All-Time Philadelphia MLB Team

    This team represents Ted Silary's opinion of the best major league baseball (MLB) players from high schools in Philadelphia's three city leagues (Public, Catholic, Inter-Ac) through the 2013.
    A complete list of Philly's MLB players is here, along with "closest corner" info (shows where they lived while in high school).
    Most statistical information on the players' pro careers was researched on www.baseball-reference.com.

Charlie "Chuck" Kress 1B
Frankford
Teams: Reds, 1947/49; White Sox, 1949-50, Tigers, 1954, Dodgers, 1954.
All-Star Game: None.
Notes: Batted .249 with one homer and 52 RBI . . . Played in 175 games . . .
Never played in postseason.

Eddie Stanky INF
Northeast
Teams: Cubs, 1943-44; Dodgers, 1944-49; Giants, 1950-51; Cardinals,
1952-53.
All-Star Game: Three times.
Notes: Batted .268 with 29 homers and 364 RBI . . . Played in 1,259 games
. . . Played in 19 postseason games, hitting .213 with no homers and four RBI.

Joe McEwing INF
Bishop Egan / Morris County CC (NJ)
Teams: Cardinals, 1998-99; Mets, 2000-04; Royals, 2005; Astros, 2006.
All-Star Game: None.
Notes: Batted .251 with 25 homers and 158 RBI . . . Played in 754 games
. . . Played in 11 postseason games, hitting .500 and no homers/RBI.

Alan "Inky" Strange INF
Northeast / Penn State
Teams: Browns, 1934-35; Senators, 1935; Browns, 1940-42.
All-Star Game: None.
Notes: Batted .223 with one homer and 89 RBI . . . Played in 314 games
. . . Played in no postseason games.

Roy Campanella C
Gratz
Teams: Dodgers, 1948-57.
All-Star Game: Eight times.
Notes: Batted .276 with 242 homers and 856 RBI . . . Played in 1,215
games . . . Played in 32 postseason games, hitting .237 with four homers
and 12 RBI . . . Won World Series with Dodgers in 1955 . . .NL MVP
in '51, '53 and '55 . . . Inducted into HOF in 1969.

Del Ennis OF
Olney
Teams: Phillies, 1946-56; Cardinals, 1957-58; Reds, 1959; White Sox, 1959.
All-Star Game: Three times.
Notes: Batted .284 with 288 homers and 1,284 RBI . . . Played in 1,903
games . . . Played in four postseason games, hitting .143 with no homers/RBI.

Bobby Higginson OF
Frankford / Temple
Teams: Tigers, 1995-2005.
All-Star Game: None.
Notes: Batted .272 with 187 homers and 709 RBI . . . Played in 1,362 games
. . . Played in no postseason games.

Jeff Leonard OF
Overbrook
Teams: Dodgers, 1977; Astros, 1978-81; Giants, 1981-88; Mariners,
1989-90.
All-Star Game: Two times.
Notes: Batted .266 with 144 homers and 723 RBI . . . Played in 1,415 games
. . . Played in 10 postseason games, hitting .370 with four homers and five RBI
. . . MVP of 1987 NL championship series.

William "Bucky" Walters SP
Germantown
Teams: Braves 1931-32; Red Sox, 1933-34; Phillies, 1934-38; Reds, 1938-48;
Braves, 1950.
All-Star Game: Six times.
Notes: Went 198-160 with a 3.30 ERA and 42 shutouts . . . Pitched in 428
games . . . Recorded 1,107 strikeouts . . . Pitched in four postseason games
with a 2-2 record and 2.79 ERA . . . Converted from 3B to P upon being
acquired by the Phillies (primarily played 3B beforehand) . . . In '39, he won
27 games and posted a 2.22 ERA and was named the NL MVP . . . Won
World Series with Reds in 1940.

Jim Poole RP
La Salle / Georgia Tech
Teams: Dodgers, 1990; Rangers, 1991; Orioles, 1991-94; Indians,
1995-96; Giants, 1996-98; Indians, 1998-99; Phillies, 1999; Tigers, 2000;
Expos, 2000.
All-Star Game: None.
Notes: Went 22-12 with a 4.31 ERA and 87 games finished . . . Pitched in
431 games, primarily as a long man/lefty specialist . . . Pitched in 10
postseason games with an 0-1 record and 2.45 ERA.

Best of the Rest

Ruben Amaro Jr., OF, Penn Charter, Stanford, 1991-98, Angels/Phillies/
Indians/Phillies, .235 average/16 homers/100 RBI.

Al Brancato, INF, Southern, 1939-41/1945, Athletics, .214 average/4 homers/
80 RBI.

Ben Davis, C, Malvern, 1998-2004, Padres/Mariners/White Sox, .237 average/
38 homers/204 RBI.

Bill Dietrich, P, Frankford, Villanova, 1933-48, Athletics/Senators/White Sox/
Athletics, 108-128 record/4.48 ERA.

Tom Filer, P, Ryan, La Salle, 1982/1985/1988-90/1992, White Sox/Blue Jays/
Brewers/Mets, 22-17 record/4.25 ERA.

Mark Gubicza, P, Penn Charter, 1984-97; Royals/Angels, 132-136 record/
3.96 ERA.

Harold "Pat" Kelly, OF, Gratz, Morgan State, 1967-81, Twins/Royals/White
Sox/Orioles/Indians, .264 average/76 homers/418 RBI.

Mike Koplove, P, Chestnut Hill, Delaware, 2001-07; Diamondbacks/Indians,
15-7 record/3.82 ERA.

Jesse Levis, C, Northeast, North Carolina, 1992-99/2001, Indians/Brewers/
Indians/Brewers, .255 average/3 homers/60 RBI.

John Marzano, C, Central, Temple, 1987-92/1995-98, Red Sox/Rangers/
Mariners, .241 average/11 homers/72 RBI.

Walt Masterson, P, North Catholic, 1939-42/1945-53; Senators/Red Sox/
Senators/Tigers, 78-100 record/4.15 ERA.

Jack Meyer, P, Penn Charter, Delaware, 1955-61; Phillies, 24-34 record/
3.92 ERA.

Al Spangler, OF, Olney, Duke, 1959-71; Twins/Colt 45s-Astros/Angels/Cubs,
.262 average/21 homers/175 RBI.

Phil "Lefty" Weinert, P, West Philadelphia, 1919-24/1927-28/1931; Phillies/
Cubs/Yankees, 18-33 record/4.59 ERA.

Bob Zupcic, OF, Bishop Egan, Oral Roberts, 1991-94; Red Sox/White Sox,
.250 average/seven homers/80 RBI.

Note: Catchers Jimmie Wilson (born 1900) and Al Spohrer (born 1902) grew
up in Philly and had lengthy big league careers, but did not attend high school.
Wilson -- .284/32/621.
Spohrer -- .259/6/199.