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The
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
are a
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) team based in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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. The Phillies compete in MLB as a member club of the
National League
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(NL)
East
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
division. In the
franchise's history, the owners and ownership syndicates of the team have employed 11
general managers
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(GMs) and appointed 15 team presidents. The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts. The team president is the representative for the owner or the ownership group within the front office and is responsible for overseeing the team's staff,
minor league farm system, and
scouting
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.
The longest-tenured general manager is
Paul Owens, with 11 years of service to the team in that role, from 1972 to 1983.
Owens also served as the team manager in 1972, and from 1983 to 1984. After this time, he served as a team executive until 2003, and was inducted into the
Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
The Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame is a collection of plaques, mounted on a brick wall next to the Left Field Gate at Citizens Bank Park, the ballpark of the Philadelphia Phillies. From 1978 to 2003, the Phillies inducted one figure from the ...
in recognition of his services. The longest-tenured owner is
Bob Carpenter, Jr., who was the team's primary shareholder from 1943 to 1972. He appointed the team's first general manager,
Herb Pennock
Herbert Jefferis Pennock (February 10, 1894 – January 30, 1948) was an American professional baseball pitcher and front-office executive. He played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1933, and is best known for his time spent with the ...
, during his tenure. In combination with his son,
Ruly, the Carpenter family owned the Phillies for nearly 50 years (until 1981) until it was sold to
Bill Giles, son of former league president
Warren Giles
Warren Crandall Giles (May 28, 1896 – February 7, 1979) was an American professional baseball executive. Giles spent 33 years in high-level posts in Major League Baseball as club president and general manager of the Cincinnati Reds (1937–1951) ...
. The Phillies are currently overseen by team president, Andy MacPhail.
Presidents and owners
The Phillies have employed 15 team presidents since their founding in 1883, beginning with sporting goods salesman
Al Reach. The longest-tenured president is Bob Carpenter, Jr., who oversaw the club for 30 years. Currently, the office of team president is held by
David Dombrowski
David Dombrowski (born July 27, 1956) is an American baseball executive who serves as the President of Baseball Operations for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Dombrowski also previously served as the general manager of ...
, who assumed the mantle in 2020. Ownership groups have often included the team president, but at other times, such as the tenure of
Charles Phelps Taft, others were appointed to fill the president's role.
General managers
The Phillies' first GM was
Herb Pennock
Herbert Jefferis Pennock (February 10, 1894 – January 30, 1948) was an American professional baseball pitcher and front-office executive. He played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1933, and is best known for his time spent with the ...
, selected by owner
Bob Carpenter, Jr. to oversee the team when he went into the army; before this time, GM duties were handled primarily by the team owner, and this would continue after Pennock's tenure when a GM was not present. On September 10, 2015, the Phillies announced they would not extend GM
Rubén Amaro, Jr.'s contract. Amaro had led the team since 2008.
Footnotes
* Carpenter, as the owner, assumed GM duties after Pennock's death in 1948.
* Giles, as team president, assumed GM duties after Owens' resignation in 1983.
See also
;Other executives
*
Jim Baumer
James Sloan Baumer (January 29, 1931 – July 8, 1996) was an American professional baseball player, scout, and front office executive. A right-handed-hitting infielder born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Baumer was a graduate of Broken Arrow Senior High. ...
(director of scouting)
*
Howie Bedell
Howard William Bedell (born September 29, 1935 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball player, coach and front-office administrator. An outfielder, Bedell played for the Milwaukee Braves in 1962 and the Philadelphi ...
(director of farm system)
*
Dallas Green (director of scouting; special assistant to the GM)
*
Jay Hankins
Jay Nelson Hankins (November 7, 1935 – January 20, 2020) was a professional baseball player who played two seasons for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball.
Hankins attended the University of Missouri. He was a member of the Ti ...
(director of scouting)
*
Chuck LaMar (assistant GM)
*
Gene Martin
Thomas Eugene Martin (born January 12, 1947) is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder who appeared in nine games during the season for the Washington Senators. Born in Americus, Georgia, he attended Dougherty Comprehensive High ...
(director of farm system)
*Sean Walker (Chief Technology Officer)
;Related lists
*
List of Philadelphia Phillies managers
References
;General
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;Inline citations
External links
Baseball America: Executive Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Philadelphia Phillies Owners And Executives
Philadelphia
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Owners
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