J.D. Drew

1998-Sep-08 Busch Stadium -  St Louis Mo

Chicago Cubs 3 - 6 St Louis Cardinals

CHI RBI: Gary Gaetti; José Hernández; Mark Grace

STL RBI: Ray Lankford 3; Mark McGwire (HR); Delino DeShields; Ron Gant

David Jonathan "J. D." Drew - American Major League Baseball right fielder

MLB statistics:

Batting average - .278

Home runs - 242

RBI - 795

Teams:

St. Louis Cardinals (1998–2003)

Atlanta Braves (2004)

Los Angeles Dodgers (2005–2006)

Boston Red Sox (2007–2011)

Career highlights and awards:

All-Star (2008)

World Series champion (2007)

Golden Spikes Award (1997)

Dick Howser Trophy (1997)

Hall of Fame - 50th Anniversary : 1989

1989-Jun-12 Anniversary Station - Cooperstown NY

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by a private foundation. The Hall of Fame was established by Stephen Carlton Clark, an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. The building was dedicated on June 12, 1939. The first five men elected were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson, chosen in 1936; roughly 20 more were selected before the entire group was inducted at the Hall's 1939 opening.

In addition to the regular 1989 Lou Gehrig first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service also used a pictorial postmark with the 50th anniversary logo of the Hall of Fame.This postmark was also used June 12th which was the actual 50th anniversary date as well as being the same anniversary for the issuance of the 3 cent 1939 baseball stamp. 

June 10 & 11 postmarks

1936 Newspaper Sport Stamps

Sport Stamps were printed in issues of the following newspapers, which included athletes from various sports. Below are some of the baseball players featured.

Detroit Times - Boston American - Sunday Advertiser ( Boston ) - Buffalo Times (Minor Leagues) - Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph - Chicago American (featured 2 stamps side-by-side) - Washington Herald - Los Angeles Examiner - Omaha Bee-News - Atlanta Georgian-American (Minor League) - Seattle Post Intelligencer - The San Francisco Examiner

Boston American

Boston Sunday Advertiser

Los Angeles Examiner

Detroit Times

Pittsburgh Telegraph

Omaha Bee News

Buffalo Times (Buffalo Bisons)

Chicago American

1936 Sporting News

1936 Several newspapers ran non-postage stamps featuring baseball players. the Sporting News ran All-Star stamps.

Other papers which printed stamps include: 

Detroit Times - Boston American - Sunday Advertiser ( Boston ) - Buffalo Times - Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph - Chicago American - Washington Herald - Los Angeles Examiner - Omaha Bee-News - Atlanta Georgian-American (Minor League) - Seattle Post Intelligencer - The San Francisco Examiner