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)
Grosseto Baseball Club was relegated to Series C after the 2011 season due to financial troubles. As a result, the franchise shut down after 60 years. In 2012 a new team was established to replace the old one under the name Grosseto Baseball.
The 2013 season concluded on September 22 when San Marino Baseball Club defeated Rimini Baseball Club for the Championship
He sported a .308 lifetime batting average, leading the National League twice, and routinely led the league in fielding percentage.
The 50th edition of the World Series, it matched the four-time defending champions New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 Series, and the fourth such matchup between the two teams in the past seven seasons
Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 2
Mark McGwire - American former professional baseball first baseman who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001 for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He won two World Series championships, one with Oakland as a player in 1989 and one with St. Louis as a coach in 2011. One of the most prolific home run hitters in baseball history, McGwire hit 583 home runs during his career. He set the major-league career record for at bats per home run ratio (10.6), and is the former record holder for both home runs in a single season (70 in 1998) and home runs hit by a rookie (49 in 1987)
The state is named for the Missouri River, which was named after the indigenous Missouria, a Siouan-language tribe. French colonists adapted a form of the Illinois language-name for the people: Wimihsoorita. Their name means "One who has dugout canoes"
Missouri is home to two Major League Baseball Teams : St Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals, formerly home to the St Louis Browns and Kansas City Athletics
Baseball is my life for additional stamps
Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on two separate diamonds within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. For the second time in Olympic competition, professional baseball players were eligible to participate, though no active players from Major League Baseball were available
The Greek Post Office (ELTA) introduced 35 hand postmarks to celebrate the sporting disciplines of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, which were available at Olymphilex from August 12-22, 2004. After 22 August, the postmarks were available from the Philatelic Centre in Athens
