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 […]
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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.
Beginning in 2001 the A’s Society’s Mike Fesnak who also serves as president of the Bux-Mont Stamp club has been responsible to send almost 20,000 signatures to the U.S. Postal’s Stamp Advisory Commission requesting they honor legendary Connie Mack on a US Postage stamp. No more than they have done for vegetables, cartoon & comic […]
Saturday October 25, 2008 Days Inn Easton Road, Rt. 611 Horsham, PA 11 AM - 2 PM Sunday October 26, 2008 Williamsons Restaurant
Caption: (left to right) Richard Hall, Kerry Bliss & Jim Pagliaro HUGE Oakland A’;s fans made a surprise visit to the Society’s Museum for the sole purpose of learning more about the history of the franchise of their hometown Oakland A’s. Needless to say after about 3 hours they left with a better understanding […]
Joe Astroth Interview Monday, August 18, 2008 6pm-7pm on Radio Station 1490am Philadelphia personalities Dan Baker & Joe Kerrigan Location: Chickie’s & Pete’s Restaurant on the Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia. For more details:
Thursday July 31 was a special day in the Society’s Museum when 2 members Pat Ramone & Stanley Bradley brought in two former Major League pitchers. Shown in this photo left to right Society member Stanley Bradley, Pat Ramone, George Estock, Bobby Shantz. Ramone & Bradley are part of the Delaware Sports Hall of […]
Two-Time All-Star Coming to Cooperstown August 7 (COOPERSTOWN, NY): Former big league All-Star shortstop Eddie Joost, who managed the Philadelphia Athletics in their final season in 1954, will share his baseball memories at 1 p.m. August 7 in Cooperstown as part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Legends Series.
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