Posts Tagged ‘Baker Bowl’
Shibe Park and the Church of Baseball
Shibe Park (later known as Connie Mack Stadium) was home to both the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Athletics and was located three miles north of Center City Philadephia and only five blocks west of the Baker Bowl. Although the ballpark was demolished decades ago, a state historical marker now marks the spot. The Deliverance Evangelistic…
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The Philadelphia Phillies called the Baker Bowl their home from 1887 to 1938. Demolished a decade later, nothing now remains of the ballpark, although a state historical marker notes its former location. Some of the buildings surrounding the site from that era do help provide perspective of how the ballpark once fit into the neighborhood.…
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