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Philadelphia Phillies
Established 1883

Team Logo
Cap Insignia
Major league affiliations
Current uniform
Retired Numbers 1, 14, 20, 32, 36, 42
Name
  • Philadelphia Phillies (1884–present)

(Also referred to as "Blue Jays" 1943-1945 despite formal name remaining "Phillies")
Other nicknames
  • The Phils, The Phightin' Phils, The Phightins
Ballpark
Major league titles
World Series titles (1) 1980
NL Pennants (5) 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1950
1915
East Division titles (7) [1] 2007 • 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1978

1977 • 1976
Wild card berths (0) None

[1] - In 1981, a mid-season players' strike split the season. Philadelphia, with the best record in the East Division when play was halted, was declared the first-half division winner. The Phillies' record over the entire season was third-best in the division, 2½ games behind St. Louis and Montréal.
Owner(s): David Montgomery, Giles Limited Partnership (Bill Giles), Claire S. Betz, Tri-Play Associates (Alexander K. Buck, J. Maholn Buck Jr. William C. Buck), Double Play Inc. (John S. Middelton)
Manager: Charlie Manuel
General Manager: Pat Gillick

The Philadelphia Phillies are a professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 2004 to the present, the Phillies have played their home games at Citizens Bank Park in the South Philadelphia section of the city. The organization is one of the oldest in baseball history.

The "Phillies" name originates as a shortened version of the "Philadelphias", as the convention at the time was to call the team by their home city. They are nicknamed "the Fightin' Phils", or "The Phils". It is a convention in Phillies culture to substitute "F" with "Ph" in various terms or names, such as "the Phans".

One of the 19th century National League franchises, the club was founded in Philadelphia in 1883. Then the Philadelphia Quakers, the names "Quakers" and "Phillies" would coexist starting with their second year of existence, and continue until 1889. The team attempted to change names in 1943 to the Philadelphia Blue Jays to change the team's image, but it only lasted two years.

At the outset of the 20th century, the team made its home in the Baker Bowl. After much fighting to get out of their lease and the badly aging stadium, they moved into Connie Mack Stadium (then Shibe Park), home of their American League rivals, the Philadelphia Athletics. The A's would move in 1954 to Kansas City, Missouri, eventually moving to Oakland to become today's Oakland Athletics.

The Phillies have won one World Series Championship in their history, against the Kansas City Royals in 1980. In addition to their 1980 World Series victory, the Phillies have made four other World Series appearances, losing in 1983 to the Baltimore Orioles, in 1993 to the Toronto Blue Jays, in 1915 to the Boston Red Sox and being swept by the New York Yankees in 1950.

On September 30, 2007, the Phillies won the NL East Division for the first time since 1993, overcoming the New York Mets, who led the division for most of the season, on the season's last day.

Of the sixteen original American and National League teams (i.e, those in existence prior to the 1961-1962 expansion of the two leagues), the Phillies were the last team to win their first World Series, with their 1980 defeat of the favored Kansas City Royals in six games being their only World Series championship.

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In 1883, sporting goods manufacturer Al Reach (a pioneering professional baseball player) and attorney John Rogers won an expansion National League franchise for Philadelphia. They were awarded the remains of the Worcester Brown Stockings, a franchise which had folded in 1882. The new team was named the Quakers. The team's opening season .173 winning percentage is still the worst in franchise history.

In 1884, Harry Wright (the future Hall of Famer) was recruited as manager in the hope of reversing the team's fortunes. The team was rechristened the "Phillies" (an homage to their hometown) and in 1887 they began play at the Baker Bowl. Despite a general improvement from their dismal beginnings, they never seriously contended for the title. The standout players of franchise in the era were Billy Hamilton, Sam Thompson, and Ed Delahanty, who in 1896 tied the major-league record (since tied by several others) with 4 home runs in a single game.

With the birth of the more lucrative American League in 1901, the Phillies saw many of their better players defect to the upstart, including a number of players who ended up playing for their crosstown rivals the Athletics, owned by former Phillies minority owner Benjamin Shibe.

While their former teammates thrived (the AL's first five batting champions were former Phillies), the remaining squad fared dismally, finishing 46 games out of first place in 1902. To add tragedy to folly, a balcony collapsed during a game at the Baker Bowl, killing 12 and injuring hundreds. The costs of the disaster forced Reach and Rogers to sell the Phillies rather than risk financial ruin.

