From Shibe Park to "The Vet" to the Philly Fanatic, this is the ultimate trivia book and crossword pacakge all rolled into one. So get your soft pretzel and settle in for a lot of baseball fun.
The Philadelphia Phillies are a major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are the reigning 2008 World Series champions. The Phillies are a member of the East Divison of Major
League Baseball's National League. Since 2004, the team's home has been Citizens Bank Park in
South Philadelphia section of the city.
The Phillies have won two World Series championships(against Kansas City in 1980 and Tampa Bay in
2008) and six National League pennants. The franchise has also experienced long periods of struggle. The age of the team combined with its history of adversity has earned them the distinction of having lost the most games of any team in the history of Major League Baseball. The Phillies are also the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of American professional sports.Phillies who have been inducted into the Hall-of Fame include: While not all of these players were enshrined with a Phillies cap, each of them was a part of the Phillies franchise at one point in his career.
Ed Delahanty
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Sparky Anderson
Richie Ashburn
Dave Bancroft
Chief Bender
Dan Brouthers
Jim Bunning
Steve Carlton
Roger Connor
Ed Delahanty
Hugh Duffy
Johnny Evers
Elmer Flick
Jimmie Fox
Billy Hamilton
Bucky Harris
Ferguson Jenkins
Hughie Jennings
Harry Kalas
Tim Keefe
Chuck Klein
Nap Lajoie
Tommy McCarthy
Joe Morgan
Kid Nichols
Tony Perez
Eppa Rixey
Robin Roberts
Ryne Sandberg
Mike Schmidt
Casey Stengel
Sam Thompson
Lloyd Waner
Hack Wilson
Harry Wright
Filled with trivia questions about the Philadelphia Phillies, their great lineage of ball players and Baker Bowl Citizens Bank Park itself, this is a great gift for anyone slightly interested in Philadelphia's past and future.
