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The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. They are based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since the 1969 season, they have played in the Eastern Division of the National League. Their most common nicknames revolve around a central theme and include, The Phils, The Fightin' Phils, and even simply The Fightin's.
Franchise history
Founded in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers** (a name they held until 1890), the National League's Philadelphia Phillies are the longest-standing one-location team in all professional American sports. The name, which has nothing to do with horses, is taken from a nickname of their city of residence ("Philly"). While the Phillies replaced the Worcester, Massachusetts Brown Stockings in the League, the team was not relocated; Worcester had been expelled from the league, and the new Phillies were given their spot. The initial owners were John Rodgers and Al Reach, the sporting-goods magnate and the first professional baseball player according to many definitions. Reach was the man to give the Phillies their name. The time-honored team name in the city had been "Athletic of Philadelphia", but that name was already taken by the American Association entry and would later be adopted by the new entry in the American League.
The Phillies franchise has historically had four strong winning periods:
- the 1890s, when they featured one of the strongest outfields of all time in Hall of Famers Billy Hamilton, Sam Thompson and Ed Delahanty. The 1894 team set an all-time mark for team batting average, but could finish only fourth in the standings due to weak pitching. The team still contended throughout the decade.
- the 1910s, winning the National League pennant in 1915 and contending for another three. This team featured Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander and hitting stars Gavvy Cravath and Sherry Magee.
- the "Whiz Kids" of the 1950s, pennant winners in 1950 and contenders throughout. Hall of Famers Richie Ashburn (center fielder) and Robin Roberts (pitcher) played here.
- the late 1970s and early 1980s, winning five division titles (in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, and 1983), a first-half division championship in the 1981 split season, two National League pennants (in 1980 and 1983), and one World Series, in 1980. This stands as the only World Series victory in the Phillies' 122-year history. This was a team with such notable names as Steve Carlton, Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose, Greg Luzinski, Tug McGraw and Larry Bowa. There is some irony to the fact that the Athletics were generally the much stronger and more popular team in the city for decades. By the 1940s, though, neither team was in contention very often. The Phillies' resurgence in the early 1950s apparently tipped the scales in their favor, and the A's soon took the opportunity to head west, leaving the city's senior team as a solo act in Philly. More on [ Philadelphia Phillies ]
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