MiLB : Charleston Wheelers

1992

The history of professional baseball in Charleston, dates back to 1910, and a team known as the Charleston Statesmen of the Class D Virginia Valley League. In 1911, the Statesmen moved to the Class D Mountain State League, and then folded after that year. A new team, the Charleston Senators was formed in 1914 and lasted three seasons in the Class D Ohio State League.

1931-1943, a new Senators team joined the Class C Mid-Atlantic League as an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

1949-1960, the Senators were reformed as a member of the Class A Central League. In 1952, the city was granted a franchise in the Triple-A American Association. Affiliations with the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and the Washington Senators.

1962, the Charleston Indians, affiliated with the Cleveland Indians, Class-A Eastern League, and in 1963 that league was elevated to Double-A. The team folded after the 1964 season.

1971-1983 the Charleston Charlies of the Triple-A International League. Affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, and Cleveland Indians.

1987-1994, Charleston Wheelers, began as a co-op team, with players from several Major League Baseball franchises including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Atlanta Braves.

1995 the Charleston Alley Cats were established as a Class A South Atlantic League affiliate, initially for the Cincinnati Reds.

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Negro Leagues : East-West Game 50th Anniversary

1983-Aug-06 Chicago Ill

Gateway Stamps silk cachet

The East–West All-Star Game was an annual all-star game for Negro league baseball players. In 1933 it was decided to emulate the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, using Negro league players. Newspaper balloting was set up to allow the fans to choose the starting lineups for that first game, a tradition that continued through the series' end in 1962. 

Because league structures were shaky during the Great Depression and also because certain teams (notably the Kansas City Monarchs and the Homestead Grays) sometimes played entirely independent of the leagues, votes were not counted by league, but by geographical location. Hence, the games were known as the East–West All-Star Games. - Wikipedia

Birmingham Alabama - MiLB

1981

1987

The current team began playing in Birmingham in 1981, having previously played in Montgomery, Alabama as the Montgomery Rebels

Birmingham Barons (1981–present) - Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox

Birmingham A's (1967–1975) - Kansas City-Oakland Athletics

Birmingham Barons (1901–1961; 1964–1965) - New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Birmingham Reds (1898)

Birmingham Bluebirds (1896)

Birmingham Blues (1893)

Birmingham Grays (1892–1893)

Birmingham (1889)

Birmingham Maroons (1888)

Birmingham Ironmakers (1887)

Birmingham Coal Barons (1885)

All-Star Game - 2001 Seattle

2001-Jul-10  Safeco Field - Seattle Wa

National League 1 – 4 American League

MVP: Cal Ripken Jr

Ceremonial first pitch: Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Ferguson Jenkins, Juan Marichal and Tony Pérez

Before the start of the first inning, Alex Rodriguez voluntarily elected to switch to third base to allow Cal Ripken Jr. (elected as a third baseman to start the game) to play at the shortstop position one final time at the All-Star Game, which the crowd gave a standing ovation. The move allowed Ripken to set the record for most MLB All-Star appearances at shortstop (15)

The American League squad for the game featured eight players from the Seattle Mariners

Carl Mays : 2010

2010-June-26 Mansfield Missouri

Inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 2009

Carl William Mays (November 12, 1891 – April 4, 1971) American baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929. During his career, he won over 200 games, 27 in 1921 alone, and was a member of four World Series-champion teams. On August 16, 1920, Mays threw the pitch that fatally injured Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians, the only major league player to die as a direct result of an on-field injury

Ernie Banks

unused Ernie Banks International business envelope

Ernie Banks autographed envelope 1970 Cooperstown

with additional Jackie Robinson first day postmark

Grenada 500 Home Run Club first day cover 1988-Nov-28

Ernest Banks (1931 – 2015) American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977 in his first year of eligibility, and was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.

50th Anniversary Hall of Fame

 

Detroit Tigers : Detroit Mi

1983-Dec-19 Detroit Mi

(possible baseball card show cover?)

Albert Kaline (December 19, 1934 – April 6, 2020), nicknamed "Mr. Tiger" - American professional baseball right fielder who played 22 seasons (1953-1974) in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 in his first year of eligibility. 1983 marked Kaline's 30^th year with the Tigers organization

1986-Aug-01 Cooperstown

Also seen with 1983-Aug-07 Detroit Mi postmark

George Kell (1943-1957) Philadelphia Athletics; Detroit Tigers; Boston Red Sox; Chicago White Sox; Baltimore Orioles. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame 1983.

