SMSBL Hall of Fame

Phil was All City Junior and Senior years at Highland High School in Bakersfield, CA. He attended Bakersfield Junior College and hit three home runs in a junior college game. From there, Phil received a full ride scholarship at Fresno State. He played and was roommates with Terry Pendleton. After Fresno State, he was offered a whopping $800 bonus from the Cincinnati Reds. Along with the huge bonus came the perks of free bus rides to and from rookie ballparks in Billings, Montana. He turned it down and still regrets that decision today. Phil started with MSBL in 1982. He has played 25 consecutive years in the National World Series. He has won 11 national championships. A highlight in one of his world series games, he hit three home runs against Long Island at Tempe Diablo Auxiliary field. Phil was also inducted into the Woodland/Davis Roy Hobbs Hall of Fame.

“I appreciate very much being inducted into the MSBL Hall of Fame and feel honored to be part of this elite group of baseball players. When I was a young player baseball was about the statistics and winning but throughout the years it’s the relationships that have resonated with me. I have made friends for life and we’ve been through so much on and off the baseball field. As time has gone on my body begins to show all the years of playing. Today, I’m a DH, I need runners, I can’t throw a ball for my dogs but even though the aches and pains have changed my game, my heart has grown with appreciation for my fellow brothers on the field. In the scoreboard of life I’m winning every time I step out on the field.”