The Phillies, who slipped into the final National League Wildcard postseason berth during the closing days of the regular season, have run though a trio of series as underdogs to capture the eighth NL pennant in franchise history.
1980 Phillies pennant-winning mystery solved
As the Phillies poured out of their dugout during their 1980 NLCS Game 5 rally, television cameras captured someone wearing uniform number 13 with the name "Wendell" on the back jumping around with the team as part of the celebration.
For Phillies fans like me, there will always be only one Black Friday
The date was Friday, October 7, 1977. The place was Veteran's Stadium in South Philadelphia. The occasion was Game 3 of the National League Championship Series between the host Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
MLB League Championship Series 2019 preview and predictions
The 2019 Major League Baseball postseason has already provided plenty of October excitement, with three of four Division Series pushed to decisive Game 5 dramatic conclusions. Now the final four surviving ball clubs have moved on to battle in the respective League Championship Series over the next week or so. The two winners will … Continue reading MLB League Championship Series 2019 preview and predictions
A look at the 10 dramatic Philadelphia Phillies postseason extra-innings games
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