Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium
Posted by: 
Gosffo
N 39° 59.718 W 075° 09.874
18S E 485951 N 4427248
Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth hit homeruns out of the park! The stadium is now the home of a church!
Waymark Code: WM7VGY
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2009
Views: 6
Marker Text: Early Major League baseball park opened here, 1909. Renamed, 1953. Home to Athletics, 1909-1954; Phillies, 1938-1970. Site of three Negro League World Series; five A's World Series victories. Among first to host night games. Razed, 1976.
Marker Name: Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 11/01/1997
Marker Type: City
Location: 21st St. & Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia
Category: African American, Baseball, Sports
Website: [Web Link]
|
Visit Instructions:
In your log, please say if you learned something new, and if you took any extra time to explore the area once you stopped at the historic marker waymark.
Please post a photo of you OR your GPS at the marker location.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|