Baker Bowl-Home of the Phillies from 1887–1938.
Baker Bowl-Home of the Phillies from 1887–1938.

The Phillies won their first pennant in 1915 thanks to the pitching of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the batting prowess of Gavvy Cravath, who set the major-league single-season record for home runs with 24. However, by 1917 Alexander had been traded away when owner William Baker refused to increase his salary. Baker was known for running the Phillies very cheaply; for instance, during much of his tenure there was only one scout in the entire organization.

The effect of the Alexander trade was immediate. In 1918--only three years after winning the pennant-- the Phillies finished 13 games under .500. It was the start of one of the longest streaks of futility in baseball history. From 1918 to 1947, the Phillies would have only one winning record (78-76 in 1932), only finished higher than sixth twice, and would never be a serious factor past June. The team's primary stars during the 1920s and 1930s were outfielders Cy Williams, Lefty O'Doul, and Chuck Klein, who captured the vaunted Triple Crown in 1933. Unfortunately, Philadelphia's cozy Baker Bowl proved to be a fertile hitting ground for Phillies opponents as well, and in 1930, the team surrendered 1199 runs, a major-league record still standing today.

Baker's death in 1930 left the team to his nephew, Gerald Nugent. Unlike Baker, he badly wanted to build a winning team. However, he didn't have the financial means to do so. He was forced to trade what little talent the team had to make ends meet, and often had to use some creative financial methods to even field a team at all.[1] One problem was Baker Bowl. Once considered one of the finest parks in baseball, it was not well maintained from the 1910s onward. For several years, the Phillies tried to move to Shibe Park, five blocks north on Lehigh Avenue, as tenants of the A's. However, Baker Bowl's owner, Charles W. Murphy, refused to let the Phillies out of their lease at first. He finally relented in 1938--and only then because the city threatened to condemn the dilapidated park. Despite the change of scenery, attendance rarely topped 3,000 a game.

The nadir came in 1942, when the Phillies needed an advance from the league just to go to spring training. Nugent, unable to find a buyer, was forced to sell the franchise back to the league early in February 1943. A week later, the league sold the Phillies to a wealthy lumber broker named William Cox. A popular legend has it that Bill Veeck had agreed in principle to buy the Phillies from Nugent. As the story goes, Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis and National League President Ford Frick quashed the deal when they found out that Veeck planned to stock the Phillies with Negro League stars. However, this story is likely false based on press accounts of the time; notably, Philadelphia's black press mentioned nothing about any prospective Veeck purchase.[1]

For the first time in decades, the Phillies had an owner who was not only committed to building a winner, but wasn't afraid to spend the money it took to do so. His efforts had an immediate impact, as the team rose out of the standings cellar for the first time in 5 years in 1943, and the fans responded in kind, as attendance rose for the first time in nearly 30 years. However, Cox was a very hands-on owner. When his manager, Bucky Harris, objected to Cox's interference, Cox fired him. Out of revenge, Harris dropped a bombshell to the Philadelphia press in his hotel room--he had evidence that Cox was placing bets on his own team.

After an investigation, Cox admitted to making "sentimental" bets on the Phillies, but didn't know it was against the rules. This made no difference to Landis, who banned Cox from baseball for life. Author Rich Westcott was quoted by Sports Illustrated as saying Cox knew "next to nothing about baseball. Otherwise, why would he have bet on the Phillies?" [1] Soon afterward, Cox sold controlling interest in the Phillies to DuPont heir Robert R.M. Carpenter, who turned control over to his son, Bob, Jr.

Carpenter's first act was to try to change the team's name (and vicariously, its image) to the "Blue Jays" after a city wide vote on a new nickname. However, "Phillies" continued to appear on the team's jerseys, with a Blue Jay appearing on the sleeves. Students at Johns Hopkins University, whose teams are also known as the Blue Jays, vehemently protested Carpenter's decision, claiming that it dishonored their school. The nickname was quietly dropped in 1946.

