Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies (Phillies de Philadelphia in Spanish) is an equipment of Great Leagues with soothes in Philadelphia, Pensilvania.

He is one of oldest of the National League, in that they participate from 1883, from the realineaciación of this league in 1969 comprise of the Division This of the same.

It is the equipment with greater seniority in using the same name and the same city soothes in the professional sport of the Member States. A total of 31 member players of the Hall FAMA has been member of the Phillies.

Origins

Founded on 1883 like Philadelphia Quakers, the equipment replaced to the Worcester Worcesters in the National League that year, having a negative record of 17-81 in 98 games. In order to revert these reverses the equipment contracted member the future of Hall FAMA; Harry Wright to direct to the assembly, and changed the name of the equipment the present one (“Phillies”) to homenajear to his city soothes.

With a new stage inaugurated in 1887 (very small 'Baker Bowl' possibly called “most ridiculous of the stage of baseball of America”), the Phillies of the decade of 1890 lifted the number of victories by season to 70, which was not sufficient to them to fight by the title of the league.

During that time of irregular results it played in the equipment Ed Delahanty, who later would arrive also at the Hall FAMA.

First half of century XX

The birth of American Liga and the foundation of the Philadelphia Athletics that took to the best players of the equipment, including the best batter of the baseball until the arrival of Ty Cobb, Nap Lajoie who the same year of its arrival to the Athletics in 1902, impulse until now the greater average of batting for one season in American Liga: 426.La loss of this group of players affected to the equipment such point to finalize the season with a negative record of 56-91, to 46 games of the first place.

Finally in 1915, in his thirty third season, Phillies won pennant of National, to a large extent thanks to work of launcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, who gained the impressive amount of 31 games that season, that gained 30 or more games during three seasons consecutive until Baker was sold to the Chicago Cubs by new William proprietor, who was made well-known deal with operating the equipment with the estimated minor possible, consequently taking to the equipment to remain, during decades, in the last places of the league.

Of this time few outstanding beisbolistas played in the Phillies, only Chuck Klein (three times leader in home runs, in careers twice impelled, More valuable player in 1933 and winning one of the Triple Crown that same year) and Lefty O'Doul (leader fights in 1932), were convincing figures in the equipment during some time.

In 1938 the equipment left the old stage finally Baker and it was changed to the best one prepared Shibe Park.

Second half of century XX

With the 1950 arrival, the Phillies happened to be the last equipment of Liga to gain the pennant of the National thanks to the called generation The Whiz Kids , finally losing the World-wide Series against the New York Yankees de Joe DiMaggio.

During the rest of the decade the Phillies had their stops and their low ones (including four final points followed from 1958 1961)

The great fall of 1964

At the end of the season of 1964 the Phillies games over the Cincinnati Reds lacking 12 for the end of the season led the National League with 6-1/2, after an excellent season and on the verge of gaining the league the Phillies initiated a losing gust of wind of 10 games, of which the seven played first them in house, the decisive series against the St Louis initiated it to Cardinals losing as opposed to Bob Gibson and this way it continued more by two games. When finalizing the gust of wind the Cardinals led the league and they took control of the championship of the National, in which it is considered by the cronistas of the sport in Member States as the fallen major of an equipment in the fight by a championship.

Decade of 1970, the worse ones to first

After mudar to the Veterans Stadium in 1971, the arrival of a future generation of great players like Steve Carlton, Mike Schmidt, Larry Bowa, Greg Luzinski and the Venezuelan Jesus Marcano Trillo (both first at the moment in the Hall FAMA) took to the always weak Phillies to gain the title of the division this of the National in 1976, 1977 and 1978. In 1979 and search to obtain the aloof pennant of the National the Phillies contracted the great batter Pete Rose.

1980

Again in 1980 the Phillies gained the pennant of the division this of the National in 1980, in memorable playoff defeated to the Stars in a series of five parties, of which in 4 there was necessity to go to extra innings for the first time finally obtaining the title of the National League from 1950. In the World-wide Series against Kansas City Royals the Phillies of 1980 obtained their first world-wide title and, until now, unique world-wide title.

Later in 1983 the equipment returned to crown itself in Liga, with an equipment in that they were, among others the Baudilio Venezuelan Diaz.

From 1993

With players like Darren Daulton, John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and Curt Schilling in 1993 again left victorious champions the National League, losing in final analysis the World-wide Series of that year in front of Toronto Blue Jays.

As of that date the yield of the Phillies has been varied, finishing with positive record in the seasons of 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Phillies year after year

Abbreviations:

(LN): Position in the National League, until 1968 were no divisions in the leagues, reason why the one that had better record was the Champion of the league.
(OF): Division This of the National League (from 1969)
SM: World-wide series
G-P: Gained games/lost games

Phillies in the Hall FAMA

Distant numbers

• 1 Richie Ashburn, OF 1948-59
• 14 Jim Bunning, P, 1964-67, 1970-71
• 20 Mike Schmidt, 3B, 1972-89
• 32 Steve Carlton, P, 1972-86
• 36 Robin Roberts, P, 1948-61
• 42 Jackie Robinson, (number retired in all the equipment of Great Leagues)
• Grover Cleveland Alexander, P, 1911-17 & 1930 (In the wall of retired numbers of the Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies serif P invested a letter because Cleveland Alexander played before the implementation of the numbers in 1932.)
• Chuck Klein, RF, 1928-33, 1936-39, 1940-44; Coach, 1942-45 (Klein used several numbers with the Phillies when these in 1932 were introduced. It used 3 more than others. Anyway also “P” like a Cleveland is recognized to him by a letter Alexander.)

Ashburn also served ace to broadcaster for the Phillies from 1963 until 1997.

'The Phillie Phanatic'

The Phillie Phanatic or Phillie Phan (Fili Fan is pronounced) is the official of the equipment of Philadelphia from 1978 and recognized mascot like the best mascot for all time by the magazines Sports for Illustrated Kids and Sports Illustrated. It enjoys great popularity in the Member States. At present it is characterized by Tom Burgoyne.

Divisions of Smaller Leagues of the Phillies

• AAA: Ottawa Lynx, International League (by mudar to the Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania, beginning in April of the 2008 like the Lehigh Valley IronPigs)
• AA: Reading Phillies, Eastern League
• High-A: Clearwater Threshers, Florida State League
• Low-A: Lakewood BlueClaws, South Atlantic League
• Short Season A: Williamsport Crosscutters, New York-Penn League
• Rookie: GCL Phillies, Gulf Coast League
• Rookie: VSL Phillies, League of summer of Venezuela
• Rookie: DSL Phillies, League of summer of Dominican Republic

References

1. 'CBC Sports Online - Top 10 - Mascot Madness'