Philadelphia Phillies

The National League invited Alfred Reach to establish a Philadelphia club. Play began on May 1; the team went 17–81 in its first season.⁠[1]

Under Pat Moran, the Phillies won the pennant. They won the World Series opener but lost the next four games to Boston.⁠[2]

The Carpenter family bought the club on November 23 and invested in its minor-league system.⁠[2]

The youthful Whiz Kids, including Robin Roberts and Richie Ashburn, reclaimed the pennant. Dick Sisler’s three-run homer in the tenth inning secured a 4–1 win over Brooklyn on the regular season’s final day. The Yankees then swept Philadelphia in the World Series.⁠[3]

With 12 games remaining, the Phillies led by 6.5 games, but a late collapse left them in second place.⁠[1]

The Phillies moved to Veterans Stadium in South Philadelphia, sharing the multipurpose venue with the NFLNFLThe NFL (National Football League) is a U.S. professional American football league of 32 clubs. Founded in 1920 as the APFA and renamed in 1922, it is organized into the AFC and NFC, with the season culminating in the Super Bowl.Open the full entry’s Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are an NFL professional American football team founded in 1933 and competing in the NFC East. Based at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they won NFL championships in 1948, 1949 and 1960 and Super Bowls LII and LIX. Jeffrey Lurie purchased the franchise in 1994, and Nick Sirianni became head coach in 2021.Open the full entry.⁠[1]

With Steve Carlton and Mike Schmidt at its core, Philadelphia won three consecutive National League East titles.⁠[4]

Mike Schmidt hit 48 home runs and won the National League MVP award as the Phillies captured their first World Series championship.⁠[5]

After the season, Bill Giles and five partners bought the team from the Carpenter family for $30 million.⁠[2]

Philadelphia lost the 1983 World Series to Baltimore. In 1993, another pennant preceded a Series ended by Toronto’s Joe Carter with a walk-off homer.⁠[4]

John Middleton became a limited partner in the club.⁠[2]

The new ballpark hosted its first regular-season game on April 12, a 4–1 loss to Cincinnati.⁠[2]

Philadelphia won five consecutive National League East titles.⁠[4]

The Phillies beat Tampa Bay 4–1 for their second World Series title.⁠[4]

Roy Halladay no-hit Cincinnati in the Division Series opener. One walk was the only baserunner he allowed in Philadelphia’s 4–0 win.⁠[5]

MLB approved John Middleton as the club’s control person.⁠[6]

Bryce Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million contract.⁠[7]

Philadelphia advanced from the wild-card round to the World Series, losing 2–4 to Houston.⁠[4]

Three investors joined; Middleton retained control.⁠[8]

Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs against Atlanta on August 28 as Philadelphia won 19–4.⁠[5]

Philadelphia lost Game 3 to Atlanta, 2–6.⁠[9]

Citizens Bank Park is in Philadelphia and has a natural-grass field.⁠[1]

John Middleton is managing partner and chief executive officer.⁠[10]

Philadelphia Phillies: Official website: https://www.mlb.com/phillies (opens in a new window).⁠[11]

Philadelphia Phillies: X: https://x.com/Phillies (opens in a new window).⁠[12]

Philadelphia Phillies: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phillies (opens in a new window).⁠[13]

Philadelphia Phillies: YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: https://www.youtube.com/@phillies (opens in a new window).⁠[14]