For more details on this topic, see 1950 World Series.
Shibe Park / Connie Mack Stadium, home of the Phillies from 1938–1970
Shibe Park / Connie Mack Stadium, home of the Phillies from 1938–1970

Carpenter, like Cox, wasn't afraid to spend the money it took to build a contender. He immediately started signing young players and devoted significant resources to the farm system. By the 1950s, the Phillies had gone from basement to pennant contender thanks to the "Whiz Kids," led by a lineup of young players developed by the Phillies' farm system that included future Hall of Famers Richie Ashburn and Robin Roberts.

Although the Phillies led in the standings for most of the 1950 season, a late-season tailspin (triggered by the loss of Simmons to National Guard service) caused the team to lose the next eight of 10 games. On the last day of the season, the Phillies hung onto a one-game lead when Dick Sisler's dramatic tenth-inning, three-run home run against the Dodgers clinched the Phils' first pennant in 35 years. In the World Series, exhausted from their late-season plunge and recipients of poor luck, the Phillies were swept by the New York Yankees in four straight games. In 1954, the Athletics had moved to Kansas City, and sold Shibe Park (renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953) to the Phillies.

During their 30-year stretch of futility, the Phillies finished last a total of 17 times and next to last seven times. A 1962 cartoon in a baseball magazine depicted a ballplayer arriving at a French Foreign Legion outpost, explaining, "I was released by the Phillies!"

During 1962 and 1963, the Phillies began to climb back to respectability, and throughout the 1964 season, they seemed destined to make it to the World Series, with excellent performances from players such as rookie third baseman Dick Allen, starters Jim Bunning (obtained from the Detroit Tigers at the start of the season to shore up the pitching staff) and Chris Short, and star right fielder Johnny Callison. TV Guide went to press with a World Series preview that featured a photo of Connie Mack Stadium. However, from a 6½-game lead on the Cincinnati Reds with 12 games remaining in the season, Philadelphia collapsed in a 10-game losing streak (the first seven played at home). The crucial series came when the now second-place Phillies traveled to St. Louis to play the Cardinals after their losing home stand. They dropped the first game of the series to Bob Gibson by a 5-1 score, their eighth loss in a row, dropping them to third place. The Cardinals would sweep the three-game set and assume first place for good. The Phillies still had a chance to force an unprecedented three-way tie for first after the Cardinals dropped the first two games of their last season series to the New York Mets. However, the Cardinals won their last game of the season, leaving the Phillies tied with the Reds for second place--just one game out of first. The "Phold," as it is known, is one of the most notable collapses in sports history.

Phillies cap logo from 1970 to 1991
Phillies cap logo from 1970 to 1991

By 1970, Shibe Park was an aging stadium, and in the last day of the 1970 season at the stadium's last game the Phillies avoided last place by beating the Montreal Expos 2-1.

The Phillies opened the new Veterans Stadium in 1971, with hopes of a new beginning. In their first season there, pitcher Rick Wise hurled a no-hitter. That same season, Harry Kalas joined the Phillies broadcasting team. In 1972, the Phillies were the worst team in baseball, but newly acquired Steve Carlton won nearly half their games (27 of 59 team wins) In that same year, ownership of the Phillies was "inherited" by Robert "Ruly" Carpenter III when his father stepped down.

By 1974, the Phillies began their quest for a championship that would be theirs 6 years later. That year second baseman Dave Cash coined the phrase "Yes We Can" for the Phils. And, for a while, it looked as if they could. They led the division for 51 days. But in August and September the Phillies went 25-32 and it was "No They Couldn't".

The Phillies achieved some success in the mid-1970s. With such players as Carlton, third baseman Mike Schmidt, shortstop Larry Bowa, and outfielder Greg Luzinski, the Phillies won three straight division titles (1976-78). However, they fell short in the NLCS, against the Reds in 1976 and the Dodgers in 1977-78. In 1979, the Phillies acquired Pete Rose, the spark that would put them over the top.

The Phils won the NL East in 1980, but to win the league championship, they would have to defeat the Astros. In a memorable NLCS, with 4 of the 5 games needing extra innings, they fell behind 2-1 but battled back to squeeze past Houston on a tenth-inning game-winning hit by center fielder Garry Maddox, and the city celebrated its first pennant in 30 years.

Facing Kansas City in the 1980 World Series, the Phillies won their first and only world championship in 6 games, thanks to the timely hitting of Mike Schmidt and Pete Rose. They are one of only four MLB teams with only one World Series championship - and by far the oldest.

