Sportsman’s Park III
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Sportsman’s Park III

ByTom

Sportsman’s Park III, Busch Stadium I, St. Louis,MO, Ball Park First Game Date – 04/15/1909 (2) Starting Pitchers – Browns vs. Naps (Indians): 04/14/1909 Final Score 4-2 (CLE) Attendance – 21,357 Starting Pitchers Jack Powell (SLA); Addie Joss (CLE) First Batter – Nig Clarke (CLE) Result – Popped Out First Hits – Tom Jones (SLA),Doubled…

Shibe Park
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Shibe Park

ByTom

Shibe Park,Connie Mack Stadium,Philadelphia,PA Ball Park First Game Date – 05/29/1909 (11) Starting Pitchers – vs. Red Sox: 04/12/1909 Final Score 8-1 (PHA) Attendance – 30,162 Starting Pitchers Eddie Plank (PHA); Frank Arellanes (BOS) First Batter – Amby McConnell (BOS) Result – Grounded Out First Hits – Simon Nicholls (PHA),Singled First Run – Simon Nicholls…

History of the 1931 World Series

History of the 1931 World Series

ByThis Day in Baseball

Those Philadelphia Athletics were at it again in 1931. They captured their third straight American League pennant — winning 107 games — and pushed their three-year victory total to 313. Al Simmons and Lefty Grove symbolized the cut-above nature of the Athletics. Simmons won his second consecutive AL batting title with a .390 average, nine…