It tells you who we are and where we are from: The Story Behind the Phillies
When Philadelphia’s National League baseball team took the field for its first-ever game on May 1, 1883 (a 4-3 loss to the Providence Grays), it was called the Phillies. More than 13 decades later, Philadelphia’s National League baseball team carries the same name. According to the team’s media guide, “the Phillies endure as