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Phillies win 2008 World Series; end Curse of William Penn
October 30, 2008 · Filed Under Business, History, Philadelphia, Politics, Society, and Sports · Comment
In an odd World Series game — game 5 of the series was suspended in the bottom of the sixth inning due to rain, then rained out the next day, and the following day, in just two-and-a-half innings, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the 104th World Series by the score of 4–3.
For the Phils, it has been a dry spell since 1980 in terms of winning the World Series, and for the city of Philadelphia, since 1983 since a championship had been won by a local team. Many locals said it was the Curse of William Penn that kept the teams from winning.
