kansas city baseball historical society

The KCBHS is proud to announce the 3rd annual Kansas CityAthletics Reunion July 16 and 17th at Community America Ball park hosted by the Kansas City T-Bones.
Please make your plans now. We anticipate a large number of players this year and will update the list as it changes. Some new events this year will be a Friday night Banquet with a meet & greet with the A's players and special guest speakers.

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January's Event with
John Wathan was a great success!

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Art Popham went from honored batboy for the old Kansas City Athletics to public relations director for Charlie O. Finley's Oakland Athletics and eventually to radio announcer for the Pacific Coast League's Tacoma ballclub.

Art Popham was born on Jan. 16, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo., and graduated from Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City in 1968. Though not a skilled baseball player, Art was passionate about the sport. One friend recalls that "Art's family installed a batting cage in the backyard and we spent countless hours practicing our batting skills." Art also loved to play APBA, a card game and an early precursor to fantasy baseball in which the participants would use statistics and players' histories to create their own games..

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