Robin Roberts pitched for the Phillies from 1948 to 1961, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame, and had his number 36 retired by the team.

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played officially under two names since beginning play in 1883: the current moniker, as well as the "Quakers", which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history.^[1][2] The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era.^[3] Since the franchise's inception, 2,081 players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team, whether as an offensive player (batting and baserunning) or a defensive player (fielding, pitching, or both).

Of those 2,081 Phillies, 97 have had surnames beginning with the letter R. Two of those players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: pitcher Eppa Rixey, who was a Phillie for six seasons in two different stints (1912–1917, 1919);^[4] and Robin Roberts, who won 20 games during the 1950 season as the ace pitcher of the Whiz Kids.^[5] The Hall of Fame lists the Phillies as Roberts' primary team;^[6][7] during his career, the right-hander won 234 games and lost 199,^[5] the latter one of his three franchise records.^[8] During his 14 seasons with the team, he pitched 3,739 1⁄3 innings and completed 272 games, both records;^[8] he also held the major league record for most career home runs allowed until it was broken in 2010.^[9] Roberts was also elected to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame as the Phillies' first inductee in 1978.^[10]

Among the 49 batters in this list, second baseman Lou Raymond has the highest batting average, at .500; he notched one hit in two career at-bats.^[11] No other player on this list has batted above .300; the next-highest average belongs to Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader, who batted .291 in his five seasons with Philadelphia.^[12] Jimmy Rollins leads all members of this list in home runs and runs batted in, with 154 and 662, respectively.^[13]

Of this list's 48 pitchers, Chuck Ricci has the best win–loss record, in terms of winning percentage; he won one game and lost none in his seven appearances with the Phillies.^[14] Roberts' 234 victories and 199 defeats are the highest totals in this list, and he also leads in strikeouts, with 1,871.^[5] Ricci's 1.80 earned run average (ERA) is the lowest among this list's pitchers;^[14] one position player, second baseman Cookie Rojas, has a 0.00 ERA in his only pitching appearance.^[15]

Pitcher Pat Ragan allowed two earned runs in his only season with the Phillies.

Cody Ransom played for Philadelphia in the 2010 season.

Randy Ready had two tenures with the Phillies: an eleven-season stint from 1981 to 1991, and then two more years from 1994 to 1995.

Arthur Rhodes played one season with Philadelphia, winning no games and losing five.

Steve Ridzik pitched for the Phillies during three separate tenures: the 1950 Whiz Kids season, from 1952 to 1955, and during the 1966 season.

Hall of Famer Eppa Rixey won 87 games for the Phillies in eight seasons with the team.

Chris Roberson notched one extra-base hit, a triple, in his two years with Philadelphia.

Nate Robertson amassed an earned run average of 54.00 in his only season with the Phillies.

Scott Rolen won four Gold Gloves during his tenures with the Phillies, including his partial 2002 season.^[17]

Shortstop Jimmy Rollins holds franchise records for at-bats and plate appearances in a single season;^[18] the former is also a major league record.^[19]

J. C. Romero won six games and lost six during his five-year Philadelphia tenure.

Francisco Rosario (left) lost all three decisions he earned during the 2007 season.

Pete Rose is Major League Baseball's all-time career hits leader.^[20]

In 2006, center fielder Aaron Rowand broke his nose against the fence at Citizens Bank Park while making a catch for the Phillies.^[21]

Schoolboy Rowe won 52 games pitching for the Phillies during and after World War II.

Carlos Ruiz became the first Phillie to deliver a walk-off World Series win in 2008,^[22] and the first to catch two no-hitters in 2010.^[23]

Before being hired as the Pittsburgh Pirates' manager in 2007, former Phillie John Russell managed the Philadelphia franchise's triple-A team.^[24]

Connie Ryan, a second baseman, hit 17 home runs for Philadelphia in 2 seasons.

Footnotes

Key

• ^H The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum determines which cap a player wears on their plaque, signifying "the team with which he made his most indelible mark". The Hall of Fame considers the player's wishes in making their decision, but the Hall makes the final decision as "it is important that the logo be emblematic of the historical accomplishments of that player’s career".^[114]
• ^P Players are listed at a position if they appeared in 30% of their games or more during their Phillies career, as defined by Baseball-Reference. Additional positions may be shown on the Baseball-Reference website by following each player's citation.
• ^R Franchise batting and pitching leaders are drawn from Baseball-Reference. A total of 1,500 plate appearances are needed to qualify for batting records,^[18] and 500 innings pitched or 50 decisions are required to qualify for pitching records.^[8]
• ^S Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010 Major League Baseball season.

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• ^a Leroy Reams is listed by Baseball-Reference without a position; he appeared in one career game for the Phillies on May 7, 1969.
• ^b Dutch Rudolph is listed by Baseball-Reference as a right fielder, but never appeared in a game in the field for the Phillies.

References

General

• "Philadelphia Phillies Player Career Batting Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
• "Philadelphia Phillies Player Career Pitching Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2010.

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