| | | Oakland Athletics |  In the late 19th Century, sports fans who worked at various Philly Athletic Clubs came together and formed a baseball team named Athletics (as many similarly formed teams were known as). The team joined the National Association on March 17, 1871 and folded in 1875. In 1901 when Connie Mack was given a Philadelphia AL Franchise he paid tribute to Philadelphia's first pro ball team, and named them so.
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