Pres. Wm. Howard Taft - First Pitch

1985-Mar-29 Washington DC - Minisink Cover

75th anniversary of President William Howard Taft throwing out the first pitch of the Washington Senator's first game of the season

2021 Topps Now - Wm Howard Taft

 

Paul Owens - Philadelphia Phillies

1984-Jul-18 Philadelphia Pa - Minisink Cover

1st anniversary of Paul Owens being named manger of the Phillies

Paul 'The Pope” Owens (1924 – 2003) - American Major League Baseball front office executive, manager, and scout. Earlier, during his playing career, Owens was a first baseman and catcher, and then a manager, in minor league baseball

Owens' entire Major League career was spent with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was the general manager and principal architect of the 1980 Phillies, who won the third National League (NL) pennant and became the first World Series champion in franchise history — breaking a 97-year streak of futility dating to the team's founding in 1883. Owens was general manager of the Phillies from June 3, 1972, through the end of 1984, and twice (1972; 1983–1984) added the title of field manager to his job description

In 1983, he took the managerial reins of the Phillies in mid-season and led them to their fourth pennant, but lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the 1983 World Series. After his tenure as manager ended the following year, he remained with the team as an advisor and scout for the rest of his life

Stamp Show : Profilex - Littleton NHampshire

1989-Sep-30 Littleton N Hampshire - Profilex VII Station

 

Stamp Show : Capex - Urbana Il

2008-Oct-04 Urbana Il - Capex Station

 

Show Postmarks : Nashpex - Nashville Tn

1989-Feeb-12 Nashpex - Nashville Tn

Show Postmark : Glenpex Sta - Melrose, Il - 1989

150th Anniversary of Baseball

1839-1989

Glen Ellyn Philatelic Club

Glenpex 89 Sta - Melrose Park, Il

Feb 24, 1989

 

San Francisco Giants: 1989 Strike Out ALS

1989-June-15 Candlestick Park - San Francisco Ca

Strike Out ALS

Cincinnati Reds 5-4 San Francisco Giants

CIN RBI: Paul O'Neill 2 (HR); Eric Davis 2 (HR); Rolando Roomes

SFG RBI: Robby Thompson 2 (HR); Will Clark; Kevin Mitchell

Pitching: CIN - Norm Charlton (W 1-inning) SFG - Rich Gossage (L 0.2-innings)

 

Ben Kraft - cachet artist

Washington Nationals - 1965 Liberty Bell non-profit FDC

Willie Keeler - 1971 Liberty Bell non-profit FDC

Frank "Home Run" Baker - 1973 Liberty Bell FDC

Clark Griffith - 1974 Liberty Bell FDC

Ben Kraft hand-drawn cachet

 

Ball Ground, Ga - poster stamp

Ball Ground, Ga - 1939 - John Coulthard poster stamp on cover

Ball Ground is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The city was originally Cherokee territory before they were removed from the land and it was given to white settlers. A railroad was built in 1882 and a town was formed around the resulting railroad stop. The town was incorporated on January 1, 1883, and became an industrial-based economy largely centered around its marble industry until around the mid-20th century

 John Coulthard was a producer and artist on cachets for first day cover, naval covers and a set of poster stamps on envelopes with strange town names: Ball Ground, Ga - Gasoline, Tx - Bald Knob, WVa - Hell's half Acre, Wy - among the list

John Coulthard Naval Cover Museum

All-Star Game - 1998 Denver

 

1998-Jul-07 Denver Co - Coors Field

American League 13-8 National League

MVP: Roberto Alomar (BAL)

Field of Dreams - Dyersville Ia : 2021

2021-Aug-12 Dyersville Ia - Field of Dreams

New York Yankees 8-9 Chicago White Sox

NYY RBI: Aaron Judge 5 (2HR); Giancarlo Stanton 2 (HR); Brett Gardner (HR).

CHW RBI: Tim Anderson 3 (HR); Eloy Jiménez 3 (HR); Seby Zavala 2 (HR); José Abreu (HR)

Pitching: NYY – Zach Britton (L 0.1-innings) CHW – Liam Hendricks (W 1-inning 3k)

Home Run Record - Back-toBack

Aug 6, 1992 San Diego - Jack Murphy Stadium

Houston Astros 5-7 SD Padres

HOU RBI: Brian Williams; Juan Guerrero; Jeff Bagwell (HR); Casey Candaele; Ernie Riles

SDP RBI: Gary Sheffield 5 (2HR); Fred McGriff 2 (2HR)

Gary Sheffield and Fred McGriff hit back-to-back home runs in the first two innings of the 7-5 victory

Baseball Card Show : Boston

1986-Nov-01 Burlington - Greater Boston Sports Collector's Club Memorabilia Convention

 

Boston Red Sox

 

1987-Apr-20 Boston Ma

Since 1912, Fenway Park has been the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox. While the stadium was built in 1912, it was substantially rebuilt in 1934

2001-May-27 Boston - 100th Anniversary Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox - founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the team's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912

