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 […]
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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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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 by Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form Posted: Friday, April 30, 2010
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. […]
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 ”
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