Born August 31, 1915, the year of the Phillies first pennant, Bob had been a football, basketball, and baseball star at Tower Hill School in Wilmington. He tried to buy up all outstanding stock so that his interests would be solely in command. But the team value is an entirely different story. [4] After this time, he served as a team executive until 2003, and was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame in recognition of his services. When Owens gave up his job as general manager following his short stint as manager of the team in 1983, Giles assumed the role of directing the Phils on-field fortunes. The Phillies finished seventh that year. And from 1976 through 1978, under manager Danny Ozark and with Owens adding some high-ranking players like Garry Maddox, Manny Trillo, and Tug McGraw in trades, the Phillies won three National League East titles. The Phillies compete in MLB as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. With Giles as president, the Phillies had seven managers. After the game, Carpenter treated all comers to a chicken dinner at the local fire hall. With insufficient funds, an unwillingness to waste any more time playing in a futile season in which they had posted a 14-45 record, and a conflicting schedule of exhibition games, the Athletics refused to make their last Western road trip. Spending $330 million on one player won't . Sally Buck, wife of the deceased James, had also become the owner of her husbands stock before she died in 2014, leaving the stock to their estate. All Rights Reserved. If anybody goes into this business for money, he once said, he should have his head examined., But Carpenter wasnt anxious to lose money, either. Long a baseball fanatic who devoured everything he could read on the subject, Nugent played a valuable role as Bakers right-hand man. He was pushed out by ownership partners in 1997 and in 1998 began selling off pieces of the team, "mainly because my salary went away," he said. Were on the upgrade and will have to be figured as a pennant factor this year, he said in 1941. Even Giants manager John McGraw, however, who had been the beneficiary of some of Bakers trades, got tired of Bakers foibles. Twelve fans were killed and 232 were hospitalized. More than 80 lawsuits against Reach and Rogers, still the owners of the ballpark, followed, and although they, as was Potter, were eventually absolved of blame, the two eventually sold the ballpark to the incoming Taft family. He tried unsuccessfully to change the teams nickname from Phillies to Live Wires. Carpenter was president, and Mack agreed to use the club as a farm team for his Athletics. Baker insisted at the time of the deal that it was made strictly because Alexander was going to be drafted for service in the World War and there was no way he was going to gamble on Ol Petes safe return. Actually, that view was badly mistaken as the team had signed its first African-American, a player named Ted Washington of the Philadelphia Stars, in 1952. The golden era had ended. Westcott is a former president of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association and has been inducted into four halls of fame. But no matter how good an operator you are, he once said, you have to have some luck.. Ruch vowed to spend every day from the start of spring training until the end of the season with the club. Nugent thought this plan, used in the minor leagues, would generate a considerable amount of fan interest. He acquired a number of respectable players, most notably Schoolboy Rowe, Babe Dahlgren, and Jimmy Wasdell. Gerry was regarded as one of the shrewdest traders in baseball. Along the way it was the site of several disasters, and by the end of its use as a major-league baseball field in 1938, had become a decrepit and obsolete park that was the laughingstock of baseball. Middleton, 61, joined the Phillies ownership group in 1994 and has steadily gained shares in the club. The Americans had signed Phillies star Nap Lajoie, who had won the ALs first batting crown with what would be the highest average (.426) in AL history. When the postgame habits of some of the Phillies seemed to become a problem in 1954, Bob and Hamey hired private detectives to follow them. After he was approached by Mills about starting a team in Philadelphia, Reach enlisted the aid of Colonel John I. Rogers, a prominent lawyer, a former city comptroller, a colonel in the Philadelphia National Guard, and a member of the Pennsylvania governors staff. And because of the sad state of finances on the team, the policy of trading stars for cash continued for more than a decade. The worst part of Carpenters regime occurred in the early 1960s. With the 1,200 shares that his wife and son now owned plus some stock he had previously bought himself, Nugent now controlled 51 percent of the Phillies stock. The Boston Red Sox were visiting Clearwater for an exhibition game. That all changed in 1883. Also during Fogels reign, the Phillies signed Gavvy Cravath, a 31-year-old journeyman who would win six home-run crowns in the next seven years while holding the career record for home runs (119) until it was broken by Babe Ruth. He assumed leadership only to protect his investment. Du Pont de Nemours Company. Carpenter quit college before his senior year to get married. Instead of fighting back, Baker offered small or no salary increases to those Phillies who were approached. Carpenter sold Connie Mack Stadium in 1964 to Philadelphia Eagles owner Jerry Wolman for a meager $600,000. In one deal, Baker sent outfielder George Whitted to the Pittsburgh Pirates for outfielder Casey Stengel. 