Philadelphia Phillies

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Previously known as the Quakers and the Blue Jays Franchise Record: (through 2011) 9,237-10,293-109-5 World Series Titles: 2 (1980, 2008) National League Pennants: 7 (1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009) National League East Titles: 11 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Playoffs: 14 (1915, 1950, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Ballparks: Recreation Park (May 1, 1883-October 6, 1886), Philadelphia Baseball Grounds (April 30, 1887-August 6, 1894) (15,000), Penn Athletic Field (August 11-17, 1894), Philadelphia Baseball Grounds (August 18-September 16, 1894) (15,000), Baker Bowl (May 2, 1895-August 8, 1903) (18,000), Columbia Bowl (August 20-September 10, 1903) (9,500), Baker Bowl (April 14, 1904-May 14, 1927) (18,000), Connie Mack Stadium (May 16-28, 1927) (27, 500), Baker Bowl (June 24, 1927-June 30, 1938) (18,800), Connie Mack Stadium (July 4, 1938-October 1, 1970) (33,608), Veterans Stadium (April 10, 1971-September 28, 2003) (62,382), Citizens Bank Park (April 9, 2004-) (43,000) Franchise Players: Grover Cleveland Alexander, Dick Allen, Richie Ashburn, Larry Bowa, Jim Bunning, Steve Carlton, Ed Delahanty, Del Ennis, Ryan Howard, Chuck Klein, Sherry Magee, Robin Roberts, Curt Schilling, Mike Schmidt, Chase Utley

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The Philadelphia Phillies have two World Series championships, in 1980 and 2008.

The Phillies are owned by a large ownership group led by Bill Giles and team president David Montgomery. The team has played in Citizens Bank Park since 2004 and is managed by Charlie Manuel.

On July 15, 2007, the Phillies lost their 10,000th game. They were the first professional sports team to have dropped so many and were 319 ahead of the next club, the Braves. Philadelphia had won 8,810 games.

[edit] Further Reading

• David M. Jordan: Occasional Glory: The History of the Philadelphia Phillies, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2002.
• Frederick G. Lieb and Stan Baumgartner: The Philadelphia Phillies, Kent State University Press, Kent, OH, 2009 (originally published in 1953).
• Rich Westcott and Frank Bilovsky: The Phillies Encyclopedia, Temple University Press, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
• Rich Westcott: Philadelphia Phillies Past & Present, MVP Books, Osceola, WI, 2010.

Sources:

• Peter Filichia: Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebrations of All 273 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present, Addison Wesley Publishing Company (March 1993)
• John Thorn: Total Baseball, Total Sports Publishing, 1989, 1995