Monday, March 25, 2024

Baseball Centennial - 1939


Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ulysses Doubleday and their son Douglas Doubleday of Kalamazoo, Michigan arrive in Cooperstown Saturday June 10th or Sunday or June 11th 1939 to attend the celebration of the Cavalcade of Baseball. Since it was believed that Gen. Abner Doubleday was the inventor to baseball, his family were invited to the Centennial celebration. The Doubleday prepared envelopes with a rubber stamp cachet to document they attendance

1939Baseball has additional information and a different version of this cover

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Marilyn Monroe - 1995

SA Sports Covers edition 95-023 - Josef Cyril artist #/50



Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson 1926 – 1962) American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. Long after her death, Monroe remains a pop culture icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her as the sixth-greatest female screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood

Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn Monroe at San Francisco City Hall on January 14, 1954. While Monroe and DiMaggio's marriage was brief and tumultuous, the world became captivated with the ultimate pairing of sports and cinema royalty



Many countries issued stamps in honor of Marilyn and Joe


Monday, September 11, 2023

100th Anniversary of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee : 2020


2020-June-30 : This commemorative stamp for the 100th anniversary of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee includes images of three sports disciplines hosted in the early days of the Joseon Sports Society: baseball, football and tennis. From athletes in blue, red and white representing the symbol of Taegeuk and Koreans as `the people of white clothes,` you can see the value of modern sports, which served as a symbol against imperial Japan 100 years ago. We hope this commemorative stamp provides an opportunity to reflect on 100 years of proud history of sports in Korea – KoreaPost 




Thursday, August 3, 2023

MiLB - Sacramento River Cats

Sacramento River Cats July 8, 2000 Inaugural Season
August 28, 2004 Sacramento Ca
River Cats at the State Fair

The Sacramento River Cats are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and are the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to 2015, the River Cats were the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics for 15 seasons. They are based in West Sacramento, California, and play their home games at Sutter Health Park which opened in 2000 and was known as Raley Field through 2019

 

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Johnny Mize "The Big Cat"


John Robert Mize (1913 – 1993), "The Big Cat", professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons between 1936 and 1953, (St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, New York Yankees) Mize was a ten-time All-Star 

He was selected for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1981. In 2014, he was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum


Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Savannah Sand Gnats

August 6, 2000 pictorial postmark
August 8, 2001 pictorial postmark

The Savannah Sand Gnats were a minor league team based in Savannah, Georgia
They were a member of the A-level South Atlantic League since 1984. Games were played at Grayson Stadium

Affliates:
New York Mets (2007-2015)
Washington Nationals (2005-2006)
Montreal Expos (2003-2004)
Texas Rangers (1998-2002)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1996-1997)
StLouis Cardinals (1984-1995)


2016 the team relocated to Columbia, S Carolina, playing as the Columbia Fireflies

Sunday, July 9, 2023

Baseball's Legendary Playing Fields : 2001

Tiffin Stamp Club (Ohio)

The Tiffin Mud Hens, an independent, minor league baseball team, played in the Ohio State League between 1935 and 1941. Affiliations: St. Louis Browns 1936-1938; Detroit Tigers 1939

Saturday, July 8, 2023

Pan American Games : 1999

 
Republic of Domenica issued stamps featuring baseball and weight-lifting for the 1999 games
Cuba issued a baseball stamps along with stamps for volleyball and boxing

Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games was held between July 25 and August 2 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A total of nine teams competed: Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the United States. The primary venue for this competition was CanWest Global Park, while Stonewall Quarry Park in Stonewall, Manitoba, was used as a secondary venue.

Cuba entered the competition as the seven-time defending champions, having won each gold medal dating back to 1971. They successfully defended their title, with the United States finishing second (Silver), Canada finished third (Bronze)

Canada Post issued 4-stamps for the games featuring soccer, swimming, cycling and track

The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and cities


Players advancing to MLB:
Team USA: Travis Dawkins, Adam Kennedy, Marcus Jensen, Craig Paquette, Dan Wheeler
Team Cuba: Jose Contreras, Danys Baez
Team Canada: Andy Stewart, Ryan Radmanovich

Friday, July 7, 2023

Elysian Fields - Hoboken New Jersey : 1996

June 19 1996 Hoboken, New Jersey

The Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey were recreational parkland located on the city's northern riverfront in the 19th century. The area was a popular getaway destination for New Yorkers, offering a variety of sports, public spectacles and amusements (Wikipedia)

