The Fightin' Phillies: 100 Years of Philadelphia Baseball from the Whiz Kids to the Misfits

By The Baron and Larry Shenk

Book Overview

From when the Phillies franchise was established in 1883 and a rookie manager led the team to its first National League pennant in 1915 to the World Series titles in 1980 and 2008, Larry Shenk, a longtime Phillies executive, provides insight into a potpourri of faces, places, events, and personalities in Phillies history. He takes readers through every no-hitter thrown by a Phillies pitcher and an incredible season by a relief pitcher who became the Most Valuable Player. Read about Mike Schmidt's most dramatic home run, the youngest pitcher to ever win a game in the big leagues, the greatest one-game performance in World Series history, the most unbreakable records in franchise history, and why the Phillies held spring training in Pennsylvania during the 1940s.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629371998
• ISBN13: 9781629371993
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"