Connie Mack Stadium

Connie Mack Stadium orginially called Shibe Park was a baseball stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The stadium opened in 1909 as Shibe Park and was renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953. The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League played in the stadium unitl the 1954 season. The relocated to Kansas City in 1955. The National League's Philadelphia Phillies played at the stadium from 1938 until the stadium was closed down in 1970. The stadium was destroyed in 1976.

Connie Mack Stadium Media

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  Diagram showing the dimensions of Shibe Park Baseball Field. Derived from Historical Aerial Imagery (1965) and (1970)

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  The Steeles' French Renaissance design included a signature tower and cupola, 1909

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  Cartouches above the entrances along Lehigh Ave and 21st St framed the A's logo

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  Bats, balls – even a catcher's mask – adorned exterior walls in terra cotta casts

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  Shibe Park on March 13, 1909, one month prior to first game

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  Fans watching the inaugural game, April 12, 1909. Somerset St. at left; 20th St homes at right. The A's prevailed over Boston, 8–1

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  Messrs. Shibe and Mack are top-billed on 1909 A's yearbook

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  1910 brought the first World Series—and rooftop bleachers across 20th St. from the park, a 25-year dispute between neighbors

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  A's manager half a century, Mack wore a suit and starched collar, never his team's uniform

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  The stadium's third World Series in 1913 coincided with Shibe's first major upgrade and expansion: more seats, more roofs