The Philadelphia Phillies have been getting booed for years -- certainly since 1954, when the city's first baseball love, the Philadelphia Athletics, bolted town for Kansas City.

The A's were the team Connie Mack built, Jimmie Foxx powered and even the 1927 Yankees feared for a while.

The Phillies, working in the National League, have been around for decades and have produced some of the most memorable teams in the sport's history.

The 1950 NL champs, nicknamed the "Whiz Kids," stunned the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and Boston Braves to reach the World Series, where they dropped four straight games to the Yankees. The one time the Phillies were the last team standing was in 1980, when they beat Kansas City -- not the A's, the Royals.

Following are the Phils of Dreams:

ALL-TIME PHILLIES

C: Bob Boone

1B: Ryan Howard

2B: Juan Samuel

SS: Jimmy Rollins

3B: Mike Schmidt

OF: Chuck Klein

OF: Richie Ashburn

OF: Cy Williams

Pitchers: Steve Carlton, Robin Roberts, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Curt Schilling.

1980 LINEUP

(91-71, Manager Dallas Green)

C: Bob Boone

1B: Pete Rose

2B: Manny Trillo

SS: Larry Bowa

3B: Mike Schmidt

OF: Garry Maddox

OF: Greg Luzinski

OF: Bake McBride

Selected pitchers: Steve Carlton, Dick Ruthven, Bob Walk, Tug McGraw

1950 WHIZ KIDS

(91-63, Manager Eddie Sawyer)

C: Andy Seminick

1B: Ed Waitkus

2B: Mike Goliat

SS: Granny Hamner

3B: Willie "Puddin Head" Jones

OF: Del Ennis

OF: Richie Ashburn

OF: Dick Sisler

Selected pitchers: Jim Konstanty, Robin Roberts, Curt Simmons, Bob Miller

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