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==Team uniforms==
{{See also|Major League Baseball uniforms}}

===Current uniforms===
The current team colors, [[baseball uniform|uniform]], and logo date back to 1992. The main team colors are red and white, with blue serving as a prominent accent. The team name is written in red with a blue star serving as the [[Tittle|dot over the "i"s]], and blue [[piping (sewing)|piping]] is often found in Phillies' branded [[clothing#Sport and activity|apparel]] and materials. The team's home uniform is white with red [[pin stripes|pinstripes]], lettering and numbering. The [[road (sports)|road]] uniform is traditional grey with red lettering/numbering. Both bear a script-lettered "Phillies" logo, with the aforementioned star dotting the "i"s across the chest, and the player name and number on the back. The uniform's front script has undergone minor changes over the years.<ref name="Unis1">{{cite web | last = Kelly | first = Tim | title = The Phillies have made subtle uniform tweaks ahead of the 2019 season | date = March 26, 2019 | publisher = Phillies Nation | url = https://www.philliesnation.com/2019/03/philadelphia-phillies-news-jerseys-changes-2019-jersey-patch-new-logo | access-date =July 19, 2019}}</ref> Hats are red with a single stylized "P".<ref name="Unis2">{{cite web | last = Okkonen | first = Mark | title = Dressed to the Nines: Uniform Database | publisher = National [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] | url = http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/uniforms.asp?league=NL&city=Philadelphia&lowYear=1950&highYear=1969&sort=year&increment=9&=Display+uniforms | access-date =June 10, 2008}}</ref> The uniforms and logo are very similar to those used during the "Whiz Kids" era from 1950 to 1969.

Prior to 2024, the Phillies were the one of two MLB teams to use [[chain stitch]]ing in their chest emblems, along with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. However, when [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] [[2024 Major League Baseball uniform controversy|controversially changed]] the league's uniforms to the Vapor Premier uniform, the Phillies' wordmark crest was changed to a tackle twill patch style.

In [[2008 Philadelphia Phillies season|2008]], the Phillies introduced an [[Third jersey|alternate]], cream-colored uniform during home day games—a tribute to their 125th anniversary. The uniforms are similar to those worn from 1946 through 1949, featuring red lettering bordered with blue piping and lacking pinstripes.<ref name="Unis3">{{cite web | last = Okkonen | first = Mark | title = Dressed to the Nines: Uniform Database | publisher = National [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] | url = http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/uniforms.asp?league=NL&city=Philadelphia&lowYear=1946&highYear=1950&sort=year&increment=9 | access-date =June 15, 2009}}</ref> The accompanying cap is blue with a red bill and a red stylized "P". The uniforms were announced on November 29, 2007, when shortstop Jimmy Rollins, pitcher Cole Hamels, and Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts modeled the new uniforms.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=29 November 2007 |title=Philadelphia Phillies Jimmy Rollins, left, Cole Hamels, right, and Hall of Famer Robin Roberts model new uniforms during a news conference in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. The Phillies plan to wear the new alternate home uniform during the 2008 season in a tribute to the teamÕs 125th anniversary. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke Stock Photo - Alamy |url=https://www.alamy.com/philadelphia-phillies-jimmy-rollins-left-cole-hamels-right-and-hall-of-famer-robin-roberts-model-new-uniforms-during-a-news-conference-in-philadelphia-thursday-nov-29-2007-the-phillies-plan-to-wear-the-new-alternate-home-uniform-during-the-2008-season-in-a-tribute-to-the-teams-125th-anniversary-ap-photomatt-rourke-image540184107.html |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Alamy.com |language=}}</ref>

In 2016, the Phillies added a red alternate uniform, similar to their spring training uniforms, to be used for mid-week afternoon games. It was unofficially retired following the 2017 season, after which the Phillies revived their powder blue throwbacks as an alternate uniform to be used on select Thursday home games. The red alternates were brought back for select road games in 2021, and became the team's preferred uniform during "getaway day" road games. After the 2023 season, the Phillies retired the red alternates in anticipation of a new [[City Connect]] uniform, unveiled in 2024. The primarily light blue/midnight blue gradient uniform with yellow trim was heavily inspired by the [[flag of Philadelphia]]'s colors of light blue and yellow, with "Philly" emblazoned on the chest. The cap has Liberty Bell silhouette with a light blue sky and midnight blue skyline, centered alongside two yellow stars. For the 2024 season, the Phillies wore their City Connect uniforms for 12 Friday night home games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-05 |title=When will Phillies wear City Connect jerseys in 2024 MLB season? |url=https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-wear-city-connect-jersey-schedule-2024-mlb-season/576158/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=NBC Sports Philadelphia |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Phillies Uniform Lineup |url=https://www.uniformlineup.com/Lineups/phi-lineups.html#bar24 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=UniformLineup.com}}</ref>

