» September 6, 1965:
The Phils split with the Cards, taking the 2nd game 10-5 behind Chris Short. Curt Simmons, who had won 17 of 20 from the Phils since they released him, is the loser. Rookie Adolfo Phillips has three doubles and his first ML homer to pace the attack. In the opener, the Cards win, 10–3 behind the spark of Curt Flood, who singles home a run, steals his 56th base, and hits a 3-run homer. He adds a 2-run homer in the nitecap. » April 21, 1966: The 1–7 Cubs trade veteran pitchers Larry Jackson and Bob Buhl to Philadelphia for young P Ferguson Jenkins, OF Adolfo Phillips, and 1B/OF John Herrnstein. "It's the best deal we could've made," says Phils manager Gene Mauch. "I think it complemented our staff exactly the way we wanted." Jenkins was 2–1 for the Phils in 1965 after being brought up from Arkansas (PCL), but he'll go into the Hall of Fame as a Cub.
» June 11, 1966: Ernie Banks ties a modern major-league record with three triples, as Chicago wins 8–2 in the Astrodome. Chicago OF Adolfo Phillips also ties an major-league record by striking out nine straight times in two consecutive games (more than 18 innings).
» June 26, 1966:
Chicago's Ron Santo singles in the first and his next time up is struck in the face by a Jack Fisher pitch that fractures his cheek. Before Santo's at bat, the Mets Ron Hunt and the Cubs Adolfo Phillips had both been hit by pitches. Santo will be operated on tomorrow but will return to action in a week. The injury ends his consecutive game streak at .390, but his hitting streak continues.
» April 18, 1967: The Cubs Adolfo Phillips drops a fly ball to allow three runs to score but homers and triple to help beat the Phillies, 8–4. Bill Hands is the winner over Chris Short.
» May 10, 1967:
Adolfo Phillips steals home to help the Cubs edge the Giants, 5–4.
» May 20, 1967: At Wrigley, the Cubs pound Brooklyn, 20–3 to give Ken Holcombe (5–0) a win before he leaves tomorrow for the a 6-month tour of duty in the Army. The hitting stars are Adolfo Phillips with six RBI, Randy Hundley with a grand slam, and Glenn Beckert with a double and an inside-the-park home run. Rounding out the scoring is Ted Savage's steal of home. In the Dodger dugout in 7th inning, Don Drysdale waves a white handkerchief of surrender. Holcombe will pitch on weekend passes and tack on another four wins without a loss.
» June 11, 1967: Adolfo Phillips blasts four home runs in a doubleheader, three of them in consecutive at-bats in the 2nd game, as the Cubs sweep the Mets at Wrigley Field 5–3 and 18–10. The total of eleven home runs in the 2nd game sets a National League record for two clubs in nine innings and the two teams tie a NL mark when they total 40 extra bases on long hits (Chi-26, NY-14). The mark was set on July 31, 1954. Adolpho has six hits and eight RBIs on the day.
» June 11, 1969: Maury Wills returns to Los Angeles with OF Manny Mota. IF Paul Popovich and OF Ron Fairly are traded to Montreal. The Expos then send Popovich to the Cubs for OF Adolfo Phillips and P Jack Lamabe. Adolfo, popular with his teammates shakes hands with everyone while leaving, except manager Leo Durocher.
» May 26, 1970: Tony Taylor cracks an inside-the-park homer in the 9th inning with two men on to give the Phils a 3–2 win at Montreal. The batter before Taylor, pinch hitter Byron Browne singled and was called out for passing baserunner Tommy Hutton, who held up to see if RF Rusty Staub had trapped Browne's hit. Taylor gets Browne off the hook with his drive, circling the bases after CF Adolfo Phillips crashes into the wall.
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