Tucson Arizona - MiLB

1980s - Tucson Toros

2006 - Tucson Sidewinders

The original Toros were a Triple-A minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League from 1969 to 1997, where they won the PCL Championship in 1991 and 1993. They were affiliated with several Major League Baseball teams over the years, most notably with the Houston Astros. The team rebranded as the Tucson Sidewinders in 1998, a name under which they played until relocating to Reno following the 2008 season. During the Sidewinders era, the team won both the PCL and Triple-A championships for the 2006 season

All-Star Game - 1949 Brooklyn

1989-Jul-12 Brooklyn NY

40th Anniversary 1949 All-Star Game Ebbets Field Brooklyn

American League 11-7 National League

The 1949 All-Star Game was the first to have African Americans in the line-up: Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, Larry Doby

 

Stamp Show : Champex - Burlington VT

1995-Oct-28 Champex Sta - Burlington VT

 

Baseball Assistance team

1990-Jan-11 New York - BAT

1998-Jul business letterhead

The Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization affiliated with Major League Baseball. The organization's mission is to "confidentially support members of the Baseball Family in need of assistance." The baseball family includes former players, both from the Major and Minor Leagues, former Negro leagues and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players, umpires, scouts, athletic trainers and MLB and MiLB team personnel.

Alex Rodriguez

1998-Sep-19 Anaheim Ca

40/40 Club

Alex Rodriguez - American professional baseball shortstop, third baseman and designated hitter. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (1994-2016) for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees. Career .295 batting average, home runs (696), 2,086 RBI, over 3,115 hits, and over 329 stolen bases, 3 American League Most Valuable Player Awards, 10 Silver Slugger Awards, and two Gold Glove Awards. 

Jose Canseco became the first player to reach 40–40 in 1988

Baseball Card Show - Md

1984-Jan-14 Columbia MD

Baltimore-Washington Sports Collectibles Show 3

Stamp show: Baypex - Largo FL

2003-Feb-28 Baypex Sta - Largo FL

(Feb 28 - Mar 02)

Japan - World Softball Championship 1998

The 1998 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held 1998-Jul-20/30 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan. A fourth straight title was won by the team from the United States

 

Wellsville Nitros - Collegiate Baseball

1998-Jul-30 Wellsville NY

Wellsville Nitros - New York Collegiate Baseball League

 

WBSC Permier12 Championship : 2024

The 2024 WBSC Premier12 was the 3rd edition of the WBSC Premier12, a baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Originally scheduled for 2023, but delayed due to COVID-19, the championship was held from November 9 to 24, 2024, in Japan, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Taiwan won the championship, defeating final round hosts and defending champions Japan, 4–0, in the championship game. It was Chinese Taipei's first Premier12 championship and their first overall senior international baseball title ever. The United States took third place after a 6–1 win over Venezuela.

 

Harry Caray - Missouri Pinch-Hit

2021-Aug-10 Jefferson City MO

Harry Caray American radio and television sportscaster. During his career he called the play-by-play for five Major League Baseball teams, St Louis Cardinals, St Louis Browns, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Cubs. Born Harry Christopher Caray (né Carabina; 1914 – 1998) St Louis, Missouri

Career highlights and awards

Ford C. Frick Award (1989)

National Radio Hall of Fame (1990) 

Boston Red Sox - 1986

1986-Sep-28 Fenway Park - Boston MA

Toronto Blue Jays 3 - 12 Boston Red Sox

Sox clinch American League Pennant

TOR RBI: Lloyd Mosby 3 (HR)

BOS RBI: Marty Barrett 4; Wade Boggs 3; Don Baylor 2; Rich Gedman; Spike Owen

TOR pitching: Duane Ward L(1-inning)

BOS pitching: Oil Can Boyd W(9-innings) 

World Series - 2022 Houston Astros v Philadelphia Phillies

2022-Nov-05 Houston TX

2022-Oct-28/Nov-05

Minute Maid Park (HOU) Citizens Bank Park (PHI)

2022 World Series was the 118th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Houston Astros and the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to earn their second World Series championship. 