The Phillies are one of four teams in Major League Baseball that do not display the name of their city, state, or region on their road [[jersey (clothing)|jersey]]s, joining the [[Los Angeles Angels#Logos and colors|Los Angeles Angels]], [[St. Louis Cardinals#Logos and uniforms|St. Louis Cardinals]], and the [[Tampa Bay Rays#2008–present|Tampa Bay Rays]]. Until 2022, the Phillies were the only team that also displayed the player's number on one sleeve, except on the alternate jersey, in addition to the usual placement on the back of the jersey. Since 2023, the sleeves on the Phillies' primary uniforms were left blank in anticipation of a future uniform advertisement. In 2024, the Phillies unveiled [[Independence Blue Cross]] (IBX) as the team's first uniform advertiser.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kinkead |first=Kevin |date=2024-07-30 |title=IBX Won't Stop Until Their Logo is on Every Philadelphia Uniform |url=https://www.crossingbroad.com/2024/07/ibx-wont-stop-until-their-logo-is-on-every-philadelphia-uniform.html |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Crossing Broad |language=en-US}}</ref>

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=== Patches ===
From Opening Day through July 26, 2009, the Phillies wore 2008 World Champions patches on the right sleeve of their home uniforms to celebrate their [[2008 World Series|World Series victory]] the season prior.

The Phillies have worn the following memorial patches:

* For the [[2009 Philadelphia Phillies season|2009 season]] the Phillies wore black, circular "HK" patches over their hearts in memory of broadcaster Harry Kalas, who died April 13, 2009, just before he was to broadcast a Phillies game in [[Washington, D.C.]]
* After the death of [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[pitcher (baseball)|pitcher]] Robin Roberts on May 6, 2010, the Phillies wore a black patch with a white "36" on the sleeves of their jerseys in memory of Roberts for the remainder of the [[2010 Philadelphia Phillies season|2010 season]]. Number 36 had been retired previously by the team in 1962 to honor Roberts.
* For the [[2011 Philadelphia Phillies season|2011 season]], the Phillies wore a black circular patch with a "B" in honor of minority owners Alexander and John Buck, who died in late 2010. 
* For the [[2014 Philadelphia Phillies season|2014 season]], the Phillies wore a black circular patch with initials "CB" in honor of former owner Claire Betz, who died during the offseason.
* For the [[2015 Philadelphia Phillies season|2015 season]], the Phillies wore a black circular patch with a white "SLB" in memory of minority owner Sara L. Buck, who died on August 23, 2014.
* For the [[2017 Philadelphia Phillies season|2017 season]], the Phillies wore a black circular patch on their sleeves featuring the "baseball stitched" center swirl "P" used from 1970 to 1991 inside the white silhouette of a capital "D" in memory of former manager [[Dallas Green (baseball)|Dallas Green]], who led the franchise to its [[1980 World Series|first World Series championship]] and died on March 22, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hofmann |first=Rich |date=April 7, 2017 |title=Phillies will wear patch honoring Dallas Green throughout 2017 season |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/phillies-will-wear-patch-honoring-dallas-green-throughout-2017-season/ |access-date=October 5, 2019 |publisher=Philly Voice}}</ref>
* Following the death of former chairman, minority-owner, and president [[David Montgomery (baseball)|David Montgomery]] on May 8, 2019, the Phillies added a black circular patch with white "DPM" letters in memory of Montgomery for the remainder of the [[2019 Philadelphia Phillies season|2019 season]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Breen |first=Matt |date=May 13, 2019 |title=Phillies honor David Montgomery with a patch, scorecard, and moment of silence |url=https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-brewers-david-montgomery-tribute-moment-of-silence-20190514.html |access-date=October 5, 2019 |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}</ref>
* For the [[2021 Philadelphia Phillies season|2021 season]], the Phillies wore a patch with the number "15" on it in honor of former player [[Dick Allen]], who died the previous year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zenz |first=Jay |title=Phillies unveil alternate uniforms |url=http://phillies.scout.com/2/706704.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609012308/http://phillies.scout.com/2/706704.html |archive-date=June 9, 2008 |access-date=June 10, 2008 |publisher=[[Scout.com]]}}</ref>

===Batting practice===
The Phillies were an early adopter of the batting practice jersey in 1977, wearing a maroon v-necked top with the "Phillies" script name across the chest, as well as the player name and number on the back and a player number on the left sleeve, all in white. [[Pete Rose]] wore this maroon batting jersey in place of the road jersey during the [[1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1979 All-Star Game]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkYDqgpjY0w |title=1979 MLB All Star Game SEATTLE Original NBC Broadcast |date=2020-12-31 |last= |access-date=2025-01-30 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Currently, during spring training, the Phillies wear solid red practice jerseys with pinstriped pants for [[Grapefruit League]] home games. The red jerseys are worn with grey pants on the road.

