Daily News | Phillies World Series history, from Grover Cleveland Alexander to Brad Lidge
Lenny Dykstra 4, Darren Daulton 1, Jim Eisenreich 1, Milt Thompson 1.2009:Woodrow Wilson, in 1915, was the first U.S. president to throw out the first pitch at the World Series. It was Game 2 in Philadelphia, which turned out to be the first World Series game the Phillies ever lost. Wilson taught history and politics at Bryn Mawr College from 1885-88, and was the governor of New Jersey before he was elected president in 1912.
The Whiz-Kid Phillies were swept by the Yankees in the 1950 World Series, losing the first three games by one run. Jim Konstanty and Robin Roberts pitched 26 of the 35⅔ innings of the series for the Phillies. Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra hit home runs.Phillies vs. Astros World Series subplots include Bryce Harper, rookie shortstops, and more
Average game times for Phillies’ World Series games, last 50 years: 1980: 2 hours, 58 minutes; 1993: 3:29; 2008: 3:21; 2009: 3:30. Average length of the 2022 NLCS was 3:25. After the Phillies won the first two games, Kansas City grabbed Game 3 and jumped out to a 5-1 lead in Game 4 as the series was starting to slip away from Philadelphia. That’s when reliever Dickie Noles threw a fastball at the head of Royals star George Brett after Brett, Noles felt, took too much time to get back in the batter’s box following a foul ball.