Which Phillies Championship Team Quiz

Answer: 2008

Right-handed starting pitcher Joe Blanton made his MLB debut with the Oakland A's in 2004 and was traded to the Phillies in July, 2008. In Game 4 he became the first pitcher to hit a home run in the World Series since Ken Holtzman of the A's did so in 1974. Blanton played for the Phillies until he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in August, 2012 and played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Washington Nationals before retiring from baseball in 2017.

In retirement, Blanton chose to run a vineyard in Napa County, California.

Answer: 1980

Right-handed pitcher Larry Christensen spent his entire career (1974-1984) with the Phillies. Drafted in the first round and #3 overall, he made his MLB debut at 19 but due to injuries never became the star the team expected. His best season was 1977 when he went 19-6, and he was the starting pitcher for the 1979 game where the Phillies wore all-maroon uniforms (which were instantly retired due to ugliness). Christensen went 5-1 in an injury plagued 1980 and while he started Game 4 of the World Series, he didn't make it to the second inning.

After retiring from baseball, he began a second career as a financial advisor, but maintained ties with his former team by appearing at community and charity events.

Answer: 2008

Third baseman Pedro Feliz only played two years for the Phillies during his 11 year career but went to the World Series twice with the team. He broke in with the San Francisco Giants in 2000 and was mostly a bench player through 2003. Starting in 2004, he got more playing time filling in for injured players and by 2007 was the Giants' starting third baseman. In his two seasons in Philadelphia he batted .249 and .266 respectively but had the game winning RBI in the rain-split game 5 when he knocked in Eric Bruntlett in the 7th inning.

After the 2009 season, Feliz was traded to the Cardinals and played one more year in the MLB. He also played with the independent league Camden River Sharks in 2011 and 2012.

Answer: 1980

Garry Maddox was known as the Secretary of Defense. Patrolling center field between the powerful but slow Greg "the Bull" Luzinski and Bake McBride who had bad knees, Maddox won 8 consecutive Gold Gloves, from 1975 (a season split between his original team, the San Francisco Giants and the Phillies) through 1982. He also had a lifetime .285 batting average and 337 career doubles.

After retiring from baseball early in the 1986 season, Maddox was CEO of a local office furniture company, served a term on the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and did color commentary on Phillies games. Both during and after his career, he's been involved in local charities, winning MLB's Roberto Clemente Award in 1986 and hosting an annual charity barbecue competition that supports an academic enrichment program he founded.

Answer: 1980

Arnold Ray "Bake" McBride was the 1974 NL Rookie of the Year for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was traded to the Phillies during the 1977 season and moved from center to right field. By then, injuries had robbed him of some of his early speed and kept his average number of games played around 110, but he managed a .292 batting average, often batting in the leadoff spot, with the Phillies before being traded to Cleveland after the 1981 season. McBride also batted .304 in the World Series and hit the game winning home run in Game 1.

After retiring as a player, McBride served several years as a minor league coach and instructor for the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals.

Answer: 2008

Jamie Moyer attended the 1980 World Series parade as a fan - he grew up in Souderton, PA, an outer suburb of Philadelphia. In his 1986 MLB debut with the Cubs, he defeated Steve Carlton and the Phillies and played for six teams (Cubs, Rangers, Cardinals, Orioles, Red Sox, Mariners) before being traded to his home town team late in the 2006 season. During the 2008 season, Moyer was, at 45, the oldest active player in MLB and served as the team's third starter, compelling a 16-7 record with a 3.71 ERA. He started Game 3 of the World Series but did not get a decision in the game. Moyer played for the Phillies through 2010 and pitched one final year, 2012, with the Colorado Rockies at age 49. After retiring, Moyer briefly served as an analysist for Phillies broadcasts but left to spend more time with his family. He's also been involved in charitable organizations, winming the Roberto Clemente Award in 2003.

On his retirement he held the record for most home runs allowed with 522, 17 more than former Phillie Robin Roberts who was in second with 505.

Answer: 2008

Shortstop Jimmy Rollins made his Phillies debut in 2000 and played for the team through 2014, finishing his career playing one year each for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox. During his career, the small (listed at 5'7") but speedy player won four Gold Gloves, hit 231 career home runs, and led the league in triples four times. In 2007, he became the second player to hit 30 doubles, 20 triples, and 30 home runs in a single season on his way to winning the NL MVP. While Rollins had a good 2008 season, batting .277 and winning a Gold Glove, he batted only .227 during the World Series. Upon retirement in 2014, he was the only shortstop to have both stolen 400 bases and hit 200 home runs.

After retiring from baseball, Rollins has done commentary on national baseball broadcasts and served as a consultant to the Phillies. He was also politically active, campaigning for Barack Obama in 2008, and active in charity, having founded an animal rehabilitation center. He won the Roberto Clemente Award in 2014.

Answer: 1980

Right-handed pitcher Dick Ruthven made his debut with the Phillies in 1973, was traded to the Atlanta Braves before the 1976 season, and returned to Philadelphia in June 1978. As the #2 starter behind Cy Young Award winner Steve Carlton, Ruthven went 17-10 in 1980 and started Game 3 of the World Series, which the Phillies lost in the 10th inning.

Answer: 1980

Initially signed by the Phillies in 1968 as a catcher, Manny Trillo was converted to a third baseman by his minor league manager, Dallas Green (who would lead the 1980 Phillies to their World Series Championship. Trillo was selected by the Oakland A's in the Rule 5 draft and made his debut as a second baseman on the 1973 A's World Championship team. He only played a few games with the 1973 and 1974 A's so he was eligible for Rookie of the Year voting (he came in 3rd) when he was traded to the Chicago Cubs before the 1975 season. He was traded to the Phillies before the 1979 season and in four years won 3 Gold Gloves (1979, 1980, and 1982), as well as the Silver Slugger for the best offensive second baseman in 1980. Trillo was traded to the Cleveland Indians before the 1983 season (as part of a 5-for-1 deal for outfielder Von Hayes) and also played for the Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants and a second tour with the Chicago Cubs before retiring from play as a Cincinnati Red in 1989.

Trillo was the MVP of the NLCS against the Houston Astros, batting .381 with two doubles and 4 RBI and his usual stellar fielding. He batted .217 in the World Series.

Answer: 2008

Jayson Werth was the third generation member of his family to play for a World Series winner. His grandfather, Ducky Schofield, played shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates for 19 years and was a member of the 1960 World Series champion team, while his uncle Dick Schofield, also a shortstop, played for the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays who defeated the Phillies in that year's World Series. Keeping up the family tradition of athletic accomplishment, Jason's mother, Kim Schofield Werth, was a track star.

The 6'5" Werth was originally signed as a catcher by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1997 draft. He was traded to the Blue Jays organization and made his debut with them as an outfielder in 2002. Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers before the 2004 season, he played three injury plagued seasons with them before being signed to the Phillies in late 2006. There with his injuries behind him, he became the Phillies right fielder by the end of the 2007 and a star by the next year. Werth batted .444 with 1 home run and 3 RBIs in the 5 game series. He played for the Washington Nationals 2011-2017 and briefly in the Seattle Mariners minor league system before retiring in 2018.

Since retiring, Werth has been an organic farmer. He bought 300 acres in Illinois while still playing and took a more active role after retirement.