Bill Phillips (1857-1900) of Saint John was the first New Brunswicker to play Major League baseball in 1879 with the Cleveland Blues. Before playing in the International League with the Hamilton Hams, Phillips became the first New Brunswicker to hit a homerun in the Major League. Having played 1,038 games throughout his career, he had accumulated 1,130 hits making him the first Canadian to reach over 1,000 career hits. Phillips was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.