Despite an early exit from the playoffs, the Phillies 102 regular season wins and stellar individual performances have earned some players much deserved honors.
Earlier this offseason, Placido Polanco was awarded a Gold Glove for his work at third base. Polly also won the award playing second base for the Tigers in 2007 and 2009. He and Darin Erstad are now the only two players in big league history to win a Gold Glove at multiple positions.
MLB.com also handed out awards on Monday.  Ryan Howard was named the club's Player of the Year, while right-hander Roy Halladay was chosen the team's Pitcher of the Year. And rookie right-hander Vance Worley was voted the Breakout Player of the Year.
Not to be outdone, the Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America put its two cents in as well. Center-fielder Shane Victorino was the winner of the Mike Schmidt Award  for Most Valuable Player and left-hander Cliff Lee received the Steve Carlton Awar...
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PLAYERS:
Placido Polanco,
Darin Erstad,
Ryan Howard,
Roy Halladay,
Vance Worley,
Shane Victorino,
Cliff Lee,
Charlie Manuel,
Clayton Kershaw
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers
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