Letters in the Philadelphia Phillies Lineup

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Starts with A on 9/16/1998, at ATL, 4 (Abreu, Amaro, Anderson, Arias)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 9/27/1998, at FLO, 4 (Abreu, Amaro, Anderson, Arias)
Contains A on 7/24/1960, at LAN, 9 (Amaro, Buzhardt, Callison, Dalrymple, Gonzalez, Herrera, Morgan, Taylor, Walters)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 9/24/1999, vs NYN, 9 (Abreu, Anderson, Arias, Brogna, Gant, Glanville, Grahe, Jordan, Lieberthal)
Ends with A on 4/9/1993, vs CHN, 3 (Dykstra, Incaviglia, Rivera)
  on 22 occasions, most recently on 8/11/1994, vs NYN, 3 (Dykstra, Incaviglia, Valenzuela)
Starts with B on 4/12/1970, vs PIT, 4 (Bowa, Briggs, Browne, Bunning)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 10/2/1976, vs NYN, 4 (Boone, Bosetti, Bowa, Brown)
Contains B on 6/18/2004, vs KCA, 6 (Abbott, Abreu, Bell, Burrell, Byrd, Lieberthal)
Starts with C on 5/1/1960, at MLN, 4 (Callison, Cardwell, Coker, Curry)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 6/27/1965, at SFN, 4 (Callison, Corrales, Covington, Culp)
Contains C on 7/9/1994, at SFN, 6 (Duncan, Eisenreich, Hatcher, Incaviglia, Jackson, Stocker)
Ends with C on 4/9/1999, at FLO, 1 (Spoljaric)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 5/1/1999, vs LAN, 1 (Spoljaric)
Starts with D on 4/14/1982, at NYN, 4 (Davis, De Jesus, Dernier, Diaz)
  on 20 occasions, most recently on 8/6/1993, at FLO, 4 (Daulton, DeLeon, Duncan, Dykstra)
Contains D on 5/31/1983, at LAN, 6 (De Jesus, Dernier, Diaz, Hudson, Maddox, Schmidt)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 6/20/1992, vs CHN, 6 (Daulton, Duncan, Dykstra, Jordan, Morandini, Mulholland)
Ends with D on 9/8/2004, at ATL, 3 (Byrd, Floyd, Howard)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 6/1/2006, at LAN, 3 (Floyd, Howard, Rowand)
Starts with E on 7/17/1995, at COL, 2 (Eisenreich, Elster)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 10/1/1995, at FLO, 2 (Eisenreich, Elster)
Contains E on 7/17/1959, vs LAN, 9 (Anderson, Anderson, Bouchee, Drake, Freese, Koppe, Lonnett, Owens, Philley)
  on 25 occasions, most recently on 7/24/2001, vs MON, 9 (Abreu, Anderson, Estrada, Figueroa, Glanville, Hunter, Lee, Perez, Rolen)
Ends with E on 5/26/1970, at MON, 5 (Doyle, Gamble, Hisle, Stone, Wise)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 7/17/1970, at SDN, 5 (Browne, Doyle, Gamble, Hisle, Wise)
Starts with F on 4/26/1959, vs PIT, 2 (Fernandez, Freese)
  on 26 occasions, most recently on 7/2/2006, at TOR, 2 (Fasano, Fultz)
Contains F on 8/16/1995, at HOU, 3 (Fernandez, Flora, Jefferies)
  on 28 occasions, most recently on 6/24/2000, at MON, 3 (Relaford, Sefcik, Wolf)
Ends with F on 9/25/1979, vs SLN, 1 (Poff)
  on 193 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2006, at FLO, 1 (Wolf)
Starts with G on 7/12/1983, vs ATL, 3 (Garcia, Gross, Gross)
  on 7 occasions, most recently on 9/24/1999, vs NYN, 3 (Gant, Glanville, Grahe)
Contains G on 7/25/1954, at CHN, 4 (Burgess, Greenwood, Morgan, Torgeson)
