If you’ve ever been curious about when the Philadelphia Phillies wear each uniform, here’s an in-depth look at the history of each of the five combinations that the team currently uses on a regular basis.
When Do The Phillies Wear Red Pinstripes?
The red pinstripes have been the primary home look for the Phillies since the 1992 season. They are worn for all night games played at Citizens Bank Park, except on Thursdays and Fridays. A few exceptions have been made in the past, but for 99% of non-Thursday/Friday home games that start at 6 p.m. ET or later, the Phillies will wear their red pinstripes. The Phillies also wear the red pinstripes for the home opener, regardless of what time the game starts at. In 2022, they wore the red pinstripes for Game 3 of the NLDS — their first home game of the postseason — which started at 4:37 p.m ET.
When Do The Phillies Wear Gray?
Like the red pinstripes, these gray uniforms became the primary road look of the Phillies during the 1992 season. They are worn for all road games. While they have their critics, the road grays are a pretty sharp look when players are wearing long red sleeves underneath.
When Do The Phillies Wear Cream?
First introduced in 2008, these cream uniforms pay homage to the primary home look that the Phillies utilized from 1946-1949. It took until 2009 for the Phillies to get matching batting helmets, initially using the typical red batting helmets with these uniforms in 2008. The creams are worn for all day games played at Citizens Bank Park, except on Thursdays or Fridays. There have been a few occasions where they’ve been worn for night games over the last few seasons. In 2024, the color of the cream seemed to change a bit as part of the league’s switch to Nike’s Vapor Premier jersey template.
When Do The Phillies Wear Powder Blue?
One of the most popular uniforms in baseball history, the Phillies donned the powder blues as their primary road uniforms from 1972-1988. Post-1988, they were occasionally worn as a throwback on the road. Beginning in 2018, the Phillies brought the powder blues back on a semi-regular basis, choosing to wear them for games played on Thursdays at Citizens Bank Park as part of their Throwback Thursday promotion. From time to time, they’ll be worn on other days of the week, including when the Phillies sported the powder blues on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, as they honored the 1980 World Series team. The Phillies wore the powder blues in Game 5 of the 2022 World Series — a Thursday game — marking the first time that the uniforms were used in the postseason since Game 2 of the 1983 World Series.
When Do The Phillies Wear City Connects?
The Phillies became the 21st MLB team to introduce a City Connect jersey when they unveiled their’s in April of 2024. The uniforms are based off of the City of Philadelphia flag, and are worn for Friday home games at Citizens Bank Park. You can read more about how the City Connect uniforms came to be and some of the easter eggs featured in the design here.
When Do The Phillies Wear Red Tops?
The Phillies retired the red tops — both as their Spring Training jerseys and a regular-season alternate — after the 2023 season, in order to comply with Nike’s 4+1 rule. You can read more about why the Phillies chose the red jerseys to be shelved here.
The red tops were initially introduced as the weekday game alternates (in addition to Spring Training jerseys) worn at Citizens Bank Park in 2016. They lasted just two years before the Phillies ditched them for a few seasons outside of Spring Training. In June of 2021, the Phillies began wearing the red jerseys as their “getaway day” uniforms, utilizing them for the final game of road series. The Phillies wore the red tops for Game 2 of the 2022 NLCS in San Diego, but elected not to do so for Game 2 of the World Series in Houston. They also were worn occasionally in the second game of a road doubleheader. The final game that the red jerseys were worn for before being retired was Game 5 of the 2023 NLCS in Arizona.
Who Is The Phillies’ Jersey Advertiser?
Independence Blue Cross — stylized as IBX — became the Phillies jersey sponsor starting on July 31, 2024. The Phillies were the 22nd team to add a uniform sponsor, which became permissible starting in the 2023 season.
It is on all five current jerseys.
— Destiny Lugardo (@destiny_lugardo) July 31, 2024
For left-handed hitters or pitchers, it is on their right sleeve. For right-handed hitters or pitchers it is on their left sleeve. The reasoning is that’s the direction facing the camera the most.
What Happened To The Numbers On The Phillies’ Jersey Sleeves?
The Phillies current primary uniforms — their home pinstripes and road grays — had numbers on the left sleeve from their debut in 1992 through the 2022 season. They were removed in 2023, essentially as a “your sign here” advertisement for potential jersey sponsors.
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Brian Moran
September 2, 2022 at 6:56 pm
The cream are the best look. The powder blue should be sent back to the 70’s and never be seen again.
Lou
May 2, 2024 at 1:13 pm
The cream is the worst jersey, and the powder blue is by far the best. You got it backwards, but to each his own.
