The title says it all, this is the ultimate Philadelphia A’s reference book with 457 pages and over one thousand two
hundred bios of virtually every person, player, coach, and manager who ever wore an A’s uniform and/or appeared
in a A’s box score as well as those of numerous support personnel, farm system players—some who came close to
making it to the major and some who didn’t. It also includes a complete season-by-season rundown, key trades,
league leaders and honors, the everyday players, plus all kinds of other interesting information about this legendary
baseball club. This book is also loaded with pictures, many of them never published before.

Did you know, for example, that the A's once owned the contracts of such once and future big league stars as
Eddie Stanky, Minnie Minoso, Luke Easter, Les Moss, Ron Northey, Gene Hermanski, Jim Konstanty - and even
Tony Lazzeri? They did, but they never played for Mr. Mack. Did you know that literally dozens of players played
with both the A's and the Phillies - and such players as Jimmie Foxx, Bobby Shantz and Bill "Swish" Nicholson
broke in with the A's, finished with the Phillies. Nap Lajoie did it the other way, played first for the Phillies,
finished with the A's. Did you know that Babe Ruth played a spring training game with the A's in 1925 and that
they once signed a kid named George Ruth who played two years in their farm system and never hit a home run?

The Ultimate Philadelphia Athletics Reference Book 1901-1954 is also Taylor’s homage to Messrs. Speed Johnson
and John Carmichael, authors of Who’s Who in the Major Leagues for close to two decades. As with his first book,
he writes about the lesser players, guys who got a short look—maybe one game, maybe just an invitation to spring
training, maybe even a transient one as they were traded from one team to the A’s and then shipped off to another
before ever pulling on a Philadelphia uniform—as well as the twenty A’s icons now residing in the Baseball Hall
of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

About the Author
Henry Roth (Ted) Taylor, a lifelong baseball fan, was the founding president of The Philadelphia Athletics
Historical Society (1996–99), an educational foundation that was formed in 1995 to honor the memory and
accomplishments of Philadelphia’s American League baseball team (1901–54). Widely regarded as an authority
on baseball cards and memorabilia, he served as an “expert witness” in the 1979 Federal Anti-Trust suit in U.S.
District Court (Fleer vs. Topps). He wrote a “Collectors Corner” column in The Philadelphia Daily News for
twelve years and was also a columnist for Sports Collectors Digest. Ted has had three other baseball-related
books published. He often served as host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Collectibles Hour on
Sports By-Line USA, and appeared as a baseball expert on national and local TV. The author is Managing
Partner of STAT Authentic LLC, Abington PA.

In addition to his three published sports books, Taylor also wrote a best-selling cookbook with Jimmy Rubino
Jr. Ralph’s Restaurant—100 Years and 100 Recipes. He is married, the father of four and grandfather of four,
and lives with his wife Cindy in Abington, PA—and slips off to his Wildwood Crest, NJ, retreat whenever and
as often as he can.

The Ultimate Philadelphia Athletics Reference Book 1901–1954 * by Ted Taylor
Publication Date: February 10, 2010
Trade Paperback; $23.99; 457 pages; 978-1-4500-2571-3
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