pfeil would not appear in the majors in 1970, however by 1971 he was back in a major league uniform. he appeared in 44 games for the phillies that year, collecting 19 hits in 70 at-bats for a .271 batting average. he played his final game on september 6 against the cardinals as a defensive replacement. he made his big league debut against the philadelphia phillies while playing for the new york mets. coincidentally, he ended up facing the mets while playing for the philadelphia phillies in his final career at-bat, on september 5.