Phillies general manager, Paul Owens was seeking out a righthanded power hitter and first baseman and both Mike Schmidt and Dave Cash lobbied him to acquire Tommy Hutton, who had to be persuaded by future teammates that the organizational and racial climate in Philadelphia was improving since his last experience with the team.
Phillies general manager, Paul Owens was seeking out a righthanded power hitter and first baseman and both Mike Schmidt and Dave Cash lobbied him to acquire Tommy Hutton, who had to be persuaded by future teammates that the organizational and racial climate in Philadelphia was improving since his last experience with the team.