1975 World Series - Boston Red Sox v Cincinnati Reds

Oct 11-22, 1975

20th Anniversary - Boston Red Sox v Cincinnati Reds

Fenway Park (Boston) -- Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)

Reds defeat the Red Sox 4 games to 3

MVP: Pete Rose (Reds)

 

All-Star Game - 2017 Miami

July 11, 2017 Miami, Fla

Marlins Park

Balloting for the game was held between May 1 and June 29 - Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals was the leading vote getter

The American League defeated the National League 2-1. In a pitching dominated game, Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners, hit the game winning home run in the 10th inning off Wade Davis, earning Cano game MVP status

Yadier Molina, St Louis Cardinals, hit a home run for the National League

Craig Kimbrel, Boston Red Sox was the winning pitcher for the American League

Ceremonial First Pitch: all the living Latin members of the Baseball hall of Fame - Roberto Alomar, Rod Carew, Orlando Cepeda, Pedro Martinez, Tony Perez, Ivan Rodriguez

Cincinnati Reds - 1986

April 7, 1986 Cincinnati, Oh - Opening Day

David C cachet

Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Philadelphia Phillies

Reds RBI: Eric Davis (3 - HR), Dave Parker (HR), Ron Oester, Dave Concepcion, Bo Diaz

Phillies RBI: Von Hayes, Mike Schmidt (HR), Glenn Wilson

Reds Pitching: Mario Soto (start - W 5.2 innings)

Phillies Pitching: Steve Carlton (start - L 4 innings)

Gameday Postmark - This Day in Baseball

August 13, 1952 Chicago, Ill

machine postmark on postcard

Cincinnati Reds 11-3 Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field

Reds RBI: Roy McMillan 2, Joe Adcock 2, Grady Hatton, Willard Marshall, Bobby Adams, Ted Kluszewski

Cubs RBI: Toby Atwell, Frank Baumholtz, Tommy Brown

Pitchers: Bubba Church (Reds - Complete game W) Johnny Klippstein (7innings-L)

Los Angeles Dodgers - Dodgertown

March 17, 2008 the Los Angeles Dodgers  played their final game at Holman Stadium, Dodgertown, Vero Beach, Fl. The facility served as the spring training home to the Dodgers for 61 years. The official date of termination for use of the facility was July 14, 2008

The Dodgers resumed spring training on March 1, 2009 at Camelback Ranch - Glendale, Phoenix, Az. Spring training facility for both the Dodgers and Chicago White Sox

November 2018, Major League baseball announced plans to renovate the facility, which will be remanded the Jackie Robinson Training Complex

Zip code on the postmark is 90090 - Los Angeles, Ca

On June 6 the Dodgers were home against the Philadelphia Phillies, taking the game 3-2

Would appreciate further information on the use of this postmark....

World Series - 1999 : NY Yankees v Atlanta Braves

 1999 World Series

October 23-27

New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium) v Atlanta Braves (Turner field)

Yankees sweep the Braves in 4 games

Mariano Rivera (Yankees) - MVP

World Series - 1947 : Brooklyn Dodgers v New York Yankees

Oct 6, 1997 Bronx, NY

50th Anniversary 1947 world Series

Sept 30 - Oct 6

Brooklyn Dodgers v New York Yankees

Ebbets Field -- Yankee Stadium

Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 3

Jackie Robinson appeared in his first world series

 

World Series - 1982 Milwaukee Brewers v St Louis Cardinals

1982 World Series - St Louis Cardinals v Milwaukee Brewers

October 12-20, 1982

Busch Stadium (St Louis) - County Stadium (Milwaukee)

Cardinals defeat Brewers 4 games to 3

MVP - Darrell Porter (Cardinals)

LA Dodgers - Dodger Stadium

April 13, 1987 Los Angeles, Ca

25th Anniversary - Dodger Stadium

1987 - On this day the Dodgers faced the Houston Astros in the 6th game of the season.

The Dodgers defeated the Astros 4-2

Dodger RBI: Tracy Woodson (2-HR), Reggie Williams, Pedro Guerrero

Astros RBI: Phil Garner (HR), Bill Doran

Dodger pitching: Ric Honeycutt (start) Brian Holton (W)

Astros pitching: Nolan Ryan (start - L)

Located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Ca., Dodger Stadium is home to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Stadium opened in 1962

Tommy Lasorda referes to the stadium as "Blue Heaven on Earth"

Stamp Show - Sparpex 83 : Spartanburg, SC

Nov 6, 1983 Spartanburg, SC

Sport for Peace - United Nations 2021

 

July 23, 2021 the United National Postal Administration released "Sport for Peace" stamps to mark the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The games were postponed until 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic

The United Nations worked closely with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in issuing these stamps. The aim is to promote the positive influence that sport has on humankind, as we strive for peace and international understanding

