Posts Tagged ‘Baseball’

Ladies of Baseball Update

Saturday July 17, 2010 at the Days Inn on Easton Road, Horsham, Pa. 10am-noon A chat with ‘Salty’ Sands By Mike Morsch Sarah Jane “Salty” Sands and some of the other original players of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League were a little concerned when Madonna was cast for the 1992 movie “A League of […]

A’s Society Secretary John Patton, in the 1970’s takes a summer trip

A’s Society Secretary John Patton, in the 1970’s takes a summer time trip to visit the Hall of Fame, Fenway Park, the Original Cheers Bar, Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, Baltimore’s Municipal Stadium, hosted by radio stations Angelo “Cosmos Kramer” Cataldi.  

Phillies Broadcaster Chris Wheeler Huge Hit at A’s Book Signing

     

Chaykun: Bonner grad Graham boosts Military stars

Published: Sunday, July 11, 2010 By Harry Chaykun, hchaykun@delcotimes.com The people at the Delaware Valley Brandywine Visitors Bureau and Delco Athletes Hall of Fame picked the right week to have the United States Military All-Stars baseball team visit the area. The problem was that they couldn’t pick the weather.    

ELMER GEDEON A HERO IN FRANCE

  By Dave Jordan   Only two big league ballplayers were killed in action in World War II, former A’s player Harry O’Neill on Iwo Jima and former Senators outfielder Elmer Gedeon shot down over France.        

“SOUTH CAROLINA HONORS LOU BRISSIE”

Lou Brissie has been honored at three recent events in his native state of South Carolina. On Saturday May 8th, 2010 Lou received an honorary Doctorate Of Public Service degree from his alma mater Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC. Lou played college baseball at Presbyterian under head coach Chick Galloway a former Philadelphia A’s shortstop […]

LITTLE LEAGUERS VISIT SOCIETYs MUSEUM SATURDAY May 8, 2010

On Saturday May 8, 2010, the A’s team from Tri-Township Baseball in Wrightstown PA visited the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society. The A’s team play in the 11-12 Majors division. The teams head coach is Ron Clearfield. The teams assistants are Tom Casey, Steve Pearlman and Barry Shapiro.  

Lou Brissie takes Kentucky Juvenile

Lou Brissie takes Kentucky Juvenile by Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form Posted: Friday, April 30, 2010

South Sports and Recreation: For Joe Astroth, 87, game has changed little since he played

By Jodie Wagner Palm Beach Post Staff Writer   BOCA RATON — When Joe Astroth signed his first Major League Baseball contract in 1945, he earned a $500 bonus plus a $500 monthly salary with the Philadelphia Athletics. Sixty-five years later, salaries have changed drastically. For Astroth, however, the game has remained remarkably the same. […]

HARRY THE K, Book Signing by Randy Miller

Saturday, March 20, 2010 BOOK REVIEWS: PHILLY RADIO STATION WIP: “ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL BOOKS ABOUT A PHILADELPHIA SPORTS ICON EVER TO BE RELEASED ”