· The Phillies were established in 1883 replacing the team from Worcester, Massachusetts in the NL. The Phillies are the oldest, continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in American professional sports.
· They play their games at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, within the city’s South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
· They were called the Philadelphias but they shortened it to the Phillies as the team in Pittsburgh were called the Pittsburghs. The name is one of the longest continually used nicknames in professional sports by a team in the same city.
· They were the Quakers first and at one point an owner wanted to call them the Blue Jays but that never took.
· They have the made the playoffs thirteen times total with eleven East division titles. Seven NL Pennants and two World Series Championships in 1980 & 2008.
Batting Lineup:
1. CF Richie Ashburn
2. 2B Chase Utley
3. 3B Mike Schmidt
4. 1B Ryan Howard
5. DH Dick Allen
6. LF Greg Luzinski
7. RF Bobby Abreu
8. SS Jimmy Rollins
9. C Bob Boone
Starting Rotation:
4. Jim Bunning
Bullpen:
1. Closer: Tug McGraw
2. Turk Farrell
4. Brad Lidge
5. Ron Reed
Bench:
OF-Garry Maddox
OF-Ed Delahanty
INF-Juan Samuel
INF-Larry Bowa
Coaching Staff:
Manager-Charlie Manuel
Charlie Manuel managed the Phillies for nine seasons where he finished with the most wins with 780. He guided them to the playoffs five times with two NL Pennants and the 2008 World Series Championship while there.
Bench Coach-Gene Mauch
Gene Mauch managed the Phillies for nine seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 646. He won NL manager of the year by the associated press one time while there.
1B Coach-Harry Wright
Harry Wright managed the Phillies for ten seasons where he finished the third most wins with 636. He was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1952 and was also the first to make baseball into a business by paying his players up to seven times the pay of the average working man. When he was the manager it was their second year in the NL and made them better every year by going from last to sixth, to third, to fourth, and to second one year but was mostly guided them between third and fifth.
3B Coach-Danny Ozark
Danny Ozark managed the Phillies for seven seasons where he finised with the fourth most wins with 594. He guided them to three straight East division titles while there.
Hitting Coach-Jim Fregosi
Jim Fregosi managed the Phillies for six seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 431. He guided them to the 1993 NL East division title and the 1993 NL Pennant while there.
Pitching Coach-Ben Chapman
Ben Chapman was a player-manager for the Phillies where he was their pitcher as well to end his playing career. He was a four time All-Star in his career, World Series Champion, four time stolen base leader while with the Yankees when he was a position player. He will be remember most for being racist towards Jackie Robinson.
Bullpen Coach-Red Dooin
Red Dooin was a player-manager for the Phillies for five years where he finished with the sixth most wins with 392. He is credited with the nurturing of a young Grover Cleveland Alexander to stardom.
There have been 38 Hall of Famers who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have five numbers and two letters retired in their history. Grover Cleveland Alexander played with the team in the era before the MLB used uniform numbers, and Chuck Klein wore a variety of numbers with the team during his career. They plan to retired Roy Halladay’s 34 this year.
Mike Schmidt spent eighteen seasons for the Phillies history as their greatest/longest tenured third basemen/best player where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1995 and they retired his number 20. He made all twelve of his All-Star appearances, won three NL MVPs, was on the 1980 World Series Championship, won the 1980 World Series MVP, won ten gold gloves, won six silver sluggers, led the NL in home runs eight times and led the NL in RBIs four times while there. He also is the Phillies franchise leader in many offensive categories like most games played, plate appearances, runs scored, total bases, homeruns, RBIs, walks, extra base hits, highest WAR for position players and the highest WAR for offense and defense.
Richie Ashburn spent twelve seasons in the outfield for Phillies as their longest tenured/greatest centerfield where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1995 and they retired his number 1. He made four of his six All-Star appearances, won two NL batting title, led the league in stolen bases once while there and after he retired went on to be their color commentator for years. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Phillies history like having the most singles, the third most hits, games played, at bats, plate appearances, walks, third highest offensive WAR and the fourth highest WAR for position players to name some.