12. Buying a professional sports team is not just another investment where you can let your stock broker do all the work and call you every once in a while with an update. But he wasnt the only great star the Phillies could have but didnt sign. Capital Corp., a venture capital firm based in Radnor, PA. Giles played a major role in running the team. Bitter exchanges between the two men followed. And there were other attempts by such potential buyers as Bill Veeck, Branch Rickey, Dan Topping, John B. Kelly Sr., Moe Annenberg, and the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.7, In 1940 a group of the Phillies minority stockholders tried to oust Nugent and take control of the club. Carpenter could throw his weight around when necessary. However, the team that Giles predicted would be the team of the 80s ended the decade with an overall record of 783-780-3, two pennants, and one World Series championship. Born in 1840 in London, England, where his father was a prominent cricket player, Reach was brought to the United States at the age of one. The Philadelphia Phillies are 38-19 under interim manager Rob Thomson since he was promoted from bench coach to replace Joe Girardi on June 3. Reportedly, he owed the league $160,000 and was two years behind in rent at Shibe Park. By 1985, the Phillies drew a mere 1,830,350 in attendance, the first time except for the strike-ridden 1981 season that the team had slipped below 2 million since 1975. By this time, he was involved in sports activities in Wilmington. His new title was chairman. In 1911 Fogel swung what was the biggest trade the Phillies had made up to that point with pitchers George McQuillan and Lew Moren, third baseman Ed Grant, and outfielder John Bates going to the Reds for third baseman Hans Lobert, center fielder Dode Paskert, and pitchers Jack Rowan and Fred Beebe. Basically, the general partner (was Giles, now Montgomery) gathers the group, negotiates the sale of the team, is responsible for all debt and lawsuits, and gets a little extra coin in the form of a salary. He was the team vice president until 1982, team president from 1982 to 1987, and General Manager from 1984 to 1987. In 1868 he was named first-team All-American by the New York Clipper. The Middleton family, led by John Middleton, and the . Baker also failed to endear himself to the loyal Phillies fans in 1925 when, in Common Pleas Court testifying in a suit contesting the ownership of shares of Phillies stock, Baker admitted that he was hoping to sell the team eventually. And the last five seasons. Available now! Starting the job just six weeks before the opening of Veterans Stadium, Montgomery plunged immediately into the hectic business of putting fans in the stands. Ruly became his assistant. John Betz had died in 1988, leaving his wife, Claire, in charge of their stock. Currently, the office of team president is held by Andy MacPhail, who assumed the mantle in 2016. In 1905, he got out. Others gave similar recommendations. Then, after buying 53 percent of the stock in the Cubs, he became the teams president in 1906. William Hulbert had been the president of the National League, but early in the 1882 season, he died of a heart attack. Later, he attended Duke University, where he earned a varsity letter as an end on the football team. The individuals who comprise the Philadelphia Phillies ownership group are a virtual mystery to fans. He tried to have a wedding staged inside a lions cage at the pitchers mound with the lion acting as one of the witnesses. He opened a cigar store and ran it before and after games. these charts, updated daily. The tactic backfired when infielder Granny Hamner discovered that he was being trailed home after a game. But two sources close to the situation confirmed that John S. Middleton holds a 48 percent ownership stake in the Phillies, a number correctly reported by Fox29. Urging everyone to call him Charlie, the popular Ruch added, From what I understand, it takes a healthy and active man to run the Phillies. Amaro had led the team since 2008.