Howard Johnson - New York Mets

1989-Dec-20 Shea Stadium - Flushing NY

Howard Johnson 1982-1995

(Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs)

2× Silver Slugger Award (1989, 1991)

NL home run leader (1991)

NL RBI leader (1991)

New York Mets Hall of Fame

Knoxville Smokies - MiLB

1999-Aug-30 Knoxville TN

Knoxville has fielded a a team since 1921, playing inn various Leagues and various levels

1999: Double A affiliate Toronto Blue Jays, Southern League

Maury Wills : Los Angeles Dodgers

1987-Oct-03 Los Angeles Ca

25th Anniversary Stolen Base Record

Maury Wills - 1959-1972

(Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos)

NL MVP (1962)

2× Gold Glove Award (1961, 1962)

6× NL stolen base leader (1960–1965)

586 career stolen bases

Negro League Baseball : 2002

2002-Feb-25 Washington DC

2002-Feb-01: legends of black baseball come to life in a new musical by local writer-director Raquis Petree and composer Marion Johnson. "Black Diamond: Satchel Paige and the Negro Leagues" plays through March 1 at the Smithsonian's Discovery Theater in celebration of Black History Month. The story tells the story of the Negro Leagues through the eyes of four principal figures: Andrew "Rube" Foster, the "father of black baseball"; Josh Gibson; Satchel Paige; and Jackie Robinson.

The show ran Feb 01 through March 01 at the Smithsonian's Discovery Theater, Arts & Industries Building

One 'Diamond,' Many Facets - January 31, 2002 - Janice L. Kaplan, Washington Post 

Luis Gonzalez - Arizona Diamondbacks

2001-Oct-07 Milwaukee Wi

Luis Gonzalez 1990-2008

(Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins)

Silver Slugger Award (2001)

Arizona Diamondbacks No. 20 retired

Arizona Diamondbacks Hall of Fame

Home Run Race : 1998

1998-Sep-27 Cooperstown NY

During Major League Baseball's 1998 season, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs pursued the league's long-standing and highly coveted single-season home run record (61), set in 1961 by Roger Maris. The season-long chase culminated on September 8, 1998, when McGwire, facing Sosa and the Cubs, hit his 62nd home run of the season to break the record. McGwire finished the season with 70 home runs, while Sosa finished with 66

Sosa and McGwire shared Sports Illustrated magazine's 1998 "Sportsman of the Year" award.

New York Yankees - 2003

2003-Apr-08 Yankee Stadium Bronx NY

Yankees started the seasons on the road with a 3-4 record

Minnesota Twins 3 – 7 New York Yankees

MIN RBI: Torii Hunter 2; Matt LeCroy

NYY RBI: Hideki Matsui 4(HR); Robin Ventura 2(HR); Raúl Mondesí

MIN pitching: Joe Mays L(5-innings)

NYY pitching: Andy Petitte W(5.2-innings)

All-Star Game : 1969 Washington DC

1994-Jul-23 Washington DC

25th Anniversary 1969 All-Star Game (cachet indicates 40th Anniversary)

1969-Jul-23 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium - Washington, D.C.

American League 9 – 3 National League

MVP: Willie McCovey (SFG)

Boston Braves - 1948 Anniversary

1998-Sep-26 Allston MA

50^th Anniversary 1948 NL pennant

In 1948, the team won the National League pennant by capturing 91 games to finish 6.5 places ahead of the second–place St. Louis Cardinals. The pitching staff was anchored by Hall of Famer Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain, who won 39 games between them. The Braves lost the 1948 World Series in six games to the Cleveland Indians (who had beaten the Red Sox in a tie-breaker game to spoil an all-Boston World Series). 

