Former Phillie of the Day - Phil Bradley

Phil Bradley was the starting quarterback for the University of Missouri from 1978 to 1980, and was named Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year 3 times. He also starred for Mizzou's baseball team, leading them into the Big Eight Tournament in 1980 and 1981.

Bradley was a third-round pick of the Mariners in 1981 and made it to the majors in 1983. He became Seattle's starting left fielder in 1984 and his most productive year came in 1985, when he hit 26 home runs and knocked in 88 runs, to go along with a .300 batting average and 100 runs scored. He made the AL All-Star team.

The 1985 power surge was surprising, considering Bradley didn't hit any homers the previous year in 124 games. Bradley's best 3 seasons were from 1985 to 1987–he hit .302 with an .855 OPS.

Bradley came to Philadelphia in a December 1987 with Tim Fortugno in a trade that saw the Mariners receive Glenn (Glennbo) Wilson, Mike Jackson, and Dave Brundage. In his only year in South Philly, Bradley hit .264 and was hit by a then-team record 16 pitches. The 1988 Phillies went 65-96, dead last in the National League East. The team needed pitching, so Bradley was dealt in December 1988 to the Orioles for starter Ken Howell. The addition didn't really help, since the Phillies finished last in 1999 as well.

My inner Cliff Clavin discovered a little-known fact–Phil Bradley was just the ninth player in Phillies team history to be named Phil.