Thousands of Phillies fans crowded the intersection of Cottman and Frankford avenues after the team clinched a spot in the 2009 World Series.

The crowd began brewing moments after the game ended before midnight Wednesday night and grew to a mass covering the entire intersection and spilling into the rest of Mayfair not long after. Below see exclusive NEast Philly video of the melee.

Honking, screaming, chanting, high-fiving and Phillies gear were almost as prevalent as the police presence that guarded side street entrances leading toward Frankford Avenue and the major intersection itself.

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The crowd was at times deafening.

Fireworks were being shot off and the young man who climbed a traffic light pole at the intersection was being pelted with beer bottles and cans. The throwing got more frequent and the crowd turned a bit more pushy.

Fans kept pouring toward the major intersection, as seen below along Frankford Avenue.