Norman Edwin Phillips (September 20, 1944 – September 20, 2017) was a middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1970 season.

Ed Phillips
Relief pitcher
Born: (1944-09-20)September 20, 1944
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Died: September 20, 2017(2017-09-20) (aged 73)
Wells, Maine
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 1970, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
August 29, 1970, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Games played18
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average5.32
Strikeouts23
Innings pitched23⅔
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Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg), Phillips batted and threw right-handed. The Ardmore, Oklahoma, native grew up in Portland, Maine, where he graduated from Deering High School. He attended Colby College, and in 1963 he played collegiate summer baseball for Chatham of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He was selected by the Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1966 MLB Draft.

In 18 relief appearances with Boston, Phillips posted a 0–2 record with a 5.32 ERA without a save, giving up 14 runs on 29 hits and 10 walks while striking out 23 in 23+23 innings of work.

He died of cancer on his 73rd birthday, September 20, 2017.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Former Deering High star and Red Sox pitcher Ed Phillips dies at 73
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