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Philadelphia Phillies
2025 Philadelphia Phillies season
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Logo
  • Established in 1883
  • 'Based in Philadelphia since 1883'
Major league affiliations
Name
  • Philadelphia Phillies (1946–present)
Ballpark
Major league titles
World Series titles (1)1980
NL Pennants (5)1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1950
1915
East Division titles (6) [1]1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1978
1977 • 1976
Wild card berths (0)None
[1] - In 1981, a players' strike in the middle of the season forced the season to be split into two halves. Philadelphia had the best record in the East Division when play was stopped and was declared the first-half division winner. The Phillies had the third best record in the division when considering the entire season, two and a half games behind St. Louis and Montreal.

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since the 1969 season, they have played in the Eastern Division of the National League. Their most common nicknames include The Phils, The Fightin' Phils, and even simply The Fightin's.

Franchise history

Founded in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers[1][2] (a name they held until 1890), the Phillies are the longest-standing one-location team in all professional American sports. The name, which has nothing to do with horses, is taken from a nickname of their home city, "Philly". While the Phillies replaced the Worcester, Massachusetts Brown Stockings in the League, the team was not relocated; Worcester had been expelled from the league, and the new Phillies were given their spot. The initial owners were John Rodgers and Al Reach, the sporting-goods magnate and the first professional baseball player according to many definitions. It was Reach who gave the Phillies their name. The time-honored team name in the city had been "Athletic of Philadelphia", but that name had already been taken by the American Association entry and would later be adopted by the new entry in the American League.

Citizens Bank Park, current home of the Phillies

The Phillies franchise has historically had four strong winning periods:

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Phillies catcher Mike Lieberthal, Phillies former third baseman Scott Rolen, and Phillies right fielder Bobby Abreu

There is some irony to the fact that the Athletics were generally the much stronger and more popular team in the city for decades. By the 1940s, though, neither team was in contention very often. The Phillies' resurgence in the early 1950s apparently tipped the scales in their favor, and the A's soon took the opportunity to head west, leaving the city's senior team as a solo act in Philly.

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Former Phillies Logo (1970-1992)

After Mike Schmidt retired in 1989, the Phillies had a decade of losing seasons, save for a World Series berth in 1993. Beloved by the city of Philadelphia, this team with names such as Darren Daulton, John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and Curt Schilling surprised the city and the nation with their achievements. Losing to the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series, for their second consecutive World Series title, was nonetheless disappointing. The team was often described as "shaggy," "unkempt" and "dirty." The previous year, noting the presence of the clean-cut Dale Murphy, Kruk himself described the team as "24 morons and one Mormon." Their character endeared them to fans, and attendance set a new record the following season. But with that season's (1994) players' strike, most of the Phillies' fan base was greatly offended, and since then the team has had little success either on the field or at the gate - the realignment of the Atlanta Braves into the National League East in 1994 having had a negative effect on both as the Braves have won the division every year since joining it, often by lopsided margins. Indeed, following their 1983 World Series loss to the Baltimore Orioles, the team failed to post back-to-back winning seasons until they did so in 2003 and 2004, and even followed it up with a third winning season in 2005; the 2004 team also was second in the NL East, only the third time the Phillies have finished that high since the 1994 realignment (including a joint second-place finish with the New York Mets in 1995).

Throughout their long history, the Phillies organization has been marked by losing seasons and inept management. From 1919 to 1947, a stretch of 29 seasons, the Phillies finished last 17 times and next to last in 7 other seasons. The small size of Baker Bowl used to be blamed for their problems, but the continuation of their losing ways after moving to the normal-sized Shibe Park undercut that theory.

In a 1962 baseball magazine, there was a cartoon showing a ballplayer arriving at a French Foreign Legion outpost. His explanation: "I was released by the Phillies!"

And of course, the famous collapse of 1964, or "Phold," is legendary. Up by 6 1/2 games with 12 left to play, the Phillies dropped 10 consecutive games, dropping behind. Then they started to win again, and if the St. Louis Cardinals had lost on the final day, the Phillies would have been included in a tie (along with the Cincinnati Reds), forcing an unprecedented 3-team playoff for first place. It was not to be. The Cardinals won that last game, and the Phillies had lost their chance at the National League crown.

