Jim 'Catfish' Hunter and his Oakland Athletics ball club were the two-time defending World Series champions, the first repeat MLB champions in more than a decade and just the second in two decades. “The Swingin’ A’s,” as they had become known, were a beloved Oakland phenomenon
Charlie Finley and the Swingin’ A’s
Charlie Finley's years guiding the A's in Oakland resulted in a 1,091-1,005 cumulative regular season record, three World Series championships, and five American League West Division crowns. They were also some of the most colorful and controversial years in baseball history.
Phillies 1930 season was like no other in franchise history
When you finish 52–102, 40 games out of first place, there is no joy in Mudville. Yes, that’s the capsule of the 1930 Phillies. What went wrong?
Baseball milestone home runs struck in Philly
A number of Major League Baseball's legendary milestone home runs were struck at various ballparks in the city of Philadelphia.
1882: First Phillies team takes the field
While the Philadelphia Phillies began play in the 1883 in the National League, their first season of competition came a year earlier in the League Alliance.
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