Beer Week on Philly Sports History


A special week dedicated to booze and baseball this week on Philly Sports History. Here are a few highlights.

Part 3 of my interview with author Bruce Kuklick, where he talks about why the A’s could never get a beer license at Shibe Park.

How Schmidt’s Beer helped Harry Kalas become the Phillies announcer.

How getting league officials drunk earned the 1871 Philadelphia A’s a pennant.

Remembering that strange night at Wrigley two years ago when Shane got beer dumped on him.

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