Former Bala Cynwyd resident Ben Shibe virtually invented modern baseball. So why isn’t he in the Hall of Fame?

Connie, left, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, explains a play to his grandson Cornelius Mack, 3rd. The boy's father, Roy F. Mack, right, is vice president of the Athletics. (AP Photo) ...

Michael Hutkin, a lifelong Phillies fan, was first inspired at Connie Mack Stadium and no, he didn't want to play baseball. He wanted to join a different crew.

Connie Mack, the Philadelphia Athletics’ 86-year-old owner and manager, emerges from the dugout at New York’s Yankee Stadium during an event held in his honor, Aug. 21, 1949. (Bettmann/Getty Images) ...

The Phillies and Eagles both originally played in Connie Mack Stadium (formerly Shibe Park). The Eagles eventually moved to Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania in 1958.

Connie Mack, Franklin Field, JFK Stadium and the Spectrum were just some of the places that gave Philly sports teams a homefield advantage. Yet perhaps none of those places have more tales and ...