Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko te painga o te papa kaainga mo te Raupapa i haere ki te AL mo te waru o nga tau i muri mai na te wikitoria 4 × 3 i te Taakaro Whetu. I whiwhi te Phillies i to rātau wāhi ki ngā whiringa toa mā te wikitōria i te National League East. I riro i te Yankees te American League East hei whiwhi i to raatau waahi, e tuhi ana i te rekoata pai rawa atu i nga Rōpū Nui. I tae te Phillies ki te Raupapa Ao ma te patu i te Colorado Rockies i te raupapa wehenga National League pai-o-rima, me te Los Angeles Dodgers i te raupapa toa NL Championship Series (NLCS) pai-o-whitu. I patua e ngā Yankees ngā Twins o Minnesota i te Rōpū Wāhanga o te Rōpū o Amerika me ngā Angels o Los Angeles o Anaheim i te
AL Championship Series (ALCS) ki te eke ki to ratou tuatahi World Series mai i 2003. Hei hua o to ratou ngaronga, ko te Phillies te kapa tuatahi mai i te Yankees ki te ngaro i te World Series i muri i te wikitoria i te tau o mua.