(Seventh in a series of 13 Unsung Phillies Legends, fellas who played a long, long time ago. None are enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame or the team’s Toyota Wall of Fame, but each played a small role in franchise history).

A left-handed hitter and right-handed-throwing first baseman, Fred Luderus made his Major League debut with the Chicago Cubs in 1909. The Phillies acquired him in a July 29, 1910, trade for LHP Bill Foxen, who wound up pitching in only five games for the Cubs over parts of two seasons.

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Luderus became the Phillies' everyday first baseman for nine seasons starting in 1911. To say it was a lopsided trade is putting it mildly. Luderus left his mark in Phillies history:

• Most consecutive starts at first base on Opening Day, nine times.

• For 94-plus years, he held the club record for most games at his position: 1,298. That mark was passed by Ryan Howard on May 1, 2015.

• He played 533 consecutive games from June 12, 1916, until the 1920 season opener when he couldn’t play because of lumbago. The streak easily broke the MLB record (478) held by Eddie Collins of the Chicago White Sox. It remained a Phillies record until broken by Richie Ashburn in 1953.

• His 1,597 putouts in 1917 remain a Phillies single-season record at his position.

• On July 15, 1911, he became the first Phillies player to hit two over-the-fence home runs in a game. He finished with 16 homers, second in the NL.

• Prior to the start of the 1915 season, manager Pat Moran named him captain. He finished second in the NL in hitting (.315) and doubles (36).

• He led the Phillies with a .438 average in their first World Series in 1915. That average was a World Series-high for the Phillies until Jayson Werth hit .444 in 2008. Luderus’ home run in Game 5 was the franchise’s first. He wound up with 6 of the team’s 9 RBIs.

He finished his Phillies career with a .278 average, 83 home runs, 630 RBI in 1,311 games. Including the Cubs, he appeared in 1,346 games, 1,326 of them at first base, the only position he ever played.

Born in Milwaukee on Sept. 12, 1885, Luderus died in Three Lakes, Wis., from a heart attack in 1961 at age 75.