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*History of the Phillies Blue Jays logo:

After several changes in ownership, Bob Carpenter Jr. bought the team following another 90-loss season in 1943. The club was in desperate need of some type of spark, and Carpenter planned to provide it through a fan contest. Folks from around the Delaware Valley were asked to send in suggestions for a new name for the Phillies. The winner would receive a $100 war bond.

The Phillies received 5,098 letters and 634 names including entries such as Ravens, Unicorns, Bell Ringers, Daisies and Stinkers. Mrs. Elizabeth Crooks’ suggestion of “‘Blue Jays” was the winning entry. She believed that this new name would be the change that this team badly needed. According to the Eugene Guard:

“Mrs. Crooks chose the name, she said, ‘because it reflects a new team spirit. The Blue Jay is colorful in personality and his plumage is a brilliant blue, a color the Phillies could use decoratively and psychologically. His fighting, aggressive spirit never admits defeat.‘”

A logo of a Blue Jay was added above the two L’s in “Phillies” on the jersey as well as on the left sleeve. John Hopkins students did not appreciate the Phillies’ use of their school nickname. The legendary Grantland Rice wrote in the Harrisburg Telegraph that “the Blue Jays belong to Johns Hopkins. Johns Hopkins is one of our greatest medical and collegiate centers – far more important than the Phillies can ever hope to be, even if they win a pennant and a World Series … they are still the Phillies — and they always will be the Phillies, win, lose or last. And usually last.” After confusion and frustration from the fan base, the team removed the Blue Jay from the uniform in 1946. 

*Source: philliesnation.com