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The Phillies won 3 to 1, although New York Times reporter Hugh Fullerton wrote, "Alexander pitched a bad game of ball. He had little or nothing."
On July 16, 1921, Phillies players Jimmy Smith, Cy Williams, Frank Bruggy, Goldie Rapp, and Cliff Lee were arrested while leaving the ballpark in Philadelphia.
On August 21, 1924, the Phillies were traveling from games in St. Louis to Cincinnati when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train on which they were traveling turned over in the train yards in Mitchell, Indiana.
The Phillies wore blue and yellow on their uniforms in honor of the Tercentenary of New Sweden.
June 11, 1951: Ted Kazanski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
John Kennedy, the team's first black player, made his debut with the Phillies on April 22, 1957 at Roosevelt Stadium against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
June 8, 1958: Danny Cater was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
The Phillies, led by outfielder Lenny Dykstra and pitcher Curt Schilling, had gone from worst-to-first and cruised to a division title with a 97–65 record, and continued the exclusive reign of NL East championships by the Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, their in-state rivals during the early 1990s.
Burrell became only the second Phillies hitter in their history to hit two home runs in a playoff game, the other being Lenny Dykstra.
When he was with the Phillies, Rowand and his family lived in Garnet Valley, which is in Delaware County, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The marker was unveiled by former-Phillies shortstop Bobby Stevens, who played for the team in 1931 and then current-Phillies pitcher Randy Wolf.
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Eagles' owner Bert Bell hoped to play home games at larger Shibe Park, but negotiations with the Athletics were not fruitful, and Bell agreed to a deal with Phillies' owner Gerry Nugent.
Hank Borowy (1916–2004), Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers.
R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. (1915–1990), former owner of the Philadelphia Phillies
The Complex has four fields, each named for Phillies Hall of Fame players (all of whom trained with the Phillies in Clearwater and also were the first four Phillies to have their uniform numbers retired), the Rich Ashburn Field, Robin Roberts Field, Mike Schmidt Field, and Steve Carlton Field.
On December 16, 2009, the Phillies traded Lee to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for J. C. Ramírez, Phillippe Aumont and Tyson Gillies.
A walk to Greg Luzinski loaded the bases with nobody out, and another walk (to Joe Lis) forced in the Phillies' ninth run of the game.
Harry Coveleski, (1886 – 1950) was a Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and Detroit Tigers.
The Phillies chose not to request that Commissioner Chandler rule Simmons eligible for the Series but Simmons chose to attend to support the team.
Though the Phillies and Eagles left Veterans Stadium for new venues (the Eagles to Lincoln Financial Field in 2003 and the Phillies to Citizens Bank Park in 2004), Baker remained the PA announcer for both teams.
Taking the advice of Red Sox radio broadcaster Joe Castiglione, who before the game told him to swing as hard as he could on the first pitch because "that's the only first pitch in the majors you'll ever see," Nava did swing at the first pitch he saw and hit a grand slam off Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton into the Red Sox bullpen.
In Game 4 of that series, Noles came on in relief of Larry Christenson in the first inning with only one out and the Phillies down 4–0 to the Kansas City Royals.
He spent the 1999 season as the Phillies roving hitting instructor.
He was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Marty Decker, Darren Burroughs and Lance McCullers to the San Diego Padres on August 31, 1983 as part of trade in which the Padres gave up Sixto Lezcano and a player to be named later (Steve Fireovid).
Dixon became an owner of and investor in Philadelphia professional sports franchises, including the Eagles, the Phillies, the Flyers, and the Wings, but his most notable sports investment was the Philadelphia 76ers.
In contrast to radio's "Quiz Kids" or the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Kids", according to Chicago columnist Mike Royko Baumholtz was the anchor, as it were, of a 1950s Cubs outfield "that was so slow they were known as the Quicksand Kids." Hank Sauer and Ralph Kiner were in left and right fields respectively.
Gross has said he had hoped to be a full-time player for the Phillies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but the Phillies just had too many other talented outfielders, namely Bake McBride, Greg Luzinski, Garry Maddox, and Lonnie Smith.
In contrast to radio's "Quiz Kids" or the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Kids", according to Chicago columnist Mike Royko the 1950s Cubs had an outfield "that was so slow they were known as the Quicksand Kids."
Hot Pants Patrol, a promotional group for the Philadelphia Phillies
Baller was a throw-in player in a major trade after the 1982 season, as the Cleveland Indians sent Von Hayes to the Phillies in exchange for Julio Franco, Manny Trillo, George Vukovich, Jerry Willard, and Baller.
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Baller was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 1979 amateur draft out of Canby High School in Canby, Oregon.
After scouting for the Cardinals during the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, he joined the Phillies in 1996 as bullpen coach, working on the staff of manager Jim Fregosi.
Callison became a fan favorite in Philadelphia; Supreme Court Justice and lifelong Phillies follower Samuel Alito was one such fan, even stating that while as a boy rooting for the Phillies he "adopted Johnny Callison out there" (in right field).
On July 29, 2009, the Phillies traded Marson, along with Jason Donald, Carlos Carrasco, and Jason Knapp to the Cleveland Indians for Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco.
However, this would turn out be the last championship for the city of Philadelphia until the Phillies won the 2008 World Series.
From 1976 through 1979, Carey coached on Phillies' farm teams before launching his managerial career in 1980 with the Bend Phillies of the Short Season-A Northwest League.
Upon his release from the Phillies in spring training, Simon played in the Mexican League, for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz and Potros de Tijuana.
After the Cardinals didn't play him full-time in 1998 (though he still hit 26 homers), he was traded by the Cardinals with Jeff Brantley and Cliff Politte to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ricky Bottalico and Garrett Stephenson on November 19.
Rubén Amaro, Jr. (born 1965), Major League Baseball outfielder, 1991–1998, and Philadelphia Phillies general manager, 2008–present
From 1976 to 1981, the Phillies won their division five times, including the team's first World Series win in 1980.
Such greats to call Sim Legion Park home : Andy Van Slyke (Cardinals, Pirates), Sammy Sosa (Rangers, White Sox, Cubs, Orioles), Juan González (Rangers, Tigers, Indians, Royals), Iván Rodríguez (Rangers, Marlins, Tigers), and former Major Leaguer Tug McGraw (Mets, Phillies) pitched one game for the Rangers in 1989.
Maxwell trains professional athletes including players for the Phillies, Dodgers, and Eagles.
Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollins proclaimed the Phillies as the "team to beat" in the National League East during a January interview with the Associated Press, just months after his team's distant second-place finish behind the Mets.
In 1959, Kazanski was sent by Philadelphia along with Stan Lopata to the Milwaukee Braves in the same transaction that brought Gene Conley, Harry Hanebrink and Joe Koppe to the Phillies.
Harkness made his major league debut on September 12, 1961 against the Phillies, working out a walk in five pitches against pitcher Chris Short as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning in a 19–10 loss at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
From 1954-1955 they were a Philadelphia Phillies affiliate known as the Trois-Rivières Phillies.