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…
Losing four consecutive World Series games to the Yankees, while distressing, hardly could qualify as an embarrassment. Others had taken the plunge against the wrecking crew from the Bronx: the Pirates, Cardinals, Cubs, Cubs again, Reds. In fact, with their four-in-a-row dismissal of the Phillies, the Yankees had swept six World Series in 24…
October 5, 1950, In what would be the last postseason game ever played in Shibe Park, 20-game winner Robin Roberts and Allie Reynolds both pitched outstanding baseball for nine innings, as strong pitching and stout defense again prevailed in the Series. Gene Woodling drove in Jerry Coleman, who walked with two outs and moved…
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