NCAA - LSU Tigers

2000-Dec-31Championship Station - Baton Rouge La

LSU Tigers

In 2000, LSU's regular season record was 39–17, and the team went undefeated in the SEC tournament to earn the #2 National seed in the NCAA tournament. 

LSU began play at the College World Series with a win over Texas. In game two, LSU defeated USC. In a close third game, LSU defeated Florida State, and advanced to the championship game to face Stanford. In the championship game on June 17, LSU defeated Stanford 

LSU finished the 2000 postseason with a 13–0 record and moved to 5–0 all time in national championship gamesTrey Hodges was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after finishing the CWS with a 2–0 record and one save.

 

Legends of Baseball - Round Rock Express

2000-Aug-28 Round Rock TX

The Round Rock Express are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. They are located in Round Rock, Texas, and play their home games at the Dell Diamond. The team is named for Baseball Hall of Famer and Texas native Nolan Ryan, who was nicknamed "The Ryan Express." Ryan, along with son Reid Ryan and Don Sanders make up the team's ownership group, Ryan Sanders Baseball. The Express were established as a Double-A team of the Texas League in 2000.

125th Anniversary - Pro Baseball

1994-Jul-12 Pittsburgh Pa - Fleetwood cachet

postmark 1994 All-Star game

Liberian Babe Ruth commemorative dollar minted 1994

 

Boston Red Sox - 1946

1946-Sep-10 Boston MA

rubber stamp imprint: Return to Sender by Boston Reds with requests ticket quota is exhausted

All-Star Game : 1955 Milwaukee

 

1955-Jul-12 County Stadium - Milwaukee Wi

American League 5 - 6 National League

12-inning game: the National League took the victory on a walk-off by Stan Musial, which was his fourth homer in All-Star games, breaking a tie with Ted Williams and Ralph Kiner.

This game was played the same day on which funeral services were held for Arch Ward, the sports editor for the Chicago Tribune, who had founded the All-Star Game in 1933

Pinch-Hit : 2004 American Eagle

2004-May-12 Washington DC

Collins - Golden Eagles of American Sports

The Postal Service issued a non-denominated (25-cent value), American Eagle Presorted First-Class Mail coil-stamp on 2004-May-12, in Washington, DC. The stamp, designed by Tom Engeman of Brunswick, Maryland, goes on sale nationwide May 13, 2004. The American Eagle definitive stamp was previously issued on 2003-June-26

Collins issued a set of covers honoring the Golden Eagles of American Sports

Syracuse Baseball : 1941

1941 Aetna - Syracuse NY - Baseball promo, not sure what team is represented here

Syracuse University Baseball 1873-1972

The Syracuse Chiefs baseball team was established in 1934, when the Jersey City Skeeters moved to Syracuse and were renamed the Chiefs. The team played in the International League (IL) through 1955. The team was then sold and moved to Miami as the Marlins for the 1956 campaign

News Publications

1941-Jul-11 Springfield Il

1964-Apr-02 St Louis Mo

Asian Baseball Federation

1954-Dec-18 Manila Philippines

1st Baseball Championship

Asian Baseball Federation

Rizal Memorial Field

HistoryThe birth of Baseball Federation of Asia goes back to 1954 when the 2nd Asian Games was held in Manila, Philippines. The countries of Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines organized a committee aiming at establishing the Baseball Federation of Asia and 7 May of the same year witnessed the commencement of BFA.

Dallas Green - NY Yankees

1988-Oct-07 New York NY

George Dallas Green (1934 – 2017) American professional baseball pitcher, manager, scout and executive in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators and New York Mets, from 1960 through 1967.

After the 1988 season, the New York Yankees fired manager Lou Piniella, replacing him with Green. The 1988 team had finished nine games over .500, but fell to nine games under .500 during Green's tenure. Green insulted Steinbrenner by referring to him as "Manager George" for his meddling with the team. Steinbrenner fired Green, in August 1989.

