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At the breakfast reunion on October 22, 2000, Society president Dave Jordan announced the results of the balloting by members and friends of the A’s Society for the All-Philadelphia A’s team. With the many Hall of Famers in Philadelphia Athletics’ history, many of the positions were not heavily contested, but there were a few close races. The top vote getter of all was Robert Moses “Lefty” Grove, considered by many authorities to be the greatest pitcher of all time. The results are as follow:

batter1.gif - 2598 Bytes First base: Jimmie Foxx, with Ferris Fain second.

player3.gif - 2631 Bytes Second base: Eddie Collins, with Pete Suder second.

player4.gif - 2688 Bytes Shortstop: Eddie Joost in a landslide, with Jack Barry a runner-up.

gloveb.gif - 3562 Bytes Third base: Frank “Home Run” Baker in a close contest with Jimmy Dykes second.

fielder.gif - 3502 Bytes Outfield: Al Simmons, Sam Chapman, and Gus Zernial, with Elmer Valo, Bob Johnson, and Wally Moses as backups.

catcher Catcher: Mickey Cochrane, followed by Buddy Rosar and Joe Astroth.

PITCH.gif - 2432 Bytes Left-handed pitcher: Lefty Grove, Bobby Shantz, and Eddie Plank, with Rube Waddell close behind and Lou Brissie next.

Pitcher Right-handed pitcher: Chief Bender, George Earnshaw, and Jack Coombs, followed by Eddie Rommel and Phil Marchildon.

ballhat.gif - 2480 Bytes Manager: Connie Mack (surprise!).

There they are. We want to thank all who helped us out by casting their ballots, and we would be happy to stack up our all-time team against that for any other big league franchise.

A's Society honors All-Time Philadelphia Athletics Team during ceromonies at Society's Hatboro, PA Museum on Frdiay December 13th. Click here for more coverage.