Harry O’Neill grew up with hopes of a Major League career. He fulfilled his goal with the Philadelphia A’s — if for only one inning — before giving his life in service of our country in World War II. By Mike Sielski The Intelligencer/The Bucks County Courier Times, Sunday, July 19, 2009
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On July 3, Chairman Dave Jordan represented the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society at the unveiling of a new photographic exhibition at the Philadelphia International Airport, entitled “Philadelphia’s Baseball Legends: The Championship Teams,” part of the city’s Welcome America celebration. Mayor Michael Nutter, Scott Palmer, the Phillie Phanatic, and a couple of Phillies ballgirls participated in […]
On a rainy humid Saturday morning in Horsham Pa, the first fans started to line up at 8:00 am to insure their spot to see the Phillies 2008 World Series trophy. Three hours before its scheduled arrival they came dressed in their Phillies tee shirts, or uniform shirts, hats, all sorts of clothing to […]
by Max Silberman In 1939, baseball celebrated 100 years and joining the celebration was Bill Lillard who made his debut with the A’s playing 2nd base and shortstop.
Saturday June 20th, 2009 The A’s Society & the Days Inn General Manager Joanne Zapata have arranged for a special Phillies fans review of the 2008 World Series Trophy. Come to the Days Inn on Easton Road (Route 611) in Horsham, Pa just 6/10ths of a mile off of the Doylestown/Jenkintown exit of the Pennsylvania […]
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by Dale B. Smith It is a difficult feat to revitalize the reputation of a perhaps less than Hall of Fame baseball career years after you have hung up the spikes. Max Bishop, however, has done just that. Seventy years after he retired from major league baseball in 1935, his reputation stock continues to rise. […]
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