Charles Deacon Phillippe was born on May 23rd, 1872 in Rural Retreat, Virginia. Phillippe first appeared in pro baseball with the National League's Louisville Colonels in 1899. He had a 21-17 record that year, which was highlighted by a no-hitter in just his seventh career game.
Charles was known a fantastic control pitcher. In fact, his control is so good that no pitcher has as few walks per 9 innings then Phillippe since the mound was moved to 60 feet 6 inches in 1893.
Charles was the Ace of the Pirates staff in the 1903 season in which the Pirates reached the World Series and faced the Cy Young led Boston club. Phillippe earned the honor of starting the first World Series game for the Pirates against the Boston Americans in 1903. In a complete game victory, Phillippe struck out 10 batters and earned the win against Cy Young to start the best-of-9 series.[2] He single-handedly guided the Pirates to a 3-1 series lead, earning the wins in each game, but when his arm wore down due to overuse, the Americans came back to win the series 5 games to 3, with Phillippe losing the last two. His five decisions in the World Series are still a record for a pitcher.
Deacon is one of a handful of pitchers to hit a grand slam in a game which he accomplished on July 22nd, 1910 in the second inning against Frank Miller of the Brooklyn club.
Career Stats:
Wins: 189
ERA: 2.59
League leader in Opposing Batting Average: 1900 (.289), 1903 (.263)
Championships: National League Titles in 1900 and 1903. World Championship in 1909.
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