Pinback Buttons - Pinch Hit

2024-Aug-15 Hartford CT

The USPS issued pane of 20 pinback button stamps features 10 typographic designs by various artists in their unique styles, each with a single word as the prominent element of the design. Since their first appearance in 1896, pinback buttons have expressed viewpoints, made statements, and shown off the interests of those who wear them. A novel medium, these buttons quickly came into popular use as advertising tools and for political campaigns. For more than 120 years pinback buttons of various sizes have helped spread ideas and broadcast opinions on a wide variety of topics.

This cachet features sport related pinback buttons most notably Roger Maris and George Scott

Legendary Baseball Fields - 2001

2001-Jun-27 New York

Harvey Dinnerstein - The Wide Swing (1974)

 

Todd Worrell : St Louis Cardinals

1986-Nov-24 New York - Rookie of the Year Award

Todd Worrell (1985-1997)

St Louis Cardinals - Los Angeles Dodgers

NL Rookie of the Year (1986) : NL Rolaids Relief Man Award (1986)

2× NL saves leader (1986, 1996)

Milford Baseball Card Show : Milford DE

1985-Jun-22 Milford DE

Milford Baseball Card Show

Inside the Park - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders

Yankee Stadium FDC Jun 27, 2001

signed by Jonathan Holder, with MLB passport stamp from PNC Field Moosic, Pa

Railriders v Louisville Bats

2008  business envelope

Chicago Cubs : 1951

1951 Chicago Cubs - September Home Games schedule advertising post card courtesy o Local Loan Co

Central America and Caribbean Games : 1982 Cuba

1982-Aug-13 Santo Domingo

XIV Central American and Caribbean Games

The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982, and included 2,420 athletes from nineteen nations competing in 25 different sports. Some events were held in Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, and the eastern end of the island.

The mascot for the Games was Cuco, the Crocodile

Medalists

Dominican Republic : Gold

Cuba : Silver

Netherlands Antilles : Bronze

Panama

Venezuela

Nicaragua

Puerto Rico

Notable players:

Dominican Republic: Félix Fermín, Ramón Peña

Cuba: Lourdes Gourriel, father of Yuli Gurriel and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

 

Baseball to Los Angeles 84 : 1983 Florence Italy

1983-Jul-30 Florence Italy

Italian Baseball - Softball Federation

Philatelic Exhibition

Baseball to Los Angeles 84

Florence July 30-31 1983

Japanese Baseball League : 1999

50 Years of Central League and Pacific League Baseball

Pacific League Mascots: Harry Hawk (Fukuoka Daiei Hawks) Leo (Seibu Lions) Mar-Kun (Shiba Lotte Marines) Fighty (Nippon Ham Fighters) Neppy (Orix Blue Wave) Baffalead (Kintetsu Buffaloes)

Central League Mascots: Shaoron (Chunichi Dragon) Giabbit (Yomiuri Giants) Tsubakorou (Yoakult Swallows) Slyly (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) Hossie (Yokohama Bay Stars) Tolucky (Hanshin Tigers)

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation of the "Greater Japan Tokyo Baseball Club"  in 1934. NPB consists of twelve teams divided equally in two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League, founded in 1949

Central America and Caribbean Games : 1978 Colombia

1978-Jul-21 Santo Domingo

The 13th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Medellín, Colombia from July 7 to July 28, 1978, and included 2,605 athletes from nineteen nations, competing in 21 sports.

Medals: 

Cuba – Gold 

Nicaragua - Silver

Puerto Rico – Bronze 

Dominican Republic

Venezuela

Colombia

Netherlands Antilles

Notable Players:

Nicaragua - Porfi Altamirano, David Green 

World Baseball Championship : 1988 Italy

1988-Aug-23 Florence : Italy v Spain

The 1988 Baseball World Cup was the 30th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament took place, for the second time, in Italy, from August 23 to September 7, and was won by Cuba – its 19th overall victory

There were 12 participating countries.

