Posts Tagged ‘philadelphia a’s’

Bucks County Baseball Cards Now Open

Bucks County Baseball Cards recently opened its doors to its sports memorabilia store at 237 Mill St. Bristol. It specializes in unique and vintage sports items with a special emphasis on Philadelphia sports teams including our beloved Philadelphia A’s. The store is opened Fri. evenings from 6-8 p.m. and Sat. afternoons from 12 noon- 4 […]

Vic Power A Baseball Odysssey

by Dale Smith The 1954 season had unfolded like a Greek epic. The baseball gods seemed to be against the Philadelphia Athletics all season. The great warrior Gus Zernial had fallen at mid-season and was carried from the battlefield. Legions of foreign soldiers entered Connie Mack Stadium in Trojan horses, only to plunder Eddie Joost’s […]

Connie Mack’s First Book

by Bob Warrington Most Philadelphia A’s fans are aware of two books “authored” by Connie Mack late in his life—“My 66 Years in the Big Leagues” and “Connie Mack’s Baseball Book.” I put quotation marks around the word “authored” because it is generally believed that the books were ghost-written, perhaps by Richard S. (Dick) Armstrong, […]