Phil Linz

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Philip Francis Linz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 13, 1962
Final Game September 29, 1968
Born June 4, 1939 in Baltimore, MD USA

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Phil Linz was a utility infielder with the New York Yankees in the 1960s, who is mostly known for being the harmonica player in the infamous "Harmonica Incident" in 1964.

Linz's batting averages plummeted at the same time as the league averages went down in the second dead-ball era. In his last season, 1968 he hit .209 while the team hit only .228.

Not a big home run hitter normally, he hit 2 homers in the 1964 World Series. The second one was off Bob Gibson in the 9th inning of the seventh game. Linz batted lead-off in all seven games of the Series.

"Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living." - Phil Linz