15,000 days ago: The last game in baseball’s first stadium

15,000 days ago, baseball’s first real stadium hosted its last game. In Philadelphia, it was first known as Shibe Park, and opened in 1909 as a state-of-the-art concrete facility that could host tens of thousands. It was miles apart from the rickety wooden places that previously held most clubs. The Philadelphia A’s played there from its opening until they left for Kansas City after 1954. By that time the park had undergone a name change: Connie Mack Stadium, after the legendary A’s skipper. The name change occurred shortly after the Tall Tactician left the dugout for good. The A’s departure didn’t end the stadium, however. The Philadelphia Phillies had moved into the place in 1953, its first year as Connie Mack Stadium. They stayed until the end of the 1970 season, before moving into Veterans Stadium the next year. On Oct. 1, 1970, the place hosted its last game. As it turns out, it was a fantastic game between the Phillies and Expos. The home team held a slender 1-...