Connie Mack Stadium

Lightning does strike twice.

The great Babe Ruth played the final game of his career in Philadelphia at the former Baker Bowl on May 30, 1935, laying down his bat after the first game of a doubleheader between the Phillies and the Braves.

After five Minor League seasons without appearing in a Dodger uniform at the MLB level, Sparky Anderson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on Dec. 23, 1958, for three players, including outfielder Rip Repulski. The Phillies gave Anderson their starting second base job, and he spent what would be his one full season in the Major Leagues in 1959. However, he batted only .218 in 152 games, with no home runs and 34 runs batted in, and returned to the minors for the remainder of his playing career. You know the rest of his story.

OCTOBER 9, 1914: Philadelphia Athletics fans watch the first game of the 1914 World Series between the A's and the Boston Braves from the rooftops on 20th Street overlooking Shibe Park. The Athletics lost that first game 7-1 and lost all four games to the Braves.