The Philadelphia Phillies are a professional team based in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team was formerly called the Alleghenies and the Innocents, the club adopted its current name in the year 1890. The city of Philadelphia has one of the longest traditions of baseball in America. When the Phillies were formed in 1883, history was in the making. The team, Phillies is the oldest continuous holding one-name, one franchise in all of the professional sports. The inaugural season did not see much success as the team won only 17 games. In 1890s, they featured one of the strongest outfields of all time in Hall of Famers Billy Hamilton, Sam Thompson and Ed Delahanty. In 1894, the Phillies posted a wining record at 71-57 and ended the season in 4th place. The player-manager Fred Clarke, pitcher Rube Waddell, and shortstop Honus Wagner joined the Pirates in 1900s.Philadelphia Phillies Jerseys