During this 10-game period, the Phillies found new ways to lose. Manager Gene Mauch was criticized for panicking down the stretch. The Phold is widely known as one of the most notable collapses in all of sports history, only surmounted by the Brooklyn Dodgers' memorable fall to the New York Giants in 1951 and the Boston Red Sox blowing a 14-game lead to the New York Yankees during the month of September, 1978. The Phillies' recent failures have contributed to a resurgence in the belief of the Curse of Billy Penn.

A rare distinction in baseball is to have hit four home runs in one game. Only fifteen players have accomplished this feat, including three Phillies, more than any other team.

Phillies fans have endured a reputation for generally rowdy behavior. It's often joked that, on days where there is no scheduled game, the fans go to the nearby Philadelphia International Airport and boo safe landings. Visiting team radio announcers in the 1960s would regularly report over the airwaves about fights breaking out in the stands at Connie Mack Stadium. In one 1999 incident, after J. D. Drew (the team's #1 overall pick the previous year who had refused to sign with the team, played a year in the independent Northern League and was re-drafted and signed by the St. Louis Cardinals) made negative statements about the team and their fans, he was loudly booed and a single fan threw a small battery at Drew during his first appearance as a Cardinal in Philadelphia. Though they may boo heavily, the majority of fans are well-behaved and even welcoming of fans of other teams.

Since the 1980s, team management has been consistently criticized as being cheap and uninterested in winning. A series of terrible managers and general managers was briefly interrupted by 1993's magical run, which ended in a World Series defeat to the defending champions, the Toronto Blue Jays. The Phillies or the Jays have not returned to the post-season since. The opening of the new ballpark brought hope to fans, but the hope has quickly faded as the team has failed to meet expectations in the '00 decade. On October 10, 2005, general manager Ed Wade was fired after his eighth season. Soon after, the Phillies hired Pat Gillick, who, ironically, was the General Manager of the 1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays' Championship teams.

At the beginning of the 2005 season, as confirmed by The Sporting News Baseball Record Book, the Phillies' lifetime record from 1883-2004, was 8606-9805, a .467 winning percentage. After the 2005 season, their lifetime record is 8694-9879, a .468 winning percentage. At over a thousand games under .500, the Phillies have lost more games than any other "major" professional team in the history of sports in the United States. At their current pace, the Phillies will reach the 10,000 lost games plateau sometime during the middle of the 2007 season.

The trade and free agent wires for the Phillies were hot during the second half of November 2005. On November 23, 2005, the Phillies traded first baseman Jim Thome to the Chicago White Sox in return for center fielder Aaron Rowand. Only five days later, on November 28, 2005, Phillies closer Billy Wagner left Philadelphia and signed with the New York Mets for a 4-year, 43 million dollar contract.

On January 5, 2006, the Phillies signed ex-Seattle pitcher Ryan Franklin to a 1 year contract worth 2.6 million dollars. On January 26, they added veteran reliever Arthur Rhodes to the bullpen in a trade with the Cleveland Indians, for outfielder Jason Michaels.

On June 6, 2006, the Phillies drafted Kyle Drabek, son of the 1990 NL Cy Young winner, Doug Drabek. Kyle became the fourth pitcher selected by the Phillies number 1 in the past eight years.

In June 2006, the organization faced criticism from members of the media and women's groups for allowing pitcher Brett Myers to make his scheduled start against the Boston Red Sox on June 25, 2006, just one day after being arrested for assaulting his wife on a Boston street. GM Pat Gillick was quoted by the New York Times as saying "I think it's in the best interest of the club, he's our best pitcher". [3] At that point the team was 10 games behind the first place New York Mets.

Trivia

  • The team's name, Phillies, is the longest continuous use of a nickname in American professional sports. Newspaper writers tried to change the name to "Quakers" or "Live Wires" in the 1910s, and the team took a fan poll giving them the secondary name of "Blue Jays" in 1943, but neither of them caught on as an official team name.
  • During the team's tenure in National League Ballpark in the 1920's (commonly referred to as 'Baker Bowl', after their late owner), a common joke, which was inspired by an outfield wall advertisement, was, "the Phillies may use Lifeboy, but they still stink". Lifebuoy was a brand name of soap manufactured by Lever Brothers. There were various versions of the same joke, usually employed by detractors of other losing teams.
  • Until 2005, the Phillies claimed the longest national championship drought in baseball history (including World Series precursors), at 97 years (from their founding until their victory in 1980). This unfortunate record has just been tied by the Chicago Cubs (1908-present). The Phillies, however, retain the record for having gone the longest period of time without ever having won a national championship since team inception.
  • The Phillies franchise headed into the 2006 season with a total of over 9800 team losses, the most of any professional sports team in any league.

