1946: THE FIGHTIN' PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

It was such a more laid back era in the 1940's baseball seasons. The players wore baggy pants and shirts, leather shoes with steel cleats, and in the case of the Phillies, shared Shibe Park with the American League Philadelphia Athletics. The graphic above from the "BASEBALL" folder in the Hamilton Library Local History Collection invites one and all to buy their tickets for the upcoming 1947 baseball season. Are there any visitors to this site who remember Byrum Saam as the voice of the Phillies? Do any of you old timers remember listening to a baseball game via a remote radio broadcast where the play by play was read from a teletype machine? Now I am really going back in time; and yes, I do remember! It was strange to hear the play by play with no roars from the crowd....only the "click click" of the teletype as the game is sent to the studio via telephone. The graphic at the top lists the players who would make up the 1947 Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Unfortunately,, the 1947 season proved to be a losing proposition with the team residing very near the "cellar" in the National League.

Mack said...

Harry Kalas & Richie Ashburn were a fun part of Phillies radio and TV broadcasts and I am sure they are smiling from up above over the phillies recent success:)

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Ralph Lucarella said...

HI TOM AND MAC..BACK IN THE 1930'S MY COUSIN LOU MALLASIE WORKED FOR WESTERN UNION AND SAT IN THE PRESSBOX AT PALMER STADIUM WHERE HE USED MORSE CODE TO RELAY EVENTS BACK TO THE SPORTS DEPTS. HE BROUGHT ME ALONG WHEN PRINCETON'S BILL BRONTON ATTEMPTED TO BREAK THE MILE RUN. I GOT TO MEET MANY SPORTS WRITERS AND HE LATTER BECAME MANAGER OF THE WESTERN UNION OFFICE ON WEST STATE STREET. BEST REGARDS.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 JoeZ said... Connie Mack Stadium was a great ball park, my Dad and I were there several times. Back in 1946 I bet tickets were about 2.50 for box seats.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010