Lefty Phillips

Career Stats, Bio & Records

Lefty Phillips was a baseball player who played in Major League Baseball. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 170 lb
Born
5/16/1919 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died
6/12/1972 in Fullerton, CA, USA

Full name: Harold Ross Phillips

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Lefty Phillips — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
3.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666

Pitching

Lefty Phillips — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 2 3 1 4 0 16.1 16 20 0 0 9 3 0.00 1.53

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Lefty Phillips — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1940 1.0 1.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1941 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Lefty Phillips — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1939 0 2 2 1 1 0 9.0 2 11 0 0 2 1 0.00 0.44
1940 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.1 9 6 0 0 5 1 0.00 3.23
1941 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 5 3 0 0 2 1 0.00 2.33
Listed seasons · 3 0 2 3 1 4 0 16.1 16 20 0 0 9 3 0.00 1.53

Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty Phillips

Did Lefty Phillips pitch?
Yes. Lefty Phillips has no major-league record, but Retrosheet credits him with 16.1 innings pitched in the Negro Leagues.
Is Lefty Phillips in the Hall of Fame?
No. Lefty Phillips has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.