The team made the playoffs in the strike-shortened 1981, losing to Montreal in the special pre-LCS playoff series. After the 1981 season, the Carpenter family sold the team to a group of investors led by Bill Giles and Dave Montgomery. Two years later, the "Wheeze Kids" would win another pennant, only to lose the 1983 World Series to Baltimore in 5 games.

During the early 1980s, when baseball was becoming more drug-conscious, several Philadelphia players admitted to having used amphetamines from time to time. A memorable Philadelphia Daily News headline dubbed the team "The Pillies".

See also: 1993 National League Championship Series and 1993 World Series
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After Mike Schmidt retired in 1989, the Phillies had a string of losing seasons, until their World Series berth in 1993. Beloved by their fans, this team, which included stars such as Darren Daulton, John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and Curt Schilling, surprised the city and the nation by going from last place in the National League East in 1992 to a 97-65 record and a division title. 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 fans, and attendance reached a record high the following season. As a play on the legendary 1927 New York Yankees' Murderers' Row, the team's dirty, mullet-wearing look was dubbed "Macho Row."

The Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves (the two time defending National League Champions) in the 1993 National League Championship Series, four games to two, to earn the fifth pennant in franchise history. They faced defending World Champion Toronto Blue Jays in the 1993 World Series. Philadelphia lost the Series in six games, with Toronto's Joe Carter hitting a low inside curveball for a walkoff three-run home run off Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams in Game 6, to win a second consecutive championship for the Blue Jays. Following that loss, Williams was the subject of death threats and other hostile reaction from some irate Phillies' fans.

With the 1994 players' strike, most of the Phillies' fan base was greatly offended, and since then the team has had little success either on the field or at the gate. Both were negatively affected by the realignment of the Atlanta Braves into the National League East in 1994, as the Braves won the division every year until 2006, often by wide margins. Despite the relative lack of success, many current baseball stars rose to prominence during this era in Phillies history, including Scott Rolen, Bobby Abreu, Randy Wolf, Placido Polanco, and perhaps most notably Schilling. In addition, the nucleus of the current Phillies club (Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Brett Myers, and Cole Hamels) was developed during this era.

The opening of the new Citizens Bank Park brought fans new hope, which quickly faded as the team failed to meet expectations in the '00 decade. On October 10, 2005, general manager Ed Wade was fired after his eighth season. Soon after, the Phillies hired Pat Gillick, who, ironically, was the general manager of the 1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays' Championship teams.

Continuing what he had begun in the off-season, general manager Pat Gillick engaged in a flurry of trades in an effort to transform the character of the team and to obtain financial flexibility for what he termed "retooling." On July 26, 2006, the Phillies traded backup catcher Sal Fasano to the New York Yankees for minor league infielder Hector Made. Two days later, the Phillies traded third baseman David Bell, who was due to become a free agent during the off-season, to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor league pitcher Wilfredo Laureano.

  • The Liberty Bell replica at Citizens Bank Park rings for every Phillies home run and victory.
    The Liberty Bell replica at Citizens Bank Park rings for every Phillies home run and victory.
    The team responded well to the changes. All-Star second baseman Chase Utley was free to bat third, and Ryan Howard batted cleanup; more importantly, they assumed a team leadership role along with shortstop Jimmy Rollins. On August 18, Gillick acquired veteran left-hander Jamie Moyer for the starting rotation. Immediately afterwards, and following a win over the Washington Nationals on August 29, the Phillies record stood at 66-65, trailing the San Diego Padres by a mere half game in the wild-card race. By September 24, the Phillies had captured and lost the wild-card lead and were tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers. With identical 82-74 records, both teams took to the road for the final six games, the Phillies to Washington and Florida, the Dodgers to Colorado and San Francisco. On September 30, both the Dodgers and Padres won their respective games and as a result, the Phillies were eliminated from playoff contention while two games behind with only one left to play.

The special assistant to the General Manager and long-time Phils coach, John Vukovich, died of brain cancer on March 8, 2007, and was honored on August 10, 2007 by the Phillies organization, which installed a plaque bearing Vukovich's name and accomplishments on the "Wall of Fame" in the Ashburn Alley outfield concourse at Citizens Bank Park. For the 2007 season, the Phillies are also wearing a black circular patch on their right uniform sleeves bearing the letters "VUK" in white.

