Occasional Glory : A History of the Philadelphia Phillies

This history of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball club moves from its inception in 1883, when the Troy (New York) Brown Stockings moved to Philadelphia, through the 2000 season, 118 years later.

The team's finer seasons, moments, and players - including the great outfield of the 1890s, perhaps one of the best in big league history, Grover Cleveland Alexander and the 1915 pennant winner, Chuck Klein's slugging feats, Roberts, Ennis, and Ashburn, the era of Gene Mauch, Jim Bunning and the heartbreak of the lost pennant in 1964, Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton and the 1980 World Series championship, and the surprise pennant win in 1993 - are covered, but also the less than memorable times all too familiar to the fans.

The team's relationship with the city of Philadelphia is discussed at length.