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.”
By Bob Warrington “Like 95 percent of the baseball players and fans, I find my chief recreation away from the diamond in the gun.” So wrote Charles Albert “Chief” Bender in a 1915 article describing what players do to relax and hone their baseball skills during the off-season.
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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Society member from Scotland visits on Saturday, September 18, 2010. Society employee Mike Fesnak shares a few minutes with our guest from across the Atlantic, Retired Judge Graham Richards of Longsdon, Straffordshire, England who told Mike he found our Museum quite by accident after enjoying his breakfast at a local restaurant he decided to walk […]
HOW IT BEGAN: During a visit to the Naval Aviation Museum, President H.W. Bush discussed the positive impact baseball had on morale during WWII. His comments initiated the development of military baseball in the modern era. Over two decades later, we are the only program in history to wear camouflage uniforms with historical references to […]
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 […]
SHREVEPORT, LA - Mr. Bobby L. Wilkins passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2010, at Grace Home, after a lengthy illness.
Max Silberman was born January 20, 1945 during the 4th inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt and was raised in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia.
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