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zappa1 · 10-11-2018, 09:12 AM

I just found some interesting stuff on the Shibe Park Ballantine scoreboard I never knew. It actually came from Yankee Stadium. In 1955 the Yankees wanted to modernize their park. The scoreboard was still in great shape and the Yankees sold it to the Phillies for $175,000 and trucked it 85 miles to the site. So much for Mel Allen's "there's another Ballantine blast" calls. Ballantine had him fired and pushed hard to get Phil Rizzuto in.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/...coreboard.html

10-11-2018, 09:12 AM	#393
zappa1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,082	I just found some interesting stuff on the Shibe Park Ballantine scoreboard I never knew. It actually came from Yankee Stadium. In 1955 the Yankees wanted to modernize their park. The scoreboard was still in great shape and the Yankees sold it to the Phillies for $175,000 and trucked it 85 miles to the site. So much for Mel Allen's "there's another Ballantine blast" calls. Ballantine had him fired and pushed hard to get Phil Rizzuto in. http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/...coreboard.html Last edited by zappa1; 10-11-2018 at 09:13 AM.