From Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium: Great Games in Philadelphia's Lost Ballpark

by Gregory H. Wolf (Editor)

Overview

From Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium: Great Games in Philadelphia's Lost Ballpark evokes memories and the exciting history of the celebrated ballpark through stories of 100 games played there and several feature essays. The games included in this volume reflect every decade in the ballpark's history, from the inaugural game on April 12, 1909, to the last, on October 1, 1970.

Shibe Park was the home of the Philadelphia A's from 1909 until their relocation to Kansas City after the 1954 season, as well as the Philadelphia Phillies from 1938 until the ballpark's closure at the end of the 1970 season. In 1953 Shibe Park was renamed Connie Mack Stadium in honor of the baseball icon who had managed the Athletics for their first 50 seasons. Baseball's first steel-and-concrete ballpark, it hosted big-league baseball for 62 seasons and more than 6,000 games, including in excess of 3,500 games by the A's and 2,500 by the Phillies.

This volume is a collaborative effort of dozens of members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and one of SABR's many books showcasing historic ballparks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781970159851
Publisher:	Society for American Baseball Research
Publication date:	10/25/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	394
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

Gregory H. Wolf was born in Pittsburgh, but now resides in the Chicagoland area with his wife, Margaret, and daughter, Gabriela. A professor of German studies and holder of the Dennis and Jean Bauman Endowed Chair in the Humanities at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, he has edited more than a dozen books for SABR. Since January 2017 he has been co-director of SABR's BioProject, which you can follow on Facebook and Twitter.

Table of Contents

From Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium: Great Games in Philadelphia's Lost Ballpark

1 Table of Contents

2 Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium: An Introduction by Gregory H. Wolf

3 Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium by James Lincoln Ray

4 Sunday Baseball Comes to Shibe Park - Very Late by Alan Cohen

5 When Satch and Josh and Jackie and Willie Came to Town. Negro League Baseball at Shibe Park by Alan Cohen

6 April 12, 1909: Shibe Park Opens to Celebration and Sorrow by Bob LeMoine

7 May 12, 1910: Bender Tosses First No-Hitter in Shibe Park History by Gregory H. Wolf

8 August 25, 1910: Philadelphia Native Danny Murphy Cycles but Athletics Fall to Browns by Mike Huber

9 August 26, 1910: Coombs Fans 14 in Four-Hit Shutout by Gregory H. Wolf

10 October 17, 1910: Bender Baffles Bruins in Fall Classic Opener by Gregory H. Wolf

11 October 18, 1910: Jack Coombs, Eddie Collins Lead Athletics Over Cubs by Mike Lynch

12 September 26, 1911: Frank Baker's Pair of Homers Helps Athletics Clinch Second Straight Pennant by Mike Lynch

13 October 16, 1911: Baker's Bash Knots World Series by Matt Albertson

14 October 24, 1911: "What's the matter with Baker? He's all right" by Bob LeMoine

15 October 26, 1911: Bender Tosses Four-Hitter as Mackmen Crush Giants to Capture Second Straight Championship by Gregory H. Wolf

16 May 18, 1912: Tigers Go on Strike, Amateurs Take the Field by J.G. Preston

17 September 27, 1912: Hall of Fame Pitchers' Duel in Marathon by J.G. Preston

18 September 23, 1913: Mackmen Clinch Pennant, then Put on Offensive Clinic by Lawrence Knorr

19 October 8, 1913: "Big Six" Outduels "Gettysburg Eddie" in Extra-Inning Classic by Gregory H. Wolf

20 October 10, 1913: "The Mighty Shout of Victory" by John G. Zinn

21 October 9, 1914: Rudolph Outpitches Bender in World Series Opener by Mark S. Sternman

22 October 10, 1914: Bill James Outduels Eddie Plank by Mark S. Sternman

23 August 26, 1916: Bullet Joe Bush Fires No-Hitter by Gregory H. Wolf

24 September 28, 1916: Jack Nabors Finishes Season with a 1-20 Record by J. G. Preston

25 May 20, 1918: Four Late-Game Comebacks Result in Dizzying Victory by Paul E. Doutrich

26 September 27, 1919: Shawkey Fans 15 and Wins 20^th by Kevin Larkin

27 July 3, 1922: Baseballs and Bullets Fly as Meusel Hits for his Second Career Cycle by Mike Huber

28 September 30, 1922: A's Eddie Rommel Wins 27^th Game for 65-Win Team by Don Zminda All

29 September 4, 1923: Smiles: Sad Sam Jones Tosses No-Hitter by Gregory Wolf

30 September 7, 1923: Ehmke's No-Hitter Saved by Baserunning Blunder and Official Scorer's Change of Heart by Gregory H. Wolf

31 June 15, 1925: Athletics Overcome 12-Run Deficit by Joseph Wancho

32 July 10, 1926: Violent Vicissitudes by Ken Carrano

33 August 22, 1928: The Mule's Home Run Ends Marathon by Joe Wancho

34 June 3, 1929: Grove and Uhle Battle into Extra Innings by Brian M. Frank

35 July 25, 1929: Foxx and Grove Lead Resurgent A's' Rout by Jack Zerby

36 October 11, 1929: The Mississippi Mudcat Shuts Down the Mackmen by Gregory H. Wolf

37 October 12, 1929: A's Stage Historic World Series Comeback with 10-Run Inning by Scott Ferkovich

38 October 14, 1929: Miller's Walk-Off Hit Gives Mackmen the Title by Gregory H. Wolf

39 May 21, 1930: Babe Ruth First to Hit Three Home Runs in a Game at Shibe Park by J.G. Preston

40 September 4, 1930: Simmons's Sixth RBI Plates Reliever Grove for Marathon Win by Gordon Gattie

and 60 more games plus several essays