Quakers. The Phillies entered the National League in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies.
What enticed them is the team playing in Philadelphia. Philadelphia=Phillies
They were called the Philadelphia Quakers before they were the Phillies.
In MLB, that was the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia on May 30, 1935. Babe was playing for the Boston Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies are the oldest continuous, one-city, one-name franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.
It was never officially changed from the Phillies, which has been there official name since 1883. Some baseball writers in the 1940s began to call them the "Blue Jays" because of their blue caps, but that nickname was not recognized by the team, the National League, or Major League Baseball. The name of the team that lost on 1883 April 30 has remained the same till their loss on 2011 October 7.
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A 1959 Philadelphia Phillies Team Signed Baseball with the key signatures: Ashburn, Roberts, and Anderson is worth about $300-$400 Value is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the baseball. Prices may also vary based on the amount of signatures, and key signatures acquired. The more complete the baseball with key signatures the more valuable. In A recent auction a 1959 Philadelphia Phillies Team Signed Baseball sold for $203.15 If the signatures are not properly authenticated the baseball could sell at half the market value or less.
The Flyers got their name through a contest. Bill Putnam announced there would be a contest to decide the name of the Philadelphia hockey team, and many attempted to win the contest. It was the sister of Ed Snider (who owns the Philadelphia Flyers) that suggested the name Flyers, and Ed Snider saw it as a winning name. Over 100 entries were labeled as "Flyers" and a drawing was held to determine which one would be the winner. It was Alec Stockard, at that time a 9-year-old boy, who won the drawing, although he did misspell the name and wrote "Fliers."
There is a rookie (2011) with a last name BowKer if you ask.
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".