Tony DePhillips

Tony DePhillips
Tony DePhillips
	Catcher
	Born: September 20, 1912; New York, New York
	Died: May 5, 1994 (aged 81); Port Jefferson, New York
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 25, 1943, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
	September 12, 1943, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.100
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cincinnati Reds (1943);

Anthony Andrew DePhillips (September 20, 1912 – May 5, 1994) was a Major League Baseball catcher with the Cincinnati Reds. He played for one season in 1943.

Biography

DePhillips was born in New York, New York and attended Fordham University.^[1] For his career, he compiled a .100 batting average in 20 at-bats, with two runs batted in.^[2]

In the late 1950's and early 1960's he served as the physical education teacher at the Henley School in Jamaica Estates, New York.

He also founded a sporting goods store -- De Phillips Sports -- in Flushing NY, which is still in business as of late 2015

In 1978, he was inducted into the Fordham University Hall of Fame.^[3] He died on May 5, 1994 in Port Jefferson, New York at the age of 81.^[4]

^ "Tony DePhillips Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ "Tony DePhillips". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ "Hall of Fame". Official Website of Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ "Anthony Andrew "Tony" DePhillips". Find A Grave. Retrieved October 4, 2012.