William Taylor Phillips (born June 18, 1933), nicknamed "T-Bone", is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox, from 1956–60 and 1963. During his playing days, Phillips stood tall, weighing . Playing career Early years Taylor attended Douglas County High School (Douglasville, Georgia) and earned letters in baseball for three years, graduating in 1950. He attended the University of Georgia on a baseball scholarship for one semester. Milwaukee Braves Phillips entered pro baseball in 1951 and joined the Braves' organization in 1953. After spending 1954–55 in military service, he was recalled from Triple-A Wichita in June 1956, pitched effectively in relief, and then was added to the Milwaukee starting rotation in August. In five starts for the contending Braves, Phillips won three, lost two, and threw three complete games. He then moved back into the bullpen for the stretch drive, which saw the Braves finish just short of the National League (NL) pennant, one game behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. Phillips' rookie season would be his best: he posted his only over-.500 win–loss record (5–3) and his lowest earned run average (ERA) (2.26). The Braves would bring home Milwaukee's first NL pennant and World Series triumph, but Phillips slumped badly during the year. In 27 games and 73 innings pitched, he allowed 82 hits, 40 bases on balls, and 45 earned runs; his ERA jumped to 5.55. Phillips did not pitch in the World Series, won by the Braves in seven games over the New York Yankees. Cubs, Phillies, and White Sox Then, in December 1957, Phillips was part of a five-player trade with the Chicago Cubs that netted the Braves starting pitcher Bob Rush. The deal set the stage for Phillips' two busiest seasons in the major leagues. In , he worked in 39 games for the Cubs, with a career-high 27 starts. Phillips threw five complete games, and in his only MLB shutout, Phillips blanked his old Milwaukee teammates, 1–0, on six hits May 25 at County Stadium. But he lost ten of 17 decisions and posted a mediocre 4.76 earned run average. When Phillips got off to a poor start in , with a 7.56 ERA and 0–2 record through seven games, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on May 12, even-up, for another left-hander, Seth Morehead. Pitching largely