Philadelphia Phillies

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.

Championships

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.

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

Locations and Nicknames

The team has been based in Philadelphia since its inception in 1883. They have played their home games at the following stadiums.

• 1883-1886: Recreation Park
• 1887-1938: Baker Bowl (The original park, known as National League Park and Huntingdon Street Grounds, burned down in 1895. The rebuilt park was known as the Baker Bowl. Other names: Philadelphia Park, Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds)
• 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:

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

Retired Numbers

The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them.

• 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