Ryan Howard was named the National League's Most Valuable Player, narrowly edging the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols to claim the top honor in the National League.

See also: 2007 Philadelphia Phillies season

The Phillies began the 2007 season with a 5-3 home loss on April 2 to the Atlanta Braves after 10 innings. After the first fifteen games, the Phillies limped to a 4-11 record, but then found a five game winning streak to put them back into contention in the National League East. After 40 games, the Phillies finally reached the .500 mark at, 20-20. They also became the first franchise in MLB to lose 10,000 games.

Heading into the All-Star break the Phillies split their win/loss record at 44-44, hampered by the loss of starting pitchers Freddy Garcia and Jon Lieber due to injuries that sidelined them for the remainder of the season. They found a bright spot in young pitcher Kyle Kendrick, who rose from the Phillies' AA team in Reading, Pennsylvania to the Phils starting rotation in 2007.

Three Phillies were named to the 2007 All Star Game in San Francisco, CA. Chase Utley was the starting second baseman for the National League squad and center fielder Aaron Rowand was named as a backup (his first All Star appearance). Starting pitcher Cole Hamels also appeared in his first All Star Game.

On July 15, 2007, the Phillies lost their 10,000th game, 10-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals. [2] The Phillies became the first North American professional sports franchise to lose 10,000 games.

On September 21, Jimmy Rollins became the first player in major league history to collect 200 hits, 15 triples, 25 home runs, and 25 stolen bases in the same season. Rollins also became the 4th player to have at least 20 home runs, 20 triples, 20 doubles, and 20 stolen bases in a season on September 30, securing the feat on the last day of the season with a sixth inning RBI triple.

On September 12, the Phillies were seven games behind the New York Mets in the National League East, and it appeared as if their division hopes were dashed. However, the Mets suffered an epic collapse on the likes of the "Phold of 1964," going 4-11 over the next fifteen games while the Phillies parried with a strong 12-3 record. The Phillies had defeated the Mets in eight consecutive encounters (between July 1, 2007 and September 16, 2007) and ultimately overtook the Mets by one game on September 28. The Phillies fell back into a first-place tie the following day with a Mets win and a Phillies loss, with only one game remaining in the regular season to decide the champion of the National League Eastern Division.

The Mets would lose their final game of the season while the Phillies won theirs, clinching the division for the Phillies for the first time in 14 years. The Phillies won the final game behind 44 year old Jamie Moyer, who in 1980 skipped a day of high school to attend that year's Phillies championship parade down Philadelphia's Broad Street.

After their historic comeback, they were swept in three games by the Colorado Rockies after losing 2-1 in Game 3 on October 6, 2007. It was the first time since 1976 that the Phils were swept in a postseason series.

Even though their sweep from the playoffs was a disappointment, the Phillies have already started on their quest for October baseball in 2008 by trading Michael Bourn, Geoff Geary, and Michael Costanzo to the Houston Astros for closing RHP Brad Lidge and utility player Eric Bruntlett. They have also re-signed relief pitcher J.C. Romero to a three-year deal, and they have re-signed Manager Charlie Manuel and the rest of the coaching staff.

On November 20, 2007, Jimmy Rollins was named National League MVP, edging out Colorado Rockies left fielder Matt Holliday by 17 votes, making this one of the closest contests since the voting format was adopted in 1938. Along with Ryan Howard, they are the first baseball club with back-to-back MVP winners since the San Francisco Giants's Jeff Kent and Barry Bonds in 2000 and 2001, respectively.

The current team colors, uniform, and logo date to 1992. The main team colors are red and white, with blue serving as a prominent accent. The team name is written in red with a blue star serving as the dot over the "i"s, and blue piping is often found in Phillies branded apparel and materials. The team's home uniform is white with red pinstripes, lettering and numbering. The road uniform is traditional grey with red lettering/numbering. Both bear a script-lettered "Phillies" logo, with the aforementioned star dotting the "i"s across the chest, and the player name and number on the back. Hats are red with a single stylized "P", though for interleague play the cap sports a blue visor with a blue star in the middle of the letter "P". The script "Phillies" and the red trim are similar to the style worn by the team during 1950 to 1969. [3]

