Whiz Kids

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Philadelphia Phillies team era baseball team nickname

The Whiz Kids were the young, upstart Philadelphia Phillies team that captured the National League pennant and reached the 1950 World Series.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Philadelphia Phillies team era → baseball team nickname →
appliesToTeam	Philadelphia Phillies →
averagePlayerAge	relatively young →
award	Jim Konstanty 1950 National League MVP →
culturalReputation	symbol of youthful underdog team →
divisionOrEraLabel	1950 Philadelphia Phillies →
era	post–World War II baseball →
finishedGamesAheadOfSecondPlace	2 →
franchise	Philadelphia Phillies franchise history era →
generalManager	Herb Pennock →
homeBallpark	Shibe Park →
homeCity	Philadelphia →
knownFor	dramatic pennant race → strong pitching → youthful roster →
league	National League →
manager	Eddie Sawyer →
nicknameOrigin	media-given nickname for young Phillies →
notablePitchingStrength	Curt Simmons left-handed starter → Jim Konstanty relief ace → Robin Roberts ace starter →
notablePlayer	Curt Simmons → Del Ennis → Dick Sisler → Granny Hamner → Jim Konstanty → Richie Ashburn → Robin Roberts → Willie Jones →
owner	Bob Carpenter Jr. →
pennantClinchedAgainst	Brooklyn Dodgers →
pennantClinchedOn	1950-10-01 →
pennantClinchingBallpark	Ebbets Field →
pennantClinchingHit	Dick Sisler three-run home run →
pennantClinchingPitcher	Robin Roberts →
reached	1950 World Series →
season	1950 →
sport	baseball →
subsequentLegacy	one of the most celebrated teams in Phillies history →
teamRecord1950	91–63 →
wonPennant	1950 National League pennant →
WorldSeriesFormat	best-of-seven →
WorldSeriesGames	4 →
WorldSeriesOpponent	New York Yankees →
WorldSeriesResult	lost →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Wheeze Kids →	contrastWith
Eddie Sawyer →	hasNotableNicknamedTeam
1950 World Series →	nicknameOfPhilliesTeam
Bob Miller →	partOf
Eddie Sawyer →	teamNicknameAssociatedWith