  on 74 occasions, most recently on 5/6/2000, at ATL, 4 (Brogna, Gant, Glanville, Schilling)
Ends with G on 8/15/1958, at MLN, 1 (Young)
  on 661 occasions, most recently on 7/23/2000, at PIT, 1 (Schilling)
Starts with H on 7/3/1989, vs CIN, 4 (Hayes, Hayes, Herr, Howell)
  on 31 occasions, most recently on 8/5/1990, vs PIT, 4 (Hayes, Hayes, Herr, Howell)
Contains H on 9/23/1991, at CHN, 7 (Chamberlain, Fletcher, Hayes, Hollins, Mulholland, Murphy, Thon)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 9/30/1991, vs CHN, 7 (Ashby, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Hayes, Hollins, Murphy, Thon)
Ends with H on 9/29/1979, at MON, 3 (Lerch, Smith, Vukovich)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 7/5/1980, at SLN, 3 (Lerch, Smith, Vukovich)
Starts with I on 4/11/1977, vs CHN, 1 (Iorg)
  on 253 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2008, vs WAS, 1 (Iguchi)
Contains I on 4/18/1996, at MON, 8 (Incaviglia, Lieberthal, Morandini, Santiago, Sefcik, Whiten, Williams, Zeile)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 7/20/1996, at FLO, 8 (Eisenreich, Incaviglia, Jefferies, Lieberthal, Morandini, Sefcik, Springer, Zeile)
Ends with I on 6/29/1958, vs SLN, 3 (Kazanski, Repulski, Sawatski)
  on 5 occasions, most recently on 7/20/1958, at LAN, 3 (Kazanski, Repulski, Sawatski)
Starts with J on 8/26/1988, vs LAN, 4 (James, Jeltz, Jones, Jordan)
  on 21 occasions, most recently on 9/30/1988, at MON, 4 (James, Jeltz, Jones, Jordan)
Contains J on 7/20/1969, vs CHN, 4 (Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Rojas)
  on 24 occasions, most recently on 9/30/1988, at MON, 4 (James, Jeltz, Jones, Jordan)
Starts with K on 6/25/1953, at CHN, 2 (Kazanski, Konstanty)
  on 15 occasions, most recently on 5/5/1963, vs HOU, 2 (Klaus, Klippstein)
Contains K on 7/3/1953, vs NY1, 4 (Clark, Kazanski, Konstanty, Waitkus)
  on 51 occasions, most recently on 8/8/1994, vs NYN, 4 (Dykstra, Jackson, Kruk, Stocker)
Ends with K on 5/24/1953, vs BRO, 2 (Clark, Wyrostek)
  on 113 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2008, vs WAS, 2 (Cervenak, Kendrick)
Starts with L on 6/14/1998, vs CHN, 3 (Lewis, Lieberthal, Loewer)
  on 44 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2005, at WAS, 3 (Lidle, Lieberthal, Lofton)
Contains L on 6/15/1967, vs PIT, 8 (Allen, Callison, Gonzalez, Hall, Lock, Oliver, Sutherland, Taylor)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 6/19/2005, at OAK, 8 (Bell, Burrell, Lieber, Lieberthal, Lofton, Michaels, Rollins, Utley)
Ends with L on 6/22/1984, at PIT, 3 (Russell, Samuel, Virgil)
  on 357 occasions, most recently on 8/22/2006, at CHN, 3 (Burrell, Lieberthal, Sandoval)
Starts with M on 5/1/1978, at CIN, 4 (Maddox, McBride, McCarver, Morrison)
  on 34 occasions, most recently on 4/2/1997, at LAN, 4 (Maduro, Magee, May, Morandini)
Contains M on 6/15/1961, vs SLN, 6 (Amaro, Dalrymple, Demeter, Mahaffey, Smith, Smith)
  on 15 occasions, most recently on 6/26/1991, at SLN, 6 (Backman, Chamberlain, Combs, Morandini, Morris, Murphy)
