Phillips was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1857. He began his professional baseball career in 1877 playing for three different clubs in the League Alliance. The following year, he played for the Lynn/Worcester team in the International Association.\n', '

After the 1878 season, there is a four-year gap during which Phillips is not reflected as playing in the records maintained by baseball-reference.com. His next listed position is with the Fort Wayne Hoosiers of the Northwestern League in 1883.\n', '

In 1884, Phillips made his major league debut with the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the American Association. He appeared in 97 games, all at shortstop, and compiled a .269 batting average.\n', '

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