Robin Roberts pitched fourteen seasons for the Phillies where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1976 and they retired his number 36. He made seven All-Star appearances, led the league in wins four times, led the league in strikeouts twice and led the league in shutouts once while there. He also is the franchise leader in most pitching categories in Phillies history like having the most games played, innings pitched, complete games, highest WAR for pitchers and second most wins and strikeouts to name some.
Steve Carlton pitched fifteen seasons for the Phillies where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1994 and they retired his number 32. He made seven of his ten All-Star appearances, won the 1980 World Series Championship, won four NL CY Young awards, won the Triple Crown for pitching once, won a gold glove, led the NL in wins four times, led the NL in ERA once, led the NL in strikeouts five times, had the record for most strikeouts for a lefty, has the record for most pickoffs while there. He also is the franchise leader for many pitching categories in Phillies history like having the most wins, strikeouts, games started, second highest WAR for pitchers, second most innings pitched, games played and shutouts to name some.
Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched eight years for the Phillies where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1938 and they retired his jersey. He won the pitching Triple Crown twice, led the NL in wins five times, led the NL in ERA three times and led the NL in strikeouts five times while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Phillies history like having the best win loss percentage, most shutouts, third highest WAR for pitchers, third lowest ERA, third most wins, innings pitched and second most complete games to name some.
Jim Bunning pitched six seasons for the Phillies where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1996 and they retired his number 16. He made two of his nine All-Star appearances, led the league in strikeouts once and pitched a perfect game while there. He also finished with the sixth highest WAR for pitchers, seventh most strikeouts, fifth most shutouts and the ninth most games started in Phillies history.
Curt Schilling pitched eight and half seasons for the Phillies where he put numbers that speak for themselves that should get him elected into the Hall of Fame and is in the Phillies Hall of Fame. He made three of his six All-Star appearances, won the 1993 NLCS MVP and led the NL in strikeouts twice while there. He also finished in the top 10 for a many pitching categories in Phillies history like having the fifth highest WAR for pitchers, fifth most strikeouts and the fourth highest strikeouts per 9 IP to name some. Other notable starters in Phillies history have been Jaime Moyer, Randy Wolf, Terry Mulholland, Shane Rawley, Jim Lonborg, Rick Wise, Chris Short, Curt Simmons, Cole Hamels who is active, Hall of Famers Tim Keefe, Eppa Rixey and Roy Halladay.
Greg Luzinski spent eleven seasons for the Phillies as their longest tenured left fielder where he made all four of his All-Star appearances, led the NL in RBIs once, won the Roberto Clemente Award once, is in their Hall of Fame and was on the 1980 World Series Championship team while there. He started “Bull’s Barbecue” in Section 104 at Citizens Bank Park when the Phillies opened the new stadium in 2004. The barbeque stand was inspired by “Boog’s BBQ” at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and Luzinski is present at it until after the seventh inning for all Phillies home games. He also finished with the seventh most home runs in Phillies history.
Dick Allen spent nine seasons for the Phillies at third base, left field and first base where he made three of his seven All-Star appearances, won NL Rookie of the Year while there and is in their Hall of Fame. He also has the third highest slugging percentage, seventh highest offensive WAR and the tenth most home runs in Phillies history.
Bob Boone spent ten seasons behind the plate for the Phillies as their greatest catcher where he made three of his four All-Star appearances, won two of his seven gold gloves, was on the 1980 World Series Championship team while there and is in their Hall of Fame. He also has the tenth highest defensive WAR in Phillies history.
Bobby Abreu spent nine seasons for the Phillies as their longest tenured/greatest right fielder where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won his only gold glove, won his only silver slugger while there and is in their Hall of Fame. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Phillies history like having the second most walks, fourth most doubles, fourth highest slugging percentage, sixth highest offensive WAR and seventh highest WAR for position players to name some.
Ryan Howard spent thirteen seasons for the Phillies as their longest tenured/greatest first basemen where he made three of his All-Star appearances, won NL rookie of the Year, won the 2006 NL MVP, won the NLCS MVP, won a silver slugger, won the NL Hank Aaron Award once, led the majors in home runs twice, led the majors in RBIs three times and was on the 2008 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Phillies history like having the second most homeruns, third most RBIs, fourth most extra base hits and fifth most total bases to name some.
