This was the ad on the back of the Phillies 1959 scorecards. (You can see the inside of the card here). Interestingly enough, at the time this card was printed, you could indeed have Ortlieb’s before the game or after the game…but not during the game. Shibe Park did not start serving beer until 1961.
Beer Week at PSH continues with the story of a new sponsor’s demands, the firing of the Dean and the beginning of our love affair with Harry Kalas. The final game of the 1970 season marked the end of an era for the Philadelphia Phillies. In the midst of a re-branding to attract younger fans, […]
Don’t have to go far back in the time machine for this one. In August of 2009, the Phillies were taking on the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. It was the 5th inning of a game that the Phils would go on to win 12-5, and Cub catcher Jake Fox (now with the Orioles) lofted […]
There was a team called the Philadelphia Athletic Club that played in Philly in the 1860s and 70s, a separate entity from the American League A’s Club that would be gin playing in 1901. But before I tell you much more about the Athletics controversial pennant win of 1871, I should tell you a bit […]
My favorite part is when she does jumping jacks. Keep it classy, Philadelphia! We’re going to be doing booze related posts all week for Beer Week, so stay tuned. Here’s some great photos and a terrific short bio of Schmidt’s Beer, which was founded in 1860 and closed in 1987, on the site of what […]
On June 3, 1932, Lou Gehrig and the Yankees travelled to take on the Athletics in Shibe park. These two teams were the dominant teams of the late 20s and early 30s, yet surprisingly only 7300 fans were in attendance for the game. Those 7300 never forgot what they saw that day. Gehrig stepped into […]
Now that Shaq has finally retired, there’s going to be thousands of articles, blog posts, and stories memorializing his 19-year career. And rightfully so. Shaq was one of the most dominant players in the history of the NBA, period. But, was he THE most dominating player ever? PSH doesn’t think so. With our Philadelphia-centric slant, […]
Another great interview with an author. This time it’s Steve Bucci, who has spent over 20 years as a sports journalist, over half of them as a sports anchor and reporter on KYW. He has written several books on the Phillies, his most recent one with Dave Brown called Drinking Coffee With a Fork: The […]
I love how Schmidt wanted to do this to all sorts of trucks but his lawyers wouldn’t let him. I bet Schmidt’s lawyers were like, “Mike, you can’t just put on a blank uniform and run around smashing trucks’ grills in with your bat.” And Mike was like, “Why? The other trucks can’t handle it?” […]
A few days ago, I posted Part 1 of my interview with local history professor and author Bruce Kuklick, who wrote the incredible book To Every Thing a Season about Shibe Park and how it affected the surrounding neighborhood through the decades. If you are a fan of Philadelphia sports history, this book is simply […]
“We’re the Philadelphia fans We’re the best in the land And we’re hot, hoooooot To the Spectrum everyone Cause the Sixers have begun To get hot, hoooooot So get on up, come one come all To the Sixers style of basketball We’re Philly town, we never quit We’re gonna take that championship!” I am almost […]
On today’s date in 1983, the Sixers concluded perhaps the greatest playoff run by any team in Philly history. They knocked off the great LA Lakers in 4 straight games to complete a blitzkrieg through the playoffs in which they went 12-1. The Lakers, the team of the 80s and the team that had knocked […]
