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.