The Rise and Fall of the Philadelphia Athletics

The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League rose to the top of the sport, twice fielding dynasties that won multiple World Championships in a short period of time. But then the A’s wallowed in the American League basement for years. Until finally, the Mack family could no longer afford to own and operate a baseball team.
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This video tells the story of the rise, and then fall, of Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics.

There is a mistake in this video I did not catch at first. While in Philadelphia, the A's won 9 American League pennants, not 8. Thanks to Ed Lamb for catching that mistake.

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Photo of the statue of Connie Mack, “Mr. Baseball” outside Citizens Bank Park, by William J. Kovatch, Jr. in March of 2016. All rights reserved.

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