Connie Mack Stadium

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Connie Mack Stadium
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Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Opened April 12, 1909
Closed October 1, 1970
Demolished 1976
Other Names Shibe Park (1909-53)
Tenants Philadelphia Phillies (1938-70)
Philadelphia Eagles (1940, 1942-57)
Philadelphia Athletics (1909-54)

Connie Mack Stadium' was a ballpark located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It 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 Philadelphia Phillies' home from 1887 to 1938.

Teams and Seasons

Season Team League
1909 Philadelphia Athletics Major League Baseball
1944 Philadelphia Athletics Major League Baseball
1956 Philadelphia Eagles National Football League

Other cover appearances

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
Major League Baseball 1913 Philadelphia Athletics World Series Program
1929 World Series (Philadelphia Athletics vs. Philadelphia Athletics) Program
1939 Philadelphia Phillies Program
National Football League September 28, 1940 Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants Program
November 8, 1942 Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants Program
December 5, 1943 Steagles vs. Green Bay Packers Program
October 8, 1944 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins Program
November 24, 1946 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins Program
December 14, 1947 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers Program
December 19, 1948 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Cardinals Program
Major League Baseball 1949 Philadelphia Athletics Program
Major League Baseball 1950 World Series (Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees) Program
National Football League October 6, 1951 Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers Program
Major League Baseball 1954 Philadelphia Athletics Program
National Football League October 30, 1954 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers Program
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