By Bob Warrington Now happily ensconced in state-of-the-art Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies are three ballparks removed from the archaic confines of Baker Bowl (officially known as National League Park). Citizens Bank Park, however, will have to be around a long time to surpass the Phillies’ relationship with their ballpark at Broad and Huntingdon […]
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By Bob Warrington Entertaining fans at a ballpark with activities other than playing the actual ballgame has long been a part of baseball. Many years before the Phillie Phanatic made his appearance, baseball clowns were hired by team owners to entertain crowds before games and between the innings. Clubs wanted their fans to laugh, both […]
By Bob Warrington When the American League (AL) was created in 1900, Charles W. Somers, a Cleveland industrialist, fronted the money to support the formation of franchises in several cities. Under AL President Ban Johnson’s scheme developed in concert with Somers, as told by Bruce Kuklick in his book, “To Every Thing A Season: Shibe […]
by Max Silberman It is highly doubtful that any of our readers remember the 1916 season, ninety years ago. It is also very probable that most fans would claim the 1962 New York Mets were worthy of that “Worst Team” reference.
By Bob Warrington As fans slowly trudged out of National League Park (Baker Bowl) on 13 October 1915 following the Boston Red Sox’s World Series-clinching victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, they didn’t realize it, but they had just witnessed the closing chapter of the Golden Age of Baseball in Philadelphia. Between 1910-1915, the World Series […]
This tribute to the 1930 World Champion Philadelphia Athletics was delivered by Bob Warrington at the 2005 Philadelphia A’s Historical Society’s Reunion Weekend Breakfast.) The opening lines of Charles Dickens classic work, A Tale of Two Cities, are a most apt starting point to tell the story of the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics. It was the […]
By Bob Warrington Hollywood has twice portrayed the life of Babe Ruth in major motion pictures. The first, “The Babe Ruth Story,” done in 1948, starred William Bendix as the Bambino. Generally regarded as a terrible film with Bendix horribly miscast in the lead role, the film sugar coated Ruth’s life beyond recognition. Hollywood’s second […]
by Ronnie Joyner When one looks back at the 1944 American League champion St. Louis Browns, their memories are probably dominated by images of pepperpot second baseman Don Gutteridge, hard-hitting shortstop Vern Stephens, clutch-hitting outfielder Al Zarilla, ex-marine hurler Sig Jakucki, or home run hero Chet Laabs. Others may see visions of guys like Ellis […]
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