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John/z28jdThe current Phillies franchise which started in 1883 was known as the Quakers till 1889.They kept the team name Phillies straight thru from 1890 till now except for a couple seasons during WW2 when they were called the Blue Jays.
The Philadelphia franchise that played from 1873-75 was the White Stockings,or just plain Whites. There were other franchises that played in the AA,NA/NL and PL that were named Athletics.
A pathetic team that lasted just 14 games in the NA in 1875 named the Centennials were the only other Philly franchise pre-1900.They averaged 12 errors per game and used just one pitcher,George Bechtel,who was primarily an outfielder the rest of his career