1948 NL pennant was the only one the Braves would win while in Boston. The Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953

Sibby Sister, infielder: Boston Bees / Boston Braves / Milwaukee Braves (1939–1942, 1946–1954)

New York Yankees - 1986

1986-Apr-08 Yankee Stadium - New York NY

Kansas City Royals 2 - 4 New York Yankees

KCR RBI: Hal MacRae 2 (HR)

NYY RBI: Butch Wynegar 3(HR), Willie Randolph

KCR pitching: Bud Black L(7-innings)

NYY pitching: Ron Guidry W (5-innings) Dave Righetti S(1.2-innings)

World Series : 1946 St Louis Cardinals v Boston Red Sox

1996-Oct-15 St Louis Mo

50th Anniversary 1946 World Series

1946-Oct-06/15

St. Louis Cardinals (4) Boston Red Sox (3)

Sportsman's Park (STL) - Fenway Park (BOS)

World Series : 1960 - Pittsburgh Pirates v New York Yankees

1994-Oct-13 Pittsburgh Pa

34th Anniversary Bill Mazeroski's game winning home run in game 7 of the series

1960-Oct-5/13

Pittsburgh Pirates (4) - New York Yankees (3)

Forbes Field (PIT) - Yankee Stadium (NYY)

MVP Bobby Richardson (NYY) 

World Series : 1954 - New York Giants v Cleveland Indians

1994-Oct-02 Cleveland Oh - 40th Anniversary

1954-Sep-29 – Oct-02

Polo Grounds (NYG) - Cleveland Stadium (CLE)

New York Giants (4) Cleveland Indians (0)

"The Catch" occurred during Game 1 of this series, when Giants center fielder Willie Mays snared a long drive by Vic Wertz near the outfield wall with his back to the infield

New York Yankees : 2002

2002-Apr-05 Yankee Stadium - Bronx NY

Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 – 4 New York Yankees

NYY RBI: Derek Jeter; Alfonso Soriano; Nick Johnson

Pitching – TBD Joe Kennedy (L5-innings 8-hits 4-Ks) NYY Andy Pettite (W 6-innings 2-hits 6-Ks)

Legends of Baseball : All-Century Team - 2000

2000-Jul-07 Cooperstown NY

Uncle Sam Stamp Club - Troy NY

Valleypex - Buffalo NY : Masonic Baseball

2006-Jun-17 Valleypex Station - Buffalo NY

Masonic Baseball Players

Masons and Baseball

Team picture includes

Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Herb Pennock, Dazzy Vance,Red Rolfe, Rube Walberg

 

Hall of Fame - 2015 : Johnson, Martínez, Biggio, Smoltz

2015-Jul-26 Induction Day - Cooperstown NY

Randy Johnson - 1988-2009

Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants

Pedro Martínez - 1992-2009

Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies

Craig Biggio - 1988-2007

Houston Astros

John Smoltz 1988-2009

Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, St Louis Cardinals

Hall of Fame - 2024 : Beltré, Helton, Mauer, Leyland

National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction

2024-Jul-21 Cooperstown NY

Adrián Beltré - 1998-2018

Los Angeles Dodgers; Seattle Mariners; Boston Red Sox; Texas Rangers

Todd Helton - 1997-2013

Colorado Rockies

Joe Mauer - 2004-2018

Minnesota Twins

Jim Leyland manager - 1986-2013

Pittsburgh Pirates; Florida Marlins; Colorado Rockies; Detroit Tigers

David Ortiz : Boston Red Sox

2015-Sep-12 Tropicana Field - St Petersburg Fl

David Ortiz 500th Career Home Run

Boston Red Sex 10 – 4 Tampa Bay Rays

BOS RBI: David Ortiz 4 (2HR); Dustin Pedroia 3 (HR); Travis Shaw 2 (HR); Mookie Betts (HR).

TBR RBI: John Jaso 2 (HR); Richie Shaffer (HR); Luke Maile

Pitching: BOS – Rick Porcello (W 7-innings) TBR Matt Moore (L 5-innings)

Hall of Fame - 2023 : McGriff, Rolen

National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction

2023-Jul-23 Cooperstown NY

Fred McGriff - 1986-2004

Toronto Blue Jays; San Diego Padres; Atlanta Braves; Tampa Bay Devil Rays; Chicago Cubs; 

Los Angeles Dodgers

Scott Rolen - 1996-2012

Philadelphia Phillies; St. Louis Cardinals; Toronto Blue Jays; Cincinnati Reds