Ends with M on 9/28/1957, vs BRO, 1 (Landrum)
  on 103 occasions, most recently on 7/11/1992, at SDN, 1 (Sveum)
Starts with N on 5/25/1953, vs BRO, 1 (Nicholson)
  on 279 occasions, most recently on 9/25/2007, vs ATL, 1 (Nunez)
Contains N on 6/10/1953, vs CHN, 8 (Ashburn, Ennis, Hamner, Jones, Konstanty, Nicholson, Ryan, Torgeson)
  on 65 occasions, most recently on 8/5/1999, at FLO, 8 (Anderson, Bennett, Brogna, Cedeno, Gant, Glanville, Person, Rolen)
Ends with N on 6/4/1969, vs SDN, 6 (Allen, Callison, Champion, Harmon, Johnson, Ryan)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 9/27/1997, vs FLO, 6 (Barron, Green, Jordan, McMillon, Robertson, Rolen)
Starts with O on 4/19/1955, vs BRO, 1 (Owens)
  on 489 occasions, most recently on 4/22/2005, at ATL, 1 (Offerman)
Contains O on 8/21/1964, vs PIT, 8 (Amaro, Callison, Johnson, Rojas, Short, Taylor, Thomas, Triandos)
  on 30 occasions, most recently on 7/6/1980, at SLN, 8 (Boone, Bowa, Carlton, Gross, Maddox, Rose, Trillo, Vukovich)
Ends with O on 6/24/1960, vs SLN, 3 (Amaro, Del Greco, Lepcio)
  on 22 occasions, most recently on 6/30/2006, at TOR, 3 (Bernero, Fasano, Victorino)
Starts with P on 9/10/2002, vs FLO, 4 (Padilla, Perez, Polanco, Pratt)
  on 7 occasions, most recently on 5/21/2005, at BAL, 4 (Padilla, Perez, Polanco, Pratt)
Contains P on 5/14/1958, vs MLN, 5 (Lopata, Philley, Post, Repulski, Semproch)
Ends with P on 4/27/1963, at CHN, 1 (Culp)
  on 97 occasions, most recently on 9/22/2008, vs ATL, 1 (Happ)
Starts with Q on 5/23/1994, at SLN, 1 (Quinlan)
  on 39 occasions, most recently on 6/25/1996, at CIN, 1 (Quirico)
Contains Q on 5/23/1994, at SLN, 1 (Quinlan)
  on 39 occasions, most recently on 6/25/1996, at CIN, 1 (Quirico)
Starts with R on 7/3/1986, vs CIN, 4 (Redus, Roenicke, Ruffin, Russell)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 8/4/2007, at MIL, 4 (Roberson, Rollins, Rowand, Ruiz)
Contains R on 7/23/1997, at SFN, 9 (Amaro, Barron, Jefferies, Jordan, Leiter, Morandini, Parent, Rolen, Stocker)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 9/2/1997, vs NYA, 9 (Barron, Brogna, Grace, Hudler, Jefferies, Lieberthal, Morandini, Rolen, Stocker)
Ends with R on 6/23/1961, at PIT, 3 (Coker, Demeter, Taylor)
  on 45 occasions, most recently on 8/31/1997, at DET, 3 (Hudler, Leiter, Stocker)
Starts with S on 9/10/1996, at HOU, 5 (Santiago, Schall, Schilling, Sefcik, Stocker)
Contains S on 8/7/1984, at MON, 9 (De Jesus, Gross, Gross, Hayes, Matuszek, Samuel, Schmidt, Stone, Wockenfuss)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 10/3/1987, at PIT, 9 (Gross, Hayes, Hughes, Jackson, James, Jelks, Parrish, Samuel, Thompson)
Ends with S on 8/19/1955, vs BRO, 6 (Ennis, Gorbous, Greengrass, Jones, Roberts, Waitkus)
Starts with T on 8/7/1964, vs NYN, 3 (Taylor, Thomas, Triandos)
  on 23 occasions, most recently on 6/9/1965, vs LAN, 3 (Taylor, Thomas, Triandos)
Contains T on 7/4/1961, at SLN, 6 (Demeter, Short, Smith, Smith, Taylor, Walters)
  on 19 occasions, most recently on 8/8/2008, vs PIT, 6 (Blanton, Bruntlett, Coste, Utley, Victorino, Werth)
