Babe Ruth played for a church team here - Kensington Neighborhood, Philadelphia
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Babe Ruth played for a church team here - Kensington Neighborhood, Philadelphia

There is an article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer on the closing of Ascension of Our Lord parish for economic reasons. The article talks about its history, including what happened on 9/4/23. The parish had a ballfield here that had expenses it could not afford, so the pastor, who was the Philadelphia Athletic's chaplain, asked Babe Ruth to play for the parish team against a team from the Lit Brothers department store after the Yankees played the A's that day. The Babe suited up in the rectory at Westmoreland and F Streets, and played first base here. He hit a ball about 600 feet, but it was a double under the league's rules. Lit's won 2-1. Does anyone know which corner this field was on? A Web search found an explanation for the name of the field, and it also appears that boxing was held here. [See information provided in comment below, thanks to Jeff T.]

Publication date Jun 24, 2018
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Property ID: 503
Updated on: Oct 26, 2020

There is an article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer on the closing of Ascension of Our Lord parish for economic reasons. The article talks about its history, including what happened on 9/4/23. The parish had a ballfield here that had expenses it could not afford, so the pastor, who was the Philadelphia Athletic's chaplain, asked Babe Ruth to play for the parish team against a team from the Lit Brothers department store after the Yankees played the A's that day. The Babe suited up in the rectory at Westmoreland and F Streets, and played first base here. He hit a ball about 600 feet, but it was a double under the league's rules. Lit's won 2-1. Does anyone know which corner this field was on? A Web search found an explanation for the name of the field, and it also appears that boxing was held here. [See information provided in comment below, thanks to Jeff T.]

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Boger Field (was here), Now Scanlon Recreation Center , 1099 East Tioga Street , - E Tioga St & I St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States
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Athletes Churches, Cathedrals, Mosques, Synagogues, Temples Famous People Human Interest No Longer There Nostalgia
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Created Date:
06-24-2018
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