Season-by-Season Records

  • 1883 17-81 .173 8th in NL
  • 1884 39-73 .348 6th in NL
  • 1885 56-54 .209 3rd in NL
  • 1886 71-43 .623 4th in NL
  • 1887 75-48 .610 2nd in NL
  • 1888 69-61 .531 3rd in NL
  • 1889 63-64 .496 4th in NL
  • 1890 78-54 .591 3rd in NL
  • 1891 68-69 .496 4th in NL
  • 1892 87-66 .569 4th in NL
  • 1893 72-57 .558 4th in NL
  • 1894 71-57 .555 4th in NL
  • 1895 78-53 .595 3rd in NL
  • 1896 62-68 .477 8th in NL
  • 1897 55-77 .417 10th in NL
  • 1898 78-71 .523 6th in NL
  • 1899 94-58 .618 3rd in NL
  • 1900 75-63 .543 3rd in NL
  • 1901 83-57 .593 2nd in NL
  • 1902 56-81 .409 7th in NL
  • 1903 49-86 .363 7th in NL
  • 1904 52-100 .342 8th in NL
  • 1905 83-69 .546 4th in NL
  • 1906 71-82 .464 4th in NL
  • 1907 83-64 .565 3rd in NL
  • 1908 83-71 .539 4th in NL
  • 1909 74-79 .484 5th in NL
  • 1910 78-75 .510 4th in NL
  • 1911 79-73 .520 4th in NL
  • 1912 73-79 .480 5th in NL
  • 1913 88-63 .583 2nd in NL
  • 1914 74-80 .481 6th in NL
  • 1915 90-62 .592 1st in NL Lost World Series to Boston Red Sox, 1-4.
  • 1916 91-62 .595 2nd in NL
  • 1917 87-65 .572 2nd in NL
  • 1918 55-68 .447 6th in NL
  • 1919 47-90 .343 8th in NL
  • 1920 62-91 .405 8th in NL
  • 1921 51-103 .331 8th in NL
  • 1922 57-96 .373 7th in NL
  • 1923 50-104 .325 8th in NL
  • 1924 55-96 .364 7th in NL
  • 1925 68-85 .444 6th in NL
  • 1926 58-93 .384 8th in NL
  • 1927 51-103 .331 8th in NL
  • 1928 43-109 .283 8th in NL
  • 1929 71-82 .464 5th in NL
  • 1930 52-102 .338 8th in NL
  • 1931 66-88 .429 6th in NL
  • 1932 78-76 .506 4th in NL
  • 1933 60-92 .395 7th in NL
  • 1934 56-93 .376 7th in NL
  • 1935 64-89 .418 7th in NL
  • 1936 54-100 .351 8th in NL
  • 1937 61-92 .399 7th in NL
  • 1938 45-105 .300 8th in NL
  • 1939 45-106 .298 8th in NL
  • 1940 50-103 .327 8th in NL
  • 1941 43-111 .279 8th in NL
  • 1942 42-109 .278 8th in NL
  • 1943 64-90 .416 7th in NL
  • 1944 61-92 .399 8th in NL
  • 1945 46-108 .299 8th in NL
  • 1946 69-85 .448 5th in NL
  • 1947 62-92 .403 7th in NL
  • 1948 66-88 .429 6th in NL
  • 1949 81-73 .526 3rd in NL
  • 1950 91-63 .591 1st in NL Lost World Series to New York Yankees, 0-4.
  • 1951 73-81 .472 5th in NL
  • 1952 87-67 .565 4th in NL
  • 1953 83-71 .526 3rd in NL
  • 1954 75-79 .487 4th in NL
  • 1955 77-77 .500 4th in NL
  • 1956 71-83 .461 5th in NL
  • 1957 77-77 .500 5th in NL
  • 1958 69-85 .448 8th in NL
  • 1959 64-90 .416 8th in NL
  • 1960 59-95 .383 8th in NL
  • 1961 47-107 .305 8th in NL
  • 1962 81-80 .503 7th in NL
  • 1963 87-75 .537 4th in NL
  • 1964 92-70 .568 2nd in NL
  • 1965 85-76 .528 5th in NL
  • 1966 87-75 .537 4th in NL
  • 1967 82-80 .506 5th in NL
  • 1968 76-86 .469 7th in NL
  • 1969 63-99 .389 5th in NL East
  • 1970 73-88 .453 5th in NL East
  • 1971 67-95 .414 6th in NL East
  • 1972 59-97 .378 6th in NL East
  • 1973 71-91 .438 6th in NL East
  • 1974 80-82 .491 3rd in NL East
  • 1975 86-76 .531 2nd in NL East
  • 1976 101-61 .623 1st in NL East Lost NLCS to Cincinnati Reds, 0-3.
  • 1977 101-61 .623 1st in NL East Lost NLCS to Los Angeles Dodgers, 1-3.
  • 1978 90-72 .556 1st in NL East Lost NLCS to Los Angeles Dodgers, 1-3.
  • 1979 84-78 .519 4th in NL East
  • 1980 91-71 .562 1st in NL East Won NLCS vs Houston Astros, 3-2. Won World Series vs Kansas City Royals, 4-2.
  • 1981 59-48 .551 3rd in NL East
  • 1982 89-73 .549 2nd in NL East
  • 1983 90-72 .556 1st in NL East Won NLCS vs Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1. Lost World Series to Baltimore Orioles, 1-4.
  • 1984 81-81 .500 4th in NL East
  • 1985 75-87 .463 5th in NL East
  • 1986 86-75 .534 2nd in NL East
  • 1987 80-82 .494 4th in NL East
  • 1988 65-96 .404 6th in NL East
  • 1989 67-95 .414 6th in NL East
  • 1990 77-85 .475 4th in NL East
  • 1991 78-84 .481 3rd in NL East
  • 1992 70-92 .432 6th in NL East
  • 1993 97-65 .599 1st in NL East Won NLCS vs Atlanta Braves, 4-2. Lost World Series to Toronto Blue Jays, 2-4.
  • 1994 54-61 .470 4th in NL East
  • 1995 69-75 .479 2nd in NL East
  • 1996 67-95 .414 5th in NL East
  • 1997 68-94 .420 5th in NL East
  • 1998 75-87 .463 3rd in NL East
  • 1999 77-85 .475 3rd in NL East
  • 2000 65-97 .401 5th in NL East
  • 2001 86-76 .531 2nd in NL East
  • 2002 80-81 .497 3rd in NL East
  • 2003 86-76 .531 3rd in NL East
  • 2004 86-76 .531 2nd in NL East
  • 2005 88-74 .543 2nd in NL East
  • Totals 8679-9879 .468 (Not including 2006)
  • Playoffs 20-32 .385 (4-7, .364 in Postseason Series')
  • 1 World Series Championship [4]

