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Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park, located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. The National League approved a new franchise for Philadelphia to begin play in 1883, at its annual meeting in Providence on December 7, 1882. The Phillies are the oldest, continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in American professional sports and one of the most storied teams in Major League Baseball. Since their founding, the Phillies have won two World Series championships (against the Kansas City Royals in and the Tampa Bay Rays in ) and eight National League pennants (the first of which came in 1915). The team has played 122 consecutive seasons since the first modern World Series and 142 seasons since its inagural 1883 campaign. As of the end of the 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Schmidt
Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 18-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1972 to 1989. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star and a three-time winner of the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player award (MVP), and he was known for his combination of power hitting and strong defense. As a hitter, he compiled 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in (RBIs), and led the NL in home runs eight times and in RBIs four times. As a fielder, Schmidt won the National League Gold Glove Award for third basemen ten times. Schmidt was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 in his first year of eligibility, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest third basemen in baseball history. Having an unusual batting stance, Schmidt turned his back somewhat toward the pitcher and rocked his rear end back and forth while waiting for a pitch. By standing far bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Carlton
Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for six different teams from 1965 to 1988, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies with whom he won four Cy Young Awards as well as the 1980 World Series. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994 in his first year of eligibility. Nicknamed "Lefty", Carlton has the second-most lifetime strikeouts of any left-handed pitcher (4th overall), and the second-most lifetime wins of any left-handed pitcher (11th overall). He was the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards in a career. He held the lifetime strikeout record several times between and , before his contemporary Nolan Ryan passed him. One of his most remarkable records was accounting for nearly half (46%) of his team's wins, when he won 27 games for the last-place (59–97) Phillies. He is the last National League pitcher to win 25 or mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League East
The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central, it is one of two divisions to have every member win at least one World Series title. After having internal, informal divisions for scheduling purposes during the pre-expansion era, the division was formally created when the National League (baseball), National League (NL) (along with the American League) added two expansion teams and divided into two divisions, East and West effective for the 1969 season. The National League's geographical alignment was rather peculiar as its partitioning was really more north and south instead of east and west. Two teams in the Eastern Time Zone, the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, were in the same division as teams on the Pacific coast. This was due to the demands of the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, who refused to support expansion unless they were promised they would be kept together in the newly created East divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibe Park
Shibe Park ( , rhymes with "vibe"), known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was a ballpark located in Philadelphia. It was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League (AL) from 1909 to 1954 and the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) from 1938 to 1970. When the stadium opened April 12, 1909, it became baseball's first reinforced concrete, steel-and-concrete stadium. Over several eras, it was home to $100,000 infield, "The $100,000 Infield", Whiz Kids (baseball), "The Whiz Kids", and 1964 Philadelphia Phillies season, "The 1964 Phold". The venue's two home teams won both the first and last games at the stadium: the Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 8–1 on opening day 1909, while the Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 2–1 on October 1, 1970, in the park's final contest. Shibe Park stood on the block bounded by Lehigh Avenue, 20th Street, Somerset Street and 21st Street. It was five blocks west, corner-to-corner, from the Bak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The Philadelphia Phillies' 2008 season was the 126th in the History of the Philadelphia Phillies, history of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of 92–70, first in the National League East. In the postseason, the Phillies won the 2008 World Series, World Series; this was the first Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada#Leagues, major sports championship for Philadelphia since the Philadelphia 76ers, 76ers swept the 1983 NBA Finals. During the season, they were managed by Charlie Manuel. To date, this is the most recent season the Phillies won the World Series. The Phillies opened the season by posting their first winning April since 2003. They also scored 60 runs over 5 games in late May in a List of baseball jargon (S)#sweep, sweep over the Colorado Rockies and accrued a 14–4 record over 18 games entering the month of June. The Phillies' performance declined in late June, but they improved after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The 2007 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 125th season in the history of the franchise. It would begin with the Phillies approaching a historic mark. The Phillies started the year with an MLB-record 9,955 losses in franchise history. On July 15, they lost their 10,000th game to the St. Louis Cardinals, becoming the first professional sports team in modern history to reach that milestone. The Phillies rallied in the closing days of the season, winning their final game against the Washington Nationals. This win and the