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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]

## Contents

* 1 Championships
* 2 Locations and Nicknames
* 3 Retired Numbers
* 4 Notes

## 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

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/phillies/history/timeline-1800s
2. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/
3. ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/phillies.shtml
4. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml
5. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/phillies/history/ballparks
6. ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/stadium4.shtml
7. ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/Baker_Bowl.shtml
8. ↑ https://www.phillyvoice.com/then-and-now-a-historic-look-at-philadelphias-ballparks/
9. ↑ https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/baker-bowl/
10. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/#all_history
11. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/phillies/history/records-stats-awards/retired-numbers
12. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/#all_teams_retired_unis_PHI