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Phil Mankowski

Phil Mankowski
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 623 of 1252 players

Philip Anthony Mankowski
Born: January 9, 1953 at Buffalo, N.Y.
Throws: Right Bats: Left
Height: 6.00 Weight: 180

Phil Mankowski was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on October 31, 2018, and May 26, 2023.

First Mets game: April 11, 1980
Last Mets game: July 21, 1982

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HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY:

cj
January 22, 2001
iam not sure but I think phil was an extra in the film the natural with robert redford.

Cathcart Furne
August 31, 2001
I just remember Phil's picture in the back of the old Wometco Home Theater (WHT) program guide (they had about 5 Mets/Yanks games a month fed from SportsChannel)

Mike
December 2, 2001
Phil Mankowski was on third base when Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) hit the game-winning home run in the movie, "The Natural."

Kiwiwriter
July 1, 2004
Rusty Staub told me that Phil Mankowski's post-Mets career was to be the front manager of his restaurant.
Waiter, taste the soup...

Joe P.
September 12, 2004
Gave a guy I knew the finger before a game at Shea after he sarcastically said to him, "Hey Phil, are you going to play today?"

Met Fan in Buffalo
April 15, 2007
Just saw Phil the other day, and sure enough he is now in the food service industry in the Western New York region. Still doing very well and still in pretty good shape.

The Big H
August 18, 2011
Another in what had been a long line of third-basemen for the Mets. He was cursed with injury and illness in his time with the Mets. Also there was a tie from his appearance in "The Natural" to working at Rusty Staub's restaurant, was that one of the waitresses, who of course was an actress, told him about the auditions for the movie.

John bernard
June 17, 2021
Phil was a great person to work for at Rusty’s. Most important was his drive to get an MLB franchise in Buffalo. Now that Toronto is playing their home games there is Phil working in any capacity with them?

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