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| Bubba Phillips | |
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| Third baseman / Outfielder | |
| Born: February 24, 1928 West Point, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| Died: June 22, 1993 (aged 65) Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 30, 1955, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 6, 1964, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 62 |
| Runs batted in | 356 |
| Teams | |
John Melvin "Bubba" Phillips (February 24, 1928 – June 22, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman from Macon, Mississippi. He played for ten seasons on the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians, from 1955 through 1964. Phillips was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.