Philadelphia Phillies Milestones

Order these Philadelphia Phillies franchise moments by the year they happened. You place all 25 cards on one timeline, one at a time. Three wrong guesses ends the run.

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How to play the Philadelphia Phillies history game

Twenty-five Phillies milestones make up the deck, each with a short description below its title, and you sort them by the year they happened. One milestone sits on the timeline from the start, year showing. For every card you draw, choose a gap among those placed. Pick correctly and the year is revealed; pick wrongly and the card moves to its real spot, which costs one of your three lives.

Philadelphia's franchise is old and, for much of its life, not very successful, so the deck includes losing streaks and collapses alongside pennants and titles. The nicknamed teams are a highlight, and their descriptions give you a clue to which roster is meant. The modern section is crowded with division titles, awards and deep runs that sit close together.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 25 of the 25 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

  • The franchise is founded Philadelphia joins the National League as the Quakers
  • First National League pennant Grover Cleveland Alexander's club reaches its first World Series
  • Chuck Klein wins the NL MVP The slugging outfielder stars at the cozy Baker Bowl
  • The 'Whiz Kids' win the pennant A young team captures the flag on the season's final day
  • A record 23-game losing streak One of the longest losing streaks in the modern era
  • A historic late-season collapse A big September lead evaporates in the infamous 'Phold'
  • Veterans Stadium opens The club moves into a new multipurpose stadium
  • Steve Carlton wins 27 games 'Lefty' captures the Cy Young for a last-place team
  • First NL East title The start of three straight division crowns
  • Pete Rose signs as a free agent 'Charlie Hustle' joins to push the club over the top
  • Win the first World Series in franchise history Mike Schmidt's MVP season ends the long title drought
  • The 'Wheeze Kids' win the pennant A veteran-laden club reaches the World Series
  • Mike Schmidt retires The Hall of Fame third baseman ends his career in midseason
  • 'Macho Row' wins the pennant A scruffy, hard-nosed team reaches the World Series
  • Final season at Veterans Stadium The last games before moving to a new ballpark
  • Citizens Bank Park opens The club leaves the Vet for a new downtown ballpark
  • Ryan Howard wins Rookie of the Year A power-hitting first baseman debuts as a star
  • Ryan Howard is named NL MVP A 58-home-run season earns the award
  • Win the NL East and suffer the 10,000th loss A division title in a milestone-of-futility season
  • Win the World Series A rain-delayed clincher over the Rays brings a title
  • Return to the World Series Cliff Lee's heroics aren't enough against the Yankees
  • Roy Halladay's perfect game and playoff no-hitter An ace throws two gems in one remarkable season
  • Win a franchise-record 102 games A rotation of four aces dominates the regular season
  • Win the National League pennant A red-hot October run reaches the World Series against the Astros
  • A return to the NLCS A wild-card club falls one series short of the pennant

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