Former Phillies Utley, Rollins, Abreu and Wagner fall short on 2024 Hall of Fame ballot

greg giesen, delaware news journal

Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 12:30 AM·4 min read

The calls have come and the Philadelphia Phillies were shut out from the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer will be enshrined with former manager Jim Leyland on July 21 in Cooperstown.

There were four Phillies on the ballot, but none were named on 75% of the ballots, which is needed for enshrinement.

Billy Wagner

Wagner, best known for his time with the Houston Astros, was five votes short of election, being named on 73.8% of the ballots. He finished his career with 422 saves and a 2.31 ERA. He struck out 11.9 batters per nine innings and had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4-to-1. He was a seven-time All-Star and the 1999 National League Rolaids Relief Award winner as the league's top relief pitcher. He finished with 73.8% of the votes.

During his time with the Phillies, Wagner was named to the National League All-Star team once (2005), saved 59 games over two seasons and had a 1.86 ERA.

Chase Utley

Utley, who played 13 of his 16-year career with the Phillies, was named on 28.8% of the ballots in his first year on the ballot.

Utley was a six-time All-Star — including five years in a row. He finished his career hitting .275 with 259 homers, and 1,025 RBIs. Despite never winning an MVP award, he was in the top 15 in voting five times.

During his time with the Phillies, he hit .282 with 233 home runs and 916 RBIs. He was part of the 2008 World Series team and starred in the National League Championship Series that year, hitting .353 with six hits and three RBIs. In 2009, he tied a World Series record by hitting five home runs in the series.

Bobby Abreu

Abreu, who played nine years with the Phillies, was named on 14.8% of the ballot in his fifth year on the ballot.

Abreu had a career batting average of .291 with 2,470 hits, 288 home runs, 1,363 RBIs and 400 stolen bases. He was a two-time All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner in 2005. During his time with the Phillies, he hit .303 with 195 homers, 814 RBIs and 254 stolen bases.

Jimmy Rollins

Rollins, who played 15 of his 17-year career with the Phillies, was named on 14.8% of the ballots in his third year on the ballot.

Rollins was a three-time All-Star and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 2007. That year, he became only the fourth player in MLB history to collect at least 20 home runs, 20 triples, 20 double and 20 steals in a season.

He also won four Gold Glove Awards. Rollins finished his career with 2,455 hits, a .264 batting average, 936 RBIs, 470 stolen bases and 115 triples.

During his time with Philadelphia, Rollins hit .267 with 2,306 hits, 216 homers, 887 RBIs and 453 stolen bases. He was also a key member of the 2008 World Series champions. Rollins is the Phillies' all-time leader in at bats, hits and doubles.

He had a big series against Milwaukee in the 2008 National League Division Series, hitting .375 with two runs and two doubles.