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The Philadelphia Phillies' 2009 season was the 127th season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Charlie Manuel , began their sixth season at Citizens Bank Park and defense of their 2008 World Series championship on April 5.
After arriving to the Phillies in mid-2009, Cliff P. Lee won four games for the team in the 2009 postseason. [24] Mark Leiter struck out 232 batters in 2 seasons with the Phillies. Through the close of the 2010 season, Brad Lidge collected 99 saves for Philadelphia, among the top 10 in team history. [ 25 ]
The 2008 Philadelphia Phillies, pictured here with former President Barack Obama, defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win the franchise's second World Series championship; [1] 40 players represented the Phillies during that season. [2] The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
After the rosters were revealed, a second ballot of five players per league was created for the All-Star Final Vote to determine the 33rd and final player of each roster. The NL Winner was Shane Victorino of the Philadelphia Phillies and the AL winner was Brandon Inge of the Detroit Tigers.
The 2009 National League Championship Series (NLCS) was a best-of-seven baseball game series in Major League Baseball’s 2009 postseason pitting the top-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers against the second-seeded Philadelphia Phillies for the National League Championship and the right to represent the National League in the 2009 World Series.
The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
As of 2011, Juan Samuel, the Phillies' second baseman from 1983 to 1989, is the team's third-base coach. [36] Brian Sanches pitched for Philadelphia in 2006 and 2007. Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, who was a second baseman for most of his career, began as a shortstop with the Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park, located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. [7] [8] [9] [10]