Ends with T on 4/14/1966, at SLN, 3 (Brandt, Groat, Herbert)
  on 9 occasions, most recently on 5/24/1999, vs MON, 3 (Bennett, Bennett, Gant)
Starts with U on 4/13/1966, at SLN, 1 (Uecker)
  on 1090 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2008, vs WAS, 1 (Utley)
Contains U on 9/1/1984, vs SFN, 6 (De Jesus, Hudson, Russell, Samuel, Schu, Wockenfuss)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 7/13/1986, at HOU, 6 (Aguayo, Redus, Ruffin, Russell, Samuel, Schu)
Ends with U on 9/1/1984, vs SFN, 1 (Schu)
  on 1532 occasions, most recently on 7/28/2006, vs FLO, 1 (Abreu)
Starts with V on 10/5/1980, at MON, 3 (Virgil, Vukovich, Vukovich)
Contains V on 10/5/1980, at MON, 5 (Davis, Loviglio, Virgil, Vukovich, Vukovich)
Starts with W on 9/20/1960, vs PIT, 3 (Walters, Wine, Woods)
  on 28 occasions, most recently on 9/30/1995, at FLO, 3 (Webster, Whiten, Williams)
Contains W on 9/20/1960, vs PIT, 4 (Owens, Walters, Wine, Woods)
  on 5 occasions, most recently on 7/3/1970, vs NYN, 4 (Bowa, Browne, Edwards, Wise)
Ends with W on 9/26/1978, vs MON, 1 (McGraw)
  on 36 occasions, most recently on 8/30/1983, vs SDN, 1 (McGraw)
Contains X on 5/13/1956, at PIT, 1 (Haddix)
  on 1295 occasions, most recently on 5/11/1992, vs SFN, 1 (Cox)
Ends with X on 5/13/1956, at PIT, 1 (Haddix)
  on 1295 occasions, most recently on 5/11/1992, vs SFN, 1 (Cox)
Starts with Y on 8/15/1958, at MLN, 1 (Young)
  on 50 occasions, most recently on 6/24/1989, at NYN, 1 (Youmans)
Contains Y on 9/11/1990, vs PIT, 6 (Dykstra, Grimsley, Hayes, Hayes, Murphy, Ready)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 4/28/1991, vs SDN, 6 (Dykstra, Grimsley, Hayes, Hayes, Murphy, Ready)
Ends with Y on 9/1/1990, vs SDN, 3 (Grimsley, Murphy, Ready)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 10/6/1991, vs NYN, 3 (Ashby, Lindsey, Murphy)
Starts with Z on 4/20/1996, vs SLN, 2 (Zeile, Zuber)
Contains Z on 10/2/1983, vs PIT, 4 (Diaz, Jeltz, Lezcano, Perez)
Ends with Z on 10/2/1983, vs PIT, 3 (Diaz, Jeltz, Perez)
Contains any double letter on 8/2/1959, at LAN, 6 (Bouchee, Cardwell, Freese, Koppe, Lonnett, Philley)
  on 28 occasions, most recently on 7/24/2004, vs CHN, 6 (Abbott, Bell, Burrell, Ledee, Pratt, Rollins)
Ends with any double letter on 7/24/2004, vs CHN, 5 (Abbott, Bell, Burrell, Ledee, Pratt)
Starts with any vowel on 4/14/1959, at MLN, 4 (Anderson, Anderson, Ashburn, Owens)
  on 38 occasions, most recently on 9/23/1999, at MIL, 4 (Abreu, Anderson, Arias, Estalella)
Contains nary an E on 4/28/1993, at SDN, 9 (Daulton, Duncan, Dykstra, Hollins, Incaviglia, Jordan, Morandini, Schilling, Thompson)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 6/28/1993, at SLN, 9 (Amaro, Daulton, Duncan, Dykstra, Hollins, Incaviglia, Jackson, Kruk, Morandini)
Ends with any vowel on 7/17/1970, at SDN, 7 (Bowa, Browne, Doyle, Gamble, Hisle, Money, Wise)
  on 16 occasions, most recently on 5/22/1996, at SDN, 7 (Grace, Incaviglia, Morandini, Murray, Santiago, Tinsley, Zeile)
