Mark your calender for Saturday March 2nd as the A’s Society will sponsor its 2nd live auction. As in the previous auction that was a resounding success, the A’s Society will be offering many rare artifacts from its Museum.
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Bobby Shantz appeared at the Society Museum on Saturday, July 14. Over a hundred fans showed up to get autographs and to talk baseball with the 1952 MVP. Thanks to a grant from the Hatboro Federal Savings Bank, the Society was able to organize and to promote this very successful event. We hope to have […]
1946 drawing of Shibe Park printed in the Boston Globe. Lots of interesting tidbits throughout. (Original post at www.PhillySportsHistory.com ) Click on image to enlarge.
Albert Brancato (May 29, 1919 – June 14, 2012) was a shortstop and third baseman for the A’s from 1939 to 1941 and again in 1945. He was known to have one of the strongest arms in the American League. Brancato died on June 14, 2012, at age 93 at Sunrise at Granite Run, an […]
In early March we were approached by a representative of the Washington Nationals who advised us they the team would like to honor us at their opening day On April 13th as they opened their home team season against the Phillies. We were quoted a group rate of $24 per ticket in their section […]
Pottstown School District renamed the high school field BOBBY SHANTZ FIELD and a group of local Shantz fans & politicians raised funds to renovate the field and the school installed this showcase near the gym. Collectors donated all sorts of Bobby Shantz/Dave Rickerts memorabilia to honor two local boys who made good in the Major […]
by Max Silberman Emil “Lefty” Mailho spent one year in the major leagues with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1936 but played pro ball from 1930 until 1946, mostly in the Pacific Coast League and the Southern Association.
by Max Silberman To a real baseball fan, there is nothing quite like Opening Day! It is a time of rebirth and renewed hope. After all, this might be the year. Just before Opening Day, Barbara Heun visited the museum and shared stories about her grandfather, Davey Bishop, who might have been the best A’s […]
A New Beginning “This is not a sixth place ball club,” said Phillies’ new manager Pat Moran at the team’s 1915 spring training camp in St. Petersburg, Florida. Referring to the club’s disappointing finish the previous year, Moran sensed that he had a pennant contender on his hands and knew it was his job […]
By Bob Warrington Background Baseball has always had an uneasy relationship with alcohol. In the last quarter of the 19th century when organized baseball was struggling to become established, sharply different views existed about alcohol’s place in the sport. William Hulbert, who championed the idea of forming the National League and served as its second […]
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