Philadelphia A’s old-timers game in 1939 brought together two generations of legends
Also part of the Hall of Fame Library collection is a scorecard from that day as well as a menu from that evening’s reunion dinner at Philadelphia’s Hotel Warwick.
Tom Shieber is the Senior Curator at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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