Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Blue Design Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by Getty Images Dan Bigelow Chicago History Museum Diamond Images Focus on Sport Drew Hallowell Jed Jacobsohn Mitchell Layton Robert Leiter MLB Photos Bob Levey National Baseball Hall of Fame Library MLB Photos Rich Pilling MLB Photos Louis Requena MLB Photos George Silk Time Life Pictures Rick Stewart Tony Tomsic MLB Photos Rob Tringali Sportschrome Ron Vesely MLB Photos Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition Goodman Michael E The story of the Philadelphia Phillies by Michael E Goodman p cm Baseball the great American game Includes index Summary The history of the Philadelphia Phillies professional baseball team from its inaugural 1883 season to today spotlighting the team’s greatest players and most memorable moments ISBN 978-1-60818-051-6 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-021-7 eBook 1 Philadelphia Phillies Baseball team History Juvenile literature I Title II Series GV875 P45G66 2010 796 357’640974811 dc22 2010025213 CPSIA 110310 PO1381 First Edition 987654321 Page 3 Right fielder Sam Thompson Page 4 Second baseman Chase Utley
Michael E Goodman BASEBALL THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME CREATIVE EDUCATION
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P h i l l i e s 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS Historic Roots 6 The Pitching Curse 15 From Bottom to Top 22 Wild Times 33 Champs Again 37 AROUND THE HORN The 4 by 400 Outfield 12 The Philadelphia Blue Jays 20 Before The Phold 24 The Big Finish 31 Philly Hitting Streaks 38 Waiting to Win 43 ALL-TIME PHILLIES P Steve Carlton 8 C Bob Boone 13 1B Ryan Howard 14 2B Tony Taylor 18 3B Mike Schmidt 23 SS Larry Bowa 28 LF Greg Luzinski 30 CF Richie Ashburn 35 RF Sam Thompson 39 M Gene Mauch 40 Index 48
