World Series - 1958 New York Yankees v Milwaukee Braves

Oct 9, 1993 Milwaukee, Wi

35th Anniversary - 1958 World Series

Oct 1-9, 1958

New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium) v Milwaukee Braves (County Stadium)

Yankees defeat the Braves 4 games to 3

Willabee & Ward patch

MVP: Bob Turley (Yankees pitcher)

World Series - 1951 New York Giants v New York Yankees

Oct 3, 1986 New York, NY

35th Anniversary - National League Playoffs

Oct 3, 1996 New York, NY

45th Anniversary - National League Playoffs

Brooklyn Dodgers v New York Giants

The Giants defeated the Dodgers in a three-game playoff when Bobby Thompson hit the Shot Heard 'Round the World in the ninth inning of the 3rd game, with the Dodgers leading 4-2. Thompson faced Ralph Branca with two runners on and hit a home run to win the game and the series

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Oct 4-10, 1951

New York Giants v New York Yankees

Polo Grounds  --  Yankee Stadium

Yankees defeat the Giants 4 games to 2

this would be the last World Series for Yankee legend Joe DiMaggio and the fist for Yankees' Mickey Mantle and the Giants Willie Mays

World Series - 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Yankees

1981 World Series

October 20-28, 1981

 Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium) v New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium)

Dodgers defeat the Yankees 4 games to 2

For the first time there were co-MVPs: ron Cey (.350 avg, 7 RBI) Steve Yeager (.286 avg, 2 HRs)Pedro Guerrero (.333 avg, 2HRs, 7 RBI)

Rusty Staub

July 13, 1986 New York - Shea Stadium

Daniel "Rusty" Staub (1944-2018)

Houston Colt .45s/Astros (1963-1968) Montreal Expos (1969-1971, 1979)

New York Mets (1972-1975, 1981-1985) 

Detroit Tigers (1976-1979) Texas Rangers (1980)

Right field, 1st base, designated hitter, television color commentator

BA: .279

Hits: 2,716

RBI: 1,466

Home Runs: 292

Montreal Expos jersey #10 retired

New York Mets Hall of Fame - 1986

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame - 2012

Rusty memorial patch worn by the New York Mets 2018

World Series - 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Yankees

October 6, 1993 Los Angeles - 30th Anniversary

Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium) - New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium)

Dodgers defeat the Yankees in a 4-game sweep

MVP: Sandy Koufax - Dodgers pitcher

Koufax pitched 2 complete game victories

The dominance of the Dodgers was so complete that at no point in any of the four games did the Yankees have the lead. New York was held to a .171 team batting average, the lowest ever for eh Yankees in the post-season to date - Wikipedia

All-Star Game - 1991 Toronto

July 9, 1991 SkyDome, Toronto

American League 4-2 National League

MVP: Cal Ripken Jr (Baltimore Orioles)

Attendance: 52,382

AL RBI: Cal Ripken Jr (3-HR), Harold Baines

NL RBI: Andre Dawson, Bobby Bonilla

Starting pitchers: Jack Morris (AL) Tom Glavine (NL)

Jimmy Key (W-AL) Dennis Martinez (L-NL)

World Series - 1978 New York Yankees v Los Angeles Dodgers

October 10-17, 1978 - 75th Anniversary

New York Yankees (Yankees Stadium) -- Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)

Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 2

MVP: Bucky Dent  - Yankees shortstop

Batting ave: .417, 10 hits, 7 RBI, 3 runs scored

Memorable moments:

Dodgers rookie pitcher Bob Welch and the Yankees Reggie Jackson: Game 2 - Welch struck out Jackson in the top of the ninth with 2 outs and the tying and go-ahead runs on base to end the game.

Game 4 - Jackson would single off Welch, moving Roy white to second. White would score the game winning run on a Lou Pinella single to tie the series at 2-2

Game 6 - Jackson hit a 2-run homer off Welch in the 7th inning to increase the Yankees' lead to 702 and a Yankee victory

World Series - 1948 Cleveland Indians v Boston Braves

October 11, 1998 Boston, Ma

50th Anniversary - 1948 World Series

October 6-11, 1948

Boston Braves (Braves Field) v Cleveland Indians (Cleveland Stadium)

The Indians would defeat the Braves 4 games to 2

Indians Hall of Famers: Lou Boudreau, Larry Doby, Joe Gordon, Bob Lemon, Satchel Paige, Bob Feller (who failed to win either of his two starts)