[25]. Under Montgomerys watch, Ed Wade was elevated to the post of general manager in 1998. Although he had tried many times to break the 99-year lease signed long ago by his predecessors, Nugent finally succeeded in 1938 after threatening court action. Its original capacity was 12,500. Baker ran his operation on a financial shoestring, even when things were going well in the mid-teens. Bob would stop at nothing to sign a player he thought would help the Phillies, often outbidding some of the wealthier teams like the Yankees, Red Sox and Cardinals. The Phillies won only 59 games in 1972. That leaves Claire Betz, the Buck Brothers, and John Middleton as the unnamed sources remaining. Claires husband, John Drew Betz, bought his share of the Phillies in 1981 and she took over ownership amidst a nice little soap opera. He was replaced by Gerald P. Nugent. Bob grabbed a microphone and announced to the fans that they could have their ticket money refunded. It holds the rights to not only the Phillies but also the Flyers and Sixers. The teams success, both on and off the field was, however, short-lived. With only $50,000 of his own to spend, he needed a little help. Meanwhile, Nugent sadly closed his office at Phillies headquarters in the Packard Building. After he bought the team and became president, it didnt take long for Potters collapse to begin. Moreover, he had another challenge. And the last four seasons. The militant, arrogant, and often stubborn Rogers, who frequently battled with Reach, took over control of the operation of the team. In 1941 he became part-owner of the football New York Americans. Local revenues divided by metro population with populations in two-team markets divided in half. In fact, they appear to be very principled and classy people. Two years later, he became the manager of the Boston Red Stockings, with whom he won six pennants in 11 seasons and was the skipper in the first National League game in Philadelphia. We already missed the boat once by forcing Cliff Lee out. Value of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending) without deduction for debt. Eventually, he would become universally recognized as one of the main reasons the Phillies changed their image from shabby losers to progressive winners through the 1970s. Baseball Artist James Fiorentino To Reveal Newest Work At Philly Show, After Wild Winter Of Spending, National League Clubs Contend For Six Spots In Baseball Post-Season, Braves Max Fried, Phillies Zack Wheeler Remain Sinker Royalty, How The Philadelphia Eagles Offseason To-Do List Got Big, Fast. It is unclear how long Middleton has held such a share. Although the Athletics would continue to play as an independent team and, in 1882, another team called the Athletics was awarded a franchise in the new American Association, Philadelphia was left without a National League team for the next six years. He took a 10 percent share of the team, oversaw the day-to-day operations, and became the spokesperson of the group, allowing the others to hide in the shadows. Then he paid for a winter of rehabilitation in Florida for Waitkus and trainer Frank Wiechec, one of the first full-time trainers in baseball. But they lost in the League Championship Series each time. He also vainly attempted to form a 10-nation soccer league. Over the years, Nugent sold and traded away a virtual All-Star team, including Bucky Walters, Dolph Camilli, Claude Passeau, Johnny Moore, Ethan Allen, Kirby Higbe, Curt Davis, Morrie Arnovich, Spud Davis, Dick Bartell, Pinky Whitney, and Klein. After a hunting accident in which Chicago White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton extinguished a budding career by shooting himself in the foot (ultimately resulting in the amputation of his leg), Nugent advocated placing a clause in contracts that would ban players from hunting. Baker showed a total lack of understanding for the game after the 1913 season when the Federal League was offering many baseball stars much larger contracts. After leaving Yale in his senior year, Cox worked for a New York bank, an investment firm, and finally a lumber company, which named him its president in 1936. Attendance (466,975) in 1943 not only was more than double that of 1942, but also was the highest for a Phillies team since 1916. Putnams Sons, 1953). Shiffert, John. Right. One of the trades that backfired sent relief pitcher Willie Hernandez to the Detroit Tigers, and he became the American Leagues Cy Young Award winner as well as the Most Valuable Player. The roots had been planted to turn the team around by developing players instead of trying to trade for them. Fans started staying away from the ballpark in droves and attendance eventually dropped to as low as 1.5 million for the year in 1997, a sharp drop from the then-all-time high of 3,137,674 million in 1993. The teams debts almost always exceeded its income. Hamner called police who arrested the detective. Among these were an annual fund-raising event for ALS, several baseball programs for urban youth, and other programs that supported teachers, fitness programs, and pets. He paid $1,657,000 for a ballpark that in 1908 had been built for $315,248.69. He accused McGraw of tampering with players on other teams, making them dissatisfied with playing anywhere but for the Giants. 