Quick facts

Current uniform colors: White with red pinstripes for home games and grey for away games. Both with the word "Phillies" across the front and name and number on the back. Red hats with the letter "P". For Interleague play, the cap sports a blue visor, with a blue star in the middle of the "P."
Current logo design: A blue baseball infield trimmed in white and scarlet red with a white Liberty Bell inside and "Phillies" in scarlet red script and underscore with blue stars dotting the "I"s in white trim.
Team motto: Red Means Go ->
Current mascot: Phillie Phanatic (1978-present), Philadelphia Phil & Phillis before 1978.
Current Broadcasters:
Television: Harry Kalas, Chris Wheeler
Radio: Scott Graham, Scott Franzke, and Larry Andersen (former phillies pitcher).
Current Local Television Outlets:
Cable - Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, CN8 Philadelphia (some April games).
Broadcast: KYW-TV (Opening Day game), WPSG Philadelphia.
Current National Television Outlets:
Broadcast - Fox.
Cable: - ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball". Some games against the Chicago Cubs air nationally on Superstation WGN.
Current Radio Station: 1210 AM (WPHT)
Famous Fans: Will Smith, Art Garfunkel, James Michener, Beanie Sigel, Gov. Ed Rendell, Jerry Garcia, Kevin Bacon, Bill Cosby, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Tim McGraw (son of former Phillies reliever Tug McGraw)
Spring Training Facility: Bright House Networks Field, Clearwater, FL

Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Famers

 

Retired numbers

Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame

From 1978 to 2003, the Phillies inducted one former Phillie and one former member of the Philadelphia Athletics per year. Starting in 2004 they induct one Phillie annually. Players must be retired and have played at least four years with the Phillies or A's.

Roberts, Ashburn, Alexander, Schmidt, Carlton and broadcaster Harry Kalas have also been elected to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.

