 john wesley callison (march 12, 1939 â october 12, 2006) was an american right fielder in major league baseball, best known for his years with the philadelphia phillies from 1960 to 1969. he led the national league in triples twice and doubles once, and gained his greatest prominence in a  season in which he was runnerup for the most valuable player award and was named mvp of the all-star game. he also led the nl in outfield assists four consecutive times and in double plays once, and ended his career among the top five phillies in home runs (185) and triples (84). born in qualls, oklahoma, callison batted left-handed and threw right-handed. he was signed by the chicago white sox out of high school in 1957, being assigned to the class-c bakersfield bears in the california league, where he batted .340 with 17 home runs and 31 stolen bases. the next season, he was advanced to the triple-a indianapolis indians, where he led the american association in home runs. in september  he was recalled by chicago, and hit .297 in 18 games. the next season, callison split time between chicago and indianapolis. he was not on the world series roster when the white sox lost to the los angeles dodgers, and in december he was traded to the phillies for third baseman gene freese, who would spend just one year in chicago and last played regularly in 1961 (despite staying in the majors until 1966). ==phillies== callison became a fan favorite in philadelp
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