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The 1993 Phillies started the season by going 17 – 5 in April and finishing with a 97 – 65 season.

The Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves in the 1993 National League Championship Series, four games to two, to earn the fifth pennant in franchise history, only to be defeated by the defending league champion Toronto Blue Jays in the 1993 World Series.

Toronto's Joe Carter hit a walk-off home run in Game 6 to clinch another Phillies loss.

The 1994 – 95 Major League Baseball strike was a blow to the Phillies ' attendance and on-field success, as was the arrival of the Braves in the division due to league realignment.

Several stars came through Philadelphia, though few would stay, and the minor league system continued to develop its young prospects, who would soon rise to Phillies fame.