Current roster

For the cigars, see Phillie Blunt.
Philadelphia Phillies
2025 Philadelphia Phillies season
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Logo
  • Established in 1883
  • 'Based in Philadelphia since 1883'
Major league affiliations
Name
  • Philadelphia Phillies (1946–present)
Ballpark
Major league titles
World Series titles (1)1980
NL Pennants (5)1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1950
1915
East Division titles (6) [1]1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1978
1977 • 1976
Wild card berths (0)None
[1] - In 1981, a players' strike in the middle of the season forced the season to be split into two halves. Philadelphia had the best record in the East Division when play was stopped and was declared the first-half division winner. The Phillies had the third best record in the division when considering the entire season, two and a half games behind St. Louis and Montreal.

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since the 1969 season, they have played in the Eastern Division of the National League. Their most common nicknames include The Phils, The Fightin' Phils, and even simply The Fightin's.

Franchise history

Founded in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers[5][6] (a name they held until 1890), the Phillies are the longest-standing one-location team in all professional American sports. The name, which has nothing to do with horses, is taken from a nickname of their home city, "Philly". While the Phillies replaced the Worcester, Massachusetts Brown Stockings in the League, the team was not relocated; Worcester had been expelled from the league, and the new Phillies were given their spot. The initial owners were John Rodgers and Al Reach, the sporting-goods magnate and the first professional baseball player according to many definitions. It was Reach who gave the Phillies their name. The time-honored team name in the city had been "Athletic of Philadelphia", but that name had already been taken by the American Association entry and would later be adopted by the new entry in the American League.

Citizens Bank Park, current home of the Phillies

The Phillies franchise has historically had four strong winning periods:

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Phillies catcher Mike Lieberthal, Phillies former third baseman Scott Rolen, and Phillies right fielder Bobby Abreu

There is some irony to the fact that the Athletics were generally the much stronger and more popular team in the city for decades. By the 1940s, though, neither team was in contention very often. The Phillies' resurgence in the early 1950s apparently tipped the scales in their favor, and the A's soon took the opportunity to head west, leaving the city's senior team as a solo act in Philly.

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Former Phillies Logo (1970-1992)

After Mike Schmidt retired in 1989, the Phillies had a decade of losing seasons, save for a World Series berth in 1993. Beloved by the city of Philadelphia, this team with names such as Darren Daulton, John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and Curt Schilling surprised the city and the nation with their achievements. Losing to the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series, for their second consecutive World Series title, was nonetheless disappointing. The team was often described as "shaggy," "unkempt" and "dirty." The previous year, noting the presence of the clean-cut Dale Murphy, Kruk himself described the team as "24 morons and one Mormon." Their character endeared them to fans, and attendance set a new record the following season. But with that season's (1994) players' strike, most of the Phillies' fan base was greatly offended, and since then the team has had little success either on the field or at the gate - the realignment of the Atlanta Braves into the National League East in 1994 having had a negative effect on both as the Braves have won the division every year since joining it, often by lopsided margins. Indeed, following their 1983 World Series loss to the Baltimore Orioles, the team failed to post back-to-back winning seasons until they did so in 2003 and 2004, and even followed it up with a third winning season in 2005; the 2004 team also was second in the NL East, only the third time the Phillies have finished that high since the 1994 realignment (including a joint second-place finish with the New York Mets in 1995).

Throughout their long history, the Phillies organization has been marked by losing seasons and inept management. From 1919 to 1947, a stretch of 29 seasons, the Phillies finished last 17 times and next to last in 7 other seasons. The small size of Baker Bowl used to be blamed for their problems, but the continuation of their losing ways after moving to the normal-sized Shibe Park undercut that theory.

In a 1962 baseball magazine, there was a cartoon showing a ballplayer arriving at a French Foreign Legion outpost. His explanation: "I was released by the Phillies!"

And of course, the famous collapse of 1964, or "Phold," is legendary. Up by 6 1/2 games with 12 left to play, the Phillies dropped 10 consecutive games, dropping behind. Then they started to win again, and if the St. Louis Cardinals had lost on the final day, the Phillies would have been included in a tie (along with the Cincinnati Reds), forcing an unprecedented 3-team playoff for first place. It was not to be. The Cardinals won that last game, and the Phillies had lost their chance at the National League crown.

