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. The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era. Since the franchise's inception, 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 Phillies, 51 have had surnames beginning with the letter A. Three of those players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, who played for the Phillies from 1911 to 1917 and again in 1930; second baseman Sparky Anderson, who played for the team in 1959 and was inducted to the Hall of Fame as a manager; and center fielder Richie Ashburn, who was a Phillie from 1948 to 1959. The Hall of Fame lists the Phillies as the primary team for both Alexander and Ashburn, and they are members of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame, as is Dick Allen. Ashburn's number 1 has been retired by the Phillies, who have also honored Alexander with a representation of the letter "P"; he played before uniform numbers were used in Major League Baseball. Ashburn also holds a franchise record; his 1,811 career singles are best among all of Philadelphia's players.

Among the 34 batters in this list, catcher Hezekiah Allen has the highest batting average: a .667 mark, with two hits in his three plate appearances. Other players with an average above .300 include Bobby Abreu (.303 in nine seasons), Jim Adduci (.368 in one season), Ethan Allen (.316 in three seasons), Stan Andrews (.333 in one season), Joe Antolick (.333 in one season), Buzz Arlett (.313 in one season), and Ashburn (.311 in twelve seasons). Richie Allen's 204 home runs lead Phillies players whose names begin with A, as do Abreu's 814 runs batted in.

Of this list's 17 pitchers, Antonio Alfonseca has the best win–loss record, in terms of winning percentage; his five wins and two losses notched him a .714 win ratio in his one season with the team. Alexander has the most wins (190), losses (91), and strikeouts (1,409), as well as the lowest earned run average (2.18) among qualifying pitchers; the only player to best Alexander in that category on this list is outfielder Mike Anderson, who made one pitching appearance in 1979, throwing one inning and allowing no runs (a 0.00 ERA).

+ List of players whose surnames begin with A, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref Third baseman .235 batting average 4 doubles 14 runs batted in Catcher .195 batting average 6 doubles 12 runs batted in Pitcher 3–14 record 4.90 earned run average 109 strikeouts Pitcher 1–6 record 6.24 earned run average 21 strikeouts Pitcher Right fielder .303 batting average 195 home runs 814 runs batted in Pitcher 6.23 earned run average 2 strikeouts 1 save Catcher .201 batting average 2 home runs 39 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 5.25 earned run average 5 strikeouts Center fielder .266 batting average 25 home runs 125 runs batted in Pitcher 8–15 record 4.33 earned run average 151 strikeouts First baseman .368 batting average 7 hits 19 plate appearances Shortstop .240 batting average 33 home runs 93 runs batted in Pitcher 7–3 record 4.29 earned run average 73 strikeouts Shortstop .232 batting average 2 home runs 5 runs batted in Pitcher 2–4 record 4.61 earned run average 40 strikeouts §  Pitcher 190–91 record 2.18 earned run average 1,409 strikeouts Pitcher 5–2 record 5.44 earned run average 24 strikeouts Pitcher 0–1 record 6.75 earned run average 8 strikeouts Shortstop .237 batting average 13 home runs 281 runs batted in Left fielderCenter fielder .316 batting average 19 home runs 157 runs batted in Catcher .667 batting average 2 hits 3 plate appearances §  First basemanThird basemanLeft fielder .290 batting average 204 home runs 655 runs batted in Third basemanShortstop .115 batting average 2 doubles 1 run batted in Pitcher 7–4 record 3.92 earned run average 50 strikeouts Catcher .200 batting average 1 hit 5 plate appearances Right fielderLeft fielder .239 batting average 13 home runs 86 runs batted in Shortstop .241 batting average 7 home runs 135 runs batted in Pitcher 0–2 record 6.19 earned run average 4 strikeouts Pitcher 11–14 record 3.27 earned run average 221 strikeouts Pitcher 1–2 record 7.44 earned run average 15 strikeouts Left fielder .268 batting average 59 home runs 233 runs batted in Pitcher 7.88 earned run average 9 strikeouts 4 walks Second baseman .266 batting average 26 home runs 182 runs batted in Right fielder .246 batting average 23 home runs 102 runs batted in Second baseman .218 batting average 9 doubles 34 runs batted in Center fielder .261 batting average 85 doubles 155 stolen bases Second baseman .276 batting average 1 triple 2 runs batted in Catcher .333 batting average 1 home run 6 runs batted in Third baseman 3 games played 2 plate appearances 2 strikeouts Catcher .333 batting average 2 hits 6 plate appearances Third baseman .256 batting average 1 home run 28 runs batted in Pitcher Shortstop .272 batting average 7 home runs 79 runs batted in Right fielder .313 batting average 18 home runs 72 runs batted in Left fielder .288 batting average 20 home runs 218 runs batted in §  Center fielder .311 batting average 1,811 singles* 499 runs batted in Pitcher 6–15 record 6.14 earned run average 101 strikeouts First baseman .215 batting average 1 home run 16 runs batted in Catcher .229 batting average 7 home runs 112 runs batted in Catcher .268 batting average 3 home runs 8 runs batted in Second basemanShortstop .268 batting average 2 home runs 24 runs batted in Pitcher 4–2 record 4.36 earned run average 35 strikeouts

Footnotes Key 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". 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. Franchise batting and pitching leaders are drawn from Baseball-Reference. A total of 1,500 plate appearances are needed to qualify for batting records, and 500 innings pitched or 50 decisions are required to qualify for pitching records. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010 Major League Baseball season.

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