Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - NaPhillies, akaenderera mberi nebasa rake semubati anovimbika, achiwana rake rechipiri basa reAll-Star nod mumwaka wake wekutanga muPhiladelphia, kunyangwe iye asina kuoneka mumutambo. Mushure mokupedza wechipiri kuPirates muna 1975, McGraw's Phillies vakakunda korona yavo yechikamu mumwaka mitatu inotevera. Vakanga, zvisinei, vasingakwanisi kusvika kuWorld Series sezvo vakatsvairwa neCincinnati "Big Red Machine" mu1976 NLCS
, uye vakawira kuLos Angeles Dodgers mwaka miviri yakatevera.