List of Philadelphia Phillies owners and executives
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies compete in MLB as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. In the franchise's history, the owners and ownership syndicates of the team have employed 11 general managers (GMs) and appointed 15 team presidents. The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts.[1] The team president is the representative for the owner or the ownership group within the front office and is responsible for overseeing the team's staff, minor league farm system, and scouting.[2]
The longest-tenured general manager is
Presidents and owners
The Phillies have employed 15 team presidents since their founding in 1883, beginning with sporting goods salesman
Name | Position | Tenure | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Alfred J. Reach | President and owner | 1883–1902 | [7] |
John I. Rogers | Owner | 1883–1902 | [7] |
James Potter | President and owner | 1903–1909 | [8] |
William J. Shettsline | President | 1905–1908 | [8] |
Israel W. Durham | President and owner | 1909 | [9] |
Charles P. Taft | Owner | 1909–1913 | [8] |
Horace S. Fogel | President | 1909–1912 | [10] |
Alfred D. Wiler | Interim president | 1912–1913 | [10] |
William H. Locke | President and owner | 1913 | [11] |
William F. Baker | President and owner | 1913–1930 | [12] |
Lewis C. Ruch
|
President | 1931–1932 | [13] |
Gerald P. Nugent | President | 1932–1943 | [14] |
William D. Cox | President and owner | 1943 | [15] |
Robert R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
|
President and owner | 1943–1972 | [16] |
Robert R. M. Carpenter III | President and owner | 1972–1981 | [17] |
William Y. Giles | President and owner | 1981–1997 | [18] |
David P. Montgomery | President and owner | 1997–2014 | [19] |
L. Patrick D. Gillick | President | 2015 | [20] |
John S. Middleton | Owner | 2015–present | [21] |
Andrew B. MacPhail | President | 2016–2020 | [22] |
David Dombrowski
|
President of Baseball Operations | 2020-present | [23] |
General managers
† |
Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[24] |
§ |
Member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame |
The Phillies' first GM was
Name | Tenure | Ref |
---|---|---|
Herbert J. Pennock† | 1944–1948 | [26] |
Robert R. M. Carpenter, Jr.[a]
|
1950–1953 | [3] |
H. Roy Hamey | 1954–1958 | [27] |
John J. Quinn | 1959–1972 | [28] |
Paul F. Owens§ | 1972–1983 | [29] |
William Y. Giles[b] | 1984–1987 | [3] |
William F. Woodward | 1987–1988 | [30] |
J. Leroy Thomas | 1988–1997 | [31] |
Ed Wade | 1998–2005 | [32] |
L. Patrick D. Gillick† | 2006–2008 | |
Rubén Amaro, Jr.
|
2008–2015 | [33] |
Matthew Klentak | 2015–2020 | [6] |
Sam Fuld | 2020-present | [34] |
Footnotes
- a Carpenter, as the owner, assumed GM duties after Pennock's death in 1948.
- b Giles, as team president, assumed GM duties after Owens' resignation in 1983.
See also
- Other executives
- Jim Baumer (director of scouting)
- Howie Bedell (director of farm system)
- Dallas Green(director of scouting; special assistant to the GM)
- Jay Hankins (director of scouting)
- Chuck LaMar (assistant GM)
- Gene Martin (director of farm system)
- Sean Walker (Chief Technology Officer)
- Related lists
References
- General
- Westcott, Rich; Bilovsky, Frank (2004). The Phillies Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Temple University Press. pp. 365–391. ISBN 1-59213-015-1.
- Inline citations
- ^ Schwarz, Alan (December 21, 2005). "2005 General Manager Roundtable". Baseball America. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- ^ Edes, Gordon (October 24, 2011). "Here's looking at you, Theo". ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Executive Database". Baseball America. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Managerial Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Phillies Wall of Fame". Phillies.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Cassavell, AJ (October 26, 2015). "Sources: Phillies select Klentak as new GM". Phillies.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 365–367.
- ^ a b c Westcott & Bilovsky, p. 367.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 367–368.
- ^ a b Westcott & Bilovsky, p. 368.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 368–369.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 369–370.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 370–371.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 371–373.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 373–374.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 374–377.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 377–379.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 379–380.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 380–381.
- ^ "Phillies Announce David Montgomery is Out as President". CBS Local Media. January 28, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Middleton named Phillies' control person". MLB.com.
- ^ Zolecki, Todd (June 29, 2015). "MacPhail to be Phillies president after season". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Passan, Jeff (December 10, 2020). "Sources: Philadelphia Phillies finalizing deal to make Dave Dombrowski president of baseball operations". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- ^ Zolecki, Todd (September 10, 2015). "Phillies elect not to extend Amaro's contract". Phillies.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 381–382.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 382–383.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 383–384.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 384–386.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 386–387.
- ^ Westcott & Bilovsky, pp. 387–388.
- ^ "Phillies fire GM Wade after eight seasons". ESPN. October 10, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ Mandel, Ken (November 3, 2008). "Amaro Jr. takes over reins for Phillies". Philadelphia Phillies. Archived from the original on November 7, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
- ^ Salisbury, Jim [@JSalisburyNBCS] (December 22, 2020). "According to sources, Phillies will name Sam Fuld general manager. Former big leaguer has been in front office for several years with Phillies" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
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