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 Philadelphia Phillies
| The Philadelphia Phillies used the name 'Phillies' since 1890, every year except for two years in 1943 and 1944. What name did they use those seasons? | Your Philadelphia Phillies!
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Blue Jays. The franchise began in 1883, known as the Philadelphia Quakers. The team did not move during the '43 and '44 seasons, as they continued to play at Shibe Park.
1980. The team went to promised land 5 times in the 20th century. They finally won it all in 1980 against the Kansas City Royals, by beating them 4 games to 2. They were managed by Dallas Green, led by the bat of Mike Schmidt, and the arm of Steve Carlton.
Mike Schmidt. Schmidt provided 48 four-baggers in 1980, the year that the Phillies won the World Series. He broke his own team record of 45 set the previous year. Chuck Klein once set the team record with 43 in 1929.
| What slugger played 10 seasons in a Philadelphia uniform, hit 185 home runs for them, was a three-time All-Star, and was runner-up in MVP voting in 1964? | Your Philadelphia Phillies!
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Johnny Callison. Callison had consistent numbers throughout his entire career from 1958-1973. He came to the Phillies in 1960 and primarily played right field. The team that most feared him was the Los Angeles Dodgers. Callison registered more home runs against the Dodgers, than any other National League team.
Steve Bedrosian. Bedrosian had one more save than former Phillie Mitch Williams. Bedrosian donned the Philadelphia uniform for only 3.5 seasons starting in 1986.
1993. 1993 saw the Phillies win the National League crown, and then lose to the Toronto Blue Jays 4 games to 2 in the World Series. Manager Jim Fregosi led the team to 27 more wins than the previous season.
1. Carlton wiffed an amazing 310 batters in 1972, the same year that he went 27-10. Steve won the Cy Young Award that remarkable season.
Kid Gleason. This 23 year-old won 38 games in the Phillies inaugural season in 1890. He went 38-17, and struck out 222 batters. The great Grover Cleveland 'Pete' Alexander won 31, 33, and 30, in 1915, 1916, and 1917 respectively.
Philadelphia Baseball Grounds. In 1890, the Phillies called the 'Grounds' their home. They moved to the Baker Bowl in 1895, and then Shibe Park in 1939. From there it was Veterans Stadium in 1971.
Jim Fregosi. Jim Fregosi managed the team to its first World Series appearance since 1983.
Darren Daulton & Pete Incaviglia. Darren Daulton & Pete Incaviglia both had 24 home runs. Lenny Dykstra was second on the team with 19 & Dave Hollins was third with 18.
| Kevin Stocker was called up from Scranton during the year to play shortstop. Name the player he replaced? | 1993 Philadelphia Phillies
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Juan Bell. Juan Bell started the year for the Phillies but was very inconsistent. Some say Kevin Stocker saved the season for the Phightin's.
16. Curt Schilling went 16-7 while Tommy Greene went 16-4.
John Kruk. A very funny situation were the Krukker bailed out at the next 2 pitches and struck out on 3 pitches.
| On Saturday September 4th, the Phillies lost to the Cincinnati Reds 6-5, but set a National League Record in doing so. What was the record? | 1993 Philadelphia Phillies
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consecutive games not being shut out. The Phillies lost to the Reds by a score of 6-5. In doing so, they set a new National League record by not being shutout in 151 consecutive games. They extended the streak to 171 games before the Pirates snapped it. The major league mark of 308 is held by the Yankees.
Bobby Thigpen. The Phils acquired Thigpen during the season to help in their bullpen.
Todd Pratt. Todd Pratt is one of two 1993 Phillies, with the 2003 Phillies along with Mike Williams.
RF , LF , & 2B. Pete Incaviglia & Milt Thompson platooned LF. Jim Eisenrich & Wes Chamberlain platooned RF. and Mickey Morandini & Mariano Duncan platooned 2B.
| On Mother's Day 1993, Mariano Duncan hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 9th inning against which famous closer? | 1993 Philadelphia Phillies
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Lee Smith. When Duncan hit the Grand Slam, the Phillies players said that they had never heard Veterens Stadium as loud as then.