===Former uniforms===
{{See also|List of Philadelphia Phillies turn back the clock games}}
From 1970 to 1991, the Phillies sported colors, uniforms, and a logo that were noticeably different from what had come before, or since, but that were widely embraced by even traditionally minded fans. A dark burgundy was adopted as the main team color, with a classic pinstripe style for home uniforms. Blue was almost entirely dropped as part of the team's official color scheme, except in one area; a pale blue (as opposed to traditional grey) was used as the base-color for away game uniforms from 1972 to 1988. Yet the most important aspect of the 1970 uniform change was the adoption of one of the more distinctive logos in sports; a Phillies "P" that, thanks to its unique shape and "baseball stitched" center swirl, remained instantly recognizable and admired, long after its regular use had ended. It was while wearing this uniform style and color motif that the club achieved its most enduring success, including a World Series title in 1980 and another World Series appearance in 1983.<ref name="Unis1" /> Its continued popularity with fans is still evident. Even today, Phillies' home games can contain many fans sporting caps, shirts or jackets emblazoned with the iconic "P" and burgundy color scheme. The current team has worn the burgundy and powder blue throwbacks whenever their opponents are wearing throwback uniforms from that era. Additionally, this uniform also marked the first appearance of "racing stripes" on a baseball uniform (striping going down the jersey shoulders, the side of the pants and up to the sides of the jersey up to the armpit), which would be seen on several other MLB teams for the next quarter-century.

===Controversial uniform changes===
In 1979, the Phillies' front office modified the uniform into an all-burgundy version with white trimmings, to be worn for Saturday games.<ref>{{cite web | last = Okkonen | first = Mark | title = Dressed to the Nines: Uniform Database (1979) | publisher = National [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] | url = http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?FileName=nl_1979_philadelphia.gif&Entryid=1389 | access-date = June 7, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080628150348/http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1979_philadelphia.gif&Entryid=1389 | archive-date = June 28, 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref> They were called "Saturday Night Specials" and were worn for the first and last time on May 19, 1979,<ref>{{cite web |first=Paul |last=Lukas |title=Uni Watch: One and done|url= https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/070823 | work=Uni Watch | publisher=[[ESPN]]| date=August 23, 2007 | access-date=October 13, 2009}}</ref> a 10–5 loss to the Montreal Expos.<ref>{{cite web |title=Box Score of Game played on Saturday, May 19, 1979, at Veterans Stadium |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197905190PHI |website=[[Baseball-almanac.com]]|access-date=October 13, 2009}}</ref> The immediate reaction of the media, fans, and players alike was negative, with many describing the despised uniforms as pajama-like. As such, the idea was hastily abandoned.<ref>{{cite web| title = Baseball almanac entry on baseball uniforms| website = [[Baseball-almanac.com]]| url = http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/uniforms.shtml| access-date = June 6, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080509195105/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/uniforms.shtml| archive-date = May 9, 2008| url-status = live}}</ref> Mike Schmidt did wear the uniform during the MLB All-Star Tour of Japan following the 1979 season. During the closing ceremonies at Veterans Stadium on September 28, 2003, there was a procession of former players during the post-game ceremony, most in uniform. [[Larry Christenson]], the starting pitcher in the original game, came out wearing this old burgundy uniform and was the only one to do so. The Phillies wore this jersey again for the 40th anniversary of the original game on July 27, 2019. Christenson threw out the ceremonial first pitch. They lost to the Atlanta Braves 15–7.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ny-phillies-saturday-night-special-burgundy-uniforms-20190728-o643q6td6jawrafvkc4eneadyy-story.html|title=The Phillies wore their horrendous Saturday Night Special uniforms and got the same crappy result as 40 years ago|last=Young|first=Dennis|website=nydailynews.com|date=July 27, 2019 |access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>

Another uniform controversy arose in 1994, when the Phillies introduced all-blue caps on Opening Day that were to be worn for home day games only.<ref>{{cite web | last = Okkonen | first = Mark | title = Dressed to the Nines: Uniform Database (1994) | publisher = National [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] | url = http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1994_philadelphia.gif&Entryid=1783 | access-date =June 7, 2008}}</ref> The caps were unpopular with the players, who considered them bad luck after two losses and wanted them discontinued. Management wanted to keep using the caps as planned, as they sold well to fans. A compromise was reached: the players agreed to wear them for weekday games while returning to the customary red caps for Sunday afternoon games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.philly.com/1994-05-01/sports/25828623_1_red-hats-businessperson-s-specials-darren-daulton |title=Phils Resolve Blue-cap Crisis With An Agreement: Hats Off On Sundays |publisher=Articles.philly.com |date=May 1, 1994 |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072611/http://articles.philly.com/1994-05-01/sports/25828623_1_red-hats-businessperson-s-specials-darren-daulton |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In all, the Phillies wore the "unlucky" blue caps for seven games in 1994, losing six (the lone victory a 5–2 triumph over the [[Florida Marlins]] on June 29).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.philly.com/1994-06-30/sports/25834716_1_phils-leftfielder-jeff-conine-stocker-s-rbi |title=Phils Shake Off Blues, Beat Marlins Danny Jackson Pitched Eight Solid Innings For His 10th Victory. Pratt Tripled In Subbing For Daulton |publisher=philly.com |date=June 30, 1994 |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070038/http://articles.philly.com/1994-06-30/sports/25834716_1_phils-leftfielder-jeff-conine-stocker-s-rbi |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A slightly different blue cap (with a red bill) was introduced in 2008 as part of the alternate home uniform for day games, a throwback to the late 1940s.