2. Before revealing these Phillies Phantoms, let's discuss how exactly they came to be the owners. All we had to start with, said Bob, was 25 second-division players and one minor leaguer named Turkey Tyson.. By then, Charlie Manuel had taken over as Phillies manager, and eventually the team became filled with star players, such as first baseman Ryan Howard, second baseman Chase Utley, and shortstop Jimmy Rollins all three becoming the greatest players at their positions in Phillies history plus outfielder Pat Burrell, catcher Carlos Ruiz and pitchers Cole Hamels and Brett Myers. We should have no reason to hate any of the individuals running the team. From 1891 through 1895, Delahanty, Hamilton, and Thompson became the first all-Hall of Fame outfield, playing together and in one season (1894) all hitting over what was then calculated as .400. Ive watched Pat and like the way he goes about his work. Along with team leader Darren Daulton, they played major roles in the 1993 pennant winner. The Bucks are very principled. Expecting to see the mighty Red Sox sluggers, a large crowd poured into the ballpark. Locke was attempting to pick up an option he had to buy the Phillies, but several of his financial supporters had backed out at the last minute, and the deal was on the verge of collapsing. Heading a 30-man syndicate, 20 of whose members were from Philadelphia, including future Phillies stockholders F. Eugene Dixon Jr. and his father, Cox outbid another syndicate led by John B. Kelly, Sr., for ownership of the team. Middleton has been a limited partner since 1994, and he has served as chairman of the Phillies' advisory board since '98. He moved Alexander and Bill Killefer to the Cubs for $60,000, pitcher Mike Pendergast, and catcher Pickles Dillhoefer. In 2018 the Phillies ownership also announced that over the next two years it planned to spend $110 million of its own money to refurbish and remodel Citizens Bank Park. The winner was Blue Jays. Accordingly, a few months later, the team was expelled from the league. Shettsline, a resident of Glenolden in Delaware County, served through the 1908 season, during which time the Phillies finished third once and fourth three times. The ensuing sequence was laced with irony. It means they are limited to their cash investment and nothing else. This article will provide the background of these owners and describe their path to ownership. There were, of course, disappointments and problems during Reachs administration. The Roaring Twenties were not accompanied by roaring crowds at Baker Bowl. The company opened another plant in Brantford, Ontario, and moved its store to a large building in downtown Philadelphia. In 1887, with the master plan devised by Reach, the team also moved into a new showplace stadium originally called Philadelphia Base Ball Park. He admitted that things had not been right in the past, but that now they had swung the other way. The establishment of Mr. Reach has grown to larger proportions, and the name is synonymous with baseball, it said. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. Unsigned players salaries are estimated based on the last three years of salary data: $700k for pre-arbitration, $2.3M for 1st-year arb, $4.17M for 2nd-year-arb, $5.98M for 3rd-year-arb, $7.36M for 4th-year-arb. Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams. Simmons put on a dazzling show, nearly beating the Phillies. But he induced many of them to join him in his investment in the sport of base ball. In addition, Dreyfuss, who had earlier loaned Reach and Rogers money to fight the new American League and had been paid off secretly with Phillies stock, took the position of running the team behind the scenes. In addition to building the team on the field, Montgomery played the lead role in making the Phillies a major part of the community, participating in and sponsoring numerous groups and events around the city that became enormously popular. When Carpenter took over, however, the Phillies future did not seem bright. He authorized a number of key trades that bolstered the clubs on-field prowess, including acquiring players like Curt Schilling, Jim Eisenreich, Lenny Dykstra, John Kruk, Dave Hollins, Terry Mulholland, and Mitch Williams. He bought a farm team at Utica, increasing the clubs minor-league holdings to two. He believed the Phillies had developed the players and that they should enjoy the fruits of their labor. William Y. Giles had lived baseball since the day he was born. And Gerry had new adversaries. For information like contract history, contract incentives, and more, we heartily recommend Cot's Contracts. After performing for 20 years under the same ownership and rising to a place among the stronger franchises in the league, the Phillies vaulted onto a path of chaos. The team, which averaged just 26 years old, justified the $2 million that Bob by then had pumped into a long-range development plan. That left an annual deficit of about $150,000. Their chances of winning the World Series that year were hindered badly by his desire to generate more revenue by roping off some areas in left and center field, allowing spectators to stand on the playing field between the ropes and the outfield wall. The longest-tenured president is Bob Carpenter, Jr., who oversaw the club for 30 years. He came into baseball as the president of a major league club at a time when finances were more important than pennants. The Phillies Encyclopedia (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004), 371. Justin pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and John died of cancer at the age of 72 during the trial. Although he had become a full-time businessman, Reach retained his contacts in baseball. Once he was installed as president of the Phillies, despite his teams sometimes shoddy performances, Carpenter became a major power in the National League. Shortly after he took over the team, he named the Phillies ballpark after himself. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The players were so irate that they refused to take the field for a game and returned to play only at the urging of Harris. Very, very private, says J.B. Doherty, general partner of TDH Capital. Later, Shibe would become the original owner of the new American Leagues Philadelphia Athletics. At the age of 21 he was earning $15 a month on a farm, plus 50 cents for each cord of wood he cut. In his 20 years with the team, he built two ballparks, the Phillies finished in the first division 14 times, and the club posted a winning record of 1,339-1,260 for the best percentage (.515) under any club president until Ruly Carpenter. Overall, the clubs payroll was at $56.8 million in 2002, up more than $20 million since 1997. RICH WESTCOTT is a baseball writer, historian, and the author of 26 books. The trouble was he insisted on operating the Phillies with the same strict regimen with which he ran his lumber company. Hamner exploded in a well-publicized tirade, demanding and subsequently getting an apology from Carpenter. His constant trades were frustrating to the fans, who watched their heros parade in and out of Philadelphia with sickening regularity. Their function was to make the club respectable until the youngsters arrived from the farms. When the Phillies won the case, American League President Ban Johnson moved Lajoie to the Cleveland Blues, a move the Phillies did not contest and where he spent most of the rest of his Hall of Fame career. He won one pennant, and finished last eight times. The Phillies president fought back. Phillies Spring Training 2023: Can Andrew Painter Win A Spot In The Phillies Rotation? It has been argued that the Phillies won the 1915 pennant despite Baker, not because of him. The team would have four managers, once lost 103 games, and drew just 140,771 paying customers one season. The highlight of Bobs regime was the clubs 1950 National League pennant. Baker again incurred the wrath of Phillies fans by continuing to trade stars for lesser players and large sums of cash. But when pressed on the issue several years later, Baker told the real reason for the trade. That perception heightened when first Schilling and then Scott Rolen left the team after accusing it of being unwilling to spend enough money to build another pennant contender. The National League eliminated one-half of the Phillies debt to it, and the Athletics Connie Mack forgave the amount owed him by the club. Philadelphia Phillies Past and Present (MVP Books, 2010). He was opposed to his players enjoying too much nightlife. Fans responded favorably. Especially when you ask the city and state for $260 million to help build your new ballpark, you have given up the right to be fiercely private as Middleton was described by Amherst. Bob could get mad himself. And public-address announcer Dan Baker would start in 1972 and after 46 years was still at work in 2018, the second-longest PA stint in baseball history. Coxs first big move was the appointment of Bucky Harris as the teams manager. Trust me, they are NOT LOSING MONEY. When Baker died in 1930, he willed 500 shares of Phillies stock to Mae and 700 shares to his wife. As a result, he lost some of his top players. Among his other books are ones on Philadelphias championship teams in the citys four major-league sports, the top 50 baseball players in Philadelphia history, a review of Philadelphia sports in the twentieth century, and biographies of Mickey Vernon, Eddie Gottlieb, and Biz Mackey. 