From SABR Encyclopedia
| Eugene Ellsworth Phillips
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| "Gene"
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| Bat/Throw:
| L/R
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| Height:
| 6' 1"
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| Weight:
| 176
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| Born:
| 1928-7-18 at Sacramento, CA (US)
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| Died:
| 1991-4-15
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Eugene Phillips was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Wheatland, California in 1954.
- Listed hobby as golf.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Wheatland Union High School in 1948.
- Played football, basketball and baseball in high school.
- Attended Chico State College.
- Played basketball and baseball at college.
- Played on the 1948 and 1949 teams which won the Far West Conference College Titles.
Outside of baseball
- Was a student during the off-season in 1954.
- Served in the U.S. Marine Corps for two years.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Arnold "Jigger" Statz of the Chicago Cubs.
Playing in less than ten games statistics
- 1950 Pulaski Appalachian League No ststistics shown
Sources
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 561-32-1226).
