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World Series titles (2) | 2008 • 1980 | ||
NL Pennants (7) | 2009 • 2008 • 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1950 1915 |
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East Division titles (9)[a] | 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 1993 • 1983 1980 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 |
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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: Rubén Amaro, Jr. |
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.[1] The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. Since 2004, the team's home has been Citizens Bank Park in the South Philadelphia section of the city.
The Phillies have won two World Series championships (against Kansas City in 1980 and Tampa Bay in 2008) and seven National League pennants, the first of which came in 1915. The franchise has also experienced long periods of struggle. The age of the team and its history of adversity has earned it the distinction of having lost the most games of any team in the history of American professional sports.[2]
The franchise was founded in Philadelphia in 1883, replacing the team from Worcester, Massachusetts. The team has played at several stadiums in the city, beginning with Recreation Park and continuing at Baker Bowl; Shibe Park, which was later renamed Connie Mack Stadium in honor of the longtime Philadelphia Athletics manager; Veterans Stadium; and now Citizens Bank Park. The team's heated rivalry with the New York Mets has been an issue of contention within the division in recent seasons. The team's spring training facilities are located in , where its Class-A minor league affiliate Clearwater Threshers play at Bright House Field.
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After being founded in 1883 as the "Quakers", the team changed its name to the "Philadelphias", after the convention of the times. This was soon shortened to "Phillies".[3] "Quakers" continued to be used interchangeably with "Phillies" from 1884 until 1890, when the team officially became known as the "Phillies". Though the Phillies moved into a permanent home at Baker Bowl in 1887,[1] they did not win their first pennant until nearly 30 years later, after the likes of standout players Billy Hamilton, Sam Thompson, and Ed Delahanty had departed. Player defections to the newly-formed American League, especially to the cross-town Athletics, would cost the team dearly over the next several years. A bright spot came in 1915, when the Phillies won their first pennant, thanks to the pitching of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the batting prowess of Gavvy Cravath, who set what was then the modern major-league single-season record for home runs with 24.[4] Poor fiscal management after their appearance in the 1915 World Series, however, doomed the Phillies to sink back into relative obscurity; from 1918 to 1948 they only had one winning season. Though Chuck Klein won the MVP in 1932 and the National League Triple Crown in 1933, the team continued to flounder at the bottom of the standings for years.[5]
After lumber baron William B. Cox purchased the team in 1943, the Phillies began a rapid rise to prominence in the National League, as the team rose out of the standings cellar for the first time in five years. The fans responded with an increase in attendance, but it soon became clear that not all was right in Cox' front office. Eventually, it was revealed by Cox that he had been betting on the Phillies and he was banned from baseball. The new owner, Bob Carpenter, Jr., scion of the Delaware DuPont family, tried to polish the team's image by unofficially changing its name to the "Bluejays"; however, the new moniker did not take, and it was quietly dropped by 1949.[6]
Instead, Carpenter turned his attention to the minor league affiliates, continuing an effort begun by Cox a year earlier; prior to Cox' ownership the Phillies had paid almost no attention to player development. This led to the advent of 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.[7] Their 1950 season was highlighted by a last-day, pennant-clinching home run by Dick Sisler to lead the Phillies over the Dodgers and into the World Series.[8] It was about this time that the Phillies' popularity drove the Athletics to abandon Philadelphia for Kansas City and, later, Oakland.[9]
The Phillies sank back to mediocrity during the mid-1950s after the departure of the "Whiz Kids", their competitive futility culminating in a record that still stands: in 1961, the Phillies lost 23 games in a row (a record since 1900). But from this nadir bright spots began to appear. Though Ashburn and Roberts were gone, younger pitchers Art Mahaffey, Chris Short, and rookie Ray Culp; veterans Jim Bunning and knuckleballer Jack Baldschun; and fan favorites Cookie Rojas, Johnny Callison, and NL Rookie of the Year Richie Allen brought the team within a hairsbreadth of the World Series in 1964 after strong showings in 1962 and 1963. However, the Phillies squandered a six-and-a-half-game lead during the final weeks of the season that year, losing 10 games in a row with 12 games remaining and losing the pennant by one game to the St. Louis Cardinals. The "Phold of '64" is among the most notable collapses in sports history.[10] One highlight of the season occurred on Father's Day, when, Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game against the New York Mets, the first in Phillies history.
At the end of the decade, in October 1970, the Phillies played their final game in Connie Mack Stadium and prepared to move into newly built Veterans Stadium, wearing new maroon uniforms to accentuate the change. While some members of the team performed admirably during the 1970s, the Phillies still clung to their position at the bottom of the National League standings. Ten years after "the Phold", they suffered another minor collapse in August and September of 1974, missing out on the playoffs yet again. But the futility would not last much longer. After a run of three straight division titles from 1976 to 1978,[11] the Phillies won the NL East in 1980 behind pitcher Steve Carlton, outfielder Greg Luzinski, and infielders Mike Schmidt, Larry Bowa, and Pete Rose. In a memorable NLCS, with four of the five games going into 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.[12]
Facing Kansas City in the 1980 World Series, the Phillies won their first World Series championship ever in six games thanks to the timely hitting of Mike Schmidt and Pete Rose. Schmidt, who was the National League MVP that 1980 season, also won the World Series MVP award on the strength of his 8-for-21 hitting (.381 average), including game-winning hits in Game 2 and the clinching Game 6. Thus, the Phillies became the last of the 16 teams that made up the major leagues from 1901 to 1961 to win a World Series.[13] The Phillies made the playoffs twice more in the 1980s after their Series win, in 1981 and 1983, where they lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series, but they would soon follow these near-misses with a rapid drop back into the basement of the National League.[12] The 1992 season, for example, would end with the Phillies in last place in the National League East. But their fortunes were about to change.
The 1993 Phillies started the season hot, going 17–5 in April and powering their way to a 97–65 season. The Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves in the 1993 National League Championship Series, four games to two, to earn the fifth pennant in franchise history, only to suffer defeat by the defending league champion Toronto Blue Jays in the 1993 World Series.[14] Toronto's Joe Carter hit a walk-off home run in Game 6 to clinch another Phillies loss.[15] The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike was a blow to the Phillies' attendance and on-field success, as was the arrival of the Braves in the division due to league realignment. Several stars came through Philadelphia, though few would stay, and the minor league system continued to develop its young prospects, who would soon rise to Phillies fame.
In 2001, the Phillies had their first winning season in eight years under new manager Larry Bowa, and their season record would not dip below .500 again from the 2003 season onward.[16] In 2004, the Phillies moved to their new home, Citizens Bank Park,[17] across the street from the Vet.
Charlie Manuel took over the reins of the club from Bowa after the 2004 season, and general manager Ed Wade was replaced by Pat Gillick in November 2005. Gillick reshaped the club as his own, sending stars away in trades and allowing the Phillies' young core to develop. After the franchise lost its 10,000th game in 2007,[2] its core of young players, including infielders Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Jimmy Rollins and pitcher Cole Hamels, responded by winning the National League East division title, but they were swept by the Colorado Rockies in the Division Series.[18] After the 2007 season, they acquired closer Brad Lidge.
In 2008, the Phillies clinched their second straight division title[19] and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the Division Series to record the franchise's first post-season victory since the 1993 World Series. Behind strong pitching from the rotation and stellar offensive production from virtually all members of the starting lineup, the Phillies won the 2008 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers; Hamels was named the series' Most Valuable Player. The Phillies would then go on to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in 5 games for their second World Series title in their 126-year history. Hamels was named both NLCS MVP as well as World Series MVP after going 4–0 in the postseason that year.
Gillick retired as general manager after the 2008 season and was succeeded by one of his assistants, Ruben Amaro, Jr. After adding outfielder Raúl Ibañez to replace the departed Pat Burrell, the Phillies retained the majority of their core players for the 2009 season. In July, they signed three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez and acquired 2008 American League Cy Young winner Cliff Lee before the trade deadline. On September 30, 2009, they clinched a third consecutive National League East Division title for the first time in franchise history since the 1976 to 1978 seasons. The team continued this run of success with wins over the Colorado Rockies in the NLDS (3 games to 1) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS (4 games to 1), to become the first Phillies team to win back-to-back pennants and the first National League team since the 1996 Atlanta Braves to have an opportunity to defend their World Series title. The Phillies, however, were unable to repeat, falling to the New York Yankees, 4 games to 2.
