ðə tɹˈoʊdʒənz, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪððə wˈʊstɚɹ ˌɛnˈɛl tˈiːm, wɜːɹ ɛkspˈɛld fɹʌmðə lˈiːɡ ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː sˈiːzən, æz tɹˈɔɪ ænd wˈʊstɚ wɜː sˈiːn æz tˈuː smˈɔːl fɚðə lˈiːɡz æmbˈɪʃənz, bˌʌt wɜːɹ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd tə plˈeɪ ˈaʊt ðə ɹˈɛst ʌv ðɛɹ sˈiːzənz æz lˈeɪmdˈʌk tˈiːmz.
The Trojans, along with the Worcester NL team, were expelled from the league shortly before the end of the 1882 season, as Troy and Worcester were seen as too small for the league's ambitions, but were encouraged to play out the rest of their seasons as lame-duck teams.