Sunday Curfew . . . .

[Jason R. Maier]

I remember reading that the A's (when they were in Philly) and Phillies were subject to a state curfew law that sporting events on Sunday had to end by 7 pm.

1. Why was the law in place & how long did it remain in effect?
2. Why did they set 7 pm as the curfew time?
3. And originally, the Phillies and A's weren't even allowed to play on Sundays because of blue laws?

p.s. . . . . thanks to the admin here for helping me recover my old account password; finally back here after a 4 year absence

[Bazookadale]

I don't have a reference handy to back this up, but I believe Connie Mack was the first to schedule Sunday baseball in Philadelphia in direct defiance of the blue laws - some of which were still in effect in PA in the late 60's

[chicagowhitesox1173]

Jimmy Dykes wrote in his book that those blue laws for Sundays partially led to Connie Mack selling off alot of the star players in the early 30's. He also said fans stopped coming because what was the point of going if you knew they were going to win anyways. I know the Athletics eventually left Philadelphia due to money but it always seemed like the Phillies shoulda been the team to go. The A's had such a great history while the Phillies had hardly any history. After WW2 the phillies did start packing em in for awhile tho and i'm sure thats why they stayed. Was there any type of rivalry between the two teams like maybe how the Cubs and Sox have You would think there would be some diehard A's fans but you never really hear of em like old Giant or Dodger fans.

[Rome Colonel]

There was a city series:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Series_(Philadelphia)