New York Mets' loss to the Florida Marlins gave the Phillies the National League East title, resulting in the Phillies clinching a postseason berth for the first time since 1993. They were swept in the NLDS by the Colorado Rockies. Regular season Trailing the Mets by seven games with seventeen left to play, the Phillies went on a 13–4 stretch that got them the first of five consecutive division championships. It was also the franchise's first playoff appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The 1993 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 111th season in the history of the franchise. The team won the National League East title and defeated the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS in six games, before losing the World Series to the Toronto Blue Jays, also in six games. Regular season After finishing in last place the previous year, the Phillies took the lead in the National League East Division on opening day and remained in first for all but one day (April 9) the rest of the season, clinching the division title on September 28 in Pittsburgh. The 1993 Phillies were led by stars Dave Hollins, Darren Daulton, John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, Mitch Williams and Curt Schilling. The team was often described as "shaggy", "unkempt", and "dirty." The previous year, noting the presence of the clean-cut Dale Murphy, Kruk described his 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 legen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 101st season in the history of the franchise, and the 13th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium. The Phillies won the National League East title with a record of 90–72, by a margin of six games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, three games to one in the NLCS, before losing the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles, four games to one. The Phillies celebrated their centennial in 1983, were managed by Pat Corrales (43–42) and Paul Owens (47–30), and played their home games at Veterans Stadium. Offseason * November 4, 1982: Willie Montañez was released by the Phillies. * December 9, 1982: Manny Trillo, Jay Baller, Julio Franco, George Vukovich, and Jerry Willard were traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Von Hayes. * December 14, 1982: Mike Krukow, Mark Davis, and Charles Penigar (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The 1980 Philadelphia Phillies season was the team's 98th season in Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball (MLB) and culminated with the Phillies winning the 1980 World Series, World Series at home by defeating the 1980 Kansas City Royals season, Kansas City Royals in Game 6 on October 21, 1980. The team, after being swept by the Pirates four straight in Pittsburgh on August 8-10, won 36 of their final 55 games to finish with a regular-season record of 91 wins and 71 losses, which was good enough to win the National League East title by just one game over the Nationals–Phillies rivalry, division rival 1980 Montreal Expos season, Montreal Expos. The Phillies went on to defeat the 1980 Houston Astros season, Houston Astros in the 1980 National League Championship Series, NLCS to gain their first NL title since 1950 Philadelphia Phillies season, 1950, and then defeated the 1980 Kansas City Royals season, Kansas City Royals to win their first 1980 World Series, World Series c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 96th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their third straight National League East title with a record of 90–72, a game and a half over the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the Phillies defeated the Pirates in Pittsburgh on the next to last day of the season. For the third consecutive season the Phillies came up short in the NLCS, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated them three games to one, as they had the previous season. The Phillies were managed by Danny Ozark and played their home games at Veterans Stadium. Offseason * March 7, 1978: George Bell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. * March 24, 1978: Fred Andrews was traded by the Phillies to the New York Mets for Bud Harrelson. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * April 23, 1978: Julio Franco was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent. * June 14, 1978: Bobby Brown and Jay Johnstone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The 1977 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 95th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their second consecutive National League East title with a record of 101–61, five games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies lost the NLCS to the Los Angeles Dodgers, three games to one. The Phillies were managed by Danny Ozark, as they played their home games at Veterans Stadium. Offseason * November 2, 1976: Tony Taylor was released by the Phillies. * December 6, 1976: Willie Hernández was drafted from the Phillies by the Chicago Cubs in the 1976 rule 5 draft. * December 20, 1976: Johnny Oates and a player to be named later were traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ted Sizemore. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Quency Hill to the Dodgers on January 4, 1977. * March 26, 1977: Sergio Ferrer was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Kerry Dineen. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The 1976 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 94th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their first postseason berth since 1950 and their first National League East title, as they compiled a record of 101–61, nine games ahead of the second-place Pittsburgh Pirates, and won 100 games or more for the first time in franchise history. The Phillies lost the NLCS, 3–0 to the Cincinnati Reds. Danny Ozark managed the Phillies in his fourth year, as they played their home games at Veterans Stadium, where the All-Star Game was played that season. Offseason * October 24, 1975: Larry Cox was traded by the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins for Sergio Ferrer. * December 10, 1975: Dick Ruthven, Roy Thomas, and Alan Bannister were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for Jim Kaat and Mike Buskey. * December 27, 1975: Luis Aguayo was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent. * January 7, 1976: Derek Botelho was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
