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| 1964 | Phillies' third baseman Dick Allen easily wins the National League's Rookie of the Year Award, receiving 18 of the 20 writers' votes, with the other two ballots cast for Braves' outfielder Rico Carty and Giants' third baseman Jim Ray Hart. The 22-year-old 'Wampum Walloper' led the circuit in runs scored, triples, and total bases, batting .328, fifth-best in the league, with 29 homers and 91 RBIs. |
| 2005 | Agreeing to a deal that pays him the highest average salary for a reliever in baseball history, the Mets offer Phillies left-handed free-agent Billy Wagner a $43 million, four-year contract to close for the team. The 34-year-old 'Billy the Kid,' who led the NL in games finished with 70, will compile 101 saves in his three-plus seasons with New York. |
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