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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.
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