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Tony Phillips had an 18-year Major League career from 1982 to 1999. He played regularly at three infield positions, primarily as a second baseman, and also as a left fielder and designated hitter. Phillips began his career with the Oakland Athletics. In 1988 the A's made it to the World Series, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers. However in 1989, with Phillips hitting .262, the A's again made it to the World Series where they swept the San Francisco Giants to win the World Championship . Phillips left Oakland after that season to join the Detroit Tigers. His offensive production surged and he became proficient at drawing walks, leading the American League in 1993 with 132 after posting 114 in 1992. His 114 runs scored in 1992 were a league best, and he followed that up with 113 runs scored in 1993. After hitting 19 home runs and drawing another 95 walks in 1994, Phillips was traded to the California/Anaheim Angels in April 1995, with the season yet to start due to the 1994-1995 strike. He set a career-best mark that year with 27 homers batting lead-off, and walked 113 times. 1996 saw Phillips move on to the Chicago White Sox, with whom he drew 125 walks, most in the league, and scored 119 runs for the second year in a row. Phillips returned to the Angels partway through the 1997 season and drew 102 walks, his third year in a row and fifth year out of six with over 100. In 1998 he played with the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets, and then signed on with the A's for his final season in 1999.
This is a Tony Phillips game-used professional model baseball bat manufactured by Cooper with Phillips' name stamped on the barrel. This bat has Cooper labeling commonly seen in the late 1980s, and is specific to 1989, a World Championship year for Phillips and the A's. The labeling "1989 American League West Champions" appears on the sweet spot. The Model Number P72S is stamped into barrel of this bat. The bat has a natural, or regular, finished handle and a black finished barrel. It measures 33 inches in length and weighs approximately 33 ounces, consistent with the stamping on the knob. This bat is uncracked. The number 2 is evident on the knob of this bat, written in black marker. Phillips wore uniform number 2 during his 1986 -1989 seasons with the Oakland A's. This bat exhibits a significant number of game use characteristics, including pine tar remnants, deep hit marks, ball marks, and rack marks.
This is a great opportunity to obtain a rare professional model game used bat manufactured for use in the 1989 American League Championship Series between the Oakland A's and the Toronto Blue Jays. The series was won by Tony Phillips' Oakland A's, which went on to beat the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. View Lot Detail page
This is a Tony Phillips game-used professional model baseball bat manufactured by Cooper with Phillips' name stamped on the barrel. This bat has Cooper labeling commonly seen in the late 1980s, and is specific to 1989, a World Championship year for Phillips and the A's. The labeling "1989 American League West Champions" appears on the sweet spot. The Model Number P72S is stamped into barrel of this bat. The bat has a natural, or regular, finished handle and a black finished barrel. It measures 33 inches in length and weighs approximately 33 ounces, consistent with the stamping on the knob. This bat is uncracked. The number 2 is evident on the knob of this bat, written in black marker. Phillips wore uniform number 2 during his 1986 -1989 seasons with the Oakland A's. This bat exhibits a significant number of game use characteristics, including pine tar remnants, deep hit marks, ball marks, and rack marks.
This is a great opportunity to obtain a rare professional model game used bat manufactured for use in the 1989 American League Championship Series between the Oakland A's and the Toronto Blue Jays. The series was won by Tony Phillips' Oakland A's, which went on to beat the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. View Lot Detail page