Editing Philadelphia Phillies (section)

===Charitable contributions===
Since 1984, the Phillies have supported research related to [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (ALS, also known as [[Lou Gehrig]]'s disease) with the "Phillies Phestival".<ref name="ALS1">{{cite web| url=http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080728&content_id=3215926&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi| title=Phillies hold Phestival against ALS| last=Horan| first=Kevin| date=July 28, 2008| publisher=Philadelphia Phillies| access-date=July 29, 2008| archive-date=August 6, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080806010229/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080728&content_id=3215926&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi| url-status=dead}}</ref> The team raised over US$750,000 for ALS research at their 2008 festival, compared with approximately $4,500 at the inaugural event in 1984;<ref name="ALS1" /> the event has raised over $10&nbsp;million in its history.<ref name="ALS5">{{cite news| url=https://6abc.com/archive/6293003/| title=Phillies Phestival raises record amount for ALS| date=July 28, 2008| agency=Associated Press| publisher=6-ABC| access-date=July 29, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629041341/http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Fsports&id=6293003| archive-date=June 29, 2011| url-status=live}}</ref> The ALS Association of Philadelphia is the Phillies' primary charity,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alsphiladelphia.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=183 |title=The ALS Association, Greater Philadelphia |publisher=The ALS Association |access-date=July 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915115741/http://www.alsphiladelphia.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=183 |archive-date=September 15, 2008 }}</ref> and the hospitals they support include [[Pennsylvania Hospital]], [[Thomas Jefferson University Hospital]], and [[Hahnemann University Hospital]].<ref name="ALS1" /> Former Phillies' pitchers [[Geoff Geary]], who lost a friend to the disease,<ref name="ALS3">{{cite web|url=http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070521&content_id=1978436&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|title=Phillies raise money, awareness for ALS|last=Santoliquito|first=Joseph|date=May 21, 2007|publisher=Philadelphia Phillies|access-date=July 29, 2008|archive-date=June 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616023912/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070521&content_id=1978436&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Curt Schilling, who retired with the Boston Red Sox,<ref name="ALS4">{{cite web|url=http://www.alsphiladelphia.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=283 |title=Curt's Pitch of ALS 2008 |publisher=The [[ALS Association]] |access-date=July 29, 2008}}{{dead link|date=June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> are still involved with the Phillies' cause.