Saturday October 25, 2008 Days Inn Easton Road, Rt. 611 Horsham, PA 11 AM - 2 PM Sunday October 26, 2008 Williamsons Restaurant
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Thursday July 31 was a special day in the Society’s Museum when 2 members Pat Ramone & Stanley Bradley brought in two former Major League pitchers. Shown in this photo left to right Society member Stanley Bradley, Pat Ramone, George Estock, Bobby Shantz. Ramone & Bradley are part of the Delaware Sports Hall of […]
Lou Brissie during one of his weekly visits to a Veterans Hospital in South Carolina. Shown here with Lou left to right are: Kevin Holley of Trenton, South Carolina, & Nick Walker of Bath South Carolina. Lou speaks to all of the veterans, signs autographs and giveaways as well, like baseballs & his Hartland Figurine. […]
by Max Silberman The A’s Alumni Club grew smaller on December 26 with the passing of Jim Castiglia who played for both the Philadelphia Athletics and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Family members and fans from several states converged on Sudlersville, MD on October 20, 2007 to celebrate the centennial of the birth of the town’s most famous son—Jimmie Foxx. Under picturesque blue skies, the day began with a ceremony at the Jimmie Foxx statue located in the center of Sudlersville. The guest speaker was D. […]
By Bob Warrington In 1927, an old friend and an old antagonist joined the Philadelphia Athletics’ roster. Eddie Collins and Ty Cobb, fired as managers of the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, respectively, after the 1926 season, both signed to play with the A’s in 1927.
by Max Silberman Mickey Rutner, third baseman for the 1947 Athletics died October 17 in Austin, TX at the age of 88.
by Dale B. Smith The Chicago White Sox victory in the 2005 World Series represented a cleansing of sorts. Gone was the curse of the 1919 Black Sox and perhaps no player in baseball heaven could have been more happy to “move on” than Eddie Collins.
Book Signing & Autograph Session The A’s Doubleheader Weekend continues on September 23rd from 12 noon to 3pm when the Society sponsors a book signing and autograph session at the Days Inn in Horsham, PA. The Days in is located on Easton Road (Rt. 611) just 6/10ths of a mile north of the Willow Grove […]
by Max Silberman Peter Ernest Naktenis passed away on August 1, 2007 at the age of 93.
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