They wear them in honor of Robin Roberts who passed away during the 2010 season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are wearing 'HK' on their uniforms in the 2009 season to honor their long time broadcaster Harry Kalas who passed away in April, 2009.
It does not say Philadelphia. Away jerseys usually say the team city.
Philadelphia Phillies was created in 1883.
The Phillies play in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Harry Wright was the first coach of the Philadelphia Phillies and Bob Ferguson was the first manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.
I don't know but I looked him up in the 1993 edition of the Baseball Encyclopedia and it says he passed away on his birthday. Born 3/4/1861 in Philadelphia and passed 3/4/1916 in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
as a tribute to two long-time members of the club's ownership group (Alexander "Whip" Buck and J. Mahlon "Jim" Buck) who recently passed away.
In 2010, the Philadelphia Phillies had a 97-65record.
Philadelphia Phil and Philadelphia Phillis were the Phillies mascots(1971-1979)