Sunday, April 25, 2021

Gameday Postmark - This Day in Baseball

Boston Red Sox v St Louis Browns
May 9, 1939 Sportsman's Park, St Louis, Mo
Red Sox 10-8 Browns

Red Sox RBI: Jimmie Foxx 3 (HR); Ted Williams 3 (HR); Doc Cramer 2; Jim Tabor; Jim Bagby
Browns RBI: Beau Bell 3 (HR); Billy Sullivan 2 (HR); George McQuinn 2; Myril Hoag
Pitchers: Joe Heving (W-Red Sox) Ed Cole (L-Browns)

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Baseball Card Show X - Philly

Jan 28, 1984 Philadelphia, Pa - Mid-Winter Baseball Collectors Show
Del Ennis - Philadelphia Phillies
Feb 16, 1985 Lancaster, Pa
Jeff Stone - Philadelphia Phillies
Jun 30, 1984 Philadelphia, Pa
Juan Samuel - Philadelphia Phillies
Jul 28, 1984 Valley Forge Show, King of Prussia, Pa
Glenn Wilson - Detroit Tigers
Dec 1, 1984 Delaware Valley Show
Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox




 

Tampa Bay Rays (Devil Rays)


CEO Sports official commemorative cachet


Tampa Bay Rays (Devil Rays 1998-2007)
After three decades of unsuccessfully trying to bring a franchise to the Tampa Bay area, an ownership group led by Vince Naimoli was approved on March 9, 1995

Friday, April 16, 2021

All-Star Game - 2015 Cincinnati

 


July 14, 2015 Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati, Oh
American League 6-3 National League
Mike Trout: MVP
Attendance: 43,656
AL RBI: Prince Fielder (2); Brian Dozier (HR); Mike Trout (HR); Lorenzo Cain; Manny Machado
NL RBI: Andrew McCutchen (HR); Jhonny Peralta; Brandon Crawford
Starting pitchers: Dallas Keuchel (AL)  Zack Greinke (NL)

Sunday, April 11, 2021

New York Mets - 2021

April 8, 2021 Citi Field, Flushing, NY
New York Mets 3-2 Miami Marlins

Mets RBI: Michael Conforto, Dominic Smith, Jeff McNeil (HR)
Marlins RBI: Corey Dickerson, Jesus Aguilar
Pitchers: Edwin Diaz (Mets-W) Anthony Bass (Marlins-L)

In their 2021 home opener, the Mets win on a controversial call at home plate. With bases loaded and the gscore at 2-2 Michael Conforto was barely hit by the pitch. Home plate umpire Ron Kulpa awarded Conforto 1st base, bringing in the winning run. He later stated "The guy was hit by the pitch in the strike zone. I should have called him out."

Friday, April 9, 2021

Willie Stargell

 

Aug 5, 1994 Los Angeles Dodgers
25th Anniversary of Willie Stargell's blast out of Dodger Stadium, clearing the right field roof
The Pirates would defeat the Dodgers 11-3


Hall of Fame Induction - July 31, 1988
Pittsburgh pictorial commemorative postmark


Willie "Pops" Stargell - left field and first base:
Pittsburgh Pirates 1962-1982
Batting ave: .282
Hits: 2,232
RBI: 1,540
Home Runs: 475
7-time All-Star
2-time World Series Champion
NL MVP - 1979
NLCS MVP - 1979
World Series MVP - 1979
2-time NL Home Run Leader
NL RBI Leader - 1973
Roberto Clemente Award - 1974
Pittsburgh Pirates retired jersey #8 - 1982
Baseball Hall of Fame - 1988

Thursday, April 8, 2021

New York Mets - Old-Timers Day

 May 20, 1989 Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the 1969 Mets World Series Championship
May 20, 1989 Flushing, NY - Shea Stadium
NY Mets lose to the San Francisco Giants 3-0
SF Giants RBI: Will Clark (HR), Ken Oberkfell, Kevin Mitchell (HR)
Pitchers: Mike Krukow (SFG-W)  Bob Ojeda (NYM-L)

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Ferguson Jenkins

May 25, 1982 Chicago - 3,000 Strikeouts
Chicago Cubs lost to the San Diego Padres 2-1 at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
Jenkins took the loss, while striking out 4

Ferguson Jenkins
Philadelphia Phillies (1965-1966) -  - Chicago Cubs (1966-1973, 1982-1983)
Texas Rangers (1974-1975, 1978-1981) -  - Boston Red Sox (1976-1977)
  • 3-time All-Star
  • NL Cy Young Award - 1971
  • 2-time wins leader - 1971, 1974
  • NL Strikeout Leader - 1969
  • Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame - 1987
  • National Baseball Hall of Fame - 1991
  • Ontario Sports Hall of Fame - 1995
  • Canada's Walk of Fame - 2001
  • Texas Ranger Hall of Fame - 2004
  • Chicago Cubs #31 Jersey retired - 2009
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame - 1987

Monday, April 5, 2021

Cy Young Award - 1991

Nov 13, 1991 New York, NY

Roger Clemens (Boston Red Sox) and Tom Glavine (Atlanta Braves) announced as Cy Young Award winners
Clemens wins his 3rd Cy Young with an 18-10 record, 2.62 ERA and 241 strikeouts
Glavine won his first Cy Young with a 20-11 record, 2.55 ERA and 192 strikeouts

Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball. first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young


Sunday, April 4, 2021

Hall of Fame - 2002 : Smith


July 28, 2002 Induction Day, Cooperstown, NY
Ozzie Smith
San Diego Padres (1978-1981)
St Louis Cardinals (1982-1996)