Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 1976, ìgwè abụọ ahụ meghere oge ha megide ibe ha na Philadelphia. E kenyere Johnny Oates nke Phillies ka ọ nọrọ n'akụkụ onye na-ejide Bob Boone n'oge a. Agbanyeghị, na oge mmeghe oge, Oates mebiri ọkpụkpụ olu ya na nkwekọrịta na Dave Parker na ebe obibi ya wee hapụ ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ọkara oge. Ndị Phillies meriri aha mbụ ha na National League East, na-eme ka akara narị afọ maka mmeri n'otu oge maka oge mbụ na akụkọ franchise na mmeri 101, egwuregwu itoolu na Pirates. Otú ọ dị, dị ka ndị Pirates n'afọ gara aga, a kpochapụrụ ndị Phillies na
National League Championship Series site na onye mmeri Reds.