HANG AROUND for 133 years and you're bound to come across all sorts of people. The history of the Phillies franchise is decorated with saints, sinners, stars and screwballs - and even a few war heroes.
There were a few Phillies who were overwhelming, but many more who were simply overmatched, especially in the first half of the franchise's existence.
Jake Thompson's debut on Saturday, uninspiring as it may have been, made him the 2,000th different player to don a Phillies uniform. Here is just a passing glance at some of the first 1,999.
They used to call Jack Lohrke "Lucky," but it had nothing to do with the two seasons he spent with the Phillies (1952-53).