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Originally Posted by BaseballMan
So the Phillies came from Worchester Ruby Legs?
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Rumors have them coming from the collapse of the Worchester Ruby Legs.
The league needed another team and the Philadelphia Quakers took over in 1883 for the disbanded Worchester Ruby Legs.
There is no real connection between the Phillies and the Ruby Legs, as no player from the Ruby Legs ever played for the Quakers.
I would believe that the Phillies started in 1883 as the Quakers...and the Ruby Legs were just a different team.