On June 27, 1914, At Shibe Park the Philadelphia A’s top Walter Johnson (11-8) and Washington, 4 – 2. Eddie Collins is 2 for 4 with a run and RBI for the A’s. A combination of rain, bad umpiring, and lousy luck beat the Nationals in the series’ final game with the Mackmen today. Chief…
John McGraw joins Fred Clarke, Cap Anson, Frank Selee and Connie Mack as managers who have won 1,000 games.
On October 5, 1910, catcher Earle Mack becomes the first major leaguer to play for his father. Mack makes his debut for the Philadelphia A’s, who are managed by future Hall of Famer Connie Mack.
1910 – The “surprise of the year,” according to Ed Bang in Sporting Life, “came on July 30th when it was announced that the Naps had secured Joe Jackson from the New Orleans Pelicans for $5,000. It is believed that Connie Mack made the Naps the concession [as part of the Bris Lord-Morrie Rath trade] to allow them to purchase Jackson from New Orleans.” Jackson had been up with the A’s briefly in 1908 and 1909.
1910 – Connie Mack trades Joe Jackson to Cleveland for Bris Lord, a former A’s outfielder.
Umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting in the face of Athletics 2B Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call. Under police guard, Hurst is ushered off the field. This incident will eventually lead to Hurst’s banishment from baseball in two weeks.
The 61-year history of Shibe Park begins with the A’s defeating the Red Sox, 8-1. The Philadelphia stadium, which will be renamed to honor Connie Mack in 1953, is the first concrete and steel ballpark in major league history.
Rube Waddell continues to haunt Connie Mack, again fanning 16 A’s in a 5 – 4 win for the Browns.
Rube Waddell fans sixteen of his former teammates when the Browns defeat the A’s at Sportsman’s Park, 5-4. During the off-season, a frustrated Connie Mack, Philadelphia’s owner and manager, traded his talented but free-spirit hurler to St. Louis.
On May 8, 1906, At Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, Philadelphia A’s manager Connie Mack inserts pitcher Chief Bender into left field because of a rash of injuries to his regular outfielders. Making his outfield debut in the sixth inning, Bender responds by hitting two inside-the-park home runs, of Philadelphia’s 11-4 victory over Boston. The Hall…
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