Jimmy Rollins spent fifteen seasons for the Phillies as their longest tenured/greatest shortstop where he made three All-Star appearances, won four gold gloves, won one silver slugger, led the NL in stolen bases once, won the Roberto Clemente Award once, won the 2007 NL MVP and was on the 2008 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Phillies history like having the most at bats, hits, doubles, second most games played, plate appearances, total bases, stolen bases, extra base hits and has the fourth highest defensive WAR to name some.
Chase Utley spent thirteen seasons for the Phillies as their greatest/longest tenured second basemen where he made all six of his All-Star appearances, won four silver sluggers and was on the 2008 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Phillies history like having the second highest WAR for position players, second highest defensive WAR, fifth most doubles, sixth most runs scored and homeruns to name some.
Ed Delahanty spent thirteen seasons in the outfield for the Phillies where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1945 via the veterans committee. He won two NL batting titles, led the NL in home runs twice, led the NL in RBIs three times, led the NL in stolen bases once while there and is in the Phillies Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Phillies history like having the second highest offensive WAR, third highest WAR for position players, second highest batting average, second most runs scored, doubles, singles, RBIs and most triples to name some..
Garry Maddox spent twelve seasons patrolling centerfield for the Phillies where he won eight straight gold gloves, won the Roberto Clemente Award once, is in their Hall of Fame and was on the 1980 World Series Championship team while there. Other notable outfielders in Phillies history have been Johnny Callison, Sherry Magee, Roy Thomas, Cy Williams, Del Ennis, Shane Victorino, Lenny Dykstra, Pat Burrell, Hall of Famers Chuck Klein, Sam Thompson and Sliding Billy Hamilton.
Larry Bowa spent twelve seasons at shortstop for the Phillies where he made all five of his All-Star appearances, won two gold gloves, was on the 1980 World Series Championship team while there and is in their Hall of Fame. He managed the Phillies for four seasons where he won NL Manager of the Year and spent twelve seasons in two different stints as a coach for them too. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Phillies history like having the fourth most at bats, plate appearances, singles, games played, and third highest WAR for defense to name some.
Juan Samuel spent seven seasons at second base for the Phillies where he made two of his three All-Star appearances, won his only silver slugger while there and is in their Hall of Fame. He spent seven seasons as a coach for them, has the ninth most triples and the eight most stolen bases in Phillies history too. Other notable infielders for the Phillies have been Mickey Morandini, Tony Taylor, John Kruk, Scott Rolen, Placido Polanco, Willie Jones, Don Money and Hall of Famer Pete Rose.
Mike Lieberthal spent thirteen seasons behind the plate for the Phillies where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won his only gold glove while there and is in their Hall of Fame. Other notable catchers have been Jack Clements, Red Dooin, Andy Seminick, Carlos Ruiz and Darren Daulton.
Tug McGraw was the Phillies closer for tens seasons where he made one of his two All-Star appearance, was on the 1980 World Series Championship team while there and is in their Hall of Fame. He also finished with the most games finished, fourth most games played and the sixth most saves in Phillies history.
Jim Konstanty was the Phillies closer for seven seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance and won the 1950 NL MVP while there. He also finished with the sixth most games finished in Phillies history.
Brad Lidge was the the Phillies closer for four seasons where he made one of his two All-Star appearances, won NL comeback player of the year, won two NL reliever of the year awards and was on the 2008 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished with the fifth most saves in Phillies history.
Ron Reed was the Phillies closer for eight seasons where was on the 1980 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished with the second most games finished, sixth most games and seventh most saves in Phillies history.
Rick Bottalico was the Phillies closer for four seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance while there. He also finished with the seventh most games finished and the eight most saves in Phillies history. Other notable relieves in Phillies history have been Bob Miller, Jose Mesa, Mitch Williams, Jonathan Papelbon and Billy Wagner.
