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The Phillies rallied in the closing days of the season, winning their final game against the Washington Nationals. This win and the New York Mets ' loss to the Florida Marlins gave the Phillies the National League East title, resulting in the Phillies clinching a postseason berth for the first time since 1993 .
The Phillies have retired numbers for seven players, including Schmidt (#20), Carlton (#32), Ashburn (#1), Roberts (#36), Allen (#15), Halladay (#34), and Jim Bunning (#14); the eighth retired number is Jackie Robinson's #42, which was retired throughout baseball in 1997. The Phillies also honor two additional players with the letter "P" in the ...
However, Major League Baseball's season, by number of games, is almost twice as long as the NHL and NBA seasons and ten times longer than the NFL season. Also, the Phillies have existed since 1883, more than 30 years longer than any of the other major North American leagues (NHL: 1917, NFL: 1920, NBA: 1946).
As of 2011, Juan Samuel, the Phillies' second baseman from 1983 to 1989, is the team's third-base coach. [36] Brian Sanches pitched for Philadelphia in 2006 and 2007. Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, who was a second baseman for most of his career, began as a shortstop with the Phillies.
Jonathan Ray Lieber (born April 2, 1970) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.He stands 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighs 240 pounds (110 kg). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1994–1998), Chicago Cubs (1999–2002 and 2008), New York Yankees (2004), and Philadelphia Phillies (2005–2007).
After the 2007 season, he signed with the Phillies and began the season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he recorded a franchise-record 18-game hitting streak during the season. [21] Cervenak was first called up to the major leagues on July 10, 2008, to replace J. A. Happ on the Phillies' roster, [22] after spending 1,088 games in the minor ...
He also struck out 62 batters, this time in only half a season before his promotion to the Double–A Reading Phillies. He posted a 4–2 record for the new team, pitching 23 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings and striking out 33 batters. In 2007, Bisenius made the Phillies' Opening Day roster, and made his Major League debut in a relief appearance on April 5 ...
A number following a player's name indicates that the number was retired by the Phillies in the player's honor. Year: Italic text indicates that the player is a member of the Phillies' active (25-man) roster. [24] Position(s) Indicates the player's primary position(s) Notes: Statistics shown only for playing time with Phillies: Ref: References