Delahanty, Hamilton, and Thompson will have their numbers retired in the form of their respective era's uniform insignias, the club said.

Dick Allen and Billy Wagner will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 27. That will increase the number of Phillies alumni honored in Cooperstown, N.Y., to 43 out of 351 plaques. As with every ball club,

The trio of Ed Delahanty, Billy Hamilton, and Sam Thompson are the only outfield in history in which each player batted over .400. On Thursday the trio will be recognized at Citizens Bank Park.