NEW YORK - C.1920. Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, sits on a bench in Shibe Park with two unidentified assistants about 1920. (Photo Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)
The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics had one of the more decorated lineups in major league history, with seven members of the team eventually being enshrined in Cooperstown.
When one thinks of baseball in 1927, the Murderer’s Row New York Yankees automatically come to mind. With the likes of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig anchoring the lineup, the top six hitters on the Yankees were particularly formidable, making that team one that would live on in baseball lore.