Halladay, Gillick to Join Phillies Wall of Fame

By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor

Two Philadelphia Phillies legends — the late Roy Halladay and Senior Advisor to the President and General Manager Pat Gillick — will be inducted onto the Wall of Fame prior to Saturday evening's game against the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.

Halladay passed away exactly 270 days ago at the age of 40, after his ICON A5 light sport aircraft tragically crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The 16-year Major League Veteran amassed a 203-105 record, 3.38 ERA, 2,117-592 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 1.178 WHIP over 416 appearances and 2,749 1/3 innings. The eight-time All-Star and two-time Cy Young Award winner posted a MLB-best 21 wins, nine complete games, four shutouts and 250 2/3 innings in his first season with the Phillies in 2010. In 2010, he won the National League Cy Young Award winner and threw both a perfect game and no-hitter in the regular season and postseason, respectively. Halladay went 3-2 with a 2.37 ERA in five postseason starts in 2010-2011, before retiring in 2013.

Gillick, 80, was the crafting force behind the formation and success of the 2008 World Series championship team. He will become the club's first Wall of Fame executive. The 2011 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee is in his 13th year with the Phillies, and has served as general manager, senior advisor and president. Gillick is also in the Blue Jays Level of Excellence and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.



Halladay is just one of four Phillies to be inducted onto the the club's Wall of Fame without a fan vote, joining Charlie Manuel, Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton. The club has flown a flag with his No. 34 throughout this season out in Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park.

"Braden, Ryan and I are so honored to have Roy remembered in this way," said Halladay's wife, Brandy, in a late February statement. "He will be in great company with other Phillies legends who are on the Wall of Fame. The decision made by the Phillies to induct Roy without a fan vote makes it even more meaningful. I look forward to fans and the community coming out to celebrate this special occasion with us."

"It's really an honor to go into the Wall of Fame, and especially with Halladay," Gillick said. "[He was] someone that really is legendary from the standpoint of his preparation and the way that he went about preparing for games, … physically and mentally."

Phillies teammates of Halladay will participate in the ceremony, as well as his wife and two sons, Braden and Ryan.

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