Philadelphia Phillies

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The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team was founded in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers in the National League. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Championships[edit]

The team has had a total of 2 championship-winning seasons in the modern era (1901 and later) of major-league baseball, winning the World Series in 1980 and 2008. They were also National League champions, but lost in the World Series, 6 times, in 1915, 1950, 1983, 1993, 2009, and 2022. ^[4]

Prior to the start of the modern World Series in 1903, the team did not win any National League titles.

Locations and Nicknames[edit]

The team has been based in Philadelphia since its inception in 1883. They have played their home games at the following stadiums. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

• 1883-1886: Recreation Park
• 1887-1938: Baker Bowl (a.k.a. National League Park, Huntingdon Street Grounds, Philadelphia Park, Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds, the Baker Bowl)
• 1894, 6 games: Old Athletic Field at the University of Pennsylvania (after fire damage at the main ballpark)
• 1903, 16 games: Columbia Park (after balcony collapse at the Baker Bowl)
• 1938-1970: Connie Mack Stadium (originally Shibe Park, renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953)
• 1971-2003: Veterans Stadium
• 2004-present: Citizens Bank Park

They have been known by 2 different nicknames: ^[10]

• 1883-1889: Philadelphia Quakers
• 1890-present: Philadelphia Phillies

Retired Numbers[edit]

The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them. ^{[11] [12]}

• 1 Richie Ashburn
• 14 Jim Bunning
• 15 Dick Allen
• 20 Mike Schmidt
• 32 Steve Carlton
• 34 Roy Halladay
• 36 Robin Roberts
• 42 Jackie Robinson (retired across major league baseball)
• (No number) Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander
• (No number) Chuck Klein

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