There’s an old axiom that World Series champion baseball teams need to be strong up the middle. Translated: catcher, second base, shortstop and center field are key.
Here’s a look how the different Phillies champions lined up — up the middle. Which quartet is the best?
1915 National League champions
The Phillies’ first pennant winners featured catcher Bill Killefer, second baseman Bert Niehoff, shortstop Dave Bancroft and center fielders Dode Paskert and Possum Whitted.
Killefer, 27, was considered the best defensive catcher of his era.