6 Rich Westcott. During his 28 years as president, Carpenters teams finished over .500 12 times, placing in the first division nine times. Lionel Messi leads a group that collectively earned more than $990 million in 12 months, with the bar for entry higher than ever. The $25,000 rent, plus $15,000 in taxes and $500 in upkeep that he paid each year were insurmountable costs. Philadelphia . Fans seemed to laud Middleton and company for spending the big bucks to get . He knew it. Would Reach be interested in taking over a new team in Philadelphia? Thats how he got many fine young players. In the franchise's history, the owners and ownership syndicates of the team have employed 11general managers (GMs) and appointed 15team presidents. Nugent tried unsuccessfully to set up a farm system, too, naming Swarthmore College graduate Johnny Ogden, a former pitcher and minor-league executive, as the teams first farm director. Jarrod Saltalamacchia was the cheapest player with the highest percentage owned at 46.7 percent and $2,200. During a 10-year period following the sale of the team to the Potter group, the Phillies would have four owners. We own this team and we intend to win, Middleton said. On November 22, 1972, Bob announced that he was stepping out as president. 2023 Forbes Media LLC. Baker would own the team and serve as its president from 1913 to 1930. He most recently was the farm director of the Boston Red Sox. They won the Series in 2008, beating the Tampa Bay Rays in five games with Hamels winning the Series MVP Award. Giles had been instrumental in the building of the Astrodome in Houston, and in 1971 he led the Phillies into the new Veterans Stadium. Soon the men opened a plant in North Philadelphia. Giles became the largest single stockholder in the club. He initiated the formation of the Phillie Phanatic, a team mascot that, played first by Dave Raymond and then Tom Burgoyne, became the most highly acclaimed mascot in the nation. The Fightin Phils Oddities, Insights, and Untold Stories (Philadelphia: Camino Books, 2008). An old ballfield built in 1860 on the block surrounded by 24th and 25th Streets and Ridge and Columbia Avenues called Recreation Park was totally refurbished by Reach. In 1945 he became part-owner with Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Pro Football Conference. Many have tried, and none have succeeded. In the late 1960s he became general manager of that leagues San Diego Toros, and then executive vice president of the St. Louis Stars. (Courtesy of the Philadelphia Phillies). These actions helped to rebuild the Phillies into a contender. He developed Phanavision, a $4 million electronic scoreboard that featured close-up pictures of batters, fans, and replays, plus various kinds of statistical information. Westcott, Rich. Officially known as Tri-Play Associates, the three brothers are involved with T.D.H. In 1981 when Ruly Carpenter announced he was selling the team, Bill Giles assembled a group of investors to buy the Phillies. Lieb, Frederick, and Stan Baumgartner. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He is the son of former National League president Warren Giles and the current honorary president of the National League. 10-12. And he achieved his lifelong dream on October 29, 1981, when a partnership he headed purchased the Phillies, ending nearly four decades of ownership by the Carpenter family. Phillies ownership now consists of four groups. Ruch was born on a farm in 1862. (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library). Think about it from just a baseball perspective: The Phillies have approximately $60 million in 2020 payroll that will fall from their books with departing free agents. And the team in general did a downhill slide from which it never recovered, even though Sawyer was brought back as manager in 1958. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. He was 74. The high point of Carpenters administration came in 1950 when the players he and Pennock had planted on the farms ripened to produce a National League pennant. He's done so with a high success rate of 85 percent for . It is fairly well known that John S. Middleton has been an outlier on some issues - breaking loose the money to sign Jim Thome was thought to be one of them., David Montgomery I will not trade or sell any of my key men, Bartell, Whitney, or Klein, no matter how attractive the figure or how promising the material offered. Others were signed in the years shortly thereafter, although the first black player to perform in an actual Phillies game did not occur until John Kennedy took the field in 1957. On October 10, 1969, Giles joined the Carpenters and the Phillies as vice president of business operations, as the Phillies prepared to move from Connie Mack Stadium to Veterans Stadium. As of 2018 he was still serving in that post. Ruly, at age 32, assumed the presidency after the 1972 season. Bob changed the image of the club, giving it the respectability it had for so long been lacking while finishing in the first division just once between 1918 through 1948. In the fifth and final game of the Series, Harry Hooper, who had hit two home runs all season, hit two into the roped-off area and Duffy Lewis hit one to give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory. But at least he kept the fans talking about him and his ball club., Cox tried a lot of schemes to generate interest. 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