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Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League.

Founded: 1883
Formerly known as: Philadelphia Quakers (1883-1889). The name changed to "Phillies" in 1890. Some newspapers tried to call them the Quakers in the 1910s, but the name never really stuck. During World War II, the team management tried changing the team's nickname to the Blue Jays, but it was unpopular with players and fans alike.
Home ballpark: Citizens Bank Park (2004-), a baseball-only field next to the former location of Veterans Stadium.
Former home ballparks: Veterans Stadium (1971-2003), Connie Mack Stadium/Shibe Park (1938-1970), Baker Bowl (1895-1938), Philadelphia Baseball Grounds (1887-1894), Recreation Park (1883-1886)
Uniform colors: Red and white
Logo design: A stylized "P".
Playoff appearance (9): 1915, 1950, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1993
Wild Card titles won (0): none
Division titles won (6): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1993
National League pennants won (5): 1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993
World Series championships won (1): 1980

Franchise history

Founded in 1883, the National League's Philadelphia Phillies are the longest standing, one-name, one-location team in all professional American sports. Also, amongst franchises having played enough all time games to have eliminated most statistical anomalies, they are the worst team in the history of all American professional sports (in terms of winning percentage.)

Imaginitively named for a verbal shorthand of their city of residence ("Philly"), the Phillies replaced the Worcester, Massachusetts Worcesters in the National League. However, the team was not relocated - the Worcesters were ejected from the league, and the new Phillies were given their spot. The name has absolutely nothing to do with horses. Their initial owners were John Rodgers and Al Reach, the first ever professional baseball player according to many definitions.

The Phillies Franchise historically had four strong winning periods:

After Mike Schmidt retired in 1989, the Phillies had a decade of losing seasons, save for a World Series berth in 1993. Beloved by the city of Philadelphia, this team with names such as Darren Daulton, John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and Curt Schilling surprised the city and the nation with their achievements. Losing to the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series, giving the Canadians two consecutive World Series titles, was nonetheless disappointing. The team was often described as "shaggy," "unkempt" and "dirty." The previous year, noting the presence of the clean-cut Dale Murphy, Kruk himself described the team as "24 morons and one Mormon." Their character endeared them to Philadelphia, and attendance records were set the following season. But with that season's (1994) player strike, most of the Phillies' fan base was greatly offended, and since then the Phillies have consistently placed near the bottom of the league in both record and attendance; indeed, following their 1983 World Series appearance, the team neglected to post back-to-back winning seasons until finally doing so in 2003 and 2004.

Players of note

Baseball Hall of Famers

Current players

Not to be forgotten

Retired numbers

Award Winners

  • Cy Young Award (6): Steve Carlton, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982; John Denny, 1983; Steve Bedrosian, 1987

Minor League Affliates

AAA Scranton Wilkes-Barre Red Barons
AA Reading Phillies
A Clearwater Threshers
A Lakewood BlueClaws
SS Batavia Muckdogs
R Gulf Coast League Phillies
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