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

Baseball Card Show : Houston TX

1985-Apr-28 Houston TX

Hall of Fame : 2025 - Allne, Sabathia, Suzuki, Parker, Wagner

 National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction

2025-Jul-27 Cooperstown NY

Dick Allen (1963-1977)

Philadelphia Phillies, St Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics

Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame

CC Sabathia (2001-2019)

Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees

Clveland Guardians Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki (1992-2019)

Orix Blue Wave, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankes, Miami Marlins

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame : Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame

Dave Parker(1973-1991)

Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays

Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame : Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

Billy Wagner (1995-2010)

Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves

Houston Astros Hall of Fame

Japan - US : 1951

1951-Oct-27 Utsonomiya

Japan-US Friendly Baseball Tournament - American All-Stars vs Yomiuri Giants

Since the end of World War II, US forces had consciously used the shared love of baseball to help bind the two nations together. To this end, Maj. Gen. William F. Marquat, the occupation forces’ Chief of Economic and Scientific Section, had restarted Japanese professional and amateur baseball immediately after the war. He also worked closely with Frank “Lefty” O’Doul to organize baseball exchanges. O’Doul made three trips to Japan between 1946 and 1950, bringing over the San Francisco Seals in 1949 and Joe DiMaggio in 1950. In August 1951, O’Doul announced that after the season he would return to Japan for the fourth time; this time taking an all-star team of major leaguers and Pacific Coast League stars on a goodwill tour to bolster ties between the two countries.

Sponsored by the Yomiuri newspaper, and organized by Sotaro Suzuki, the team was to play 16 games during a four-week trip starting in mid-October. The roster included American League batting champ Ferris Fain, Bobby Shantz, and Joe Tipton of the Athletics; Joe DiMaggio, Billy Martin, and Eddie Lopat of the Yankees; Dom DiMaggio and Mel Parnell of the Red Sox; Pirates Bill Werle and George Strickland; and PCL standouts Ed Cereghino, Al Lyons, Ray Perry, Dino Restelli, Lou Stringer, Chuck Stevens, and Tony “Nini” Tornay.

Games were played from Oct-20 through Nov-19, playing against the Yomiuri Giants, Mainichi Orions, Central League All-Stars, Nankai Hawks, Nagoya Dragons, Pacific League All-Stars and All-Japan teams

Society of American Baseball Research – excerpts on an article written by Rob Fitts

Louisville SSN 724

1985-Dec-14 Groton CT

USS Louisville (SSN-724)

USS Louisville (SSN-724), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Louisville, Kentucky. She was launched on 1985-Dec-14 —sponsored by Mrs. Betty Ann McKee (née Harris), wife of Admiral Kinnaird McKee, Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion —and commissioned on 1986-Nov-08 with Captain Charles E. Ellis in command.

MiLB : St Cloud Rox

The St. Cloud Rox were a professional minor league baseball team that existed from 1946 to 1971 in St Cloud, Minnesota, playing in the Northern League for the duration of the franchise.

The St. Cloud Rox were an affiliate of the Minnesota Twins (1965–1971), Chicago Cubs (1960–1964), San Francisco Giants (1958–1959) and New York Giants (1946–1957).

1961 St Cloud Rox

Myron Hall Collection - Stearns County Historical Society c1990

Sports Stars : Pinch-Hit

2020-Feb-03 Kansas City MO - 10c Presort Star

Panda Cachet

 

Joe Mauer - Minnesota Stamp Expo

2024-Jul-21 Minnesota Stamp Expo Crystal MN

Two cachets celebrate Joe Mauer's induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown NY. The St. Paul native spent his entire career with the Minnesota Twins, and was elected to the Hall of Fame on his first ballot. The covers are franked with the 1969 Professional Baseball Centennial commemorative (Scott # 1381)

MN Stamp Expo

1942 World Series - 55th Anniversary

1997-Oct-05 Bronx NY

Yankee Stadium  (Bronx NY) - St Louis Cardinals (Sportsman's Park)

St Louis Cardinals 4 - 1 New York Yankees

The 1942 World Serie featured the defending champion Yankees against the Cardinals, with the Cardinals winning in five games for their first championship since 1934 and their fourth overall

European Baseball Championships - 1956

1956-Jul-10 Rome

1956 European Baseball Championship was held in Rome, Italy July 10:15, at the Motovelodromo Appio

The winner of the tournament was the Netherlands with Belgium as the runne-up

Other participants: italy, Spain, West Germany

Second European Youth Baseball Championship - 1993

1993-Jul-18

Second European Youth Baseball Championship was held in Liverno, Italy - 1993-Jul-18:25