Six stamps were issued as part of this set: Sailing (US$ 0.55) Baseball (US$1.20) Judo (CHF 1,00) Diving (CHF 1,50) Equestrian (€ 0.85) Golf (€ 1,00) 

The stamps were designed by Satoshi Hashimoto, Japan

UNPA - Fascination No. 135 August 2021

Municipal Stadium - Kansas City, Mo

October 4, 1997 Kansas City, Mo - 25th Anniversary

Kansas City Municipal Stadium was a baseball-football stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Opened in 1923 as Muehlebach Field, named after the owner of the Kansas City Blues of the American Association, George E Muehlebach. The New York Yankees purchased the Blues and the stadium was renamed in honor of their owner Rupert Stadium. 1943 the stadium was renamed Blues Stadium.

Arnold Johnson, Chicago real estate magnate purchased the Blues and the stadium in 1953, before purchasing the Philadelphia Athletics in 1954. Johnson then sold the stadium to the city and it was renamed Municipal Stadium

Kansas City Monarchs (Negro Leagues) 1923-1955

Kansas City Athletics (American League) 1955-1967

Kansas City Royals (American League) 1969-1972

Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) 1963-1971

Kansas City Spurs (NASL) 1968-1969

MLB All-Star game 1960

The Beatles 1964

Stamp Show - WALPEX

1992-Oct-25 Weston, Ma

1997-Oct-25 Lexington, Ma

2001-Oct-28 Lexington, Ma

2003-Oct-18 Lexington, Ma

2008-Oct-19 Lexington, Ma

2023-Oct-28 - shown on website without postmark

Walpex

Baseball Card Show XIV - Brooklyn

Feb 11, 1984 Brooklyn NY

Duke Snider -Brooklyn Dodgers

Oct 28, 1984 New York - Brooklyn Card show

Reggie Jackson - California Angels & New York Yankees

Mar 23, 1985 Brooklyn, NY

Willie Mays and Willie McCovey - 500HR Club - NY/SF Giants

 

World Series - 1962 : New York Yankees v San Francisco Giants

October 16, 1997 San Francisco, Ca

35th Anniversary - 1962 World Series

New York Yankees v San Francisco Giants

Yankee Stadium  - -  Candlestick Park

Yankees defeat the Giants 4 games to 3

With Runners on second and third, two outs in the bottom of the ninth, game 7 - Willie McCovey hits a hard line drive that is caught by Yankees' second baseman Bobby Richardson to maintain the Yankees one-run victory

MVP - Ralph Terry

NYYankees pitcher: 2 wins - 1 loss

Michigan Sports Hall of Fame

April 7, 19984 Detroit, Mi

The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame is a nonprofit committed to preserving the State of Michigan's sports history and celebrating the States legendary athletes, coaches and contributors

The Hall of Fame was organized in 1954 by Lt Governor Philip A. Hart, Michigan State University athletic director - Biggie Munn, President of the Greater Michigan Foundation - Donald Weeks, General Manager of the Detroit Lions - W. Nicholas Kerbawy and George Alderton of the Lansing State Journal who conceived the project

The inaugural class was inducted in 1955

1988 - Tom Browning - Perfect Game

Sep 16, 1988 Cincinnati, Oh - Riverfront Stadium

Cincinnati Reds v Los Angeles Dodgers

Reds 1-0 Dodgers

Tom Browning pitched a perfect game, with 7 strikeouts

Keio University - The Sokeisen

Nov 7, 2008

150th Anniversary Keio University, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The oldest institute of western higher learning was founded in 1858

The "Sokeisen" : The Waseda University -  Keio University competition is the most anticipated inter-university game for baseball, soccer and other university sports

Tom Glavine

 

Aug 5, 2007 Chicago, Il - Wrigley Field

Tom Glavine 300th career victory

New York Mets 8-3 Chicago Cubs

Mets RBI: Carlos Delgado (4) Paul LoDuca, Shawn Green, Tom Glavine, Jose Reyes

Cubs RBI: Aramis Ramirez, Jacque Jones, Mike Fontenot

Mets pitching: Tom Glavine (W - 6.1 innings)

6 hits, 1 strikeout, 1 walk

Cubs pitching: Jason Marquis (L - 5.1 innings)

Nat C. Strong - Baseball Enterprises

Recent internet finds on various auction websites: Nat C. Strong envelopes, which have been cleaned up for reference purposes

Nathaniel Calvin Strong (1874-1935) was an American sports executive: Secretary for the National Association of Colored Baseball Clubs of the United States and Cuba, booking agent for East Coast teams, officer with the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Spalding Sporting Goods

Pinch Hitting - Negro Leagues

Oct 13, 2017 Washington DC

Collins cachet

The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened Sep 24, 2016, located in Washington, DC