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โ 14y agoTeams use to be called names from the city they were from for Exmples; the New Yorks' the Boston's the Phillies were called the Philadelphias' newspaper writers shorten it to Phillies. Because of the nickname of the city Philly (IES) being plural. more than one.
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โ 13y agoThe "Phillies" got their name because they are from "Philadelphia" hence "Phillies". Their old name was the "Quakers".
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โ 14y agosince the liberty bell is in Philadelphia they used an eagle as there symbol
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โ 13y agothey were originally called the 'philadelphias' but it was then shortened to the 'phillies'
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โ 12y agoit is Philadelphia shortened
What enticed them is the team playing in Philadelphia. Philadelphia=Phillies
They were called the Philadelphia Quakers before they were the Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies was created in 1883.
The Philadelphia Phillies are the oldest continuous, one-city, one-name franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.
The Phillies play in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Harry Wright was the first coach of the Philadelphia Phillies and Bob Ferguson was the first manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Quakers. The Phillies entered the National League in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers.
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In 2010, the Philadelphia Phillies had a 97-65record.
Philadelphia Phil and Philadelphia Phillis were the Phillies mascots(1971-1979)