85 year old Football Hall of Famer & former Philadelphia Eagles Chuck Bednarik was the featured guest as the A’s Society sponsored his appearamce on Saturday December 11th at the Horsham Days Inn on Easton Road. Bednarik fans of all ages came to shake the hand of “CONCRETE CHARLIE”, take photos with him and just […]
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By Bob Warrington A Summary of Evers’ Career The name Johnny Evers should be instantly recognizable to any true baseball fan. He had an 18-year career and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (HOF). Evers’ HOF plaque notes that he was “one of the game’s smartest and scrappiest players.”
After several years of missing the popular King of Prussia Philly baseball memorabila shows (formerly known as the EPSCC Shows) we are pleased to announce that through special arrangements with Hunts Auctions Inc, we will have a table space and join the other 200 plus dealers from all over the land. Mark your calendar to […]
By Dick Rosen Several months ago, Ernie Montella, the Executive Director of the Phila. A’s Historical Society was accosted in a supermarket by an elderly man while both were in line at the checkout. The shopper caught a glimpse of Montella’s A’s cap and his T-shirt, which featured a logo of the Society. Taking this […]
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 […]
Residents of The Philadelphia Protestant Home were treated to a program of Halloween songs, jokes, and dance by kindergarten and third grade students from Thomas Creighton School on October 29. The program was in thanks to the many volunteers from PPh who tutor the children weekly at the school, which is located in the […]
Representatives of the prestigious Atwater/Kent Museum made a special visit to the A’s Society’s Museum on Thursday October 28th.
The current home of the Jimmie Foxx Museum is located in a section of the Train Station Museum, a small former train station located in his hometown of Sudlersville, Md. The Sudlersville Community Betterment Club is currently designing a fund raiser set for October 16, 2010 to raise the necessary funding to build an expansion […]
By Bob Warrington Late in life, Hall of Fame pitcher Denton “Cy” Young was reminiscing about his career and stated, “Of all the games I pitched in the big leagues, that one in Boston stands clearest in my mind.” For a man who won 511 games and lost 316 over 22 years, “that one in […]
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