page_title: List of Philadelphia Phillies owners and executives
section_title: Presidents and owners
hierarchical_section_title: List of Philadelphia Phillies owners and executives / Presidents and owners
caption_attribution_description: Major League Baseball executive William Frazer Baker
context_page_description: The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies compete in MLB as a member club of the National League East division. In the franchise's history, the owners and ownership syndicates of the team have employed 11 general managers and appointed 15 team presidents. The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts. The team president is the representative for the owner or the ownership group within the front office and is responsible for overseeing the team's staff, minor league farm system, and scouting.
  The longest-tenured general manager is Paul Owens, with 11 years of service to the team in that role, from 1972 to 1983. Owens also served as the team manager in 1972, and from 1983 to 1984. After this time, he served as a team executive until 2003, and was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame in recognition of his services. The longest-tenured owner is Bob Carpenter, Jr., who was the team's primary shareholder from 1943 to 1972. He appointed the team's first general manager, Herb Pennock, during his tenure.
context_section_description: The Phillies have employed 15 team presidents since their founding in 1883, beginning with sporting goods salesman Al Reach. The longest-tenured president is Bob Carpenter, Jr., who oversaw the club for 30 years. Currently, the office of team president is held by Andy MacPhail, who assumed the mantle in 2016. Ownership groups have often included the team president, but at other times, such as the tenure of Charles Phelps Taft, others were appointed to fill the president's role.
caption: William Baker, former president and owner from 1913 to 1930
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