As manager: Philadelphia Phillies (1979–1981) New York Yankees (1989) New York Mets (1993–1996)

All-Star Game - 2000 Atlanta GA

2000-Jul-11 Atlanta GA

Turner Field

American League 6 - 3 National League

MVP: Derek Jeter (NYY)

Hank Aaron : Janesville Stamp Club 2025

2025-Feb-08 Janesville WI

As reported on the AFDCS Facebook pages: The Janesville Stamp Club's Hank Aaron covers had to be reworked a couple of times. They had to modify the cancel which originally included the wording "Honoring Hank Aaron." USPS stated they couldn't use his name due to copyright issues. In light of this, they replaced his image on the cachet with generic clipart just to be on the safe side

Baseball Card Show : Brooklyn Dodgers

1983-Oct-08 New York NY

Boys of Summer Spectacular - Brooklyn Dodgers

Top: Duke Snider

Bottom: Sal Maglie, Clem Labine, Eddie Miksis, Gene Hermanski Shotgun Shuba

National Baseball Tournament : 1937

1937-Jun Wichita TX

National Baseball Tournament advertising envelope

Lou Piniella

1984-Jun-16 New York NY

Baltimore Orioles (1964) Cleveland Indians (1968) Kansas City Royals (1969–1973) New York Yankees (1974–1984)

1985-Oct-27 New York NY

Named Yankees manager

1986-Apr-08 New York NY - Opening Day

1988-Jun-23 New York NY

Re-hired for his second stint as Yankees manager

Lou Piniella - professional baseball player and manager. An outfielder, he played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees. During his playing career, he was named AL Rookie of the Year in 1969 with the Royals and captured two World Series championships with the Yankees (1977, 1978).

As manager Piniella managed the New York Yankees (1986-1987, 1988), Cincinnati Reds (1990-1992), Seattle Mariners (1993-2002), Tampa Bay Devils Rays (2003-2005) and Chicago Cubs (2007-2010)

Piniella was named Manager of the Year three times during his career (Seattle Mariners 1995, 2001, Chicago Cubs 2008) and finished his managerial career ranked 14th all time on the list of managerial wins.

Shriners Club

1951-Jun-18 Los Angeles Ca

Shrine Baseball promo cachet

Shriners International (the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine), is an American Masonic society. Founded in 1872 in New York City, it is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and has over 200 chapters across nine countries, with a global membership of nearly 1.7 million "Shriners". The organization is known for its colorful Middle Eastern theme, elaborate participation in parades and festivals, and the Shriners Children's network of nonprofit pediatric medical facilities.

The Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic is an annual six-team college baseball tournament held in Houston and hosted by the Astros Foundation, founded in 2001

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, were founded in 1870 and are one of two remaining NL charter franchises that debuted in 1876. They have been known as the Chicago Cubs since 1903

1974

Join the Fun at Wrigley Field

c1970s Die-Hard Cub Fan Club mailer

Ted Williams Museum - Hitters Hall of Fame

1996-Feb-27 Hernando FL

Ted Williams Museum - Hitters Hall of Fame - Bevil cachet

The Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame opened in February 1994, in Hernando, Florida, in Citrus County—just a few blocks from the place where Williams lived in his later years.

In 2006, the museum and hall of fame were moved to Tropicana Field after its original facility in Hernando went bankrupt. As of 2025 the museum was closed

1995 - 20 legends of baseball history have the distinction of being the first group to be inducted into the Hitters Hall of Fame at the Ted Williams Museum. They were selected by Ted Williams himself who used his own "secret formula" to determine who should be honored. 

Babe Ruth : Called Shot

1936-May-11 New York NY

This was an off-day for the 1936 Yankees

Babe Ruth's called home run shot was against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932, at Wrigley Field in Chicago

 

Muskegon Michigan - MiLB

1950s Muskegon Clippers

Muskegon had teams that played in the Michigan State League (1890–1902, 1911–1914, 1926, 1940–1941), Central League (1916–1922, 1926, 1934, 1948–1951), Michigan-Ontario League (1923–1924) and the Northwestern League (1884):

Muskegon Reds (1902, 1911, 1916, 1926, 1934, 1940–1941, 1951)

- Detroit Tigers (1940-1941) New York Yankees (1951)

Muskegon Clippers (1948–1950)

- Chicago White Sox (1948-1949) New York Yankees (1951)

Muskegon Anglers (1923–1924)

Muskegon Muskies (1917, 1920–1922)

Muskegon Speeders (1912–1914)

Muskegon Speed Boys (1910)