During this 10-game period, the Phillies found new ways to lose. Manager Gene Mauch was criticized for panicking down the stretch. The Phold is widely known as one of the most notable collapses in all of sports history, only surmounted by the Brooklyn Dodgers' memorable fall to the New York Giants in 1951 and the Boston Red Sox blowing a 14-game lead to the New York Yankees during the month of September, 1978. The Phillies' recent failures have contributed to a resurgence in the belief of the Curse of Billy Penn.

A rare distinction in baseball is to have hit four home runs in one game. Only fifteen players have accomplished this feat, including three Phillies, more than any other team.

Phillies fans have endured a reputation for generally rowdy behavior. It's often joked that, on days where there is no scheduled game, the fans go to the nearby Philadelphia International Airport and boo safe landings. Visiting team radio announcers in the 1960s would regularly report over the airwaves about fights breaking out in the stands at Connie Mack Stadium. In one 1999 incident, after J. D. Drew (the team's #1 overall pick the previous year who had refused to sign with the team, played a year in the independent Northern League and was re-drafted and signed by the St. Louis Cardinals) made negative statements about the team and their fans, he was loudly booed and a single fan threw a small battery at Drew during his first appearance as a Cardinal in Philadelphia. Though they may boo heavily, the majority of fans are well-behaved and even welcoming of fans of other teams.

Since the 1980s, team management has been consistently criticized as being cheap and uninterested in winning. A series of terrible managers and general managers was briefly interrupted by 1993's magical run, which ended in a World Series defeat to the defending champions, the Toronto Blue Jays. The Phillies or the Jays have not returned to the post-season since. The opening of the new ballpark brought hope to fans, but the hope has quickly faded as the team has failed to meet expectations in the '00 decade. On October 10, 2005, general manager Ed Wade was fired after his eighth season. Soon after, the Phillies hired Pat Gillick, who, ironically, was the General Manager of the 1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays' Championship teams.

At the beginning of the 2005 season, as confirmed by The Sporting News Baseball Record Book, the Phillies' lifetime record from 1883-2004, was 8606-9805, a .467 winning percentage. After the 2005 season, their lifetime record is 8694-9879, a .468 winning percentage. At over a thousand games under .500, the Phillies have lost more games than any other "major" professional team in the history of sports in the United States. At their current pace, the Phillies will reach the 10,000 lost games plateau sometime during the middle of the 2007 season.

The trade and free agent wires for the Phillies were hot during the second half of November 2005. On November 23, 2005, the Phillies traded first baseman Jim Thome to the Chicago White Sox in return for center fielder Aaron Rowand. Only five days later, on November 28, 2005, Phillies closer Billy Wagner left Philadelphia and signed with the New York Mets for a 4-year, 43 million dollar contract.

On January 5, 2006, the Phillies signed ex-Seattle pitcher Ryan Franklin to a 1 year contract worth 2.6 million dollars. On January 26, they added veteran reliever Arthur Rhodes to the bullpen in a trade with the Cleveland Indians, for outfielder Jason Michaels.

On June 6, 2006, the Phillies drafted Kyle Drabek, son of the 1990 NL Cy Young winner, Doug Drabek. Kyle became the fourth pitcher selected by the Phillies number 1 in the past eight years.

In June 2006, the organization faced criticism from members of the media and women's groups for allowing pitcher Brett Myers to make his scheduled start against the Boston Red Sox on June 25, 2006, just one day after being arrested for assaulting his wife on a Boston street. GM Pat Gillick was quoted by the New York Times as saying "I think it's in the best interest of the club, he's our best pitcher". [7] At that point the team was 10 games behind the first place New York Mets.

Trivia

  • The team's name, Phillies, is the longest continuous use of a nickname in American professional sports. Newspaper writers tried to change the name to "Quakers" or "Live Wires" in the 1910s, and the team took a fan poll giving them the secondary name of "Blue Jays" in 1943, but neither of them caught on as an official team name.
  • During the team's tenure in National League Ballpark in the 1920's (commonly referred to as 'Baker Bowl', after their late owner), a common joke, which was inspired by an outfield wall advertisement, was, "the Phillies may use Lifeboy, but they still stink". Lifebuoy was a brand name of soap manufactured by Lever Brothers. There were various versions of the same joke, usually employed by detractors of other losing teams.
  • Until 2005, the Phillies claimed the longest national championship drought in baseball history (including World Series precursors), at 97 years (from their founding until their victory in 1980). This unfortunate record has just been tied by the Chicago Cubs (1908-present). The Phillies, however, retain the record for having gone the longest period of time without ever having won a national championship since team inception.
  • The Phillies franchise headed into the 2006 season with a total of over 9800 team losses, the most of any professional sports team in any league.

