Adolfo Phillips

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Phillips and the second or maternal family name is López.

Adolfo Emilio Phillips López (December 16, 1941), is a Panamanian former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, and Cleveland Indians from 1964 to 1972.

Adolfo Phillips
Center fielder
Born: (1941-12-16) December 16, 1941 (age 82) Bethania, Panama
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1964, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 16, 1972, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	59
Runs batted in	173
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1964–1966) Chicago Cubs (1966–1969) Montreal Expos (1969–1970) Cleveland Indians (1972)

While with the Cubs, on June 11, 1967, in the second game of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field, Phillips hit three home runs in the Cubs' 18–10 victory over the New York Mets.^[1] The home runs came in three consecutive at-bats; not until Tuffy Rhodes in 1994, would a Cub hit three home runs in a game at Wrigley in three consecutive trips to the plate.

References

1. "Chicago Cubs 18, New York Mets 10 (2)". Retrosheet. June 11, 1967.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

• Adolfo Phillips at SABR (Baseball BioProject)