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

Thursday, May 1, 2025

World Series - 2006 : St Louis Cardinals v Detroit Tigers



2006-Oct-21:27
Busch Stadium (STL) Comerica Park (DET)
St Louis Cardinals 4 – 1 Detroit Tigers
MVP David Eckstein (STL)