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Philadelphia earned the eighth seed in the 2012 NBA playoffs, facing the first-seeded Bulls. Philadelphia improved from their struggles in the second half of the regular season, beating Chicago 4–2 to win their first series since 2003. This was the fifth time in NBA history that an eight seed has beaten a one seed.
Philadelphia earned the eighth seed in the 2012 NBA playoffs, facing the 1st-seeded Chicago Bulls. Philadelphia improved from their struggles in the second half of the regular season, beating Chicago 4–2 to win their first series since 2003. This was the fifth time in NBA history that an eight seed has beaten one seed.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Philadelphia, ... 1963 – Syracuse Nationals move to Philadelphia and become the Philadelphia 76ers; 1964
Fairhill F.C. was admitted to the league and took the name Philadelphia Nationals. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The club earned a "mini-double" in both 1949 and 1951 winning the league championship and the league cup (the Lewis Cup ).
Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball, the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating back to 1883 [1] Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia ...
The Nationals–Phillies rivalry is a Major League Baseball rivalry between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League East division. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The series was previously known as the Expos–Phillies rivalry when Nationals franchise was previously known as the Montreal Expos .
The history of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball's National League began on November 1, 1882, with the organization of the Philadelphia Ball Club Limited. In 1883, this organization won the franchise rights to Philadelphia when the city was selected to replace the Massachusetts-based Worcesters , who had folded after the 1882 ...
Over the team's history since 1883, 33 Phillies players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Philadelphia Phillies' Triple-A affiliate is the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, who play at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Double-A affiliate is the Reading Fightin Phils, who play in Reading, Pennsylvania.