Former Phillies Logo
Former Phillies Logo

From 1970 to 1991, the Phillies sported colors, uniforms, and a logo that were noticeably different from what had come before, or since, but that were widely embraced by even traditionally minded fans. A darker red/burgundy was adopted as the main team color, with a classic pinstripe style for home uniforms. Blue was almost entirely dropped as part of the team's official color scheme, except in one area; a pale blue (as opposed to traditional grey) was used as the base-color for away game uniforms. Yet the most important aspect of the 1970 uniform change was the adoption of one of the more distinctive logos in sports; a Phillies "P" that, thanks to its unique shape and "baseball stitched" center swirl, remains instantly recognizable and admired, long after its regular use has ended. It was while wearing this uniform/logo/color motif that the club achieved its most enduring success, including a World Series title in 1980 and another World Series appearance in 1983.[4] Its continued popularity with fans is evident, as even today Phillies home games can contain anywhere from a quarter to a third of the crowd sporting caps, shirts, and/or jackets emblazoned with the iconic "P" and burgundy color scheme. Occasionally the team plays in throwback uniforms that resemble the style.

For one game in 1979, the Phillies front office modified the uniform into an all-burgundy version with white trimmings, to be worn for Saturday games. They were called "Saturday Night Specials". The immediate reaction of the media, fans, and players alike was negative, with many describing the despised uniforms as pajama-like. As such, the idea was hastily abandoned. [5]

Another uniform controversy arose in 1994 when the Phillies introduced blue caps on Opening Day which were to be worn for home day games only. The caps were unpopular with the players, who considered them bad luck after two losses. The caps were dumped after being used on the field for a month.

Currently, during spring training (except for the 1992 to 1996 seasons, when they were still wearing leftover 70-91 inspired gear) the Phillies wear solid red practice jerseys with pinstriped pants for Grapefruit League home games, and solid blue batting practice jerseys with gray pants for away games. Beginning with the 2008 season, the Phillies will have an alternate cream-colored home uniform for all daytime home games will feature no pinstripes, lettering bordered with blue piping, and a dark blue cap with a red visor and "P". This alternate uniform was inspired by the club's home uniforms worn between 1948 and 1950. They were announced on November 29, 2007, where Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, pitcher Cole Hamels and Hall of Famer Robin Roberts modeled the new uniforms.

The Phillies are one of six MLB teams that do not display the name of their city, state or region on their road jerseys, joining the Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and, starting in the 2008 season, the Tampa Bay Rays.

Phillies fans have earned a reputation over the years for their generally rowdy behavior. In the 1960s, radio announcers for visiting teams would frequently report on the numerous fights breaking out in Connie Mack Stadium. Immediately after the final game at the old park, many fans ran onto the field and/or dislodged and took parts of the ballpark home with them. Later, at Veterans Stadium, the notorious 700 Level gained a reputation for its "hostile taunting, fighting, public urination and general strangeness." [6]

Memorable incidents include fans throwing batteries and booing J.D. Drew, the Phillies' No. 1 overall draft pick in 1997 who had gotten into a contract dispute with the team, and Dodgers pitcher Burt Hooton's poor showing in Game 3 of the 1977 NL Championship series, often attributed to the crowd's taunting. [7] Many sports writers have noted the passionate presence of Phillies fans, including Allen Barra, who wrote: "The biggest roar I ever heard out of Philadelphia fans was in 1980 when Tug McGraw, in the victory parade after the World Series, told New York fans they could 'take this championship and shove it.' The main point of winning the Phillies' only World Series trophy seemed to be as leverage for sticking it to New York." [8]

Many recent Phillies players have had a fan group named "Phan Phavorites". While many role players have had groups, few have endured for more than a short while.

Notable players with fan groups include:

The Phillies are well known for having attracted a solid celebrity fan base, many of whom are past or present Philadelphia residents, including:

