Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster (L)

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played officially under two names since beginning play in 1883: the current moniker, as well as the "Quakers", which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history. The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era. Since the franchise's inception, 2,081 players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team, whether as an offensive player (batting and baserunning) or a defensive player (fielding, pitching, or both).

Of those 2,081 Phillies, 101 have had surnames beginning with the letter L. One of those players, second baseman Nap Lajoie, has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; he played for Philadelphia for five seasons (18961900). Greg Luzinski is a member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame; the left fielder played for the Phillies for 11 seasons, batting .281 and hitting 253 doubles.

Among the 56 batters in this list, catcher Mike Loan has the highest batting average, at .500; he hit safely in one of his two career at-bats with the Phillies. Other players with an average above .300 include Lajoie (.345), Ralph LaPointe (.308 in one season), Freddy Leach (.312 in six seasons), Dan Leahy (.333 in one season), Cliff W. Lee (.315 in four seasons), Greg Legg (.409 in two seasons), Jesse Levan (.444 in one season), Jim Lindeman (.313 in two seasons), and Kenny Lofton (.335 in one season). Luzinski leads all members of this list with 223 home runs and 811 runs batted in.

Of this list's 46 pitchers, the best win–loss record, in terms of winning percentage, is shared by three pitchers: Bobby Locke, who won one game in three seasons (19621964) with the Phillies; Kyle Lohse, who went 30 in 2007; and Marcelino López, who posted a 10 record during the 1963 season. Jim Lonborg's 75 victories and 60 defeats are tops in both of those statistical categories, and he also leads in strikeouts, with 551 in 7 seasons. In earned run average, Aquilino López is the leader; he averaged 2.13 earned runs per game in 2005.

Johnny Lush is one of the ten Phillies pitchers who have thrown a no-hitter, accomplishing the feat on May 1, 1906. Lush also made more than 30% of his career appearances with Philadelphia as a first baseman, batting .254 and amassing 53 extra-base hits.

Key to symbols in player list(s)
orIndicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; ‡ indicates that the Phillies are the player's primary team[H]
§Indicates a member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
*Indicates a team record[R]
(#)A number following a player's name indicates that the number was retired by the Phillies in the player's honor.
YearItalic text indicates that the player is a member of the Phillies' active (25-man) roster.
Position(s)Indicates the player's primary position(s)[P]
NotesStatistics shown only for playing time with Phillies[S]
RefReferences
List of players whose surnames begin with L, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics
Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref
Pete Laforest
2007
Pinch hitter[a]
Lerrin LaGrow
1980
Pitcher
Nap Lajoie
1896–1900
Second baseman
Steve Lake
1989–1992
Catcher
Al Lakeman
1947–1948
Catcher
First baseman
Wayne LaMaster
1937–1938
Pitcher
Gene Lambert
1941–1942
Pitcher
Henry Lampe
1895
Pitcher
Don Landrum
1957
Center fielder
Tom Lanning
1938
Pitcher
Andy Lapihuska
1942–1943
Pitcher
Dave LaPoint
1991
Pitcher
Ralph LaPointe
1947
Shortstop
Dan Larson
1978–1981
Pitcher
Billy Lauder
1898–1899
Third baseman
Mike LaValliere
1984
Catcher
Jimmy Lavender
1917
Pitcher
Bill Laxton
1970
Pitcher
Freddy Leach
1923–1928
Center fielder
Left fielder
Dan Leahy
1896
Shortstop
Bevo LeBourveau
1919–1922
Left fielder
Ricky Ledée
2002–2004
Center fielder
Left fielder
Bill Lee
1943–1945
Pitcher
Cliff P. Lee
2009
2011
Pitcher
Cliff W. Lee
1921–1924
Left fielder
Hal Lee
1931–1933
Left fielder
Travis Lee
2000–2002
First baseman
Joe Lefebvre
1983–1984
1986
Right fielder
Greg Legg
1986–1987
Second baseman
Ken Lehman
1961
Pitcher
Clarence Lehr
1911
Second baseman
Shortstop
Dave Leiper
1996
Pitcher
Mark Leiter
1997–1998
Pitcher
Jim Lemon
1963
Left fielder
Ed Lennon
1928
Pitcher
Izzy León
1945
Pitcher
Dutch Leonard
1947–1948
Pitcher
Ted Lepcio
1960
Third baseman
Randy Lerch
1975–1980
1986
Pitcher
Walt Lerian
1928–1929
Catcher
Barry Lersch
1969–1973
Pitcher
Roy Leslie
1922
First baseman
Charlie Letchas
1939
1944
1946
Second baseman
Jesse Levan
1947
Left fielder
Ed Levy
1940
Pinch hitter[b]
Bert Lewis
1924
Pitcher
Fred Lewis
1883
Center fielder
Mark Lewis
1998
Second baseman
Sixto Lezcano
1983–1984
Right fielder
Brad Lidge
2008–2011
Pitcher
Cory Lidle
2004–2006
Pitcher
Jon Lieber
2005–2007
Pitcher
Mike Lieberthal
1994–2006
Catcher
Johnny Lindell
1953
Pitcher
Jim Lindeman
1991–1992
Left fielder
Right fielder
Doug Lindsey
1991
1993
Catcher
Phil Linz
1966–1967
Third baseman
Shortstop
Frank Linzy
1974
Pitcher
Angelo LiPetri
1956
1958
Pitcher
Tom Lipp
1897
Pitcher
Pedro Liriano
2005
Pitcher
Joe Lis
1970–1972
Left fielder
First baseman
Ad Liska
1932–1933
Pitcher
Danny Litwhiler
1940–1943
Left fielder
Mickey Livingston
1941–1943
Catcher
Mike Loan
1912
Catcher
Hans Lobert
1911–1914
Third baseman
Don Lock
1967–1969
Center fielder
Bobby Locke
1962–1964
Pitcher
Carlton Loewer
1998–1999
Pitcher
Kenny Lofton
2005
Center fielder
Jack Lohrke
1952–1953
Shortstop
Bill Lohrman
1934
Pitcher
Kyle Lohse
2007
Pitcher
Jim Lonborg
1973–1979
Pitcher
Herman Long
1904
Second baseman
Tony Longmire
1993–1995
Left fielder
Joe Lonnett
1956–1959
Catcher
Stan Lopata
1948–1958
Catcher
Art Lopatka
1946
Pitcher
Aquilino López
2005
Pitcher
Marcelino López
1963
Pitcher
Rodrigo López
2009
Pitcher
Carlton Lord
1923
Third baseman
Larry Loughlin
1967
Pitcher
Lynn Lovenguth
1955
Pitcher
Jay Loviglio
1980
Second baseman
Torey Lovullo
1999
First baseman
Second baseman
Peanuts Lowrey
1955
Right fielder
Fred Lucas
1935
Left fielder
Center fielder
Right fielder
Con Lucid
1895–1896
Pitcher
Lou Lucier
1944–1945
Pitcher
Fred Luderus
1910–1920
First baseman
Al Lukens
1894
Pitcher
Tony Lupien
1944–1945
First baseman
Johnny Lush
1904–1907
First baseman
Pitcher
Greg Luzinski§
1970–1980
Left fielder
Sparky Lyle
1980–1982
Pitcher
Tom Lynch
1884–1885
Left fielder
Center fielder
Harry Lyons
1887
Left fielder
Terry Lyons
1929
First baseman