiraling out of control until his sister stepped in and called the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.)."
Phillies 50: Forgotten 1993 – Doug Lindsey
1993 was also somewhat of a magical season for catcher Doug Lindsey, who appeared in his second season with the Phillies that year and played with two teams. Problem is, if you blinked, you missed his entire big-league career.
Phillies 50: Forgotten 1994 – Tom Quinlan
The position player representative from the 1994 team for this 'Phillies 50' series of the most random 1971-2019 players appeared in just 42 big-league games over parts of four seasons. The 24 games that he played in that lone Phillies season were the most he would enjoy.
Phillies 50: Forgotten 1994 – Andy Carter
Andy Carter was born in Philadelphia, played his high school ball in the suburbs at Springfield High School, and was chosen by the Phillies with their 37th round selection in the 1987 MLB Draft out of the University of Delaware.
Baseball milestone home runs struck in Philly
A number of Major League Baseball's legendary milestone home runs were struck at various ballparks in the city of Philadelphia.
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