Former 1947 Sand Gnats teammate Bill Hockenbury with Brissie. Photo & article compliments of the Savannah Morning News A hero on the baseball and battle fields NATHAN DOMINITZ | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 12:30 am
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The A’s Society is particularly pleased to announce that is has partnered with the National Baseball Hall of Fame to arrange for Eddie Joost to appear as a speaker in Cooperstown, NY on April 17, 2008. The program will feature the former A’s manager speaking about his career and answering questions from the audience. Joost […]
The party was held Saturday, April 19 at the Pennsylvania Veterans Museum in Media, PA (www.paveteransmuseum.org) to a packed house of Vernon fans that included Phillies favorite Harry Kalas who told the story of how he became a huge Vernon fan in Chicago in 1946 when as an 8 year old boy Vernon lifted him […]
Clint & Suzy Pollack and their 5 year old daughter Dahlia were surprised visitors to the Museum on July 1st. While in the area to meet with local friends, the three were just thrilled to be able to learn the history of their favorite Oakland A’s. Little Dahlia was especially pleased when she was treated […]
The U.S. Military All-Stars consist of outstanding players selected from all branches of the military and the U.S. Coast Guard. For the past 19 years, they have toured the country playing baseball teams at all levels during their “Red, White and Blue Tour of America” enjoyed by over 25 million Americans.
SARA SOMERS from Oakland, California, current temporary home of the Philadelphia Athletics, made a surprise visit to the Hatboro Museum recently to learn more about the history of the Philadelphia Athletics. Sara topped off her trip with a visit to Citizens Bank Park. Her desire is to see our members in Oakland when the Phillies […]
Directly from Cooperstown BASEBALL is more than a game - it reflects American history and embodies our nations’s values and conflicts. Millions of Americans have experienced pride and disappointment through the context of the game that unifies generations, and invoked patriotism, integration and oppurtunity. Celebrate baseball’s impact on our nation with Baseball in America, an […]
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