For seven seasons, the AL team wore dark blue stockings and had no official nickname. They were simply "Boston", "Bostonians" or "the Bostons"; or the "Americans" or "Boston Americans" as in "American Leaguers", Boston being a two-team city. Newspaper writers of the time used other nicknames for the club, including "Somersets" (for owner Charles Somers), "Plymouth Rocks", "Beaneaters", the "Collinsites" (for manager Jimmy Collins)", and "Pilgrims". The name Red Sox refers to the red hose in the team uniform beginning in 1908

2004-Oct-21 Bronx NY - Yankee Stadium

Boston Red Sox over New York Yankees (4-3)

1938

1946

1962

Andre Dawson

April 15, 1993 - 400th Home run

Andrew Dawson played for the Montreal Expos (1976-1986) Chicago Cubs (1987-1992) Boston Red Sox (1993-1994) Florida Marlins (1995-1996)

• National League Rookie of the Year (1977)
• National League Home Run Leader (1987)
• National League RBI Leader (1987)
• National League MVP (1987)
• 8-time Gold Glove Award
• 4-time Silver Slugger 
• 8-time All-Star
• Montreal Expos jersey #10 retired
• Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame - 2004
• Hall of Fame induction - 2010

Stamp Show : Midaphil - Kansas City 1983

Oct 21, 1983 Midaphil Sta - Kansas City, Mo

MiLB AAA-afiliates All-Star Game : 1990

1990-Jul-11 Las Vegas Nv

Cashman Field (home of the Las Vegas Stars)

National League 8-5 American League

The American Association's award went to Oklahoma City 89ers outfielder Juan Gonzalez for his two run homer in the 3rd, he would finish the game going 2-5. Syracuse Chiefs second basemen Luis Sojo won the International League award going 4-5 with a triple and a run scored. Eddie Williams of the home town Las Vegas Stars won the award for the Pacific Coast League going 1-2 with a RBI, run scored and a stolen base

Stamp Show - Susqpex

1989-Oct-21 Harrisburg Pa - Susqpex

1991-Nov-02 Camp Hill Pa - Susqpex

Camp Hill/Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Stamp and Postcard Club

 

Jackie Robinson

Smithsonian

 Jackie Robinson fan mail at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Dover Ballpark

1990-May-26 Dover De

 

New York Mets : 2003

2003-Mar-31 Shea Stadium - Flushing NY

Chicago Cubs 15-2 New York Mets

CHI RBI: Corey Patterson (2HR); Mark Bellhorn; Moisés Alou; Sammy Sosa; Kerry Wood

NYM RBI: Rey Sánchez; Jeromy Burnitz

Pitching: CHI – Kerry Wood (W 5-innings) NYM Tom Glavine (L 3.2-innings)

Vermont Reds - MiLB

1986

The Vermont Reds are a defunct minor league baseball team. They played in the Eastern League at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont from 1984 to 1987. They were affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds.  The team won the Eastern League Championship in 1984, 1985 and 1986. 

Opening Day : 1968 Twins v Senators

1968-Apr-10 DC Stadium Washington DC

Minnesota Twins 2-0 Washington Senators

MIN RBI: Harmon Killebrew (HR), Bob Allison (HR)

Pitching: MIN Dean Chance (W 9-innings) WAS Camilo Pascual (L 8-innings)

 

Calgary Cannons - MiLB

1985 - Cannons Baseball What A Blast meter

The Calgary Cannons were a minor league baseball team located in Calgary, Alberta, for 18 seasons, from 1985 until 2002. They were a member of the AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL) and played at Foothills Stadium. The Cannons displaced the Calgary Expos, who played in the rookie level Pioneer League from 1977 until 1984. The team was previously known as the Salt Lake City Gulls before being relocated to Calgary. Following the 2002 season, the team moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where they became the Isotopes. 

San Bernardino Stampede - MiLB

1997 - San Bernardino Stampede

The Inland Empire 66ers began when the Salinas Spurs moved to San Bernardino and bought the name of the San Bernardino Spirit from the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes who had just left town. The name was changed to the Stampede in 1996. 

Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino (2003–present Seattle Marines, LA Angeles, LA Dodgers)

San Bernardino Stampede (1996–2002 LA Dodgers)

San Bernardino Spirit (1987–1995 Seattle Mariners)

Lancaster JetHawks - MiLB

1988

The Lancaster JetHawks were a baseball team located in Lancaster, California. They were named for the city's association with the aerospace industry and played their home games at The Hangar. From 1996 to 2020, they were members of Minor League Baseball's California League, a Class A-Advanced league affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB). With MLB's reorganization of the minor leagues after the 2020 season, Lancaster was not selected to continue in affiliated baseball, and ultimately folded

Affiliations:

Seattle Mariners (1996–2000)

Arizona Diamondbacks (2001–2006)

Boston Red Sox (2007–2008)

Houston Astros (2009–2016)

Colorado Rockies (2017–2020) 

Denver Zephyrs - MiLB

1986

The Denver Zephyrs (formerly the Denver Bears) were a Minor League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They were a Triple-A team that played in the American Association from 1955 to 1962, the Pacific Coast League from 1963 to 1968, and the American Association again from 1969 to 1992. They played their home games at Mile High Stadium.