Philadelphia Phillies Seasons - Footnotes

Footnotes

• a The Finish column lists regular season results and excludes postseason play.
• b The Wins and Losses columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
• c The GB column lists "Games Back" from the team that finished in first place that season. It is determined by finding the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.
• d NLDS stands for National League Division Series.
• e NLCS stands for National League Championship Series.
• f CYA stands for Cy Young Award.
• g MOY stands for Manager of the Year.
• h MVP stands for Most Valuable Player.
• i ROY stands for National League Rookie of the Year.
• j The 1972 Major League Baseball strike forced the cancellation of the first seven games (thirteen game-days) of the season.
• k The 1981 Major League Baseball strike caused the season to split into two halves. This caused Major League Baseball to hold the Divisional Series so that the first- and second-half champions could play each other to determine playoff spots for the NLCS and World Series.
• l The 1994 Major League Baseball strike ended the season on August 11, as well as cancelling the entire postseason.
• m This was the Phillies' first season in Baker Bowl.
• n This was the Phillies' last season in Baker Bowl.
• o This was the Phillies' first season in Shibe Park.
• p This was the Phillies' last season in Shibe Park.
• q This was the Phillies' first season in Veterans Stadium.
• r This was the Phillies' last season in Veterans Stadium.
• s This was the Phillies' first season in Citizens Bank Park.
• t BLOOP stands for "Blooper of the Year", one of the This Year in Baseball Awards, which are voted on by the fans and sponsored by State Farm Insurance. Jason Michaels was the winner in 2004 for bobbling a home run over the center field wall at Citizens Bank Park.
• u CLO stands for "Closer of the Year", one of the This Year in Baseball Awards, which are voted on by the fans and sponsored by State Farm Insurance. Brad Lidge was the winner in 2008 for notching a perfect 48-for-48 season in saves and posting an ERA under 2.00.
• v CPOY stands for Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year.
• w MGR stands for "Manager of the Year", one of the This Year in Baseball Awards, which are voted on by the fans and sponsored by State Farm Insurance. This award is separate and distinct from the Major League Baseball-awarded Manager of the Year Award. Charlie Manuel was the winner in 2008 for winning the World Series.
• x EXEC stands for "Executive of the Year", one of the This Year in Baseball Awards, which are voted on by the fans and sponsored by State Farm Insurance. Pat Gillick was the winner in 2008 for building the World Series-winning team.
• y PMY stands for "Postseason Moment of the Year", one of the This Year in Baseball Awards, which are voted on by the fans and sponsored by State Farm Insurance. Chase Utley was the winner in 2008 for his fake throw to first that enabled him to pick off Jason Bartlett at home during the World Series.
• z LCSMVP stands for League Championship Series MVP Award.
• aa WSMVP stands for World Series MVP Award.