Posts Tagged ‘a’s’

A’s Society to Sponsor 2nd Live Auction

Mark your calender for Saturday March 2nd as the A’s Society will sponsor its 2nd live auction. As in the previous auction that was a resounding success, the A’s Society will be offering many rare artifacts from its Museum.

The 1929 Athletics World Series Championship Team Poster

  This rare photo of the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics is being offered in a limited edition of less than ten. Framed to a full size of 18×24 you will look long and hard to find a copy of this photo that was issued by a local Philadelphia Newspaper shortly after the Athletics won the World […]

Bobby Shantz Appeared at the Society Museum

Bobby Shantz appeared at the Society Museum on Saturday, July 14. Over a hundred fans showed up to get autographs and to talk baseball with the 1952 MVP. Thanks to a grant from the Hatboro Federal Savings Bank, the Society was able to organize and to promote this very successful event. We hope to have […]

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Connie Mack’s birth!!

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Connie Mack’s birth. His home town, East Brookfield, Mass., is planning a special celebration on the weekend of September 14-16. It looks it will be a few days of great fun and much baseball talk. The Philadelphia A’s Society supports this event.  

July 14, 2012: Baseball History in Hatboro, Bobby Shantz Signing at the PAHS

July 14, 2012: Baseball History in Hatboro Bobby Shantz Signing at the PAHS On July 14, 2012, Bobby Shantz will be at our museum signing autographs. The time on Saturday will be from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. You can bring an item to get autographed, and we will have other items for sale to […]

Al Brancato (1919 – 2012)

Albert Brancato (May 29, 1919 – June 14, 2012) was a shortstop and third baseman for the A’s from 1939 to 1941 and again in 1945. He was known to have one of the strongest arms in the American League. Brancato died on June 14, 2012, at age 93 at Sunrise at Granite Run, an […]

Sam Chapman Memorial Dedication

Bobby Shantz Signing May 19, 2012

 

Silent Auction October 22, 2011

SPORTS SILENT AUCTION   (To celebrate Jimmie Foxx Birthday) Saturday, October 22nd - 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Sudlersville Middle School Sudlersville, Md (First bid table to close at 1:30pm) Come join us to celebrate Foxx’s birthday with a sports related auction, to include baseball, football, racing, decoys, other sports items. Plus, Foxx memorabilia for […]

SUDLERSVILLE, MD FOLKS VISIT HATBORO

A’s Society Joan Searles is shown here with Loretta Walls and Carol Orange who manage the Jimmie Foxx Musuem in Sudlersville, MD. Thier September 29, 2001 visit was to advise the Society of thier special raffle to benefit the Jimmie Foxx Building Fund. The October 22, 2011 raffle details can be found here.