After being founded in 1883 as the "Quakers", the team changed its name to the "Philadelphias", after the convention of the times. This was soon shortened to "Phillies". The name "Quakers" continued to be used interchangeably with "Phillies" until 1890, when the team officially became known as the "Phillies".
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He played for three different teams. The reds,phillies and expos.
The Phillies play in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Cincinnati Reds, historically know as the first professional team.
The Toronto Blue Jays won their second consecutive world championship by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.
Philadelphia had two Major League teams in 1909. The Athletics played in the American League and the Phillies played in the National League.