Check out what Phillies will wear vs. Athletics for retro series
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The Phillies welcome the Oakland A’s to town the weekend of June 12-14 and when they do, it’s going to look more like 1920 than 2020. To honor the Athletics’ history in Philadelphia, the teams will wear retro uniforms.
The A’s, of course, were the Philadelphia Athletics from their 1901 inception through 1954 when they moved to Kansas City. Oakland has been their home since 1968.
Here is a look at the hats the Phils will wear in that series.
The Phillies have played only six series ever against the Oakland A’s, three in Philadelphia. The teams last met here in September 2017.
Oakland is projected to be very good again in 2020 after winning 97 games two years in a row. Despite the success, the A’s still have trouble selling tickets in their outdated home park. They averaged 20,521 tickets sold per home game last season, seventh-lowest in the majors and over 13,000 less per game than the Phillies.
Citizens Bank Park should be decently filled for that weekend series in June because the weather will be warm, shore season won’t yet be in full effect, and it should pit two competitive teams against each other.
Could you imagine if Philly was still a two-team baseball town?
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