Season-by-Season Records

  • 1883 17-81 .173 8th in NL
  • 1884 39-73 .348 6th in NL
  • 1885 56-54 .209 3rd in NL
  • 1886 71-43 .623 4th in NL
  • 1887 75-48 .610 2nd in NL
  • 1888 69-61 .531 3rd in NL
  • 1889 63-64 .496 4th in NL
  • 1890 78-54 .591 3rd in NL
  • 1891 68-69 .496 4th in NL
  • 1892 87-66 .569 4th in NL
  • 1893 72-57 .558 4th in NL
  • 1894 71-57 .555 4th in NL
  • 1895 78-53 .595 3rd in NL
  • 1896 62-68 .477 8th in NL
  • 1897 55-77 .417 10th in NL
  • 1898 78-71 .523 6th in NL
  • 1899 94-58 .618 3rd in NL
  • 1900 75-63 .543 3rd in NL
  • 1901 83-57 .593 2nd in NL
  • 1902 56-81 .409 7th in NL
  • 1903 49-86 .363 7th in NL
  • 1904 52-100 .342 8th in NL
  • 1905 83-69 .546 4th in NL
  • 1906 71-82 .464 4th in NL
  • 1907 83-64 .565 3rd in NL
  • 1908 83-71 .539 4th in NL
  • 1909 74-79 .484 5th in NL
  • 1910 78-75 .510 4th in NL
  • 1911 79-73 .520 4th in NL
  • 1912 73-79 .480 5th in NL
  • 1913 88-63 .583 2nd in NL
  • 1914 74-80 .481 6th in NL
  • 1915 90-62 .592 1st in NL Lost World Series to Boston Red Sox, 1-4.
  • 1916 91-62 .595 2nd in NL
  • 1917 87-65 .572 2nd in NL
  • 1918 55-68 .447 6th in NL
  • 1919 47-90 .343 8th in NL
  • 1920 62-91 .405 8th in NL
  • 1921 51-103 .331 8th in NL
  • 1922 57-96 .373 7th in NL
  • 1923 50-104 .325 8th in NL
  • 1924 55-96 .364 7th in NL
  • 1925 68-85 .444 6th in NL
  • 1926 58-93 .384 8th in NL
  • 1927 51-103 .331 8th in NL
  • 1928 43-109 .283 8th in NL
  • 1929 71-82 .464 5th in NL
  • 1930 52-102 .338 8th in NL
  • 1931 66-88 .429 6th in NL
  • 1932 78-76 .506 4th in NL
  • 1933 60-92 .395 7th in NL
  • 1934 56-93 .376 7th in NL
  • 1935 64-89 .418 7th in NL
  • 1936 54-100 .351 8th in NL
  • 1937 61-92 .399 7th in NL
  • 1938 45-105 .300 8th in NL
  • 1939 45-106 .298 8th in NL
  • 1940 50-103 .327 8th in NL
  • 1941 43-111 .279 8th in NL
  • 1942 42-109 .278 8th in NL
  • 1943 64-90 .416 7th in NL
  • 1944 61-92 .399 8th in NL
  • 1945 46-108 .299 8th in NL
  • 1946 69-85 .448 5th in NL
  • 1947 62-92 .403 7th in NL
  • 1948 66-88 .429 6th in NL
  • 1949 81-73 .526 3rd in NL
  • 1950 91-63 .591 1st in NL Lost World Series to New York Yankees, 0-4.
  • 1951 73-81 .472 5th in NL
  • 1952 87-67 .565 4th in NL
  • 1953 83-71 .526 3rd in NL
  • 1954 75-79 .487 4th in NL
  • 1955 77-77 .500 4th in NL
  • 1956 71-83 .461 5th in NL
  • 1957 77-77 .500 5th in NL
  • 1958 69-85 .448 8th in NL
  • 1959 64-90 .416 8th in NL
  • 1960 59-95 .383 8th in NL
  • 1961 47-107 .305 8th in NL
  • 1962 81-80 .503 7th in NL
  • 1963 87-75 .537 4th in NL
  • 1964 92-70 .568 2nd in NL
  • 1965 85-76 .528 5th in NL
  • 1966 87-75 .537 4th in NL
  • 1967 82-80 .506 5th in NL
  • 1968 76-86 .469 7th in NL
  • 1969 63-99 .389 5th in NL East
  • 1970 73-88 .453 5th in NL East
  • 1971 67-95 .414 6th in NL East
  • 1972 59-97 .378 6th in NL East
  • 1973 71-91 .438 6th in NL East
  • 1974 80-82 .491 3rd in NL East
  • 1975 86-76 .531 2nd in NL East
  • 1976 101-61 .623 1st in NL East Lost NLCS to Cincinnati Reds, 0-3.
  • 1977 101-61 .623 1st in NL East Lost NLCS to Los Angeles Dodgers, 1-3.
  • 1978 90-72 .556 1st in NL East Lost NLCS to Los Angeles Dodgers, 1-3.
  • 1979 84-78 .519 4th in NL East
  • 1980 91-71 .562 1st in NL East Won NLCS vs Houston Astros, 3-2. Won World Series vs Kansas City Royals, 4-2.
  • 1981 59-48 .551 3rd in NL East
  • 1982 89-73 .549 2nd in NL East
  • 1983 90-72 .556 1st in NL East Won NLCS vs Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1. Lost World Series to Baltimore Orioles, 1-4.
  • 1984 81-81 .500 4th in NL East
  • 1985 75-87 .463 5th in NL East
  • 1986 86-75 .534 2nd in NL East
  • 1987 80-82 .494 4th in NL East
  • 1988 65-96 .404 6th in NL East
  • 1989 67-95 .414 6th in NL East
  • 1990 77-85 .475 4th in NL East
  • 1991 78-84 .481 3rd in NL East
  • 1992 70-92 .432 6th in NL East
  • 1993 97-65 .599 1st in NL East Won NLCS vs Atlanta Braves, 4-2. Lost World Series to Toronto Blue Jays, 2-4.
  • 1994 54-61 .470 4th in NL East
  • 1995 69-75 .479 2nd in NL East
  • 1996 67-95 .414 5th in NL East
  • 1997 68-94 .420 5th in NL East
  • 1998 75-87 .463 3rd in NL East
  • 1999 77-85 .475 3rd in NL East
  • 2000 65-97 .401 5th in NL East
  • 2001 86-76 .531 2nd in NL East
  • 2002 80-81 .497 3rd in NL East
  • 2003 86-76 .531 3rd in NL East
  • 2004 86-76 .531 2nd in NL East
  • 2005 88-74 .543 2nd in NL East
  • Totals 8679-9879 .468 (Not including 2006)
  • Playoffs 20-32 .385 (4-7, .364 in Postseason Series')
  • 1 World Series Championship [8]

