By Bob Warrington Introduction Baseball fans with some knowledge of the game’s history are aware of the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal when seven members of the Chicago White Sox conspired to lose the World Series in exchange for bribes paid to them by gamblers. All seven players, plus White Sox third baseman Buck Weaver who […]
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By Bob Warrington Introduction Connie Mack was the object of many celebrations and tributes during his 50-year reign as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics. One of the more elaborate ceremonies to honor the A’s pilot took place in Philadelphia on May 17, 1941, This article revisits that event—Connie Mack Day—and the festivities which took […]
By Bob Warrington On 4 August 1944, a celebration was held at Shibe Park to pay tribute to Connie Mack’s 50 years as a Major League manager. The commemoration marked the date Mack was chosen for his first managerial assignment—with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League—on 4 August 1894. The occasion held on […]
By Dale B. Smith Dale Smith besides being a valued member of the A’s Society contributes many fine articles such as this on a regular basis.
By Ronnie Joyner Trivia question — who was the last 20 game winner for the St. Louis Browns? Well, technically the answer is probably Ned Garver with his amazing 20-12 season for the 1951 team. Bob Turley, who toiled in 10 games for the ’53 Browns, won 21 with the 1958 Yankees, so he […]
by Dale B. Smith Some things were just meant to be. Babe Ruth was destined to be a Yankee. Lou Brock was born to be a Cardinal. George Kell and the Detroit Tigers were meant for each other. You can call certain trades or purchases ridiculous or absurd but some moves were just fulfilling […]
by Dale B. Smith They say it is hard to keep a good man down. If that is true then Bullet Joe Bush must have been a very good man. He was certainly a winner. Despite numerous setbacks during his major league career, Joe always came back on top, mostly by accomplishment and sometimes […]
By Rich Westcott Mention 21st and Lehigh to any Philadelphia baseball fan of yesteryear, and there is never a doubt what that means. It was the address of Shibe Park. Before there was artificial turf, before there were retractable roofs, exploding scoreboards, mascots, dancing girls, and designated hitters, Shibe Park was one of Philadelphia’s […]
Over the years, one of Veterans Stadium’s most popular attractions has been the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame, located on the 200 level concourse behind home plate. The display was started in 1978 as a way to commemorate the city’s rich baseball history and each year plaques are added to the wall to recognize a […]
It had been many years since Al Simmons’ picture had graced the cover of a national magazine. But on August 19, 1996, there he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. In perfect “bucketfoot” fashion, with his left foot extending towards the third base dugout, Al’s picture had been chosen for the lead story […]
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