Comments on: 100 Greatest Phillies: 11 – Sherry Magee

By: Susan Magee

Susan Magee — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:41:18 +0000

Sherry Magee was my grandfather, although I never knew him, as he died a lifetime before I was born. The Veterans Committee voted for yet another Yankee to the Hall of Fame – he should be there – no prejudice – he was an exceptional ball player. In the Philadelphia Enquirer he was pictured as one of the best oufielders in their annual composition of all-time best Phillies every year while I was growing up, through my teens. He held the stolen base record for the Phillies for 78 years. He probably still holds Phillies records. I would personally like to see him in the Hall of Fame. We are all very proud of his accomplishments. Thank you for remembering!

By: iSportacus » Blog Archive » Sherry Magee

iSportacus » Blog Archive » Sherry Magee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:39:25 +0000

[...] stealing 387 bases for the Phils, 3rd all time. In their excellent 100 Greatest Phillies piece, Phillies Nation had him ranked #11. He was actually nominated to join the Hall of Fame last year through the Veteran’s [...]

By: Jeltzismyhombre

Jeltzismyhombre — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:49:49 +0000

The guy I can’t find on Tim’s list so far is Dave Bancroft, HOF shortstop from the 1915 Phillies. Think he’s in the Top 10?

By: Richie Allen

Richie Allen — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:08:34 +0000

I cant relate to these guys who played 100 years ago….the stats are skewed,they played in bigger ballparks,and they were playing in the age of a different ball composition.By that I mean ,I dont think the actual baseball was the same.

By: James Kay

James Kay — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:00:06 +0000

The Sievers & Magee reference was a comparison of extreme contrasts. It wasn’t serious. Sievers was an aging star with the 1962-64 Phillies who apparently had a knack for falling flat on his face between third and home when attempting an inside the park homer. I once heard (did not actually witness) one of these incidents occurred early in the 1964 season. An omen of things to come.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:54:36 +0000

Michael Stubel: Thats actually my point. It makes his inside the park escapades more impressive. Most fields were cavernous back then, like forbes field, which helpd guys like chief wilson get 36 triples in a season. but the baker bowl was small, and it required a man who could hustle around the bases to get a legit inside the park home run. im sure that he got a few of them at other parks but still, he must have hit most of them at home.

Chuck P: team performances are not part of this list. its all about their individual performance, and mostly, their stats.

By: Chuck P

Chuck P — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:48:41 +0000

Bobby Abreu should not be in the top 10… everywhere he goes, they lose. He is a top 10 Fantasy Phillie of all time but his numbers are hollow. Not the guy that I want representing the Phillies all franchise team. We traded him at age 32… why? Because he’s a loser. He’s Bobby Slightly Above Average… slightly average power, speed, fielding, base running… but I will give you this much; the guy can draw a walk! Top 10 in walks 9 times… that’s a great statistic to lead in. It gets you OBP, chances to steal, chances to score runs. Bobby Average has played in two all star games. He’s a stats guy… that’s it.

By: Michael Stubel

Michael Stubel — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:32:45 +0000

Jim,

From what I have read and seen, inside the parkers were more frequent in yesteryear because the average park was bigger.

By: Kev

Kev — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:08:30 +0000

who the hell is sherwood mcgee, is this serious?

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:05:42 +0000

Cant say, James. Im not familiar with Sievers attempts. I do know connie mack was a lot bigger than the baker bowl and it was only an average park.