Philadelphia Phillies: Midway Musings
July 1, 2011
Interesting facts…
Team
The Phillies (51-30) are on pace for their most wins in a season and their best winning percentage in club history.
With at least 31 wins in the second half, the Phillies would finish their ninth consecutive season with a winning record. Their longest such stretch is ten years, from 1975 to 1984.
The Phillies have posted 92, 93, and 97 wins over the past three seasons, respectively. They are on pace to reach 90 wins again. That would give them their longest such stretch.1976-1978 is the only other back-to-back-to-back 90 win seasons the Phils have posted.
Manager
Charlie Manuel has coached 1053 games, fourth most in club history. After this season, he will be within 200 games of the top of the list.
Manuel has 595 wins as manager, which is third best. If the Phillies win 51 in the second half, Manuel will be tied for first with 646 wins.
Manuel’s .565 win percent is the best of any Phillies manager to coach at least 300 games and the best of any to coach more than one game since 1900 (Andy Cohen went 1-0 in 1960).
Batting
Shane Victorino is on pace for 100 runs. He has never accomplished this feat.
Victornio is also on pace for 16 triples, which would make him and Rollins (20 in 2007) the only two Phils to hit at least 16 since 1965.
Ryan Howard is on pace to lead the Phillies with 32 home runs. That would be Howard’s sixth consecutive 30-HR season. But it would be the second time in a row he fails to hit 35.
No one else is on pace to hit 20 home runs, which would be the first time under Manuel the Phillies do not have at least two players hit 20.
Howard is on pace for 124 RBI, which would be his fifth career 120-RBI season.
Pitching
Halladay (20-6), Hamels (18-8), and Lee (18-10) are all on pace to win at least 18 games.
They are all on pace to throw at least 220 innings and strike out at least 215 batters.
Their ERAs range from 2.40 to 2.66.
Their WHIP range from 0.96 to 1.07.
Their BAA range from .212 to .241.
