Wow! The best movie footage of Baker Bowl I have ever seen! I’ve often thought: didn’t anyone ever make home movies there? Very glad someone did! Thanks so much for publishing!
Has my vote for the coolest, quirkiest ballpark ever. The hill in center to accommodate the Pennsylvania RR tracks, the walls of the clubhouse building in play, the 80-foot right field wall, the manufacturing building in left field within a home run poke. Simply the best!
No argument from me. A close second would be the L.A. Coliseum when the Dodgers played there from '58 through '61. And ya can't forget the Polo Grounds. Mamma Mia.
Ms. Angelina - Please help me with this. I thought that the Reading RR tracks went UNDER Broad Street there and that the Penna. RR tracks crossed Broad St. at Glenwood.. Did I miss some construction?
It was not the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was the Reading Railroad. You can see the Reading Lines diamond past the outfield pointing to their North abroad Street Station.
That building in the back is still there, I always see it on my commute to Temple. There is a sunoco gas station where the bleachers are and small shops and buildings where the field used to be.
I've been to the site of the Baker Bowl. There are still some buildings there from the time. So it's not too hard to imagine the park in your mind's eye when you wander around the streets that bounded it. Stand in front of the North Broad St station and look across the street. Then imagine a big brick wall running from there north to the corner of Broad and Lehigh. That's it!
Across the street was North Broad Station along the Reading and Botany “500”’s HQ and factory was across the street (and so was the Broad Street Subway and the C bus and the 54 streetcar)
Read an article from back around this time describing Baker Bowl. The writer said that the roof over the grandstand was sheet metal and that when a foul ball was hit onto the roof it not only made a loud bang but a shower of rust flaked down onto the fans below. He also said that one year they built bleachers in left field to cut down the distance in LF to increase the excitement and draw more fans (more home runs) but tore them down after three weeks when all the home runs were hit by the visiting teams. He said that most of the teams playing higher level minor league ball had better ball parks than this and that when Phillie management wanted to improve the clubhouse facilities they pulled the old rusty nails out of the wall and hammered in new ones for the players to hang their clothes, LOL.
The 1930 Phillies tallied 1,783 hits, the most ever recorded by a team during a major league season. They were one of the best hitting teams ever and they still ended up in last.
a sportswriter once penned, in reference to the short distance to the right field wall that if the right fielder had onions along with is lunch, the second baseman knew it
Thoroughly enjoyed video as I had an uncle who pitched for the Phillies at Baker Bowl. I believe it was on Broad St, but not sure what street it intersected with.
The 1930 Phillies batted .315 as a team! And finished last as the league batted .303 and their ERA was a whopping 6.71! They went 52-102 and were 40 games out.
I commute to the city for work daily. My train goes right by the grounds this stadium stood on. I see the giant building in the background every day. The entire neighborhood is so run down and disgusting these days. Such a shame.
No! They were called the Blue Jays for a few years. The Boston Braves tried the name Bees. Thus Braves Field was called the Beehive during that period.
@@stevefish3124 So instead of Phillies vs. Braves it was Blue Jays vs. Bees? I think the Phillies tried the Blue Jays name a little later on, like in. the early 40s, but not sure. The Boston manager at this time might have been Casey Stengel.
Don't be so naive. You make it like there aren't people that could have been well into their mid-late teens possibly even a little older-still alive today that would have been there in '37, '38
Wow! The best movie footage of Baker Bowl I have ever seen! I’ve often thought: didn’t anyone ever make home movies there? Very glad someone did! Thanks so much for publishing!
I'd love to go back in time and visit the Baker Bowl.
Has my vote for the coolest, quirkiest ballpark ever. The hill in center to accommodate the Pennsylvania RR tracks, the walls of the clubhouse building in play, the 80-foot right field wall, the manufacturing building in left field within a home run poke. Simply the best!
No argument from me. A close second would be the L.A. Coliseum when the Dodgers played there from '58 through '61. And ya can't forget the Polo Grounds. Mamma Mia.
Ms. Angelina - Please help me with this. I thought that the Reading RR tracks went UNDER Broad Street there and that the Penna. RR tracks crossed Broad St. at Glenwood.. Did I miss some construction?
It was not the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was the Reading Railroad. You can see the Reading Lines diamond past the outfield pointing to their North abroad Street Station.
That building in the back is still there, I always see it on my commute to Temple. There is a sunoco gas station where the bleachers are and small shops and buildings where the field used to be.
I've been to the site of the Baker Bowl. There are still some buildings there from the time. So it's not too hard to imagine the park in your mind's eye when you wander around the streets that bounded it. Stand in front of the North Broad St station and look across the street. Then imagine a big brick wall running from there north to the corner of Broad and Lehigh. That's it!
