Shibe Park
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Shibe Park, known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was a ballpark located in Philadelphia. It was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League from 1909 to 1954 and the Philadelphia Phil
Shibe Park in Philadelphia in the 1960s
The Steeles' French Renaissance design included a signature tower and cupola, 1909
Cartouches above the entrances along Lehigh Ave and 21st St framed the A's logo
Bats, balls – even a catcher's mask – adorned exterior walls in terra cotta casts
Baker Bowl
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National League Park, commonly referred to as the Baker Bowl after 1923, was a baseball stadium home to the Philadelphia Phillies from 1887 until 1938, and the first home field of the Philadelphia Eag
Shibe Park
…Park stood on the block bounded by Lehigh Avenue, 20th Street, Somerset Street and 21st Street. It was five blocks west, corner-to-corner, from the Baker Bowl, the Phillies' home from 1887 to 1938. The stadium hosted eight World Series and two MLB All-Star Games, in 1943 and 1952, with the latter game holding…
A 1928 aerial view of Baker Bowl with the soon-to-be-demolished Huntingdon Street station (at right) in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Inquirer celebrates the opening of the Philadelphia Phillies' new ballpark on April 30, 1887.
Philadelphia Ball Park in 1887
Philadelphia Ball Park redesigned before the 1895 season