B
December 21, 2022 at 9:36 am
Why dont the Phillies advertise the city and put Philadelphia in script on the front of their away jerseys like the Yankees do?
Karen Trembula
February 18, 2023 at 1:51 pm
Because if you are a TRUE PHILLY FAN YOU KNOW WHERE THRY ARE FROM.and you don’t have too SPELL it out
John Phelan
October 23, 2023 at 6:19 pm
Um, they’re the “Phillies.” The name of the city is basically in the team name. Also, the word Philadelphia is pretty long for a jersey, hence the PHILA used by the Sixers over the years.
Jay
December 21, 2022 at 11:00 am
What about the Saturday night special?
Doug D.
September 21, 2023 at 6:19 pm
I’m confused about the “p” logo on the blue uniforms. On the accompanying maroon hat, the “p” logo has curvy line going through the middle of the “p” logo, representing the seam on the baseball. Also, on all of the polo shirts and hats that are available to the public, the curvy-seam line is present in the “p” logo. However, on the players’ field uniforms, the curvy-seam line does NOT appear in the “p” logo of their jerseys. I was definitely around in those glory days of Schmidt, Bowa, Bull, Carlton, et al., and I remember seeing the “curvy-seam” line in the jersey logo at some point. Perhaps my memories deceive me (too many destoryed brain cells in college). That said, doesn’t it make sense for all of the “p” logos out there to be consistent?
JoeyChrome
September 28, 2023 at 8:10 am
The answer to the curvy “p” – at one point, MLB had a rule, in which there could be no depiction of a baseball, on the uniform shirt. I suppose it could confuse players. To comply with the restriction, there was no wavy line in the “p.”
Later, MLB removed this restriction, and so the uniform shirt could match the hat, and feature the wavy line in the “p.”
Keith
September 21, 2023 at 8:49 pm
Powder blue uniforms represent a throw back to some great years. I love occasionally seeing them but I HATE watching and listening to the game on Fox!
jerh2
April 11, 2024 at 6:25 pm
The city connect uniforms are awful. That is not a Phillies uniform. The font is ridiculous. The Philly looks bad and the numbers are worse.
Franzke and Anderson on Friday’s for me….. I won’t watch the team play in those uniforms.
I hope they get a Philadelphia welcome when the step on the field….. BOOOOO! And I love the team!
BB
April 12, 2024 at 9:50 pm
The uniforms are hidious. I think I am going to sell my Friday night tickets rater than see the Phillies dresed in atrocious softball uniforms.
Michael
April 12, 2024 at 10:21 pm
Look like softball uniforms.
Phillies wear red. I can not watch this … hurts the eyes.
Kd
April 20, 2024 at 10:35 pm
I wish they would get rid of the grays and wear the powder blues as the away uniforms.
pamikeydc
May 2, 2024 at 12:22 pm
Thanks Tim. I feel like we have recycled this article about 10xs in the past few months (adding the City Connect I get it)
Lou
May 2, 2024 at 1:24 pm
The powder blues have always been my favorite, then the home pinstripes, the road grays, the cream, and then this new city connect jersey which I can do without, but they are growing on me a little. J.T’s bright yellow catchers gear has to go though.
Derac
May 18, 2024 at 6:51 am
Pin Stripes or Gray. Ditch the powder blue and cream unis. The CityConnect uniforms are terrible. They don’t connect to anything. Who thought this was a good idea ?
jerh2
May 31, 2024 at 10:43 am
Why do you keep reposting this “article” before every Friday home game? Do you think we can’t figure it out?
No matter how much you push the city connect uniforms, at the Phillies urging I am sure, it doesn’t change how BAD the uniforms are…. they’re terrible. Not a Phillies uniform. I have not and will not watch a Friday home game. They’re that bad. I’ve seen some replays from the games but I try to avoid them because I hate those uniforms that much…. and I am a rabid Phillies fan.
One of the worst money making schemes in recent MLB history.
We call it the hunt for RED October for a reason.
Brian Michael
May 31, 2024 at 1:36 pm
Yes, that’s exactly why! Not everyone has the uniform schedule memorized.
jerh2
June 1, 2024 at 1:44 pm
Anybody that actually watches the team regularly and goes as far as to read Phillies Nation surely does…. it’s been talked about non stop since their unfortunate debut.
Bill
July 11, 2024 at 6:38 pm
It would be nice to see the powder blues become an alternate road jersey. Except with Phillies on the jerseys instead of just the p. Also it’s sad to see all the hate for the city connects. I think they look great. And the hat is one of, if not the best in the league.
Angela
October 6, 2024 at 8:59 am
Did they retire the CityConnect uniforms? What will they wear in round one of the 5 game playoff series if needed – Friday 10/11 home @ 4:08