Quick facts

Current uniform colors: White with red pinstripes for home games and grey for away games. Both with the word "Phillies" across the front and name and number on the back. Red hats with the letter "P". For Interleague play, the cap sports a blue visor, with a blue star in the middle of the "P."
Current logo design: A blue baseball infield trimmed in white and scarlet red with a white Liberty Bell inside and "Phillies" in scarlet red script and underscore with blue stars dotting the "I"s in white trim.
Team motto: Red Means Go ->
Current mascot: Phillie Phanatic (1978-present), Philadelphia Phil & Phillis before 1978.
Current Broadcasters:
Television: Harry Kalas, Chris Wheeler
Radio: Scott Graham, Scott Franzke, and Larry Andersen (former phillies pitcher).
Current Local Television Outlets:
Cable - Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, CN8 Philadelphia (some April games).
Broadcast: KYW-TV (Opening Day game), WPSG Philadelphia.
Current National Television Outlets:
Broadcast - Fox.
Cable: - ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball". Some games against the Chicago Cubs air nationally on Superstation WGN.
Current Radio Station: 1210 AM (WPHT)
Famous Fans: Will Smith, Art Garfunkel, James Michener, Beanie Sigel, Gov. Ed Rendell, Jerry Garcia, Kevin Bacon, Bill Cosby, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Tim McGraw (son of former Phillies reliever Tug McGraw)
Spring Training Facility: Bright House Networks Field, Clearwater, FL

Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Famers

 

Retired numbers

Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame

From 1978 to 2003, the Phillies inducted one former Phillie and one former member of the Philadelphia Athletics per year. Starting in 2004 they induct one Phillie annually. Players must be retired and have played at least four years with the Phillies or A's.

Roberts, Ashburn, Alexander, Schmidt, Carlton and broadcaster Harry Kalas have also been elected to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.

Current roster

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Minor league affiliations

See also

Minor league affiliations

See also

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