Mike Lieberthal

Mike Lieberthal was the Phillies' all-time leader among catchers in games caught with 1,139, home runs with 149, and hits with 1,128. He and Jack Clements, from 1884 to 1897, were the only catchers in Phillies history to surpass 1,000 hits. He wore a Phillies uniform for 13 seasons and set a club record with 10 consecutive opening day starts at catcher. He batted .275 in 1,174 Phillies games, was a two-time all-star in 1999 and 2000, won the Rawlings Gold Glove in 1999 when he set a club record for highest fielding percentage at .997, became the sixth catcher in Major League Baseball history to hit .300 with 30 homers in a season in 1999, with .300 and 31 HR, and was the first Paul Owens Award winner from 1992 to be inducted into the Wall of Fame.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States