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The 2007 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 125th season in the history of the franchise.It would begin with the Phillies approaching a historic mark. The Phillies started the year with an MLB-record 9,955 losses in franchise history. [1]
These wins are not considered official by Major League Baseball. Through 2007, the Cubs have 9,985 official wins. The Philadelphia Phillies of the National League, recorded their 10,000th loss, a 10–2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on July 15, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Phillies have completed 131 seasons in Major League Baseball since their inception in 1883. As of the conclusion of the 2023 season, the Phillies have played in 21,486 regular season games, with a record of 10,112-11,259 (.471). They also have a combined record of 68-65 (.511) in post-season play. [1]
Phillies all-time pitching records at Baseball-Reference.com Archived 2019-04-08 at the Wayback Machine; Phillies all-time batting records at Baseball-Reference.com Archived 2019-04-08 at the Wayback Machine; All-time Leaders Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Philadelphia Phillies official website; Rare Feats Archived 2012-09-28 at ...
This would be the first of five consecutive postseason appearances for the Phillies, a streak which lasted until 2011. The postseason began on October 3, 2007, and ended on October 28, 2007, with the Red Sox sweeping the Rockies in the 2007 World Series. It was the seventh title won by the Red Sox franchise.
This was the Phillies' first postseason game since Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, and their first at Citizens Bank Park. Seventeen and fifteen-game winners Jeff Francis and Cole Hamels began the 2007 postseason by retiring the side in order.
Since 2006, the teams have battled for playoff position. The Mets won the division in 2006 and contended in 2007 and 2008, while the Phillies won five consecutive division titles from 2007 to 2011. [114] The Phillies' 2007 Eastern Division Title was won on the last day of the season as the Mets lost a seven-game lead with 17 games remaining.
On June 30, 2007, while suffering from a spate of injuries to their starting rotation, the Phillies purchased Happ's contract from the Lynx. At the time, Happ's record in Triple-A was 1–2 with a 4.02 ERA. He made his major league debut against the New York Mets and allowed five runs, all earned, in four innings. He was then returned to the ...