On December 9th, 1982 the Phillies traded 2B Manny Trillo, SS Julio Franco, C Jerry Willard, OF George Vukovich and relief pitcher Jay Baller to the Cleveland Indians for lefty swinging 1B/OF Von Hayes. He became known around Philly as Mr. 5 for 1. Hayes best season for the Phillies came back in 1986. He played in 158 games in 1986 and he was 186 for 610 (.305 avg, .859 OPS) with 107 runs scored, 19 homers, 98 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. Hayes led the league in runs scored (107) and doubles (46) in 1986. He also was 8th in the voting for the N.L. MVP Award. Hayes played in 1,208 games for the Phillies in his 9 years with them and he was 1,173 of 4,306 (.272 avg, .789 OPS) with 646 runs scored, 124 homers, 568 RBIs and 202 stolen bases. Hayes is #10 in Phillies’ history in stolen bases with 202 and he is also #8 in walks with 619. Hayes wasn’t too bad of a player for the Phillies, but he was nowhere near as good as Julio Franco turned out to be.

Lefty closer Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams definately had a place in Phillies’ and World Series’ history. He pitched in 65 games (0 starts) during the regular season in 1993 and he was 3-7 with 43 saves, a 3.34 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. But, he is most known for his meltdown in the World Series against the Blue Jays. He pitched in 3 games (0 starts) for the Phillies in that World Series and he was 0-2 with 1 save, a 20.25 ERA and a 3.38 WHIP. He gave up 5 hits and he walked 4 batters in only 2 2/3 innings in that World Series. Williams gave up a walkoff homer to Joe Carter of the Jays in Game #6, which ended the World Series! Williams was then jettisoned out of town. He pitched in 200 games (0 starts) in three years with the Phillies and he was 20-20 with 102 saves, a 3.11 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. Williams is still #3 in Phillies’ history in saves.

Lefty starting pitcher Jim Kaat played four years with the Phillies (1976-79). He worked in 102 games (87 starts) in his four years with the Phillies and he was 27-30 with a 4.23 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. He won the last of his fifteen Gold Gloves (two of them) with the Phillies. Kaat won 283 games in his major league career, as his better days weren’t spent with the Phillies.

Righty starting pitcher Pete (Grover Cleveland) Alexander was elected into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1938. He did his best work with the Philadelphia Phillies. From 1915-17, Alexander pitched in 142 games (131 starts) in which he as 94-35 with 6 saves, a 1.54 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. He won at least 30 games in each of those years and his highest ERA was 1.83! Alexander pitched in 338 games (280 starts) in his 8 years with the Phillies and he was 190-91 with 15 saves, a 2.18 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. Alexander is the Phillies’ all-time leader in shutouts with 61 of them. He is also #9 in games pitched (338), #4 in games started (280), #3 in wins (190), #3 in innings pitched (2,513 2/3), #5 in whiffs (1,409) and he’s #2 in complete games (219). Alexander finished his major league career with 373 wins, which has him tied for 3rd place with Christy Mathewson.

Lefty swinging CF Lenny Dykstra was a sparkplug at the top of the lineup for the Philadelphia Phillies. His best year with the Phillies came in 1993 when he won a Silver Slugger Award and finished 2nd in the voting for the N.L. MVP Award. Dykstra played in 161 games for the Phillies in 1993 and he was 194 of 637 (.305 avg, .902 OPS) with 143 runs scored (led the majors), 19 homers, 66 RBIs and 37 stolen bases. He also walked 129 times while only whiffing 64 times as he showed outstanding plate discipline in 1993. Dykstra made it to 3 N.L. All-Star teams and he won 1 Silver Slugger Award in his 8 years with the Phillies. Dykstra played in 734 games in his 8 years with the Phillies and he was 829 of 2,873 (.289 avg, .810 OPS) with 515 runs scored, 51 homers, 251 RBIs and 169 stolen bases.