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The Philadelphia Phillies' 2008 season was the 126th in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of 92–70, first in the National League East. In the postseason, the Phillies won the World Series; this was the first major sports championship for Philadelphia since the 76ers swept the 1983 NBA Finals.
The Phillies have thrice surpassed the century mark for wins in a season: in 1976 with 101 wins, [11] when they made their first playoff appearance in twenty-six seasons; again the next season when they matched that mark; [12] and in 2011, when they set the franchise single-season record for wins with 102 victories and clinched a playoff ...
The 1930 Phillies, who went 52–102, set two more National League records, allowing 1,993 hits and 1,193 runs in the regular season. [ 6 ] Mike Schmidt is the Phillies all-time leader in home runs and RBIs
The 2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 season.The 104th edition of the World Series, [2] it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays; the Phillies won the series, four games to one.
Cole Hamels led the Phillies to a World Series championship in 2008. ... After another strong regular season in 2008, Hamels etched himself into Philadelphia sports lore with a phenomenal ...
The series matched the NL West Champion and third-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers against the NL East Champion and second-seeded Philadelphia Phillies, who had home field advantage for this series due to their better regular-season record. The teams split their season series, with the home team sweeping their two four-game series in August. This ...
Riding a high with the best record in baseball, the Phillies are 29-6 over their last 35 games, which matches the best 35-game span in franchise history, last done in 1892.
The Philadelphia Phillies are winning at a pace not seen in 23 years. They defeated the Texas Rangers 11-4 on Wednesday to improve their record to 36-14, which isn't just the best record in MLB ...