The Phillies were early contenders for the Wild Card but were unable to overcome injuries to players such as the eight time winner of what?
1999 Philadelphia Phillies season The Phillies were early contenders for the Wild Card, going a season-high 13 games over .500 on August 6 (61–48), but injuries to pitching staff ace Curt Schilling and third baseman Scott Rolen, as well as a struggling bullpen, proved too tough to overcome. In one particularly bad stretch from August 28 to September 14, the Phillies went 1–18.
Milt Pappas Milton Steven Pappas (May 11, 1939 – April 19, 2016) was a professional baseball pitcher. A 17-year veteran, Pappas, nicknamed "Gimpy", pitched for the Baltimore Orioles (1957 –1965 ), Cincinnati Reds (1966 –1968 ), Atlanta Braves (1968 –1970 ) and Chicago Cubs (1970 –1973 ). Pappas was born to Greek parents, and his birth name was Miltiades Stergios Papastergios.