Braves Hall of Famers: Billy Southworth, Warren Spahn

The Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox in a one-game playoff to earn the championship spot

Darryl Strawberry

May 6, 1983 New York, NY

Darryl Strawberry debut - Shea Stadium, NY

NY Mets defeat the Cincinnati Red 7-4

Strawberry playing right field went 0-4, with 2 walks, striking out 3 times, 1 stolen base

Mets RBI: George Foster 3, Dave Kingman 2, Hubie Brooks, Danny Heep

Reds RBI: Mario Soto, Alex Trevino, Gary Redus, Eddie Milner

Mets Pitching - Tom Seaver (starter) Jesse Orosco (win)

Reds Pitching: Mario Soto (starter) Bill Scherrer (loss)

Aug 7, 1995 Stadium St, Bronx, NY

Darryl Strawberry makes his Yankee debut, after signing with the Yankees as a free agent on June 19

Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0

Strawberry started as DH, going 0-3, with 1 strikeout

NYY RBI: Pat Kelly 2

NYY Pitching: Jack McDowell 9-inning complete game shutout giving up 3 hits

Orioles Pitching: Mike Musina (starter-loss)

Darryl Strawberry - played 17 seasons for the New York Mets (1983-1990) Los Angeles Dodgers (1991-1993) San Francisco Giants (1994) New York Yankees (1995-1999)

Career

• Batting Ave - .259
• RBI - 1,000
• Home Runs - 335
• National League Rookie of the Year - 1983
• National League Home Run Leader - 1988
• 8-time All-Star
• 3-time World Series Champion
• 2-time Silver Slugger 
• New York Mets Hall of Fame - 2010

Pinch Hitting - Ronald Reagan

Feb 9, 2005 Simi Valley, Ca

President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) - politician served as 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Served as Governor of California from 1967 to 1975

Prior to politics Reagan worked as a radio announcer, which included play-by-play for the Chicago Cubs. In 1937 he moved to the screen signing with Warner Brothers

1940 Reagan starred in Knute Rockne, All-American portraying Notre Dame football star George Gipp

1952 Reagan would portray baseball pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander in The Winning Team

Hall of Fame - 60th Anniversary

 December 31, 1999 Cooperstown, NY

60th Anniversary - National Baseball Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame official cachet designed by Kendall Bevil

3rd National Athletic Meet - Japan - 1948

October 29, 1948

3rd National Athletic Meeting

Four stamps were issued, baseball, cycling, track and high jump

The event was held in Fukuoka

Tokyo won the Emperor's Cup, Kyoto won the Empress Cup 

1988 - World Series - Oakland Athletics v Los Angeles Dodgers

1988 National League Playoffs

Oct 4, 1988 Los Angeles - Game 1

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 4 games to 3

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1988 American League Playoffs

The Oakland Athletics defeat the Boston Red Sox 4 games to none

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1988 World Series - Los Angeles Dodgers v Oakland Athletics

Oct 15-20, 1988

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) - Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (Oakland)

Dodgers defeat the A, 4 games to 1

MVP - Orel Hershiser (Dodgers)

AJS cachet

Gateway cachet

Philadelphia Phillies - 2000

April 10, 2000 Philadelphia, Pa - Veteran's Stadium

Phillies 9-7 New York Mets

Phillies start the season on the road, and come home with a 3-4 record

Phillies RBI: Mike Lieberthal 3 (HR), Ron Gant 2, Alex Arias, Rico Brogna, Doug Glanville

Meets RBI: Mike Piazza 2, Edgardo Alfonzo, Todd Zeile, Jon Nunnally

Phillies pitching: Paul Byrd (Starting - 4.1 innings) Amaury Telemaco (W)

Mets pitching: Bobby Jones (Starting - 4 innings) Rich Rodriguez (L)

US President Jimmy Carter - Softball

Softball was President Carter's passion. during his vacations in Plains, Georgia, he would often organize softball games with his Secret Service security detail

1934 - Xth Far Eastern Championship Games

 

May 16-20, 1934 Manila, Philippines

Rizal Memorial Field

Baseball was included as one of the 3 stamps issued for the 1934 games

Rizal baseball stadium postcard

Rizal Memorial tennis stadium

1934  - X-th Far Eastern Championship Games, athletic competition between China, Japan, Dutch East Indies and the Philippines. The event proceeded the current Asian Games

Eight sports were contested during the four-day event: Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Diving, Soccer(Football), Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball