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Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies
MLB
Established1883|owner=David Montgomery, Giles Limited Partnership (Bill Giles), Claire S. Betz, Tri-Play Associates (William C. Buck), Double Play Inc. (John S. Middleton)
Major league affiliations
National League (1883 - present)
East Division (1969 - present)
Retired numbers1, 14, 20, 32, 36, 42, P, P
ColorsRed, white, blue      
Philadelphia Phillies (1884 - present)
Philadelphia Quakers (1883 � 1889, used interchangeably with Phillies from 1884 � 89) (Also referred to as the "Bluejays" from 1943 through 1948 despite formal name remaining "Phillies")
Other nicknamesPhils, The Fightin' (or Phightin') Phils, The Fightin's (or Phightin's)
Ballpark
Citizens Bank Park (2004 - present)
Veterans Stadium (1971 � 2003) *Connie Mack Stadium (1927, 1938 � 1970) **a.k.a. Shibe Park (1938 � 1952) *Baker Bowl (1887 � 1926, 1928 � 1938) **a.k.a. National League Park (1895 � 1913), officially thereafter **a.k.a. Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds (1887 � 1895) *Recreation Park (1883 � 1886)
Major league titles
World Series titles20081980 ((2))
NL Pennants2009 • 2008 • 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1950
1915 ((7))
East Division titles2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 1993 • 1983
1980 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 ((10) )
Wild card berthsNone ((0))
OwnerDavid Montgomery, Giles Limited Partnership (Bill Giles), Claire S. Betz, Tri-Play Associates (William C. Buck), Double Play Inc. (John S. Middleton)
ManagerCharlie Manuel

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The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. 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 dubious distinction of having lost the most games of any team in the history of American professional sports.

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 Clearwater, Florida, where its Class-A minor league affiliate Clearwater Threshers play at Bright House Field.

Philadelphia Phillies Video

May 3, 2010, Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Citizens Bank Park. Fan waving rally towel runs into outfield, avoids security until getting tased. Raul Ibanez ducks in deep left and Ryan Howard covers his mouth with glove, in attempt to hide his laughter. --- UPDATE: 5/8/10 2:15 PM EST Wow, over 1.3 million views! Thanks, guys! Please explore the rest of my channel and check these links out for more of my real work: My Reel: www.blip.tv My Other YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com Some more of my work: jrr4filmproductions.blip.tv
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Phillies vs Cardinals on May 3. Before this shot was taken, the phillies fan was running on the field for a good 30 seconds, being chased by a half dozen security and police. He is then stopped, just as my video starts rolling. Check out the fans as they were cheering him on when he got up -- or were they cheering for security? Was the taser appropriate? You decide. bit.ly
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June 17th, 2007. Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Phillies, down 7-4 to the Detroit Tigers, become frustrated and cannot hold back their anger any longer. After catcher Ruiz gets thrown out of the game for arguing with the home plate umpire (not shown), Phillies' manager Charlie Manuel discusses the situation with the umpire, and then gets thrown out himself. He continues to argue, getting his money's worth, and then while leaving the field, Phillies' base coach Steve Smith (in the dugout) gets thrown out by the first base umpire. He becomes livid and has to be restrained by Manuel. Sorry I didn't get the umpire throwing Smith out of the game, two guys walked in front of me which made me lose where I was. I was in section 431 (WAY upstairs) with a 10x optical zoom camera. UPDATE: I've disabled comments because they've pretty much run their course and I'm getting tired of the Mets fans and Phillie Phans swearing at each other
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Philadelphia Phillies' Matt Stairs' response to a incredible two-run hit. Original video-www.thefightins.com
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This girl sat in front of me at a Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies baseball game. She appears to enjoy touching herself
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MLB GAME #39 ON DAVID-MCCANN.COM PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES VS NEW YORK METS 08/27/2008 - CITIZENS BANK PARK, PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA THISVIDEO IS PART OF MY PERSONAL BASEBALL WEBSITE. I ATTEND MAJOR AND MINOR LEAGUE GAMES AND HAVE HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS OF PLAYERS AND BALLPARKS, MANY VIDEOS, STADIUM REVIEWS, AND BOX SCORES TO ALL GAMES I ATTEND. I AM ON A QUEST TO VISIT ALL 30 MLB PARKS AND VISIT NEW ONES EACH YEAR. www.david-mccann.com VIDEO DESCRIPTION After Carlos Delgado steals the Philly Phanatic's keys to his four wheeler, the Phanatic realizes his keys are gone and then walks over the Mets and begs for them back. Then the phanatic gets a Philadelphia police officer out and trys to get David Wright and Carlos Delgado arrested. However, when he was away, Delgado put the keys back in. PART 1: www.youtube.com SEE PART 1 TO WATCH THE PHANATIC DISCOVER HIS KEYS ARE GONE AND GET ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES BEFORE DAVID WRIGHT TO GET THEM BACK.
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Behind the scenes of the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies' Hatfield Hotdog Launcher (...kinda).
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On October 29th, at 9:58 PM, Brad Lidge strikes out Eric Hinske to win the first World Championship in 28 years and the first championship for Philadelphia in 25 years. Thank you William Penn and thank you Phillies for the greatest season ever.
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Gameplay from the Xbox 360 Demo of MLB 2K10. Features the New York Yankees and The Philadelphia Phillies. I recorded this shortly after the demo went live. Sorry the gameplay is not extremely exciting, but it will give you an idea of how the demo plays. I will be uploading more from the demo today/tonight.
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This is what happens when the Philadelphia Phillies win the 2008 World Series -- a city, eager to celebrate, is turned upside down as fans flood Broad Street and celebrate one of the greatest seasons in Philly's history. THANK YOU PHILLIES, World Series Champions 2008!.
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Detroit Free Press--PHILADELPHIA -- Former Phillie Randy Wolf allowed two hits in six innings, Ryan Braun and Casey McGehee homered, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Roy Halladay and the -Philadelphia Phillies-, 9-0, Tuesday night. Halladay (2-1) gave up si - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:27:37 GMT+00:00
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isportsweb.com--Roy Halladay will be called on by the -Philadelphia Phillies- to be the stopper for the 1-loss streak, and The Phils have not lost two consecutive games this season. This article contains the new stats table for The ... - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:10:47 GMT+00:00
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Press of Atlantic City--Matt Slocum -Philadelphia Phillies-' Ryan Howard hits an RBI-sacrifice fly in the first inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins, Friday, April 15, 2011, in Philadelphia. Marlins catcher John Buck, right, looks on - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 05:39:01 GMT+00:00
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AHN | All Headline News--Lenny Dykstra, who played for the New York Mets and -Philadelphia Phillies- during his career, was charged with bankruptcy fraud for allegedly selling items from his $18 million mansion in Southern California without permission We - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 01:50:16 GMT+00:00
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Marlin Maniac--Obviously the biggest problem facing the -Phillies- today is the existence of Ross Gload…er, I mean the injury to Chase Utley. What's his timetable, and how much do you expect you will hate Wilson Valdez by the end of May? Michael-I& - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:41:57 GMT+00:00
Rizzotti's 'Babe Ruth stuff' fuels R-Phils' win - Reading Eagle Tweet this news
Reading Eagle--He may have been upset at being removed from the -Philadelphia Phillies-' 40-man roster during spring training and then sent back to Double-A, but he hasn't let that affect his swing. He continued to rake at the plate Friday night - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 05:13:47 GMT+00:00
Fan's view: Should Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz follow Ryan Howard? - Yahoo! Sports Tweet this news
Yahoo! Sports--Contributor Network, where users like you are published on Yahoo! -Philadelphia Phillies- catcher Carlos Ruiz(notes) hit a pinch-hit grand slam April 9 during a recent series against the Braves in Atlanta. Last year he hit .302 in the regul - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:59:57 GMT+00:00
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Sports Chat Place--The Washington Nationals and -Philadelphia Phillies- meet for game one of their series in Washington. It's a building process for the Washington Nationals and while it's easy to see improvement and promise, this is clearly a t - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:32:40 GMT+00:00
MLB Monday Dispatch: Phillies and Reds Looking Dominant in Divisions - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--1) -Philadelphia Phillies-: Not only did they go 4-2 against divisional opponents, but the rest of the NL East is already showing signs of being a pretty mediocre group of teams. Atlanta will probably contend, but this has two-team race w - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:55:05 GMT+00:00

Hall of Famers : Centennial Team

Retired numbers : Ford C. Frick Award recipients

Richie
Ashburn

OF, TV
Retired 1979

Jim
Bunning

RHP
Retired 2001

Mike
Schmidt

3B
Retired 1990

Steve
Carlton

LHP
Retired 1989

Robin
Roberts

RHP
Retired 1962

Jackie
Robinson

2B
MLB � retired 1997

Grover C.
Alexander

RHP
Honored 2001 

Chuck
Klein

OF
Honored 2001 

Fan support :
Level Team League Location
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

Philadelphia Phillies general managers

Pennock * Carpenter * Hamey * Quinn * Owens * Giles * Woodward * Thomas * Wade * Gillick * Amaro

Principal owners of the Philadelphia Phillies franchise

Al Reach & John Rogers * John Rogers * James Potter * Bill Shettsline * Horace Fogel * William Baker * Gerald Nugent *
William B. Cox * Bob Carpenter, Sr. * Bob Carpenter, Jr. * Ruly Carpenter * Bill Giles & David Montgomery

Philadelphia Phillies retired numbers

P Grover Cleveland Alexander * P Chuck Klein * #1 Richie Ashburn * #14 Jim Bunning * #20 Mike Schmidt * #32 Steve Carlton * #36 Robin Roberts

Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Famers

Inductees in Phillies capRichie Ashburn * Jim Bunning * Steve Carlton * Chuck Klein * Robin Roberts * Mike Schmidt * Sam Thompson
Inductees who played for the PhilliesGrover Cleveland Alexander * Sparky Anderson * Dave Bancroft * Chief Bender * Dan Brouthers * Roger Connor * Ed Delahanty * Hugh Duffy * Johnny Evers * Elmer Flick * Jimmie Foxx * Billy Hamilton * Ferguson Jenkins * Hughie Jennings * Tim Keefe * Nap Lajoie * Tommy McCarthy * Joe Morgan * Kid Nichols * Tony Pérez * Eppa Rixey * Ryne Sandberg * Casey Stengel * Lloyd Waner * Hack Wilson
Phillies' managersBucky Harris * Harry Wright
Frick AwardBy Saam * Harry Kalas
Spink AwardAllen Lewis (Philadelphia Inquirer) * Ray Kelly (Philadelphia Bulletin) * Bus Saidt (The Trentonian and Trenton Times)

Philadelphia Phillies 1980 World Series Champions

6 Keith Moreland * 8 Bob Boone * 9 Manny Trillo * 10 Larry Bowa * 14 Pete Rose * 15 Ramón Avilés * 18 John Vukovich * 19 Greg Luzinski * 20 Mike Schmidt (World Series MVP) * 21 Bake McBride * 23 Greg Gross * 25 Del Unser * 27 Lonnie Smith * 28 Larry Christenson * 29 George Vukovich * 31 Garry Maddox * 32 Steve Carlton * 33 Kevin Saucier * 40 Warren Brusstar * 41 Bob Walk * 42 Ron Reed * 44 Dick Ruthven * 45 Tug McGraw * 48 Dickie Noles * 50 Marty Bystrom
Manager 46 Dallas Green
Coaches: 2 Billy DeMars * 3 Lee Elia * 4 Herm Starrette * 5 Mike Ryan * 7 Bobby Wine * 68 Rubén Amaro, Sr.

Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series Champions

4 Eric Bruntlett * 5 Pat Burrell * 6 Ryan Howard * 7 Pedro Feliz * 8 Shane Victorino * 10 Geoff Jenkins * 11 Jimmy Rollins * 12 Matt Stairs * 16 J. C. Romero * 19 Greg Dobbs * 21 Adam Eaton * 26 Chase Utley * 27 Chris Coste * 28 Jayson Werth * 35 Cole Hamels (World Series MVP) * 37 Chad Durbin * 38 Kyle Kendrick * 39 Brett Myers * 43 J. A. Happ * 45 Tom Gordon * 47 Scott Eyre * 50 Jamie Moyer * 51 Carlos Ruiz * 54 Brad Lidge * 55 Clay Condrey * 56 Joe Blanton * 57 Rudy Seánez * 63 Ryan Madson * 99 So Taguchi
Manager 41 Charlie Manuel
Bench Coach 22 Jimy Williams * First Base Coach 15 Davey Lopes * Third Base Coach 2 Steve Smith * Hitting Coach 25 Milt Thompson * Pitching Coach 30 Rich Dubee * Bullpen Coach 31 Ramon Henderson * Catching Instructor 17 Mick Billmeyer * GM Pat Gillick

Grapefruit League

Atlanta Braves * Baltimore Orioles * Boston Red Sox * Detroit Tigers * Florida Marlins * Houston Astros * Minnesota Twins * New York Mets * New York Yankees * Philadelphia Phillies * Pittsburgh Pirates * St. Louis Cardinals * Tampa Bay Rays * Toronto Blue Jays * Washington Nationals

Sports teams based in Pennsylvania

BaseballMLB: Philadelphia Phillies * Pittsburgh Pirates * IL: Lehigh Valley IronPigs * Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees * EL: Altoona Curve * Erie SeaWolves * Harrisburg Senators * Reading Phillies * NYPL: State College Spikes * Williamsport Crosscutters * ALPB: Lancaster Barnstormers * York Revolution * FL: Washington Wild Things
BasketballNBA: Philadelphia 76ers * ABA: Pittsburgh Phantoms * D-League: Erie BayHawks * EBA: Harrisburg Horizon * GPBL-2: Lancaster Liberty * WEBA: Harrisburg Lady Horizon
CricketLehigh Valley Cricket Club * Philadelphia Cricket Club
FootballNFL: Philadelphia Eagles * Pittsburgh Steelers * AFL: Philadelphia Soul * AIFA: Erie Storm * Harrisburg Stampede * Reading Express * UIFL: Johnstown * NAFL: Central Penn Piranha * Lancaster Lightning * Chambersburg Cardinals * Pittsburgh Colts * IWFL: Erie Illusion * Philadelphia Firebirds * Pittsburgh Passion * WFA: Keystone Assault * Philadelphia Liberty Belles * Pittsburgh Force * WSFL: Steel City Renegades * LFL: New York Majesty
HockeyNHL: Philadelphia Flyers * Pittsburgh Penguins * AHL: Hershey Bears * Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins * ECHL: Reading Royals * OHL: Erie Otters * CJHL: Erie Blizzard * Indiana Drillers
Inline hockeyPIHA: Harrisburg Lunatics * Marple Gladiators * Pennsylvania Typhoon
LacrosseNLL: Philadelphia Wings
Rugby leagueAMNRL: Aston DSC Bulls * Philadelphia Fight * Pittsburgh Vipers
Rugby unionRSL: Philadelphia Whitemarsh RFC
SoccerMLS: Philadelphia Union * WPS: Philadelphia Independence * NISL: Philadelphia KiXX * USL-2: Harrisburg City Islanders * Pittsburgh Riverhounds * NPSL: Erie Admirals SC * FC Reading Revolution * FC Sonic Lehigh Valley * Pocono Snow * PDL: Reading United A.C. * WPSL: Lancaster Inferno * Northampton Laurels FC * Philadelphia Liberty FC
TennisWTT: Philadelphia Freedoms

National Football League (1902)

TeamsPhiladelphia Athletics * Philadelphia Phillies * Pittsburgh Stars
StadiaNational League Park * Columbia Park * Pittsburgh Coliseum
OwnersBarney Dreyfuss * William Chase Temple * John Rogers * Ben Shibe
ManagersDave Berry * Connie Mack * Bill Shettsline
CoachesWillis Richardson * Ben Roller * Blondy Wallace
SponsorsPhialdelphia Athletics * Philadelphia Phillies * Pittsburgh Pirates
Related topicsWorld Series of Football (1902)



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