Toronto Maple Leafs : MiLB

Toronto to Canberra, March 11, 1950

50 cents paying the double weight step to Australia

Postal History Corner

Toronto Maple Leafs - 1965

The Toronto Maple Leafs were a high-level minor league baseball club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which played from 1896-1967, affiliated with 10 different Major League clubs over their existence: Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Milwaukee Braves, Cleveland Indians, St Louis Browns, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers

Notable players include:

• Sam Jethroe - National League Rookie of the Year 1950
• Bobo Holloman - threw no-hitter in first MLB start 1953
• Elston Howard - American League MVP 1963
• Rico Caray - National League batting champion 1970
• Sparky Lyle - American League Cy Young Award winner 1977
• Reggie Smith - 7-time MLB All-Star

Padres - Powpex 1984

1984-Oct-27/28 Powpex - San Diego Ca

Joliet JackHammers

 

2002-Oct-5 Willcopex - Joliet Il

The Joliet JackHammers were a member of the Northern League, an independent professional baseball league. The JackHammers were in existence from 2002-2010. they played their home games at Silver Cross Field

During the 2008 season, Wally Backman was the team's Manager

Following the demise of the JackHammers a new team was formed the Joliet Slammers playing in the independent Frontier League

The Northern League 1993-2010 included teams from the US Mid-West and Canada:

• Rochester Aces
• Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks 
• Madison Black Wolf
• Dultuh-Superior Dukes
• St Paul Saints
• Lincoln Saltdogs
• Schaumburg Flyers
• Sioux Falls Canaries
• Sioux Falls Explorers
• Calgary Vipers
• Edmonton Cracker-Cats
• Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
• Gary SouthShore RailCats
• Kansas City T-Bones
• Winnipeg Goldeyes

World Series - 1997: Florida Marlins v Cleveland Indians

1997 World Series

October 18-26

Florida Marlins (Pro Player Stadium) - Cleveland Indians (Jacobs Field)

Marlins win 4 games to 3

Liván Hernández (Florida) - MVP

 

World Series - 1937 New York Yankees v New York Giants

1937 New York

Yankee Stadium - - Polo Grounds

New York Yankees 4games - 1 New York Giants

The 1937 Series was the first in which a team (in this case, the Yankees) did not commit a single error, handling 179 total chances (132 putouts, 47 assists) perfectly. Game 4 ended with the final World Series innings ever pitched by Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell, who during the ninth inning gave up Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's final Series home run

Back of envelope: sponsored by Wm P Gabel - Cleveland Ohio

Todd Hundley - HR Record

1996-Sep-14 New York NY

All-time single season record for home runs by a catcher - 41

Atlanta Braves 5 – 6 New York Mets

Shea Stadium Flushing New York

ATL RBI: Fred McGriff 2; Ryan Klesko

NYM RBI: Todd Hundley 3 (HR); Bernard Gilkey 2; Lance Johnson

Pitching: ATL Joe Borowski (L 0.1-innings) NYM Derek Wallace (W1-inning)

Hank Aaron : 2024

2024-Jul-31 Atlanta Ga

On April 8, the USPS unveiled the design of a stamp in honor of baseball great Henry "Hank" Aaron.

The USPS revealed the surprise addition to it's 2024 stamp program on the 50th anniversary of Aaron hitting his record-breaking 715th home run during an April 8, 1974 game between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers

Aaron who played for the Braves at the time, broke Babe Ruth's record of 714 home runs that had stood since 1935 

Art by Chuck Styles, eliminated the Screaming Braves logo from the left sleeve, normally found on the jersey. “That was a decision to remove the patch that I decided to make on my own,” Styles, the Philadelphia artist whose original portrait is being used for the Aaron commemorative stamp, told Linn’s. The Braves stopped using the logo in 1989 - Linn's Stamp News

USPS Official first day postmarks

2024-Aug-18 Americover - Hartford Ct commemorative postmark

Original design had to be changed to remove the words Major League Baseball, due to licensing issues

2024-Aug-17 Bowie Md commemorative postmark

The 1961 Topps baseball cards stamps insert set consist of 207 stamps that measure 1 3/8" x 1 3/16". The Stamps were inserted into wax packs of 1961 Topps baseball cards in panels of two – Keyman Collectibles

Carlos Baerga - HR Record

1993-Apr-08 Cleveland Oh

Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland Indians hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same inning (7th)

New York Yankees 5 - 15 Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Stadium

NYY RBI: Jim Leyritz 2; Paul O'Neill 2 (HR); Danny Tartabull 2

CLE RBI: Carlos Baerga 3 (2HR); Álvaro Espinoza 3 (HR); Glenallen Hill 3; Paul Sorrento 2; Kenny Lofton 1; Félix Fermín 1; Albert Belle 3; Reggie Jefferson 1

Pitching: CLE - Mike Bielecki (W 6-innnings) : NYY Sam Militello (L 2.2-innings)

 

1995 World Series: Cleveland Indians - Atlanta Braves

1995 World Series - Cleveland Indians v Atlanta Braves

October 21-28, 1995

Atlanta-Fulton Co Stadium (Atlanta) - Jacobs Field (Cleveland)

Braves defeat the Indians 4 games to 2

MVP - Tom Glavine (Atlanta)

October 24, 1995 Cleveland, Oh pictorial postmark

Atlanta's victory made them the first team to win at least one World Series Championship in three different cities - Boston Braves - 1914 and Milwaukee Braves - 1957

Professional Baseball Centennial - 1969

Roger Maris

Cy Young

Hand-painted cachets from Silverwing Cachets

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