Dock Ellis - No-hit game

1995-Jun-12 San Diego Ca - 25th Anniversary

1970-June-12, Ellis no-hit the San Diego Padres, 2–0, in the first game of a two-game doubleheader at San Diego Stadium, while reportedly under the influence of LSD

Career 1968-1979: Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, New York Mets

Commentary: I found the cover on ebay, along with a signed baseball card with an asking price of over $600.00. Not in my price range. It is an interesting cover

Stamp Show : Nevada

1989-Jun-17 Nevpex Sta Reno Nevada

 

Hubie Brooks - 100 RBI

1985-Oct-06 New York NY

Career high 100 RBIs

Hubie Brooks 1980-1994

New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, Kansas City Royals

Career RBI: 824

 

MLB Awards - 1998

1998-Nov-16 New York NY

1998-Nov-19 New York NY

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

Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) and Tom Glavine (Atlanta Braves)  Cy Young Award winners

- Clemens wins his 5th Cy Young with a 20–6 record, 2.65 ERA, and 271 strikeouts

- Glavine wins his 2nd Cy Young with a 20–6 with a 2.47 ERA and 157 strikeouts

Ben Grieve (Oakland Athletics) and Kerry Woods (Chicago Cubs) Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards

Juan González (Texas Rangers) and Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) Most Valuable Player Awards

Cy Young Award - 1997

1997-Nov-10 New York NY

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

Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) and Pedro Martinez (Montreal Expos) - Cy Young Award winners

Clemens wins his 4th Cy Young with a 21–7 record, 2.05 ERA, and 292 strikeouts

Glavine won his first Cy Young with a 17–8 record, a 1.90 ERA, 305 strikeouts and 13 complete games pitched, while becoming the only Expo ever to win the National League Cy Young Award. 

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

Smithsonian Museum - America's Home Run

 

2022-Apr-06 : 2023-Apr-06 Washington DC

Smithsonian Museum Past Exhibition - Baseball: America’s Home Run

April 9, 2022 - January 5, 2025

From fan letters and post office baseball teams to the worlds of stamp and baseball memorabilia collecting, Baseball: America’s Home Run explored our national pastime through a unique, postal lens. Using material from the National Postal Museum’s collection; original stamp art from the United States Postal Service; and artifacts loaned by other Smithsonian museums, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and private collectors, this exhibition explored the surprising ways that baseball and postal history have been deeply intertwined since the early twentieth century.

Todd Helton

2013-Sep-01 Coors Field -Denver Co

Cincinnati Reds 4 - 7 Colorado Rockies

CIN RBI: Shin-Soo Choo 2 (HR); Devin Mesoraco; Zack Cozart

COL RBI: Michael Cuddyer 3(HR); DJ LeMahieu 2; Nolan Arenado 2 (HR)

Pitching: CIN – Mike Leake (L – 4.1-innings) COL – Adam Ottavino (W – 3-innings)

Todd Helton 1-for-3 with 1 walk and 1 strikeout – 2,500 hit of Curtis Partch

Todd Helton - American professional baseball first baseman who played his entire 17-year career for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). A five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, and three-time Gold Glove Award winner, Helton holds the Rockies' club records for hits (2,519), home runs (369), doubles (592), walks (1,335), runs scored (1,401), runs batted in (RBIs, with 1,406), games played (2,247), and total bases (4,292)

 

Lexington Legends

2001-Apr-09 Lexington, Kentucky

Inaugural game

The Lexington Legends are a class A minor league team in the South Atlantic League, playing at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, Lexington, Kentucky

The Houston Astros moved their affiliate the Kissimmee Cobras to Lexington in 2000, the team was christened the Lexington Legends.  2013 the team changed their affiliation to the Kansas City Royals

Oklahoma - Pinch-hit

2007-Jan-11 Oklahoma City OK

Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe (1887 – 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics (one in classic pentathlon and the other in decathlon). He also played football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and professional basketball.

Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation in Indian Territory (what is now the U.S. state of Oklahoma)

Babe Ruth - 1983

Eddie Murray hand painted #/2

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Skat (S. Katter) hand-painted designs