Monday, October 30, 2017

Tom Seaver

April 18, 1981 Cincinnati, Oh
Gateway silk cachet
Strikes out Keith Hernandez for his 3,000 career strikeout
April 5, 1983 Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY
Renata Galasso Silk cachet
Commemorating Tom Seaver's return to the New York mets for the 1983 season. Seaver pitched in the opening day game defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.
Seaver pitched 6 innings, but Doug Sisk picked up the win. The Mets received runs from Mike Howard and Brian Giles, both in the bottom of the 7th inning
Robinson Stamps linoprint cachet - Bronx Stadium Sta postmark

Zaso silk cachet

Gateway silk cachet

Aug 4, 1985 Bronx, NY Stadium Sta
Tom Seaver won his 300th game on Phil Rizzuto Day at Yankee, as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Yankees 4-1
July 24, 1988 Flushing, NY
The New York Mets retired Tom Seaver's #41 during a pre-game ceremony at Shea Stadium. Seaver played for the Mets from 1967-1977, as well as for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox.
Aug 11, 1992 Flushing, NY
Tom Seaver Day
The New York Mets honored Tom Seaver's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame with a celebration and presentation of his Hall of Fame ring.
Seaver who has 311 career wins, won 198 games while with the Mets. Seaver has won the Cy Young Award three times, while with the Mets.

Heavy rains kept most of the 40,000 ticket holders away from the ceremony. The Mets decided to honor Seaver a second time on September 1 to allow those fanes unable to attend (real fans endured the rain) to join in the celebration. before the sparse crowd Seaver said "My best years were spent wearing the Mets uniform."
Seaver is the first "homegrown" Met to enter the Hall of Fame.

Tom Seaver
New York Mets (1967-1977)
Cincinnati Reds (1977-1982
New York Mets (1983)
Chicago White Sox (1984-1986)
Boston Red Sox (1986)

Rookie of the Year (1967)
3-time NL Cy Young Award (1969, 1973, 1975)
3-time NL wins Leader (1969, 1975, 1981)
5-time NL Strikeout Leader )1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976)
No-Hit game June 16, 1978

Baseball Hall of Fame 1992
New York Mets Jersey #41 retired June 24, 1988
New York Mets Hall of Fame 1988
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame 2006

Sunday, October 29, 2017

California - Pinch Hitter


September 8, 2000 Sacramento, Ca
California Statehood first day of issue
Baseball related cachets honoring the California's baseball teams

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Inside the Park - Camden Riversharks

Rob Bryson (25), Eric Smith (18), unknown, Evan Crawford (52), Carlos Guzman (3), Sean Gleason (30), TJ Chism (19), Eric Frain (11), Mike Click (8), Matt Gorgen (23), Dan Blewett (13) MLB passport cancel
Wes Torrez (20), Ryan Kulik (34), Evan Englebrook (29), Daniel Rockett (1), Steve Garrison (7), Paddy Matera (0), Zach McPhee (47), Padro Swann, Brandon Chaves (9), Zach Braddock (26), Bill Murphy (14), Michael Rockett (2)
August 20, 2015 Camden Rivershark, Campbell Field, Camden, NJ
The Riversharks, having a rough season at 49-71, came back from a 4-2 deficit to force extra innings only to lose to the Sugar Land Skeeters, 5-4 in the 10th inning.

The Camden Riversharks were members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which is an independent league, from 2001- 2015. The team relocated as the New Britain Bees, New Britain, Ct. for the 2016 season. Campbell Field is located at the base of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
View from 1st base, Ben Franklin Bridge and Philadelphia behind 3rd base and left field

portion of a mural located in the parking lot across from the main entrance