Excellent quality , some of the best Baker Bowl images 👍
The cigar smokers were exceptionally clear .
Thanks for the RUclips post.
Baker Bowl , Griffith Stadium and the Polo Grounds are my all time favorites
Across the street was North Broad Station along the Reading and Botany “500”’s HQ and factory was across the street (and so was the Broad Street Subway and the C bus and the 54 streetcar)
Read an article from back around this time describing Baker Bowl. The writer said that the roof over the grandstand was sheet metal and that when a foul ball was hit onto the roof it not only made a loud bang but a shower of rust flaked down onto the fans below. He also said that one year they built bleachers in left field to cut down the distance in LF to increase the excitement and draw more fans (more home runs) but tore them down after three weeks when all the home runs were hit by the visiting teams. He said that most of the teams playing higher level minor league ball had better ball parks than this and that when Phillie management wanted to improve the clubhouse facilities they pulled the old rusty nails out of the wall and hammered in new ones for the players to hang their clothes, LOL.
The 1930 Phillies tallied 1,783 hits, the most ever recorded by a team during a major league season. They were one of the best hitting teams ever and they still ended up in last.
That big building is still there on Broad st
And doesn't look that much different.
That's amazing.
You can get a glimpse of the "Phillies use Lifebuoy" sign in rightfield. Someone once wrote "And they still stink" under it.
I am glad I scrolled down to your comment. I didn't want to repeat it as mine.
And so does that guy smoking and the ballpark itself.
7.4.1937 Both games of a doubleheader against the Boston Braves.
A doubleheader!!! two games for the price of 1? No innings can start after 7pm on Sundays!
Guaranteed they lost both.
@@jerryboucher5622 they did!!!
Explains the large crowd July 4th 👌
The blue laws in effect.
a sportswriter once penned, in reference to the short distance to the right field wall that if the right fielder had onions along with is lunch, the second baseman knew it
at one point the team's owner, William Baker used sheep as to keep the grass 'mowed'. Allegedly he was really tight with a buck.
Thoroughly enjoyed video as I had an uncle who pitched for the Phillies at Baker Bowl. I believe it was on Broad St, but not sure what street it intersected with.
Lehigh ave and Huntingdon street.
01:52 Phillies fans didn’t have much to be happy about in the 1930’s
The 1930 Phillies batted .315 as a team!
And finished last as the league batted .303 and their ERA was a whopping 6.71! They went 52-102 and were 40 games out.
I commute to the city for work daily. My train goes right by the grounds this stadium stood on. I see the giant building in the background every day. The entire neighborhood is so run down and disgusting these days. Such a shame.
The Democrats (1 party rule) have completely destroyed this once beautiful city.
If this is 1937. 27 is Dolph Camilli, 30 Hersh Martin, 12 Jimmie Wilson, 25 Pinky Whitney,
1:03 -- And they, that guy smoking, and especially that joke of a ballpark still STINK!!
I bought a Phillies baseball cap 🧢 Cooperstown collection of the 1934 Phillies ! Nice cap 🧢
I'm gonna look for one
Actually the Bees during that time. Amazing footage.
No! They were called the Blue Jays for a few years. The Boston Braves tried the name Bees. Thus Braves Field was called the Beehive during that period.
@@stevefish3124 So instead of Phillies vs. Braves it was Blue Jays vs. Bees? I think the Phillies tried the Blue Jays name a little later on, like in. the early 40s, but not sure. The Boston manager at this time might have been Casey Stengel.
I was interested in using this clip in an upcoming project for a website I work for. Is there a place I can email you to discuss this?
Nice!
U can buy that jersey to this day. Go phillies
The giant Lifebuoy ad.
Someone once wrote under the right field "Phillies Use Lifebuoy" sign....and they still stink!
Wonder if the manager used it like it was used on the kid in A Christmas Story.................go sit on the bench!
Lol
Is it remotely possible a small little kid in the crowd is alive in 2021?
Sure. If the film is, say, 1938, a 12 year old would be around 95 now--a 6 year old around 89 now. The 12 year old could have seen Ruth play!
Don't be so naive. You make it like there aren't people that could have been well into their mid-late teens possibly even a little older-still alive today that would have been there in '37, '38
My father is 91 and could have been there. The first season and World Series he really remembers well is 1945.
Who is playing the Phillies?
Boston Bee but Google says Boston Braves
Both are correct. The Braves were called the Bees for a short time in that decade
The huge sign, The Phillies Use Lifebouy Soap is said to have produced the same reaction by fans, But they still stink!
W R - Wow! Broad and Lehigh !
the music and team Sucked...heY!, just like TodaY!... :)