1 Cuba - Gold

2 United States - Silver

3 Chinese Taipei – Bronze

4 Japan

5 Canada

6 Puerto Rico

7 Nicaragua

8 South Korea

9 Italy

10 Netherlands

11 Netherlands Antilles

12 Spain

1988-Aug-24 Grosseto : Italy v Cuba

1988-Aug-26 Rimini : Italy v Korea

1988-Aug-30  Verona : Italy v Puerto Rico

1988-Sep-01 Torino : Italy v Taipei

1988-Sep-02 Novara : Italy v Canada

1988-Sep-03 Milan : Italy v United States

Lou Gehrig Day

1989-Jul-04 Bronx NY

Lou Gehrig Day - 50th Anniversary

1939-Jul-04 Yankee Stadium, the Yankees first baseman was honored with Lou Gehrig Day, giving the 61,808 fans at Yankee Stadium – and countless more listening on the radio – the chance to pay tribute to one of baseball's greatest players. Gehrig's uniform No. 4 was retired that afternoon, making Gehrig the first Major League player to earn that honor. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame that same year.

Less than two years later, on June 2, 1941, Gehrig – only 37 – succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The rare illness soon became known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Baseball Hall of Fame

Famous Brothers of the Twentieth Century

1978-Dec-17 Kitty Hawk NC

Famous Brothers of the Twentieth Century

Frank and Joe Torre

World Series - 1961 : New York Yankees v Cincinnati Reds

1996-Oct-09 Cincinnati OH

1961 World Series - 35th Anniversary

Cincinnati Reds v New York Yankees

Crosley Field - - Yankee Stadium

Yankees defeat the Red 4 games to 1

MVP: Whitey Ford

Elston Howard : In Memoriam

1980-Dec-14 New York NY

Elston Gene Howard (1929 – 1980) American professional baseball player who was a catcher and a left fielder. During a 14-year baseball career, he played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball from 1948 through 1968, primarily for the New York Yankees. A 12-time All-Star, he also played for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Boston Red Sox. Howard served on the Yankees' coaching staff from 1969 to 1979.

 

Don Sutton v Phil Miekro : Pitching Duel

1986-Jun-28 Anaheim CA - Anaheim Stadium

Cleveland Indians 3 - 9 California Angels

CLE RBI: Cory Snyder 3(HR)

CAL RBI: Jerry Naron 3; Wally Joyner 2; Doug DeCinces; Gary Pettis, Rob Wilfong

CLE Pitching: Phil Niekro (6.1-innings) Tom Candiotti (1-inning) John Butcher L(0.2-innings)

CAL Pitching: Don Sutton (7-innings) Doug Corbett W(2-innings)

The match-up of Don Sutton v Phil Niekro is the first time in 94 years that two 300-game winners opposed each other

Jerome Walton : Chicago Cubs

1989-Nov-08 Chicago IL

Walton made his major league debut on 1989-Apr-04, as a Chicago Cub. He was named the 1989 National League Rookie of the Year, playing in 116 games, batting .293 with 24 stolen bases and a 30-game hitting streak.

Fernando Tatis : St Louis Cardinals

1999-Apr-23 Los Angeles CA

Fernando Tatis hits 2 Grand Slam home runs in the same inning, off Chan Ho Park in the 3rd inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.

The St Louis Cardinals woould defeat the Dodgers 12-5

Marcus Semien : Toronto Blue Jays

2021-Sep-29 Toronto ON Canada

Marcus Semien of the Toronto Blue Jays hit his 44th home run of the 2021 season, against Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees. Semien tied Davey Johnson for the most home runs in a season by a 2nd basemen.

 

Amateur World Series : 1982 Korea

1982-Sep-04 

Stamp and cachet designed by Lee Keun-moon - Han Kang cachet

The 1982 Amateur World Series was the 27th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation. The tournament took place, for the only time, in South Korea, from 4 September to 14 September, and was won by South Korea in its first AWS victory.

There were 10 participating countries:

1 South Korea – Gold 

2 Japan - Silver

3 United States – Bronze 

4 Chinese Taipei

5 Canada

6 Netherlands

7 Panama

8 Dominican Republic

9 Australia

10 Italy