On December 16, 2009, they acquired starting pitcher Roy Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays for four minor-league prospects,[20] and traded Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners for three prospects.[21] On May 29, 2010, Halladay pitched a perfect game against the Florida Marlins.[d]
In June 2010, the team's scheduled 2010 series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre was moved to Philadelphia, because of security concerns for the G-20 Summit. The Blue Jays wore their home white uniforms and batted last as the home team, and the designated hitter was used.[22] The game was the first occasion of the use of a designated hitter in a National League ballpark in a regular-season game; Ryan Howard was the first player to fill the role.[23]
The current team colors, uniform, and logo date to 1992 but are meant to recall in the script, "Phillies", and red trim the style the team wore from the "Whiz Kids" era in 1950 until 1969. 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".[24]
In 2008 the Phillies introduced an alternate, cream-colored uniform during home day games in tribute to their 125th anniversary. The uniforms are similar to those worn from 1946 through 1949, featuring red lettering bordered with blue piping and lacking pinstripes.[25] The accompanying cap is blue with a red bill and a red stylized "P." The uniforms were announced on November 29, 2007, when Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, pitcher Cole Hamels, and Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts modeled the new uniforms.[26]
For the 2009 season the Phillies added black, circular "HK" patches to their uniforms over their hearts in honor of broadcaster Harry Kalas, who died April 13, 2009, just before he was to broadcast a Phillies game. From Opening Day through July 26, 2009, the Phillies wore 2008 World Champions patches on the right sleeve of their home uniforms. In 2010, the Phillies added a black patch with a white "36" on the sleeves of their jerseys to honor Roberts, who died on May 6. Roberts' #36 had been previously retired by the team.
The Phillies are one of six teams in Major League Baseball that do not display the name of their city, state, or region on their road jerseys, joining the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, and the Florida Marlins. The Phillies are the only team that also displays the player's number on one sleeve, in addition to the usual placement on the back of the jersey.
The Phillies were an early adopter of the batting practice jersey in 1977, wearing a maroon v-necked top with the "Phillies" script name across the chest, as well as the player name and number on the back and a player number on the left sleeve, all in white. Larry Bowa, Pete Rose, and Mike Schmidt wore this maroon batting jersey in place of their road jersey during the 1979 All-Star Game in Seattle. Currently, during spring training, 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.
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 dark 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, remained instantly recognizable and admired, long after its regular use had ended. It was while wearing this uniform style and color motif that the club achieved its most enduring success, including a World Series title in 1980 and another World Series appearance in 1983.[24] Its continued popularity with fans is still evident, as even today Phillies home games can contain many fans sporting caps, shirts, and/or jackets emblazoned with the iconic "P" and burgundy color scheme.
In 1979, the Phillies front office modified the uniform into an all-burgundy version with white trimmings, to be worn for Saturday games.[27] They were called "Saturday Night Specials", in a derisive nod to cheap handguns then called by that name and were worn for the first and last time on May 19, 1979,[28] a 10–5 loss to the Expos.[29] 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.[30] Mike Schmidt did wear the uniform during the MLB All-Star Tour of Japan following the 1979 season. The final appearance on field (to date) of this uniform was during the closing ceremonies at Veterans Stadium on Sep 28, 2003. There was a rather large procession of players during the post game ceremony, most in uniform. Former pitcher Larry Christenson, the starting pitcher in the original game, came out wearing this old burgundy uniform, and was the only one to do so.
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.[31] 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. A different blue cap was introduced in 2008 as part of the alternate home uniform for day games, a throwback to the late 1940s.
The rivalry between the New York Mets and the Phillies is said to be among the best rivalries in the National League,[32] along with the Cardinals–Cubs rivalry and the Dodgers–Giants rivalry.[33] The two National League East divisional rivals have met each other frequently in playoff, division, and Wild Card races.
