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The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park, located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Citizens Bank Park is a baseball stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the city's South Philadelphia Sports Complex.Home to Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies, the stadium opened April 3, 2004, and hosted its first regular-season baseball game nine days later, with the Phillies losing to the Cincinnati Reds, 4–1.
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 ...
This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Philadelphia. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed. Citizens Bank Park Veterans Stadium Shibe Park a.k.a. Connie Mack Stadium Columbia Park Baker Bowl Athletic(s) grounds or "the grounds at 15th and Columbia"
The Steeles' French Renaissance design included a signature tower and cupola, 1909 Cartouches above the entrances along Lehigh Ave and 21st St framed the A's logo Bats, balls – even a catcher's mask – adorned exterior walls in terra cotta casts Shibe Park on March 13, 1909, one month prior to first game Fans watching the inaugural game, April 12, 1909.
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies compete in MLB as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. In the franchise's history, the owners and ownership syndicates of the team have employed 11 general managers (GMs) and
Mack in turn persuaded Phillies minority owner Ben Shibe as well as others to invest in the team, which would be called the Philadelphia Athletics, a name taken from the Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, which had been a founding member of the NL in 1876 but had folded after only one season. Mack himself bought a 25% interest, while the ...
The Philadelphia Phillies have participated in 140 seasons in Major League Baseball since their inception in 1883. They are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in all of American professional sports. Through October 1, 2022, they have played 21,203 games, winning 10,019 games and losing 11,184.