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MLB The Show 22 (2022)

Duration: 9:00

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The A's go on the road in their old stompings, as they travel northeast to the City of Brotherly Love in Philadelphia, PA, at Citizen Bank Park to face their Interleague rivals, the Phillies.

The City Series was the name of a series of intracity baseball games played annually between the Phillies and the Philadelphia Athletics. Played sometimes before, sometimes after, and sometimes during the season, the contests were very popular and attracted big crowds. Interest in the series reflected not only the rivalry that existed between the Phillies’ and Athletics’ teams, but also their fans. The series began in 1883 when the Phillies joined the National League and ran until 1954 when the Athletics’ club was sold and relocated to Kansas City.

The first City Series game ever played took place on April 14, 1883 when the newly-formed Phillies played the Athletics of the American Association at the Phils’ Recreation Park. The home team won 6-1. It was the first game the Phillies ever played against another major league team. The contests continued every year between the clubs until the Association folded after the 1891 season.

The City Series resumed in 1903 after the American League was established and placed a team called the Athletics in Philadelphia. The series continued with only a few interruptions along the way until 1954. The games would alternate between the Phillies’ and Athletics’ ballparks until 1938 when the Phillies left Baker Bowl and moved to Shibe Park to become tenants of the A’s. The Phils had won the first City Series game at Baker Bowl in April, 1903, and also the last 9-7 in April, 1937. Overall, the Phillies’ City Series record at the ballpark was 30-38-1.


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