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The Philadelphia Phillies were formed in 1883, and now, as the 21st century begins, the Phillies are the oldest, continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional sports.

The original Philadelphia Phillies began when the Worcester Ruby Legs were disbanded and the franchise moved to Philadelphia. Al Reach, who in 1866 had become the first professional baseball player, became the Phillies first owner along with attorney John Rogers. Reach named the team the Phillies, a take-off on the team's geographic roots.

The first Philadelphia Phillies game was played May 1, 1883 at Recreation Park on the corner of 24th Street and Ridge Avenue; they lost 4-3 to the Providence Grays. The Phillies went on to win just 17 of 98 games that season, pitcher John Coleman losing 48 of them.

Thirty-three years after their first National League season, the Phillies finally reached the World Series in 1915 with a powerful team led by first-year manager Pat Moran.

In 1913, former New York City police commissioner William Baker became the team's seventh president in 1903. Baker had Philadelphia Park renamed Baker Bowl, after himself of course.

In 1938, the Phillies moved out of Baker Bowl and into Shibe Park where one year later they played their first home night game.

In 1953, there were discussions for a new multi-purpose sports stadium. After years of disagreements over the site, size, design, funding and name, the ceremonies were finally held on October 2, 1967.

In 1971, Veterans Stadium was finally finished. It was built on a 74-acre site that was formerly marsh land, and the park was made in the shape of an octorad, an architect's work that comes from the Latin words for eight and radius or eight points on a radius. The multi-colored, multi-purpose stadium, and the largest in the National League, was completed at a final cost of $52 million. The seating capacity for the baseball field was originally 56,371.

After 97 years, the Phillies finally won their first World Championship in 1980.

And now as the new century begins, yet another new ballpark is to be built, which will seat 43,000, and will be opening April, 2004 in South Philadelphia. The state of the art Citizens Bank Park will be the ultimate baseball and entertainment experience. Featuring natural grass and a dirt playing field, a scenic view of the Philadelphia skyline, an open-air atmosphere and more, the Ballpark will be an exciting destination for all fans. The Ballpark is located on a 21-acre site in South Philadelphia, on the north side of Pattison Avenue, between 11th and Darien Streets.