Von Hayes – Phillies/OF-1B (1983-91) Von Hayes was a smooth hitting OF/1B known more for how he got to Phillies, than what he did for the Phillies. On December 9th, 1982, Hayes was traded to the Phillies from the Cleveland Indians for Julio Franco, Manny Trillo, Jay Baller, George Vukovich, and Jerry Willard. He quickly became known as “5 for 1”. While it was nearly impossible to live up to the hype of being traded for five players, Hayes did enjoy some success with the Phillies. Hayes was the first player in MLB history to hit 2 HRs in the 1st inning of a game, doing so on 6/11/1985. He smacked a lead-off dinger off Mets starter Tom Gorman, and later that inning he knocked a grand slam off reliever Calvin Schiraldi. The Phils won the game 26-7. Hayes led the NL in Runs and Doubles in 1986 and finished 8th in MVP voting. And Mr. 5-for-1 was a 1989 NL All-Star. Hayes was nicknamed “purple” by ESPN’s Chris Berman, calling him Von “Purple” Hayes.