A notable moment in the early history of the rivalry was Jim Bunning's perfect game on Father's Day of 1964, the first perfect game in Phillies history.[34] Aside from several brawls in the 1980s, the rivalry remained relatively low-key before the 2006 season,[35] as the teams had seldom been equally good at the same time. The Phillies were near the bottom of the NL East when the Mets won the 1969 World Series and the National League pennant in 1973, while the Mets did not enjoy success in the late 1970s when the Phillies won three straight division championships. Although both teams each won a World Series in the 1980s, the Mets were not serious contenders in the Phillies' playoff years (1980, 1981, and 1983), nor did the Phillies seriously contend in the Mets' playoff years (1986 and 1988). The Mets were the Majors' worst team when the Phillies won the NL pennant in 1993,[36] and the Phillies could not post a winning record in either of the Mets' wild-card-winning seasons of 1999 or 2000, when the Mets faced the New York Yankees in the 2000 World Series.
As the rivalry has intensified in recent years, the teams have battled more often for playoff position. The Mets won the division in 2006, while the Phillies won three consecutive division titles from 2007 to 2009. The Phillies' 2007 championship was won on the last day of the season as the Mets lost a seven-game lead with seventeen games remaining. The Phillies broke the curse of Billy Penn to win the 2008 World Series, while the Mets' last title came in the 1986 World Series.
Five Phillies have won an MVP award during their career with the team. Mike Schmidt leads with three wins, with back-to-back MVPs in 1980 and 1981 and in 1986 as well. Chuck Klein (1932), Jim Konstanty (1950), Ryan Howard (2006), and Jimmy Rollins (2007) all have one.[37] Pitcher Steve Carlton leads the team in Cy Young Award wins with four (1972, 1977, 1980, and 1982), while John Denny (1983) and Steve Bedrosian (1987) each have one.[37] Four Phillies have won Rookie of the Year honors as well. Jack Sanford won in 1957 while Dick Allen won in 1964. Third baseman Scott Rolen brought home the honors in 1997, while slugging first baseman Ryan Howard was the most recent Phillies winner in 2005.[38]
Of the fifteen players who have hit four home runs in one game, three were Phillies at the time (more than any other team). Ed Delahanty was the first, hitting his four in Chicago's West Side Park on July 13, 1896. Chuck Klein repeated the feat nearly 40 years later to the day, on July 10, 1936, at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field. Forty years later, on April 17, 1976, Mike Schmidt became the third, also hitting his in Chicago, these coming at Wrigley Field.
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. The last five years' inductees to the Wall of Fame are listed below:
Inducted | Player | Position | Years | Ref |
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2006 | Dallas Green | P MGR |
1960–1967 1979–1981 |
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2007 | John Vukovich | INF CO EXEC |
1970–1971, 1976–1981 1988–2004 2004–2007 |
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2008 | Juan Samuel | 2B | 1983–1989 | [42] |
2009 | Harry Kalas† | TV | 1971–2009 | [43] |
2010 | Darren Daulton | C | 1983 1985–1997 |
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Robin Roberts, Richie Ashburn, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton and broadcaster Harry Kalas have also been elected to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
In 1983, rather than inducting a player into the Wall of Fame, the Phillies selected their Centennial Team, commemorating the best players of the first 100 years in franchise history. See Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame#Centennial Team.
While not all of these players were enshrined with a Phillies cap, each of them was a part of the Phillies franchise at one point in his career.[45] Names with asterisks were inducted with the Phillies as their primary team.[46]
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Names with asterisks received the award based primarily on their work as Phillies broadcasters.
The Phillies have retired six numbers, and honored two additional players with the letter "P." Grover Cleveland Alexander played with the team in the era before Major League Baseball used uniform numbers, and Chuck Klein wore a variety of numbers with the team during his career.
