Thursday, October 30, 2025

Baseball Hologram

A great article from Linn's Stamp News dated Nov 25, 2020 by Charles Snee

The article tells about Joe Brocket, program manager for hologram projects at the USPS, and the proposed baseball hologram stamp, that was never issued.

If you have the Dec 14, 2020 dated issue of Linn's you can read the full article

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Phoenix Arizona - MiLB


1967 Phoenix Giants

1980 Phoenix Giants

The Phoenix Giants were a Minor League Baseball team affiliated with the Major League Team the San Francisco Giants. They played from 1958-59 and 1966-1997. In 1986 they changed their names to the Phoenix Firebirds. The team left Phoenix with the addition of the Major League team the Arizona Diamondbacks and moved to Tucson, forming the Tucson Sidewinders and becoming affiliated with the Diamondbacks.


Phoenix Firebirds (1986–1997)
Phoenix Giants (1958–1959, 1966–1985)

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

World Series : 1986 New York Mets

 
1986-Oct-28 New York

1986 World Series was the championship series between the National League champion New York Mets and the American League champion Boston Red Sox. The Mets won the series in seven games, claiming their second World Series title and first since 1969.

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Tucson Arizona - MiLB

1980s - Tucson Toros
2006 - Tucson Sidewinders

The original Toros were a Triple-A minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League from 1969 to 1997, where they won the PCL Championship in 1991 and 1993. They were affiliated with several Major League Baseball teams over the years, most notably with the Houston Astros. The team rebranded as the Tucson Sidewinders in 1998, a name under which they played until relocating to Reno following the 2008 season. During the Sidewinders era, the team won both the PCL and Triple-A championships for the 2006 season

Saturday, October 25, 2025

All-Star Game - 1949 Brooklyn

1989-Jul-12 Brooklyn NY
40th Anniversary 1949 All-Star Game Ebbets Field Brooklyn
American League 11-7 National League

The 1949 All-Star Game was the first to have African Americans in the line-up: Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, Larry Doby

 

Friday, October 24, 2025

Stamp Show : Champex - Burlington VT

1995-Oct-28 Champex Sta - Burlington VT

 

Baseball Assistance team

1990-Jan-11 New York - BAT
1998-Jul business letterhead

The Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization affiliated with Major League Baseball. The organization's mission is to "confidentially support members of the Baseball Family in need of assistance." The baseball family includes former players, both from the Major and Minor Leagues, former Negro leagues and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players, umpires, scouts, athletic trainers and MLB and MiLB team personnel.

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Alex Rodriguez

1998-Sep-19 Anaheim Ca
40/40 Club

Alex Rodriguez - American professional baseball shortstop, third baseman and designated hitter. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (1994-2016) for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees. Career .295 batting average, home runs (696), 2,086 RBI, over 3,115 hits, and over 329 stolen bases, 3 American League Most Valuable Player Awards, 10 Silver Slugger Awards, and two Gold Glove Awards. 

Jose Canseco became the first player to reach 40–40 in 1988

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Monday, October 20, 2025

Japan - World Softball Championship 1998

The 1998 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held 1998-Jul-20/30 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan. A fourth straight title was won by the team from the United States



 

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Saturday, October 18, 2025

WBSC Permier12 Championship : 2024


The 2024 WBSC Premier12 was the 3rd edition of the WBSC Premier12, a baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Originally scheduled for 2023, but delayed due to COVID-19, the championship was held from November 9 to 24, 2024, in Japan, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Taiwan won the championship, defeating final round hosts and defending champions Japan, 4–0, in the championship game. It was Chinese Taipei's first Premier12 championship and their first overall senior international baseball title ever. The United States took third place after a 6–1 win over Venezuela.

 

Friday, October 17, 2025

Harry Caray - Missouri Pinch-Hit

2021-Aug-10 Jefferson City MO

Harry Caray American radio and television sportscaster. During his career he called the play-by-play for five Major League Baseball teams, St Louis Cardinals, St Louis Browns, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Cubs. Born Harry Christopher Caray (né Carabina; 1914 – 1998) St Louis, Missouri


Career highlights and awards
Ford C. Frick Award (1989)
National Radio Hall of Fame (1990) 

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Boston Red Sox - 1986

1986-Sep-28 Fenway Park - Boston MA
Toronto Blue Jays 3 - 12 Boston Red Sox
Sox clinch American League Pennant
TOR RBI: Lloyd Mosby 3 (HR)
BOS RBI: Marty Barrett 4; Wade Boggs 3; Don Baylor 2; Rich Gedman; Spike Owen
TOR pitching: Duane Ward L(1-inning)
BOS pitching: Oil Can Boyd W(9-innings) 

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

World Series - 2022 Houston Astros v Philadelphia Phillies

2022-Nov-05 Houston TX
2022-Oct-28/Nov-05
Minute Maid Park (HOU) Citizens Bank Park (PHI)

2022 World Series was the 118th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Houston Astros and the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to earn their second World Series championship. 

MVP: Jeremy Peña (HOU)

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Sporting Goods

1893-Dec-09 Boston MA
1918-Oct-16 Boston MA
1935-Aug-07 City Hall Annex New York

Founded in 1871 by Baseball Hall of Famer George Wright and Boston businessman Henry Ditson, the Wright & Ditson company specialized in tennis rackets, and golf clubs. Sometime around the turn of the 19th century, they added baseball equipment. By the early 1900's, A.G. Spalding & Brothers controlled 99.7% of the company's shares. In 1910, Wright & Ditson announced the formation of a partnership with Victor Sporting Goods of Springfield, Massachusetts. 

1907-Oct-11 Fitchburg MA
1948-Feb-20 Boston MA
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods
1940 Grinnell IA - Lannom Mfg Co

Monday, October 13, 2025

Baseball Hall of Fame

1979-Jun-12 Cooperstown NY
Postal Commemorative Society - Gold replica
40th Anniversary of the Dedication 1939-June-12

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Friday, October 10, 2025

Dodger Sym-Phony Band : 1939-1957

1988-Sep-24 Brooklyn NY

The Dodgers Sym-Phony was a small musical band composed of fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers who entertained the crowds at Ebbets Field. The group was formed spontaneously by its leader Carmine "Shorty" Laurice in 1937, who recruited other amateur musicians to join the group. Among their favorites was playing "Three Blind Mice" when the umpiring crew walked onto the field. 

Baseball Reference 

Society for American Baseball Research