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The Philadelphia Phillies
At first the phils were called the athletics and they lost their first game and it was also the first game of national league history Grover cleveland Alexander was one of the most accomplished pitchers of all time as a rookie he had 28 wins, 31 complete games, 367 innings pitched, and 7 shutout games as he got more experianced he got even better. But later on when they one their first pennant Alexander led the way with 30 then 33 wins which concluded that he was the best pitcher ever. He had to be sold in 1918 because the owner was having money problems.
The phillies organazation started in 1883. The phils have had a long history but not a sucsessful one. It took them 32 years to win there first pennant. But it took them 97 years to win a first World title
In 1984 speedy second basemen Juan Samuel led the phillies with 72 steals in 87 attempts. In 1989Outfeilder Von Hayes had a great season leading the team in RBIs, walks, runs, homeruns,and bases. In 1992 Catcher Darren Daulton drove in 109 runs to lead the national league.
In 1901 Nap Lajoie became the first player to be intentionally walked with bases loaded In 1950 All star Del Ennis hit 31 homers and dorve in 126 run for one of his best seasons. In 1980 Pete Rose was the first philly to steal secondbase, third base, and home in the same game