Tag Archives: 1910 ATHLETICS PROJECT

Mackmen whitewash the Yankees, 6-0 on a soggy track PHILADELPHIA, April 20, 1910 – They waited and waited. Waited all winter for this day. Then, Mother Nature decided to play a cruel prank and they needed to wait two more agonizing days. Finally, the storm clouds relented and the local baseball bugs were able toContinue reading “ATHLETICS OPEN HOME SEASON IN STYLE”

Opening Day festivities at Shibe Park are washed away…again PHILADELPHIA, April 19, 1910 – For the second day in a row, old Mother Nature made it impossible for baseball to be played at the corner of Twenty-First and Lehigh – or many other towns for that matter. While the Athletics are whittling the time awayContinue reading “MOTHER NATURE 2, MACKMEN 0”

Opening Day festivities are postponed, rescheduled for today. PHILADELPHIA, April 18, 1910 – For the first time in their ten-year history, the Philadelphia Athletics had a home opener postponed by inhospitable weather. Even worse, the weatherman calls for more rain today. All of the festivities that were scheduled for Monday’s game will go off beforeContinue reading “SHIBE OPENER WASHED AWAY”

Scoring three in the ninth, Washington cops the rubber game, 4-3 WASHINGTON, April 16, 1910 – Jack Coombs was coming off a solid, if unspectacular season. Connie Mack expects him to elevate his game to the next level this season. For eight strong innings yesterday afternoon, “Colby Jack” was a world-beater. Unfortunately for the Athletics,Continue reading “COOMBS COUGHS ONE UP”

Athletics easily take second game from Washington, 8-2 WASHINGTON, April 15, 1910 – “Let’s get ’em tomorrow, boys. That Johnson kid can’t throw ’em everyday.” Surely, that must have been the rallying cry in Philadelphia’s clubhouse after being handcuffed by Washington’s young star on Opening Day. The Mackmen unloaded on Senators pitchers Doc Reisling andContinue reading “NO JOHNSON, NO PROBLEM”