Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Valleypex - Buffalo NY : Masonic Baseball

2006-Jun-17 Valleypex Station - Buffalo NY
Masonic Baseball Players

Team picture includes
Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Herb Pennock, Dazzy Vance,Red Rolfe, Rube Walberg

 

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Hall of Fame - 2015 : Johnson, Martínez, Biggio, Smoltz

2015-Jul-26 Induction Day - Cooperstown NY
Randy Johnson - 1988-2009
Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants
Pedro Martínez - 1992-2009
Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies
Craig Biggio - 1988-2007
Houston Astros
John Smoltz 1988-2009
Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, St Louis Cardinals


Monday, June 16, 2025

Hall of Fame - 2024 : Beltré, Helton, Mauer, Leyland

National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
2024-Jul-21 Cooperstown NY


Adrián Beltré - 1998-2018
Los Angeles Dodgers; Seattle Mariners; Boston Red Sox; Texas Rangers

Todd Helton - 1997-2013
Colorado Rockies

Joe Mauer - 2004-2018
Minnesota Twins

Jim Leyland manager - 1986-2013
Pittsburgh Pirates; Florida Marlins; Colorado Rockies; Detroit Tigers

Friday, June 13, 2025

David Ortiz : Boston Red Sox

2015-Sep-12 Tropicana Field - St Petersburg Fl
David Ortiz 500th Career Home Run
Boston Red Sex 10 – 4 Tampa Bay Rays
BOS RBI: David Ortiz 4 (2HR); Dustin Pedroia 3 (HR); Travis Shaw 2 (HR); Mookie Betts (HR).
TBR RBI: John Jaso 2 (HR); Richie Shaffer (HR); Luke Maile
Pitching: BOS – Rick Porcello (W 7-innings) TBR Matt Moore (L 5-innings)

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Hall of Fame - 2023 : McGriff, Rolen

National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
2023-Jul-23 Cooperstown NY

Fred McGriff - 1986-2004
Toronto Blue Jays; San Diego Padres; Atlanta Braves; Tampa Bay Devil Rays; Chicago Cubs; 
Los Angeles Dodgers

Scott Rolen - 1996-2012
Philadelphia Phillies; St. Louis Cardinals; Toronto Blue Jays; Cincinnati Reds




 

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Ken Griffey Jr : 2008


2008-Jul-16 Washington DC

Despite being ranked second in the National League All-Star voting for outfielders for most of the first half of the season, Griffey finished fourth with 2,907,746 ballots, 87,000 votes behind Kosuke Fukudome. He was not selected to the All-Star Game as a reserve. At the All-Star Break, Griffey was batting .239 with 12 home runs and 42 runs batted in. "I always have a backup plan... If you can't hit a tough lefty, bunt. If you can't hit a tough righty, bunt. If you can't go to the All-Star Game, go to the Bahamas," Griffey said.

2008-Jul-15 Bronx New York – Yankee Stadium - 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 79th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League and the National League, the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. 

 

Friday, June 6, 2025

Hall of Fame - 2006: Sutter

2006-July-30 Hall of Fame Induction, Cooperstown, NY

Bruce Sutter - 1976-1988
Chicago Cubs;  St Louis Cardinals; Atlanta Braves

The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) held an election to select from among recent players, voting Bruce Sutter into the Hall.

2005-Jul-26 the Hall announced that its board of directors had approved a special election to be held in 2006, by the Committee on African-American Baseball, of Negro leagues and pre-Negro leagues candidates. The Committee selected 17 players and executives for induction: Ray Brown, Willard Brown, Andy Cooper, Frank Grant, Pete Hill, Biz Mackey, José Méndez, Alex Pompez, Louis Santop, Mule Suttles, Ben Taylor, Cristóbal Torriente, Sol White, Jud Wilson, Effa Manley, owner of the Newark Eagles from 1935 to 1948; Cum Posey, owner of the Homestead Grays from 1920 to 1946; J. L. Wilkinson, owner of the All Nations and Kansas City Monarchs teams from 1912 to 1948.

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Hall of Fame - 1981 : Gibson, Mize, Foster

National Baseball Hall of Fame
1981-Aug-02 Cooperstown NY

Bob Gibson 1959-1975 - St Louis Cardinals
St Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

Johnny Mize - 1936-1953
St Louis Cardinals; New York Giants; New York Yankees
St Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

Rube Foster - 1902-1914
Chicago Union Giants; Cuban X-Giants; Philadelphia Giants; Leland Giants; Chicago American Giants;  Louisville White Sox
Manager: Leland Giants; Chicago American Giants; Louisville White Sox
Negro Leagues President, founder

198-Aug-02 Cooperstown NY
Ernie Harwell - Sportscaster - Ford C Frick Award
 

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Lou Brock Day : St Louis Cardinals