Lenny Dykstra. Dykstra was amazing in the '93 playoffs. He got a hit or home run every time the Phils needed to get something going.
43. They were rough and gave most of the fans heart attacks, but he did convert 43 saves.
Larry Bowa. Bowa was the 2003 Phillies manager, but was the 3rd base coach in 1993.
Mitch Williams. Mitch Williams got paid the most, while Terry Mulholland was 2nd, Danny Jackson third, Curt Shilling rounded out the pitching millionaires.
1. They started out on a 3 game winning streak, but lost their 4th game making them 1/2 game out of first place for a total of 1 day before taking back 1st place the next day for the rest of the season.
97 - 65. The Phillies ended up with a 97-65 regular season record before beating the favored Braves in the NLCS, and losing to Toronto in the WS.
National League. The other leagues did not exist yet. The Quakers joined the National League along with the new New York Giants in 1883. Philadelphia went 17-81 in their first season. John Coleman was their leading pitcher and went 12-48 in the season. They would improve over their next four seasons, and finish second in 1887 going 75-48. 1890 would see the famous 'Phillies' name with the team for the first time.
| The Major Leagues officially began in 1901, with the National and American League. The Phillies finished off their first Major League season in second place with a 83-57 record. They had three 20-game winners in the season. Which team did Philadelphia take a backseat to in the season? | The Philadelphia Phillies!
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Pittsburgh Pirates. None of the other teams existed yet by name. The Pirates won three consecutive NL pennants from 1901-1903. Bill Shettsline led this Phillie team to a more than respectable finish in 1901. The team's three 20-game winners were Al Orth, Red Donahue, and Bill Duggleby. Elmer Flick led the team with his bat.
| The Phillies had a fantastic arm in their early days. This pitcher won 30 games in a season three times, and threw two Triple Crowns for the franchise. Who is this 1938 Hall of Fame inductee? | The Philadelphia Phillies!
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Pete Alexander. Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander was a 1911 Phillie rookie. He went 28-13 in the season, and the Phillies knew that they had something. From 1915-1917, Pete reached the 30-win barrier each season. His Triple Crowns came in 1915 and 1916, then he won another as a Chicago Cub in 1920. Alexander's career record was 373-208, tied for third all-time with Christy Mathewson for wins when Pete retired in 1930. Alexander had five more hits in his career compared to his wins with 378.
| The Phillies had a slugger who hit .400 three times in his great career. Who was this whose career was shortened by a mysterious death? | The Philadelphia Phillies!
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Ed Delahanty. Ed was one of five baseball brothers, the others being Frank, Jim, Joe, and Tom. Ed was the elder of them all. He hit .407 in 1894, then .404 in 1895. His third trip to the .400-mark was in 1899 when he batted .410. Delahanty was in an accident in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on July 2, 1903. It was never determined whether he fell, jumped, or was pushed in the incident. Ed was a Washington Senator at the time of his death. He was a 1945 Hall of Fame inductee.
| 1915 saw the Philadephia Phillies win the National League pennant under manager Pat Moran. From whose bat led the NL in RBIs, runs, home runs, and total bases in the season? | The Philadelphia Phillies!
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Gavvy Cravath. Cravath was in his fourth season with the Phillies in 1915 when he tore the league up. Pete Alexander led the team with a 31-10 season, and Erskine Mayer threw a 21-15 season. The Phillies lost the World Series to the Red Sox, four games to one.
| The Phillies went through a dryspell between NL pennants for 35 seasons, and finally bagged their second flag in 1950. Philadelphia fans were disappointed when which team, who won their second of five consecutive World Series, skunked them four games to none? | The Philadelphia Phillies!
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New York Yankees. The Yankees were unstoppable from 1949-1953 under Casey Stengel. The Phillies were no slouch either, going 91-63 in the season, hitting 125 home runs, and with pitcher Robin Roberts throwing a 20-10 record. Eddie Sawyer had the helm of the Phillies in 1950.
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