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.
Charlie Bicknell (baseball) Charles Stephen "Charlie" Bicknell (July 27, 1928 – November 24, 2013) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies for two seasons.