Contains 3 letters on 7/27/2002, at ATL, 2 (Lee, Roa)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2002, at FLO, 2 (Lee, Roa)
Contains 4 letters on 8/4/1989, at SLN, 5 (Cook, Herr, Kruk, Lake, Thon)
Contains 5 letters on 6/5/2004, at ATL, 7 (Abreu, Ledee, Myers, Perez, Pratt, Thome, Utley)
Contains 6 letters on 6/29/1984, vs HOU, 6 (Aguayo, Garcia, Maddox, Samuel, Virgil, Wilson)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 8/31/1997, at DET, 6 (Barron, Hudler, Jordan, Leiter, Parent, Sefcik)
Contains 7 letters on 7/20/1955, vs CIN, 5 (Ashburn, Gorbous, Niarhos, Simmons, Smalley)
  on 38 occasions, most recently on 8/3/1994, vs PIT, 5 (Batiste, Dykstra, Hatcher, Jackson, Stocker)
Contains 8 letters on 9/8/1957, at PIT, 5 (Anderson, Cardwell, Kazanski, Repulski, Seminick)
  on 25 occasions, most recently on 5/31/1974, vs SFN, 5 (Anderson, Luzinski, Montanez, Robinson, Schueler)
Contains 9 letters on 4/28/1995, vs PIT, 4 (Gallagher, Jefferies, Morandini, Quantrill)
  on 14 occasions, most recently on 8/25/1998, vs SDN, 4 (Estalella, Glanville, Jefferies, Schilling)
Contains 10 letters on 5/15/1996, vs SFN, 4 (Eisenreich, Incaviglia, Lieberthal, Mulholland)
Contains 11 letters on 5/6/1973, vs ATL, 2 (Christenson, Rogodzinski)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 9/28/1975, vs NYN, 2 (Christenson, Rogodzinski)
Contains 12 letters on 8/18/1973, at HOU, 1 (Grabarkewitz)
  on 22 occasions, most recently on 6/20/1974, vs NYN, 1 (Grabarkewitz)

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The most distinct letters on 6/21/1971, at CIN, 24 (Bowa, Doyle, Freed, Gamble, Johnson, McCarver, Montanez, Palmer, Vukovich, all but QX)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 6/22/1984, at PIT, 24 (Bystrom, De Jesus, Lezcano, Maddox, Russell, Samuel, Schmidt, Virgil, Wockenfuss, all but PQ)
The fewest distinct letters on 5/1/2001, vs COL, 13 (Abreu, Anderson, Burrell, Daal, Hunter, Lee, Lieberthal, Rolen, Rollins, all but CFGJKMPQVWXYZ)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 7/18/2002, vs CHN, 13 (Abreu, Anderson, Burrell, Ledee, Lee, Padilla, Pratt, Rolen, Rollins, all but CFGHJKMQVWXYZ)
The most total letters on 10/3/1993, at SLN, 74 (Chamberlain, Daulton, Dykstra, Hollins, Incaviglia, Jordan, Morandini, Mulholland, Stocker)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/2/1997, at BAL, 74 (Amaro, Brogna, Butler, Daulton, Jefferies, Lieberthal, Morandini, Rolen, Stephenson, Stocker)
The fewest total letters on 9/8/1970, vs SLN, 43 (Bowa, Browne, Doyle, Hisle, Johnson, Lis, Money, Ryan, Wise)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/6/1991, at ATL, 43 (Combs, Hayes, Jordan, Kruk, Lake, Murphy, Ready, Schu, Thon)
The most Scrabble® points on 8/31/1977, vs ATL, 143 (21 Luzinski, 19 Johnstone, 19 Sizemore, 17 Johnson, 17 Maddox, 17 McCarver, 15 Schmidt, 9 Bowa, 9 Carlton)
The fewest Scrabble® points on 5/12/2002, vs ARI, 61 (9 Anderson, 9 Burrell, 8 Adams, 7 Abreu, 7 Pratt, 7 Rollins, 6 Ledee, 5 Rolen, 3 Lee)

Unique occurrences in bold.
Includes all games played 1953-2008.
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