The oldest continuous one-name, one-city franchise in the major leagues, the Phillies have a checkered history in which victories have been far less common than defeats, ill-advised trades and acquisitions have become legendary, and extraordinary plays and players have ranked with baseball’s best. In their Introduction, Westcott and Bilovsky observe, In the long and occasionally glorious history of the franchise, no team has been more entertaining…more colorful…or more unpredictable. Now in an expanded and updated third edition, published to coincide with a new Phillies era at Citizens Bank Park, The Phillies Encyclopedia, Third Edition, will recall the teams’ storied past for old fans, and help young fans relive the worst and best of one of America’s greatest ball clubs.