A group of eager baseball fans took a tour of the Society’s Museum on Thursday July 21st and were delighted with the artifacts on display. When asked what in their opinion was the greatest team of all time the one youngster shouted out “THE 2004 Boston Red Sox”. He was not dismayed when he learned […]
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by Matt Aber For most Phillies fans this is the toughest October that they have had to endure over the past three years. Though being christened “the team to beat” from the start of the playoffs, someone forgot to pass that memo on to the San Francisco Giants who refused to be steamrolled by […]
Gail & Randy Sacharczuk two of our most loyal supporters made a surprise visit to the Museum on Saturday September 12th to donate two fantastic items for display in our Museum, a beautiful plate designed by Gail to honor the Athletics of 1929, Jimmie Foxx & others. The second item is a rare doll of […]
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Just wanted you to know about a wonderful event we had on November 10, 2010. Exactly 100 years ago on that date my Great Grandfather gave a banquet for his nephew, Ira F. Thomas, for most of the gentlemen of the Village. Ira was the catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics who had just won the […]
Through the cooperation of BJ’s Sportcards, our Hatboro neighbor, we were delighted to entertain a dozen members & parents of the ABINGTON CUB SCOUT TROOP # 1 ages 8-12.
by Max Silberman A full weekend of baseball and fun hosted by Dr. Steve Harlem began on Friday, October 24 at the Delaware Valley Veterans Home in Northeast Philadelphia. Lou Brissie, pitching star of the late 1940s and war hero visited the residents as is his custom and delighted the audience with baseball stories and […]
Doris Chism is shown here viewing the 16 autographed baseballs that have been on loan to the Society is November 1998 when her late husband Ray brought them in and became the first item in the Society’s Museum. There is quite a story behind these baseballs.
August 9-10 is the Phillies’ Alumni Weekend, and as part of the festivities dedicated to looking back at Philadelphia’s rich baseball history, the A’s Society will occupy two tables in the First Base Plaza on the Main Concourse at CBP. Phillies’ and Athletics’ artifacts will be on display, and information will be handed out to […]
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