Only one Philadelphia Phillies pitcher ever hit a home run in the World Series. In Game 4 of the 2008 Fall Classic, hurler Joe Blanton hit his first major league home run. He also was credited with the win in the Phillies' 10-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Blanton became the 13th pitcher to hit a home run in a Series. He also was the second Phillies pitcher to hit a homer in a postseason game. Steve Carlton homered in the 1978 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
No one pitched a perfect game in the 1948 World Series. Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
No one. Don Larsen, of the NY Yankees pitched the only perfect game in World Series history, in Game 5, on October 8, 1956. The Yankees beat the (then) Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0.
New York Yankees.The Phillies won it last year, why not this year?
the philadelphia phillies won the 2008 world series
The Yankees first defeated the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS, 3 games to 0. Then they defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ALCS, 4 games to 2. The Yankees then defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 2, to win the 2009 World Series.
the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series in 2008.
The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 2, in the 2009 World Series.The World Series MVP: Hideki Matsui
The Phillies are the team for Philadelphia and are the World Series champions.
The Philadelphia Phillies have won two World Series championships.1980 and 2008
The Philadelphia Phillies won the pennant in 1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993, and 2008. The Philadelphia Phillies went on to win the World Series in 1980, and 2008.
The Philadelphia Phillies did not play in the 1979 World Series.
New York Yankees.The Phillies won it last year, why not this year?
The Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies won game 1, and 5 in the 2009 World Series.
The Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series in 1980, and 2008.
The Philadelphia Phillies
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The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0, in Game 1 of the 1950 World Series.Winner: Vic RaschiLoser: Jim KonstantyThe Yankees went on to defeat the Phillies, 4 games to 0, to win the 1950 World Series.
On October 13, 1915, Fred Luderus hit the first World Series home run for the Philadelphia Phillies.