Daily News | Scott Rolen among three to be inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame
, former general manager John Quinn, and former owner and team president Ruly Carpenter into the Wall of Fame this summer at Citizens Bank Park, the team announced on Tuesday.
”I am humbled and honored to join so many great Phillies on the team’s Wall of Fame,” Rolen said in a Phillies press release. “My years in Philadelphia, I wouldn’t trade for anything. It taught me how to play the game, how to hustle and play hard. I’m grateful to Philadelphia and the Phillies for the important role they played in my career.”Rolen, a seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove Award-winning third baseman, began his career in Philadelphia.
Quinn oversaw the Phillies’ baseball operations department from 1959-72. He drafted, signed, or traded for Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Larry Bowa, Greg Luzinski and Bob Boone, creating the core of the Phillies’ first World Series-winning team in 1980.From Von Hayes to Randy Wolf to Shane Rawley, a toast to the Phillies who traveled the longest road to 10,000 wins
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