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Old 01-02-2025, 10:57 AM
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Default The Phillies are the longest continuous franchise (est. 1883).
And in any American professional sport!

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The Phillies have won eight NL pennants and two World Series titles (1980 and 2008) and are the oldest continuously run, single-name, single-city franchise in American professional sports.
But here in Canada the Toronto Argonauts date back to 1873!

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Founded in 1873, the team (Argonauts) is the oldest existing professional sports team in North America still using its original name....


Notice the 150 jersey patch!

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