1979-Sep-09 St Louis - Busch Stadium
Lou Brock Day - Jersey Retirement #20

Montreal Expos 4 - 1 St Louis Cardinals
Lou Brock 0-2 (2BB)
MON RBI: Rodney Scott, Larry Parrish, Gary Carter (HR), Ellis Valentine
STL RBI: Ted Simmons (HR)
Pitching – MON: Rudy May (W 5.22-innings) STL Pete Vuckovich (L 7-innings)

At the end of the 1979 season, Brock was named the National League Comeback Player of the Year — the first player to be so named in his final Major League season 

Thursday, May 29, 2025

World Series - 2014 : SF Giants v KC Royals

2014-Oct-21:29
Kauffman Stadium (Royals) – AT&T Park (Giants)

MVP: Madison Baumgarner (SFG) Bumgarner pitched 21 innings in the 2014 World Series and allowed just one run, giving him a series ERA of just 0.43

The Giants defeated the Royals four games to three.This was the second World Series in history in which two wild card teams faced each other

Monday, May 26, 2025

Arizona-Mexico League


The Arizona-Mexico League was a Minor League Baseball league active fro 1955-1958. The envelope depicts a blue drawing of a baseball player with people in stands behind him. Above that is "Arizona-Mexico League Professional Baseball". The address is east Broadway, Tucson, Arizona. the envelope is postmarked May 26, 10PM, 1957 Tucson Arizona


Friday, May 23, 2025

Roberto Alomar

1998-Jul-07 Coors Field Denver Co
2011-Jul-24 Cooperstown NY - Hall of Fame Induction
PMW8-24B #/20 cachet

Roberto Alomar Velázquez - Puerto Rican second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for seventeen seasons (1988-2004) San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox,Arizona Diamondbacks. 12-time All-Star, 1998 MVP. 

10 Gold Glove Awards - 4 Silver Slugger Awards. Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame 2011

 

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

World Series - 2008 : Philadelphia Phillies v Tampa Bay Rays


2008-Oct-22:29
Tropicana Field (TBR) - Citizens Bank Park (PHI)
MVP: Cole Hamels (PHI)

2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 season. The 104th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays; the Phillies won the series, four games to one.  

Friday, May 16, 2025

Tommy John : New York Yankees

1987-Jun-15 Yankee Stadium - New York
271st career victory
BAL RBI: Fred Lynn
NYY RBI: Mike Pagliarulo, Mike Easler, Gary Ward, Willie Randolph, Rick Cerone, Dave Winfield
Pitching: BAL Eric Bell (L 3.2-innings) NYY Tommy John (W 5.1-innings)

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Hall of Fame - 2011 : Alomar, Blyleven, Gillick

2011-Jul-24 Induction Day - Cooperstown NY
Roberto Alomar 1988-2004
San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets,
Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks
Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame

Bert Blyleven 1970-1992
Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, California Angels
Minnesota Twins Hall of fame

Monday, May 12, 2025

Baltimore Orioles : 1993

1993-Apr-05 Oriole Park at Camden Yards - Baltimore
Texas Rangers 7 – 4 Baltimore Orioles
TEX RBI: Dean Palmer (HR) , Juan Gonzalez (HR), Rafael Palmeiro
BAL RBI: Cal Ripken JR 2, Mike Devereaux 2
Pitching: TEX – Craig Lefferts (W 6-innings) BAL – Rick Sutcliffe (L 6-innings) 

Friday, May 9, 2025

San Francisco Giants

April 11, 2000 San Francisco, Ca - Pacific Bell Park
The Giants faced the Los Angeles Dodgers at home with a 6-5 loss, after starting on the road with a 3-5 record
Chan Ho Park earn his 2nd win of the season, Kirk Rueter picked up the loss
Dodger RBI: Kevin Elster (4) Geronimo Berroa, Shawn Green - Elster hit 3 home runs
Giants RBI: Barry Bonds (2-Home run) Doug Mirabelli (Home run), JT Snow (Home run)

 1948
1970
1982 - 25th Anniversary

Thursday, May 8, 2025

All-Star Game - 2005 Detroit

2005-Jul-12 Comerica Park - Detroit
National League 5- 7 American League
MVP: Miguel Tejada (BAL)
Ceremonial first pitch: Al Kaline, Willie Horton

Monday, May 5, 2025

Vince Coleman : St Louis Cardinals

1985-Aug-01 Chicago Ill - Rookie Stolen Base Record
1985-Nov-27 New York NY - Rookie of the Year

Vince Coleman 1985-1997
(St Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, 
Detroit Tigers)

NL Rookie of the Year (1985)
6× NL stolen base leader (1985–1990)
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame