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...
Randy Johnson becomes the 12th pitcher this century to strike out 300 batters in a season On September 26, 1993 — Randy Johnson strikes out Ruben Sierra of the Oakland Athletics becomes...
On Wednesday, August 22, 1923 At Comiskey Park the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 in 13 innings. In the 12th inning White Sox Sloppy Thurston, facing Beauty McGowan, Chick...
[adrotate banner=”49″] On August 4, 1910 — The Philadelphia Athletics’ Jack Coombs and Chicago’s Ed Walsh duel 16 innings to a 0 – 0 tie. Coombs gives up just three hits and...
On August 2, 1933, Mickey Cochrane of the Philadelphia Athletics hits for the cycle in a 16-3 rout of the New York Yankees . It marks the second time that the Hall...
On July 21, 1945, At Shibe Park the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers play 24 innings and settle for a 1-1 deadlock. Les Mueller hurls 19 and two-thirds innings. Mueller allowed 13...
On July 18, 1927 – At Shibe Parh The Philadelphia A’s 40 year old Ty Cobb makes what is celebrated at the time as his 4,000th hit, a first inning double off...
On July 18, 1948 , In the first game of a doubleheader at Shibe Park, Pat Seerey, chunky White Sox left fielder, hits four home runs, the last in the 11th inning,...
On June 29, 1958 Former Yankee Ralph Terry gets 12 runs from his Kansas City teammates to top New York, 12 – 6. Mickey Mantle gets his first hit in his last...
[adrotate banner=”41″] On June 29, 1950 At Shibe Park in what looks like a football score, the Boston Red Sox overpower the Philadelphia A’s, 22 – 14 in Philadelphia, the third time...