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The Philadelphia
Phillies were
founded in 1883 as the "Quakers". In time the name was changed to
"Philadelphias", followed by a shortening to "Phillies". During these
years the Phillies had a number of outstanding players including Sam
Thompson, Billy Hamilton and Ed Delahanty.
One of the Phillies' most important early successes was it 1915 pennant
win. The Phillies rode the arms of pitchers Grover Cleveland Alexander
and Eppa Rixey to the World Series against the Boston Red Sox. The Red
Sox won the series 4 games to 1.
After the World Series appearance, the Phillies experienced one of the
worst periods in the franchise's history. Despite counting with stars
such as Chuck Klein - winner of the 1933 MVP and 1934 Triple Crown -
the Phillies would produce only one winning season between 1918 and
1948.
By the end of the 1940s, however, the Phillies had acquired two of
their future stars: Robin Roberts and Richie Ashburn. Together with
other key players, Roberts and Ashburn led the Phillies to the pennant
in 1950. The Whiz Kids lost in the World Series to the New York Yankees
in four games. That would be the Phillies' last World Series appearance
until 1980.
The Phillies' next great teams were assembled in the late 1970s with
stars such as Steve Carlton, Mike Schmidt, Garry Maddox, Pete Rose,
Greg Luzinski, Larry Bowa and Tug McGraw. Together they propelled the
Phillies back into the World Series in 1980. The Phillies defeated the
Kansas City Royals in six games for the team's first ever World Series
victory.
The Phillies returned to the World Series twice after that, in 1983 and
1993. In 1983 the team lost to the Baltimore Orioles in five games. In
1993 the Phillies lost the World Series in Game 6 on Joe Carter's
walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th inning.
World Series Appearances:
1915: Lost 4-1 to the Boston Red Sox
1950: Lost 4-0 to the New York Yankees
1980: Won
4-2 over the Kansas City Royals
1983: Lost 4-1 to the Baltimore Orioles
1993: Lost 4-2 to the Toronto Blue Jays
Hall of Famers:
Grover Cleveland Alexander, pitcher
(1911-1917, 1930)
Richie Ashburn, outfielder
(1948-1959)
Dave Bancroft, shortstop
(1915-1920)
Chief Bender, pitcher
(1916-1917)
Dan Brouthers, 1st Base
(1896)
Jim Bunning, pitcher
(1964-1967-1970-1971)
Steve Carlton, pitcher
(1972-1986)
Roger Connor, 1st Base
(1892)
Ed Delahanty, outfielder
(1888-1889, 1891-1901)
Hugh Duffy, outfielder/manager
(1904-1906)
Johnny Evers, 2nd Base (1917)
Elmer Flick, outfielder
(1898-1900)
Jimmie Foxx, 1st Base
(1945)
Billy Hamilton, outfielder
(1890-1895)
Bucky Harris, manager
(1947)
Ferguson Jenkins, pitcher
(1965-1966)
Tim Keefe, pitcher
(1893)
Chuck Klein, outfielder
(1928-1933, 1936-1939, 1940-1944)
Nap Lajoie, 2nd Base
(1896-1900)
Tommy McCarthy, outfielder
(1886-1887)
Joe Morgan, 2nd Base
(1983)
Kid Nichols, pitcher
(1905-1906)
Tony Pérez, 1st
Base/3rd Base (1983)
Eppa Rixey, pitcher
(1912-1920)
Robin Roberts, pitcher
(1948-1961)
Mike Schmidt, 3rd Base
(1972-1989)
Sam Thompson, outfielder
(1889-1898)
Lloyd Waner, outfielder
(1942)
Hack Wilson, outfielder
(1934)
Harry Wright, manager
(1884-1893)
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