Play Ball! Meet the 1960 PWD Softball Team
To celebrate the Phillies' home opener today, we're presenting a team from a different era and different league: the Philadelphia Water Department Softball Team from 1960.
The game in these photographs, found on the PhillyHistory site of the City Archives of Philadelphia, was played on the field at 16th Street and Wyoming Avenue in Stenton Park. The PWD team was likely sponsored by the Water Department Employees' Recreation Association, which was probably part of the Municipal Employees' Recreation Association and probably played those of other city departments. But, to be honest, we know little more than that. If anyone has more information, or can identify any of the people in the pictures, please let us know and we'll update this post accordingly.