Richie Ashburn OF, TV Retired 1979[47] |
Jim Bunning RHP Retired 2001[48] |
Mike Schmidt 3B Retired 1990[49] |
Steve Carlton LHP Retired 1989[50] |
Robin Roberts RHP Retired 1962[51] |
Jackie Robinson 2B MLB–retired 1997[52] |
![]() Grover C. Alexander RHP Retired 2001[a][53] |
Chuck Klein OF Retired 2001[b][54] |
The Phillies have supported amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) with the "Phillies Phestival" since 1984.[55] The team raised over $750,000 for ALS research at their 2008 festival, compared with approximately $4,500 at the inaugural event in 1984;[55] the event has raised a total of over $10 million in its history.[56] The ALS Association of Philadelphia is the Phillies' primary charity,[57] and the hospitals they support include Pennsylvania Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and Hahnemann University Hospital.[55] Former Phillies pitchers Geoff Geary, now with the Houston Astros and who lost a friend to the disease,[58] and Curt Schilling, who retired with the Boston Red Sox,[59] are both still involved with the Phillies' cause.
Phillies fans have earned a reputation over the years for their occasional unruly 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 or dislodged parts of the ballpark to take home with them.[60] Later, at Veterans Stadium, the 700 Level gained a reputation for its "hostile taunting, fighting, public urination and general strangeness."[61]
Phillies fans are known for harsh criticism of their own stars such the 1964 Rookie of the Year Richie Allen and Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt. The fans, however, as just as well-known for heckling the visiting team. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Burt Hooton's poor performance during game three of the 1977 National League Championship Series[62] has often been attributed to the crowd's taunting. J. D. Drew, the Phillies' first overall draft pick in the amateur draft of 1997, never signed with the Phillies following a contract dispute with the team, instead re-entering the draft the next year to be drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals.[63] Phillies fans were angered over this disrespect and debris, including two D batteries, was hurled at Drew during an August 1999 game.[64] Subsequent visits by Drew to Philadelphia continue to be met with sustained booing from the Phillies fans.
Many sports writers have noted the passionate presence of Phillies fans, including Allen Barra, who wrote that the biggest roar he ever heard from 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."[65]
When the Phillies moved to Veteran's Stadium, they hired a group of young ladies to serve as ushers. These women wore maroon-colored outfits featuringhot pants and were called the Hot Pants Patrol.[66] The team also introduced a pair of mascots, attired in colonial garb and named Philadelphia Phil and Phyllis. In addition to costumed characters, animated Phil and Phylis figures mounted on the center field facade would "hit" the Liberty Bell after a Phillie home run. This pair of mascots never achieved any significant level of popularity with fans and were eventually discontinued.[66] In 1978, the team introduced a new mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, who has been called "baseball's best mascot", which has been much more successful and has become closely associated with the marketing of the team.[67]
In Phillies fan culture, it is also not unusual to replace an "f" with a "ph" in words, such as the Phillie Phanatic.[68]
The club surpassed 100 consecutive sellouts on August 19, 2010, selling out over 50% of their home games and averaging an annual attendance of over 3.1 million fans since moving to Citizens Bank Park.[69]
The records of the Phillies' last five seasons in Major League Baseball are listed below.
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2005 | 2005 | NL | East | 2nd | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2 | Ryan Howard (ROY)[70] | |
2006 | 2006 | NL | East | 2nd | 85 | 77 | .525 | 12 | Ryan Howard (MVP)[71] | |
2007 | 2007 | NL | East* | 1st | 89 | 73 | .549 | — | Lost NLDS to Colorado Rockies, 3–0[72] | Jimmy Rollins (MVP)[71] |
2008† | 2008 | NL‡ | East* | 1st | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | Won NLDS vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 3–1 Won NLCS vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–1 Won World Series vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 4–1 |
Brad Lidge (CLO,[u] CPOY)[v] Charlie Manuel (MGR)[w] Pat Gillick (EXEC)[x] Chase Utley (PMY)[y] Cole Hamels (LCSMVP,[z] WSMVP)[aa] |
2009 | 2009 | NL‡ | East* | 1st | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | Won NLDS vs. Colorado Rockies, 3–1 Won NLCS vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–1 Lost World Series to New York Yankees, 4–2 |
Ryan Howard (LCSMVP)[z] |
2010 | 2010 | NL | East* | 1st | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | Won NLDS vs. Cincinnati Reds, 3–0 Lost NLCS to San Francisco Giants, 4–2 |
These statistics are current as of October 24, 2010.