  • Of the fifteen players who have hit four home runs in one game, three were Phillies at the time (more than any other team):
  1. Ed Delahanty on July 13, 1896 at West Side Park in Chicago.
  2. Chuck Klein on July 10, 1936 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
  3. Mike Schmidt on April 17, 1976 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Philadelphia Phillies - 1883 to 2007
Season W - L Win % Finish Playoffs
1883 17-81 .173 8th in NL -
1884 39-73 .348 6th in NL -
1885 56-54 .509 3rd in NL -
1886 71-43 .623 4th in NL -
1887 75-48 .610 2nd in NL -
1888 69-61 .531 3rd in NL -
1889 63-64 .496 4th in NL -
1890 78-54 .591 3rd in NL -
1891 68-69 .496 4th in NL -
1892 87-66 .569 4th in NL -
1893 72-57 .558 4th in NL -
1894 71-57 .555 4th in NL -
1895 78-53 .595 3rd in NL -
1896 62-68 .477 8th in NL -
1897 55-77 .417 10th in NL -
1898 78-71 .523 6th in NL -
1899 94-58 .618 3rd in NL -
1900 75-63 .543 3rd in NL -
1901 83-57 .593 2nd in NL -
1902 56-81 .409 7th in NL -
1903 49-86 .363 7th in NL -
1904 52-100 .342 8th in NL -
1905 83-69 .546 4th in NL -
1906 71-82 .464 4th in NL -
1907 83-64 .565 3rd in NL -
1908 83-71 .539 4th in NL -
1909 74-79 .484 5th in NL -
1910 78-75 .510 4th in NL -
1911 79-73 .520 4th in NL -
1912 73-79 .480 5th in NL -
1913 88-63 .583 2nd in NL -
1914 74-80 .481 6th in NL -
1915 90-62 .592 1st in NL Lost World Series to Boston Red Sox, 1-4.
1916 91-62 .595 2nd in NL -
1917 87-65 .572 2nd in NL -
1918 55-68 .447 6th in NL -
1919 47-90 .343 8th in NL -
1920 62-91 .405 8th in NL -
1921 51-103 .331 8th in NL -
1922 57-96 .373 7th in NL -
1923 50-104 .325 8th in NL -
1924 55-96 .364 7th in NL -
1925 68-85 .444 6th in NL -
1926 58-93 .384 8th in NL -
1927 51-103 .331 8th in NL -
1928 43-109 .283 8th in NL -
1929 71-82 .464 5th in NL -
1930 52-102 .338 8th in NL -
1931 66-88 .429 6th in NL -
1932 78-76 .506 4th in NL -
1933 60-92 .395 7th in NL -
1934 56-93 .376 7th in NL -
1935 64-89 .418 7th in NL -
1936 54-100 .351 8th in NL -
1937 61-92 .399 7th in NL -
1938 45-105 .300 8th in NL -
1939 45-106 .298 8th in NL -
1940 50-103 .327 8th in NL -
1941 43-111 .279 8th in NL -
1942 42-109 .278 8th in NL -
1943 64-90 .416 7th in NL -
1944 61-92 .399 8th in NL -
1945 46-108 .299 8th in NL -
1946 69-85 .448 5th in NL -
1947 62-92 .403 7th in NL -
1948 66-88 .429 6th in NL -
1949 81-73 .526 3rd in NL -
1950 91-63 .591 1st in NL Lost World Series to New York Yankees, 0-4.
1951 73-81 .472 5th in NL -
1952 87-67 .565 4th in NL -
1953 83-71 .526 3rd in NL -
1954 75-79 .487 4th in NL -
1955 77-77 .500 4th in NL -
1956 71-83 .461 5th in NL -
1957 77-77 .500 5th in NL -
1958 69-85 .448 8th in NL -
1959 64-90 .416 8th in NL -
1960 59-95 .383 8th in NL -
1961 47-107 .305 8th in NL -
1962 81-80 .503 7th in NL -
1963 87-75 .537 4th in NL -
1964 92-70 .568 2nd in NL -
1965 85-76 .528 5th in NL -
1966 87-75 .537 4th in NL -
1967 82-80 .506 5th in NL -
1968 76-86 .469 7th in NL -
1969 63-99 .389 5th in NL East -
1970 73-88 .453 5th in NL East -
1971 67-95 .414 6th in NL East -
1972 59-97 .378 6th in NL East -
1973 71-91 .438 6th in NL East -
1974 80-82 .491 3rd in NL East -
1975 86-76 .531 2nd in NL East -
1976 101-61 .623 1st in NL East Lost NLCS to Cincinnati Reds, 0-3.
1977 101-61 .623 1st in NL East Lost NLCS to Los Angeles Dodgers, 1-3.
1978 90-72 .556 1st in NL East Lost NLCS to Los Angeles Dodgers, 1-3.
1979 84-78 .519 4th in NL East -
1980 91-71 .562 1st in NL East Won NLCS vs Houston Astros, 3-2.
Won 1980 World Series vs Kansas City Royals, 4-2.
1981 59-48 .551 1st/3rd in NL East Lost NLDS to Montreal Expos, 2-3.
1982 89-73 .549 2nd in NL East -
1983 90-72 .556 1st in NL East Won NLCS vs Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1.
Lost World Series to Baltimore Orioles, 1-4.
1984 81-81 .500 4th in NL East -
1985 75-87 .463 5th in NL East -
1986 86-75 .534 2nd in NL East -
1987 80-82 .494 4th in NL East -
1988 65-96 .404 6th in NL East -
1989 67-95 .414 6th in NL East -
1990 77-85 .475 4th in NL East -
1991 78-84 .481 3rd in NL East -
1992 70-92 .432 6th in NL East -
1993 97-65 .599 1st in NL East Won NLCS vs Atlanta Braves, 4-2.
Lost World Series to Toronto Blue Jays, 2-4.
1994 54-61 .470 4th in NL East -
1995 69-75 .479 2nd in NL East -
1996 67-95 .414 5th in NL East -
1997 68-94 .420 5th in NL East -
1998 75-87 .463 3rd in NL East -
1999 77-85 .475 3rd in NL East -
2000 65-97 .401 5th in NL East -
2001 86-76 .531 2nd in NL East -
2002 80-81 .497 3rd in NL East -
2003 86-76 .531 3rd in NL East -
2004 86-76 .531 2nd in NL East -
2005 88-74 .543 2nd in NL East -
2006 85-77 .524 2nd in NL East -
2007 89-73 .549 1st in NL East Lost NLDS to Colorado Rockies, 0-3.
Totals (1883-2007) 8853-10029 .469 - -
Playoffs 22-38 .373 - -
Playoff Series 4-9 .308 - -


