Career 1968-1979: Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, New York Mets
Commentary: I found the cover on ebay, along with a signed baseball card with an asking price of over $600.00. Not in my price range. It is an interesting cover
Ben Grieve (Oakland Athletics) and Kerry Woods (Chicago Cubs) Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards
Juan González (Texas Rangers) and Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) Most Valuable Player Awards
Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball. first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young
Todd Helton - American professional baseball first baseman who played his entire 17-year career for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). A five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, and three-time Gold Glove Award winner, Helton holds the Rockies' club records for hits (2,519), home runs (369), doubles (592), walks (1,335), runs scored (1,401), runs batted in (RBIs, with 1,406), games played (2,247), and total bases (4,292)
Jim Thorpe (1887 – 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics (one in classic pentathlon and the other in decathlon). He also played football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and professional basketball.
Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation in Indian Territory (what is now the U.S. state of Oklahoma)
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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)