LS cachet #/100

1845, alexander Cartwright wrote down the rules for a new game that resembled Cricket or the children's game Rounders. He called the game Base Ball. On June 19, 1846, he gathered a group of people and they all hopped the ferry from Manhattan to Hoboken's Elysian Fields to participate in a game of Base Ball according to his written rules. The New Yorks defeated the Kinckerbockers 23 to 1. Cartwright served as the umpire - Project Ballpark

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Randy Johnson

PMW-B92  #/12
PMW-B93  #/12
2004-June-29 Phoenix, Az - Bank One Ballpark
San Diego Padres  3 -2  Arizona Diamondbacks
SDP RBI: Jeff Cirillo; Khalil Greene (HR)
ARI RBI: Danny Bautista (HR)
SDP pitching: Brian Sweeney (W 5.1-innings)
ARI pitching: Randy Johnson (L 8-innings)

Randy Johnson 8 strikeoouts, 4 hits, 0 walks

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Ichiro Suzuki

PMW-B98 #/20
2004-October-01 Seattle, Wa - Safeco Field
Texas Rangers  3 - 8  Seattle Mariners
TEX RBI: Mark Teixeira 2 (HR)
SEA RBI: Bret Boone 2; Dan Wilson; Greg Dobbs; Raul Ibanez; Jeremy Reed; Edgar Martinez
TEX pitching: Ryan Drese (L 2-innings)
SEA pitching: Ron Villone (W 5-innings)

Ichiro 3/5 with 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base

From 2001 to 2004, Ichiro had more hits (924) than anyone in history over any four-year period, breaking the record of 918 that Bill Terry accumulated from 1929 to 1932; Terry, however, played in 34 fewer games than Ichiro during their respective four-year spans. He would later surpass his own mark by recording 930 hits from 2004 to 2007. During one 56-game stretch in 2004, Ichiro batted over .450. By comparison, Joe DiMaggio batted .408 during his record-setting 56-game hitting streak. Ichiro batted over .400 against left-handed pitching in 2004. 

Friday, June 23, 2023

Barry Bonds

Wildhorse commemorative hand painted cachet - 1992 Olympic Baseball first day cover
2001-October-05 San Francisco, Ca - Pacific Bell Park
Los Angeles Dodgers 11 – 10 San Francisco Giants
Bonds hits HR # 71 
LAD RBI: Gary Sheffield 4 (HR); Marquis Grissom 3 (HR); Chan Ho Park 2; Paul Lo Duca; Shawn Green (HR)
SFG RBI: Eric Davis 3; Jeff Kent 3; Rich Aurilia 2 (HR); Barry Bonds 2 (2HR)
LAD pitching: Chan Ho Park (4-innings) Giovanni Carrara (W 2-innings)
SFG pitching: Tim Worrell (L 1-inning)

PMW-B96 #/27
PMW-B97 #/13
2004-September-17 San Francisco, Ca - SBC Park
San Diego Padres  1 - 4  San Francisco Giants 
SDP RBI: Rich Aurilia
SFG RBI: J.T. Snow; A.J. Pierzynski; Marquis Grissom; Barry Bonds (HR)
SDP pitching: Jake Peavy (L 7-innings)
SFG pitching: Noah Lowry(w 6.2-innings)

2007-August-10 San Francisco, Ca - AT&T Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 – 7 San Francisco Giants

PIT RBI: Ronny Paulino 2; Freddy Sanchez 2; Ryan Doumit; Adam LaRoche (HR); Jack Wilson; Nate McLouth
SFG RBI: Barry Bonds 3 (HR); Pedro Feliz; Ray Durham; Omar Vizquel; Kevin Frandsen
PIT pitching: Matt Morris (6-innings) John Grabow (W 1-inning)
SFG pitching: Russ Ortiz (5-innings) Vinnie Chulk (L 0.1-innings)

Barry Bonds - American baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Giants from 1993 to 2007. Recognized as an all-around player and a prolific home run hitter

August 7 2007, at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Bonds hit a 435 foot home run, his 756th, off a pitch from Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals, breaking the all-time career home run record, formerly held by Hank Aaron (contradicting the date of the postmark)


Despite his accolades, Bonds led a controversial career, notably as a central figure in baseball's steroids scandal

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Jackie Robinson - 60th Anniversary : 2007

2007-April-15 Los Angeles, Ca
60th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the MLB color-barrier