List of Philadelphia Phillies owners and executives


The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies compete in MLB as a member club of the National League East division. In the franchise's history, the owners and ownership syndicates of the team have employed 11 general managers 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. 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.
The longest-tenured general manager is Paul Owens, with 11 years of service to the team in that role, from 1972 to 1983. Owens also served as the team manager in 1972, and from 1983 to 1984. After this time, he served as a team executive until 2003, and was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame in recognition of his services. The longest-tenured owner is Bob Carpenter, Jr., who was the team's primary shareholder from 1943 to 1972. He appointed the team's first general manager, Herb Pennock, during his tenure. In combination with his son, Ruly, the Carpenter family owned the Phillies for nearly 50 years until it was sold to Bill Giles, son of former league president Warren Giles. After Giles sold his part-ownership share, the Phillies are currently owned by John S. Middleton, Jim & Pete Buck, and former team President David Montgomery. The Phillies are currently overseen by team president Andy MacPhail and GM Matt Klentak.

Presidents and owners

The Phillies have employed 15 team presidents since their founding in 1883, beginning with sporting goods salesman Al Reach. The longest-tenured president is Bob Carpenter, Jr., who oversaw the club for 30 years. Currently, the office of team president is held by Andy MacPhail, who assumed the mantle in 2016. Ownership groups have often included the team president, but at other times, such as the tenure of Charles Phelps Taft, others were appointed to fill the president's role.
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NamePositionTenureRef
President and owner1883-1902
Owner1883-1902
President and owner1903-1904
President1905-1908
Owner1905-1913
President and owner1909
President1909-1912
Interim president1912-1913
President and owner1913
President and owner1913-1930
President1931-1932
President1932-1943
President and owner1943
President and owner1943-1972
President and owner1972-1981
President and owner1981-1997
President and owner1997-2014
President2015
Owner2015–present
President2016–present

General managers

The Phillies' first GM was Herb Pennock, selected by owner Bob Carpenter, Jr. to oversee the team when he went into the army; before this time, GM duties were handled primarily by the team owner, and this would continue after Pennock's tenure when a GM was not present. On September 10, 2015, the Phillies announced they would not extend GM Rubén Amaro, Jr.'s contract. Amaro had led the team since 2008.
was the tenth GM and sixth president in franchise history who led the Phillies to the World Championship in 2008.
NameTenureRef
1944-1948
1950-1953
1954-1958
1959-1972
§1972-1983
1984-1987
1987-1988
1988-1997
1998-2005
2006-2008
2008–2015
2015–present

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