Ol' man Lieby

Mike Lieberthal is in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's game against the Mets, which means he will tie Red Dooin for most games caught by a Phillie.

The list:
Red Dooin (1902-14) -- 1,124
Mike Lieberthal (1994-current) -- 1,124
Bob Boone (1972-81) -- 1,079
Darren Daulton (1983-95) -- 965
Jack Clements (1884-97) -- 953
Clay Dalrymple (1960-68) -- 944
Andy Seminick (1943-51; '55-57) -- 917

The Phillies sent out this little bio of Red Dooin:

Who is Red Dooin?

Charles Sebastian (Red) Dooin was behind the plate for the Phillies for 13 seasons starting in 1902. The last five years, he was the club’s player-manager (390-370 record), finishing second in 1913 (88-63, drawing 470,000). He was replaced by Pat Moran as manager in 1915, the year the Phillies won their first pennant.

In 4,004 career at-bats, Dooin (5-foot-9, 165 pounds) batted just .240, but he stole 133 bases, including double figures seven straight years. Not too many catchers these days can match his stolen base numbers.

Dooin reportedly was the first catcher to wear papier-mâché shin guards. He wore them under his stockings, according to various publications.

When his playing career was over, he performed in vaudeville as a tenor.

Dooin was born in Cincinnati, OH, in 1879 and died 73 years later in Rochester, NY.

Here's the list of games-played leaders by position:

C Mike Lieberthal (1994-current) -- 1,124
P Robin Roberts (1948-61) -- 529
1B Fred Luderus (1910-20) -- 1,298
2B Tony Taylor (1960-71; 74-76) -- 1,003
SS Larry Bowa (1970-81) -- 1,667
3B Mike Schmidt (1972-89) -- 2,212
OF Richie Ashburn (1948-59) -- 1,785
OF Del Ennis (1946-56) -- 1,610
OF Sherry Magee (1904-14) -- 1,415

So what does this list tell us? Well, because the Phillies played their first game in 1883 and have won just one World Series over that span, the names seem to indicate that the team has not been very good for 123 seasons. Just for fun, here's the what the all-time games played list should look like:

C - Bob Boone
P - Ferguson Jenkins
1B - Richie Allen
2B - Ryne Sandberg
SS - Bowa
3B - Schmidt/Scott Rolen
OF - Ashburn
OF - Bobby Abreu
OF - Greg Luzinski
OF - Chuck Klein

Remember, this is for amusement purposes only.

On another note, Lieberthal is also the franchise's all-time leader in times hit by a pitch.