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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]
The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, they became the Oakland Athletics .
Visiting the New York Yankees the next day, April 3, Taijuan Walker struggled in his first Phillies start as the team remained winless with a 8–1 loss. The following day, however, Matt Straham dominated in his first start for Philadelphia, and the bullpen held the game together earning the Phils their first win of the year by a score of 4–1.
The 2008 Philadelphia Phillies, pictured here with former President Barack Obama, defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win the franchise's second World Series championship; [1] 40 players represented the Phillies during that season. [2] The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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.
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"
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The Phillies improved over the previous month, playing just over .500 baseball (15–13, .536). They scored 129 runs while allowing 122. The team mustered a four-game winning streak from August 24–27. The Phillies end August 80–56 (.588) and a six-game lead in the NL East. [18]