MVP: Jeremy Peña (HOU)

Sporting Goods

1893-Dec-09 Boston MA

1918-Oct-16 Boston MA

1935-Aug-07 City Hall Annex New York

Founded in 1871 by Baseball Hall of Famer George Wright and Boston businessman Henry Ditson, the Wright & Ditson company specialized in tennis rackets, and golf clubs. Sometime around the turn of the 19th century, they added baseball equipment. By the early 1900's, A.G. Spalding & Brothers controlled 99.7% of the company's shares. In 1910, Wright & Ditson announced the formation of a partnership with Victor Sporting Goods of Springfield, Massachusetts. 

1907-Oct-11 Fitchburg MA

1948-Feb-20 Boston MA

Iver Johnson Sporting Goods

1940 Grinnell IA - Lannom Mfg Co

Baseball Hall of Fame

1979-Jun-12 Cooperstown NY

Postal Commemorative Society - Gold replica

40th Anniversary of the Dedication 1939-June-12

Cleveland Indians

 Cleveland Indians - Charlie Delgado ACE (Art Cover Exchange) Local Post label

Dodger Sym-Phony Band : 1939-1957

1988-Sep-24 Brooklyn NY

The Dodgers Sym-Phony was a small musical band composed of fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers who entertained the crowds at Ebbets Field. The group was formed spontaneously by its leader Carmine "Shorty" Laurice in 1937, who recruited other amateur musicians to join the group. Among their favorites was playing "Three Blind Mice" when the umpiring crew walked onto the field. 

Baseball Reference 

Society for American Baseball Research

World Series - 2021 Houston Astros v Atlanta Braves

 

2021-Nov-02 Atlanta GA

2021-Oct-26 / Nov-02Truist Park (ATL) Minute Maid Park (HOU)

2021 World Series was the championship series was the 117th World Series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion Atlanta Braves and the American League champion Houston Astros. The Braves won the series four games to two.

MVP: Jorge Soler (ATL)

Aaron Judge

2022-Oct-04 Arlington Tx

2022: Judge led the major leagues with 62 home runs, 133 runs scored, 131 RBI (tied with Pete Alonso of the Mets) winning the 2022 American League MVP Award

2022-Oct

Republic of Chad honored Aaron Judge with 2 souvenir sheets, with 3 and 6 stamps

1992 - Olympics

Pittsburgh Crafords

Kansas City Monarchs

1992-Apr-03 Atlanta Ga - Olympic Baseball

Boston Red Sox - 1987

1987-Apr-10 Fenway Park - Boston MA

Toronto Blue Jays 0 - 3 Boston Red Sox

BOS RBI: Jim Rice (HR), Marc Sullivan (HR), Bill Buckner

TOR pitching: Dave Steib L(7-innings)

BOS pitching: Bruce Hurst W(9-innings)

Opened the season on the road with a 1-3 record

Personalized Stamps : Boston Red Sox

Premier Postage Powered by Pitney Bowes (eBay find)

Personalized postage stamps :

In 2004, the USPS decided to allow certain companies to facilitate the making of custom US postage stamps that could be used as actual postage. Several companies provided the stamps printed with images provid the customer.

In 2020 the USPS discontinued the practice, due in part to legal issues of people uploading images that infringed on trademark or copyrights, use of graphic or inappropriate images and loss of revenue by the USPS in selling their own stamps

Disney Baseball

1979-Nov-02 Grenada

1986-May-22 Grenada

 

Topps - 1961

As part of the 1959-1960 and the 1960-1961 Topps Hockey trading cards, panels of 2 stamps were inserted in each wax pack of cards. The stamps from the 1960-1961 set featured a player photo in the middle of an ornate frame, printed in blue, the design reminiscent of the US postage stamps of the 1920's

1961 Topps decided to replicate this in their baseball issues. The set consisted of 207 stamps measuring 1 3/8 x 1 3/16, sawtooth perforated in panels of 2 stamps. The designs featured a portrait of the player within an ornate frame and were either printed in green or brown.

104 players were printed in green and 104 were printed in brown, with Al Kaline being printed in both colors. The pairs are printed in random order and players may have different combinations

The stamps are unnumbered and usually listed in alphabetical order by team: Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Washington Senators

Tops sold stamp albums for collectors to place their stamps in.