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Henninger Field And 120 Years of Baseball in Chambersburg PA
Henninger Field is located at the intersection of Vine Street and Riddle Alley in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The ball field dates back to 1895 and originally was known as Wolf Park, part of the Wolf Lake Park development named after Chambersburg businessman Augustus Wolf. In 1895, Clay Henninger, a Chambersburg businessman and local baseball promoter, founded the…
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Before the Marvin Miller era, many major league players had to find work during the off season to help make ends meet. Future Hall of Famer Nellie Fox was no exception. Born and raised in St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox broke into into the major leagues in 1947 with the Philadelphia Athletics. It was while…
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