Philadelphia Athletics Offical Score Card and Program, 1950
date: label: Date made
content: 1950
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: associated institution
content: Boston Red Sox
label: associated institution
content: Philadelphia Phillies
notes: label: Description
content: Official score card and program for the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics. That year the Athletics’ celebrated the golden jubilee of their 87 year- old manager, Connie Mack, who had helmed the club since their first season of play. In what would be Mack’s final season leading the team, the A’s finished 52-102, last in the American League.
label: Description
content: Born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, Connie Mack played in the major leagues from 1886-1896. In 1901 he was named manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, a position he would hold for 50 years. During his tenure he became the sport's all-time winningest manager, accumulating 3,776 victories. In that time the A's won 9 American League pennants and 5 World Series Championships.
label: Description
content: The Philadelphia Athletics began play in 1901 as member of the new American League. The team relocated tto Kansas City, MO in 1955, moving west once again in 1967, this time to Oakland, CA.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: See more items in
content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.093A
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.093A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Score Card and Program
label: Object Name
content: program, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 5/8 in x 9 7/8 in; 16.8275 cm x 25.0825 cm