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Over 126 seasons, the Phillies franchise has employed 51 managers.[73] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.[74] Seven managers have taken the Phillies to the postseason, with Danny Ozark and Charlie Manuel each leading the team to three playoff appearances. Manuel and Dallas Green are the only Phillies managers to win a World Series: Green in 1980 against the Kansas City Royals; and Manuel in 2008 against the Tampa Bay Rays.[75] Gene Mauch is the longest-tenured manager in franchise history, with 1,332 games of service in parts of eight seasons (1960–1968).[76] The records and accomplishments of the last five Phillies' managers are shown below.
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#[a] | Manager | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | WPct | PA | PW | PL | WS | Ref |
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47 | Jim Fregosi | 1991–1996 | 431 | 463 | 0 | .482 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | [78][79] |
48 | Terry Francona | 1997–2000 | 285 | 363 | 0 | .440 | — | — | — | — | [80] |
49 | Larry Bowa§[b] | 2001–2004 | 337 | 308 | 0 | .522 | — | — | — | — | [81] |
50 | Gary Varsho | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | [82] |
51 | Charlie Manuel | 2005–present | 447 | 363 | 0 | .552 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 1 | [83][84] [85][86] |
Totals | 51 managers | 127 seasons | 9,035 | 10,162 | 1 | .470 | 12 | 43 | 46 | 2 |
Statistics current through 2009 season
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AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | International League | Allentown, PA |
AA | Reading Phillies | Eastern League | Reading, PA |
Advance A | Clearwater Threshers | Florida State League | Clearwater, FL |
Full Season A | Lakewood BlueClaws | South Atlantic League | Lakewood, NJ |
Short Season A | Williamsport Crosscutters | New York-Penn League | Williamsport, PA |
Rookie | GCL Phillies | Gulf Coast League | Clearwater, FL |
VSL Phillies | Venezuelan Summer League | Venezuela | |
DSL Phillies | Dominican Summer League | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
As of 2009, the Phillies' flagship radio station is WPHT (1210 AM).[87] The Phillies' television stations are Comcast SportsNet (CSN)[88] and WPHL-TV (a My Network TV affiliate) with some early season games are shown on Comcast Network Philadelphia (formerly known as CN8) when there are conflicts on CSN with 76ers and Flyers games. CSN produces the games shown on the above-mentioned stations. Scott Franzke provides play-by-play on the radio, with Larry Andersen as the color commentator. Tom McCarthy calls play-by-play for the television broadcasts, with Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews providing color commentary.
Spanish language broadcasts are on WUBA (1480 AM) with Danny Martinez on play-by-play and Bill Kulik and Juan Ramos on color commentary.
Other popular Phillies broadcasters through the years include Bill Campbell from 1962 to 1970, and Harry Kalas from 1971 to 2009.[89] Kalas, a 2002 recipient of the Ford Frick Award and an icon in the Philadelphia area, called play-by-play in the first three and last three innings on television and the fourth inning on the radio until his passing on April 13, 2009.
At Citizens Bank Park, the restaurant built into the base of the main scoreboard is named "Harry the K's" in Kalas's honor. After Kalas's death, the Phillies' TV-broadcast booth was renamed "The Harry Kalas Broadcast Booth". It is directly next to the radio-broadcast booth, which is named "The Richie 'Whitey' Ashburn Broadcast Booth".
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Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 Boston Red Sox 2007 |
World Series Champions Philadelphia Phillies 1980 2008 |
Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1981 New York Yankees 2009 |
Preceded by Boston Braves 1914 Brooklyn Dodgers 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 1982 Atlanta Braves 1992 Colorado Rockies 2007 |
National League Champions Philadelphia Phillies 1915 1950 1980 1983 1993 2008 and 2009 |
Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1916 Brooklyn Dodgers 1951 Los Angeles Dodgers 1981 San Diego Padres 1984 Atlanta Braves 1995 Incumbent |
Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates 1992 New York Mets 2006 |
National League Eastern Division Champions Philadelphia Phillies 1976, 1977 and 1978 1980 1983 1993 2007, 2008 and 2009 |
Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 Montreal Expos 1981 Chicago Cubs 1984 Atlanta Braves 1995 Incumbent |
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