  • World Series Championships - 1 (1980) [15]
  • National League Pennants - 5 (1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993)
  • National League East Division Championships - 7 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2007)

  • 1 Richie Ashburn, OF 1948-59
  • 14 Jim Bunning, P, 1964-67, 1970-71
  • 20 Mike Schmidt, 3B, 1972-89
  • 32 Steve Carlton, P, 1972-86
  • 36 Robin Roberts, P, 1948-61
  • 42 Jackie Robinson, retired throughout all Major League Baseball
  • Grover Cleveland Alexander, P, 1911-17 & 1930 (On the retired numbers wall at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies use a serif block letter "P" because he played before the team started wearing uniform numbers in 1932.)
  • Chuck Klein, RF, 1928-33, 1936-39, 1940-44; Coach, 1942-45 (Klein wore several numbers with Phillies when they introduced numbers in 1932. He wore the number 3 more than the others. He is still acknowledged with a Old English letter "P" like Alexander.)

Ashburn also served as a broadcaster for the Phillies from 1963 until 1997.

From 1978 to 2003, the Phillies inducted one former Phillie and one former member of the Philadelphia Athletics per year. Since 2004 they have inducted one Phillie annually. Players must be retired and must have played at least four years with the Phillies or Athletics.

Roberts, Ashburn, Alexander, Schmidt, Carlton and broadcaster Harry Kalas have also been elected to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.

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As of 2008, the Phillies' flagship radio station is WPHT, 1210 AM. The Phillies' television stations are Comcast SportsNet and WPSG channel 57, now known as "The CW Philly," with one game tentatively scheduled (the season opener) to be telecast on KYW-TV (CBS 3) and some early season games telecast on CN8 when there are conflicts on CSN with 76ers and Flyers games. CSN produces the games shown on the above-mentioned stations. Harry Kalas calls play-by-play in innings 1-3 and 7-9 on TV and the fourth inning on the radio. Scott Franzke provides play-by-play on the radio (except for the fourth), with Larry Andersen as the color man. Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews both provide color commentary on TV, with Tom McCarthy calling play-by-play in innings 4-6. Spanish broadcasts are on WUBA, 1480 AM.

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  6. ^ Longman, Jere (2006). If Football's a Religion, Why Don't We Have a Prayer?. Harpercollins. ISBN 9780060843731. 
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  15. ^ Year-by-Year Baseball History. baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.



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