Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokunge Athletics yatamira kuKansas City, Saam akadzokera kuPhillies muna 1955. Akabatanidzwa naBill Campbell muna 1962; vaviri vacho vakabatanidzwa neyaimbova Phillies outfielder Richie Ashburn gore rakatevera. Campbell akabva muna 1970 uye akatsiviwa naHarry Kalas. Dzakatepfenyura mitambo yePhillies kutozosvikira pamudyandigere waSaam muna 1975. Nenzira inosetsa, gore pashure pokunge Saam aenda pamudyandigere, vaPhillies vakakunda National League East, kuoneka kwavo kwokutanga kwepostseason kworudzi rupi norupi kubvira muna 1950 - zvichireva kuti kechipiri mubasa rake, mhaka yenguva yakaipa yakanga yaita kuti Saam arasikirwe nomukana wokudana mukundi wepennant kana kuti wechikamu. Nokuda kwechikonzero ichi, Kalas naAshburn vakakoka Saam kuti apinde mubhokisi remitambo yemutambo uye vakamuita kuti ataure muhafu yekupedzisira. VaPhillies vakamuwedzerawo kuchikwata chinoparadzira panguva ye
NLCS. Ashburn gare gare akati, "Makore makumi matatu namasere uye hapana anokunda. Chokwadi chaicho aifanira kupiwa zita".