Jeff Lego, Bradenton, FL -- Sep 21, 2006 20:57 PM
6 visit(s). My rating: 5
Interesting place, players would walk the corridors, the upper deck seemed to take forever to ascend. The greenest grass and the brightest Phillies red I had ever seen (before color telecasts). I wanted the old man's job in left field, the guy who struggled to warm up the Philly left fielder. Loved exiting the ballpark through the outfield doors across the field. Wise chips, Ballantine Beer, MAB paints, Yankee Maid hot dogs, Coca-cola sign that Richie Allen would clear on left field roof, 3.25 box, 2.25 reserved, 1.00 bleachers, Longines clock, red box seats, pink reserved. I could go on and on. My first ballpark, hard to compare it.

Frederick Nachman, Chicago, IL -- Oct 15, 2006 23:46 PM
1 visit(s). My rating: 7
My only visit was in April 1968, Phils vs. Astros. Neither team got a runner past second; Phils won 2-0 on HRs by Dick Allen and, strange as it seems, Bobby Wine, off Dave Guisti. Chris Short was the WP. The stadium was pretty run down by then but it was a great place to see a game. We were in the upper deck just past first base and it seemed like we were hanging right over the field. The billboards painted on the leftfield wall and high fence and scoreboard (no stands) in rightfield made this a unique place. Shame it was replaced by the featureless Vet.

Drew Fullam, Anchorage, AK -- Jan 17, 2007 03:04 AM
10 visit(s). My rating: 7
I saw my first game at Connie Mack the Phils beat the Pirates 9-5 on an NBC Saturday afternoon game in August (I believe) of 1964 (yes that 1964-before the crash). I was 7 at the tiema nd will never forget the green grass and Johnny Callison one hopping his throws from right field in that bald patch he wore out with his throws. I can remember Mother's Day 1965 and my Mom saying Johnny's gonna hit one out for me and the next pitch disappeared over the right field wall, causing the guy in front of us to say "hey lady I'd like to know it happens when it happens not before." I always wondered where those moon shots of Richie Allen would have landed in the Vet and which block they landed in at Connie Mack. I hated getting a "Pole Seat" behind a pole but loved the stadium. In 1970n I had the tipof my glove on a Willie Mays foul ball off Jim Bunning , wish I caught it. I miss when baseball was just a game. Great site. Thanks