Babe Ruth Centennial

1995-Feb-06 Baltimore Md - Fleetwood cachet

Babe Ruth birth centennial

Liberia Babe Ruth commemorative dollar minted 1995

Hall of Fame - Cooperstown

Mickey Mantle - NY Yankees 1951-1968)

Hall of Fame Induction 1974

Sta Musial - StLouis Cardinals (1941-1944, 1946-1963)

Hall of Fame Induction 1969

Frank Thomas - Chicago White Sox (1990-2005) Oakland Athletics (2006, 2008) 

Toronto Blue Jays (2007-2008)

Hall of Fame Induction 2014

1994-Jul-31 Cooperstown NY

Hall of Fame Induction postmarks Steve Carlton, Phil Rizzuto, Leo Durocher

Phil Rizzuto - In Memoriam

2007-Aug-14 Bronx NY

Phil Rizzuto (Sep25, 1917 - Aug 13, 2007)

New York Yankees (1941-1942, 1946-1956)

Hall of Fame Induction 1994

 

Lou Gehrig - 1989

1989-Jun-10 Cooperstown NY

art by Wanda Chirnside

Lou Gehrig covers were hand cancelled by the artist in Cooperstown, New York on the day of the stamp issue, June 10, 1989. The black and white versions are also available with a special Hall of Fame cancel. Hand colored cachets were also prepared.

Original hand painted version created with water color pencil. Each one is an individual work of art.

Canadian Baseball News

 

University Games : 1993 Buffalo

1993-Feb-25 Buffalo NY - Artmaster cachet

The University Games stamp was issued to commemorate the start of the World University Games, held in Buffalo NY July 8-18. This was the second largest international amateur athletic event, second to the Summer Olympic Games. The 1993 event marked the first time the World University Games were held in the United States

Postal Commemorative Society (Artcraft) cachet

Fleetwood cachet

World University Games began in Paris in 1923. It is also known as "Universiade" (a combination of University and Olympiad). Over 3,600 athletes from 117 countries competed in 12 different sports, which included baseball, as shown in several cachets produced for the first day of issue. This was the first time baseball was represented at the games

Teams:

1 Cuba – Gold Medal

2 South Korea – Silver medal

3 Canada – Bronze Medal

4 Japan

5 Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)

6 United States

7 Italy

Baseball Centennial - 70th Anniversary

 

2009-Jun12 Cooperstown NY

70th Anniversary Baseball Centennial

Bevil cachet

Cy Young Award - 2001

2001-Nov-13 New York NY

S/A SportsCovers #/50 John T Slater, publisher - Joseph Cyril, artist

Roger Clemens (New York Yankees) and Randy Johnson (Arizona Diamond Backs) - Cy Young Award winners

- Clemens wins his 6th Cy Young with an 20–3 record, 3.51 ERA, and 213 strikeouts

- Johnson won his 3rd Cy Young with a 21-6 record, 2.49 ERA and 372 strikeouts

Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball. first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young

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