MiLB - Blue Jays

The Knoxville Blue Jays, locally referred to as the K-Jays, were a long-time Class AA farm club of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1980 until 1999

The team did showcase future Major League stars such as Jesse Barfield (’80 and ’81), Jimmy Key (’83), Cecil Fielder (’84-’85), Fred McGriff (’84), David Wells (’84 and ’86), Pat Hentgen (’90) and Jeff Kent (’91).The team was re-branded following the 1992 season, taking back the historic Knoxville Smokies name. The relationship with Toronto continued until 2003, when the St. Louis Cardinals replaced the Blue Jays as Knoxville’s parent club.

The Myrtle Beach Blue Jays were a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays, based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. They began play in the South Atlantic League in 1987 after being relocated from Florence, South Carolina (Florence Blue Jays).  During this time, they would see players such as Carlos Delgado, Steve Karsay, Derek Bell, Pat Hentgen, and Chris Weinke wear their uniform. The club was renamed the Myrtle Beach Hurricanes in 1991. The team was sold after the 1992 season and relocated to Maryland as the Hagerstown Suns (replacing an Eastern League franchise of the same name).

World Series: 1908 - Chicago Cubs v Detroit Tigers

2008-Mar-29 Kalamzoo MI - Kazoopex

1908 World Series - fifth edition of the World Series, it matched the defending National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs against the American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers in a rematch of the 1907 Series. The Cubs won in five games for their second straight World Series title.

San Diego Padres - 2003

2003-Sep-28 San Diego CA - Qualcomm Stadium

Colorado Rockies 10 - 8 San Diego Padres

COL RBIs: Jay Payton 3 (HR); Chris Stynes 2; Juan Uribe 2 (HR); Charles Johnson 2 (HR); Greg Norton (HR)

SDP RBIs: Xavier Nady 3 (HR); Mark Loretta (HR); Phil Nevin; Mark Kotsay; Jake Peavy; Gary Bennett

Pitching COL: Javier López (W 1-inning)

Pitching SDP: Jay Witasik (L 0.2-inning)

The 2003 San Diego Padres season was the 35th season in franchise history. The team was managed by Bruce Bochy, as the team played their final season of home games at Qualcomm Stadium before moving the club to Petco Park the following season.

 

Japan Letter Writing Day - Pinch-hit

23-Jul-1983 Osaka Chuo (central) - Letter Writing Day

 

Cleveland Giants - 1922

1922-Jun-24 Boston MA

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Nippon Professional Baseball - 2000 Japan 20th Century

Japan 20th Century - Episode 7

Japan issued several mini sheets to commemorate their achievements during the 20th Century.  This sheet includes stamps honoring:

1) The Great Sea of Clouds by Fumihiko Otsuki first edition

2) Tokyp Ondo sheet music cover

3) Enoken Troupe: Kenichi Enomoto fro the stage play "Enoken's Golden Demon" and the film "Enoken's Youthful Suicide Tiger Story"

4-5) Professional Baseball formed. Image (Umpire, Catcher and Batter) from the US Tour at the time of the league's formation

6) Hachiko the Loyal Dog and his bronze statiue

7) "Miyamoto Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa; First edition "Earth and Water Volume"

8-9) Steam Locomotive D51 debuts

10) Ryukyu wood pigeon and hibiscus

 

Kerry Wood

1998-May-06 Chicago IL - Wrigley Field

Houston Astros 0 - 2 Chicago Cubs

CHC RBIs: José Hernández; Henry Rodríguez

Pitching CHC: Kerry Wood (W - complete game)

Pitching HOU: Shane Reynolds (L)

Kerry Lee Wood - American baseball pitcher, played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees. Wood first came to prominence as a 20-year-old rookie, when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout against the Houston Astros. The game also made Wood the co-holder of the MLB record for strikeouts in a single game (20) and earned Wood the nickname "Kid K". He was later named the 1998 National League Rookie of the Year.

Brooklyn Dodgers - First televised game

1988-Aug-26 Brooklyn NY

49th anniversary of the first professionla baseball game to be televised. Red Barber provided the play-by-play

 

Professional Baseball Centennial - 1969

1969-Sep-24 Cincinnati OH

Lengendsbygone #/25 on reverse flap

 

American Icons - 2026

2026-June-09 New York NY

The U.S. Postal Service today honored the nation’s 250th anniversary with American Icons, a collection of 13 commemorative stamps curated by legendary American designer Ralph Lauren. The stamp pane features 13 photographs selected from Ralph Lauren’s archive and from visuals that have inspired him. The images reflect the unique fabric of the nation, representing freedom, independence, equality, opportunity and the pursuit of happiness.

Barbara Bush - First Pitch

2025-Jun-10 Kennebunkport ME

Barbara Bush (1925 – 2018) was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. 

April 1989, George W Bush (Barbara's son) arranged for a group of investors to purchase a controlling interest of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers for $89 million and invested $500,000 himself to start. He then was managing general partner for five years. 

Paul Molitor : 1978-1998

1996-Sep-16 Kansas City MO

Milwaukee Brewers (1978–1992) Toronto Blue Jays (1993–1995) Minnesota Twins (1996–1998)

Career highlights and awards:

7× All-Star (1980, 1985, 1988, 1991–1994)

World Series champion (1993)

World Series MVP (1993)

4× Silver Slugger Award (1987, 1988, 1993, 1996)

AL Manager of the Year (2017)

Milwaukee Brewers No. 4 retired

Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor

American Family Field Walk of Fame

Major League Baseball All-Time Team

Lou Gehrig - 1989

Benning hand drawn cachet - recent eBay offering

 

Baltimore Orioles : 2012

 

2012-April-06 Baltimore MD - Camden Yards

Minnesota Twins 2 - 4 Baltimore Orioles

BAL RBIs: Nick Markakis 3 (HR); Matt Wieters

MIN RBIs: Josh Willingham 2 (HR)

Pitching BAL : Jake Arrieta (W 7innings)

Pitching MIN : Carl Pavano (L 7innings)

The Baltimore Orioles' 2012 season was the 112th season in franchise history, the 59th in Baltimore, and the 21st at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. They completed the regular season with a 93–69 record, good for second place in the AL East and qualified for one of two American League wild card spots. It was the first time since 1997 that they finished with a winning record and made the playoffs. They subsequently defeated the Texas Rangers in the inaugural one-game Wild Card Playoff. They advanced to play the New York Yankees in the Division Series, but lost the series to the Yankees in five games. The smiling cartoon bird head returned to the ballclub's caps and helmets after a 23-year absence - Wikipedia

Olympic baseball - 1992

1992-Apr-03 Atlanta GA

CCC set of first day covers created with color proofs and registration runs (recent eBay offering)

Yesterday's Legends : Sturbridge MA

1989-Jul-16 Srubridge MA - Yesterady's Legends : Willie Mays Show Station

 

Masahiro Yamamoto : Japan

  

Masahiro Yamamoto spokesman for Aichi Prefectural Federation of National Health Insurance Organizations - Japanese Advertising Postal Cards

Masahiro 'Masa' Yamamoto, is a left-handed, retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. A screwballer, Yamamoto pitched for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for 29 years from 1986 to 2015. He is the oldest Japanese pitcher to win a baseball game. With 200+ career victories, he is a member of Meikyukai (Golden Players Club) Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

 

Pinback Buttons - Pinch Hit

2024-Aug-15 Hartford CT

The USPS issued pane of 20 pinback button stamps features 10 typographic designs by various artists in their unique styles, each with a single word as the prominent element of the design. Since their first appearance in 1896, pinback buttons have expressed viewpoints, made statements, and shown off the interests of those who wear them. A novel medium, these buttons quickly came into popular use as advertising tools and for political campaigns. For more than 120 years pinback buttons of various sizes have helped spread ideas and broadcast opinions on a wide variety of topics.

This cachet features sport related pinback buttons most notably Roger Maris and George Scott

Legendary Baseball Fields - 2001

2001-Jun-27 New York

Harvey Dinnerstein - The Wide Swing (1974)

 

Todd Worrell : St Louis Cardinals

1986-Nov-24 New York - Rookie of the Year Award

Todd Worrell (1985-1997)

St Louis Cardinals - Los Angeles Dodgers

NL Rookie of the Year (1986) : NL Rolaids Relief Man Award (1986)

2× NL saves leader (1986, 1996)

Milford Baseball Card Show : Milford DE

1985-Jun-22 Milford DE

Milford Baseball Card Show

Inside the Park - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders

Yankee Stadium FDC Jun 27, 2001

signed by Jonathan Holder, with MLB passport stamp from PNC Field Moosic, Pa

Railriders v Louisville Bats

2008  business envelope

Chicago Cubs : 1951

1951 Chicago Cubs - September Home Games schedule advertising post card courtesy o Local Loan Co

Central America and Caribbean Games : 1982 Cuba

1982-Aug-13 Santo Domingo

XIV Central American and Caribbean Games

The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982, and included 2,420 athletes from nineteen nations competing in 25 different sports. Some events were held in Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, and the eastern end of the island.

The mascot for the Games was Cuco, the Crocodile

Medalists

Dominican Republic : Gold

Cuba : Silver

Netherlands Antilles : Bronze

Panama

Venezuela

Nicaragua

Puerto Rico

Notable players:

Dominican Republic: Félix Fermín, Ramón Peña

Cuba: Lourdes Gourriel, father of Yuli Gurriel and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

 

Baseball to Los Angeles 84 : 1983 Florence Italy

1983-Jul-30 Florence Italy

Italian Baseball - Softball Federation

Philatelic Exhibition

Baseball to Los Angeles 84

Florence July 30-31 1983

Japanese Baseball League : 1999

50 Years of Central League and Pacific League Baseball

Pacific League Mascots: Harry Hawk (Fukuoka Daiei Hawks) Leo (Seibu Lions) Mar-Kun (Shiba Lotte Marines) Fighty (Nippon Ham Fighters) Neppy (Orix Blue Wave) Baffalead (Kintetsu Buffaloes)

Central League Mascots: Shaoron (Chunichi Dragon) Giabbit (Yomiuri Giants) Tsubakorou (Yoakult Swallows) Slyly (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) Hossie (Yokohama Bay Stars) Tolucky (Hanshin Tigers)

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation of the "Greater Japan Tokyo Baseball Club"  in 1934. NPB consists of twelve teams divided equally in two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League, founded in 1949

Central America and Caribbean Games : 1978 Colombia

1978-Jul-21 Santo Domingo

The 13th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Medellín, Colombia from July 7 to July 28, 1978, and included 2,605 athletes from nineteen nations, competing in 21 sports.

Medals: 

Cuba – Gold 

Nicaragua - Silver

Puerto Rico – Bronze 

Dominican Republic

Venezuela

Colombia

Netherlands Antilles

Notable Players:

Nicaragua - Porfi Altamirano, David Green 

World Baseball Championship : 1988 Italy

1988-Aug-23 Florence : Italy v Spain

The 1988 Baseball World Cup was the 30th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament took place, for the second time, in Italy, from August 23 to September 7, and was won by Cuba – its 19th overall victory

There were 12 participating countries.

1 Cuba - Gold

2 United States - Silver

3 Chinese Taipei – Bronze

4 Japan

5 Canada

6 Puerto Rico

7 Nicaragua

8 South Korea

9 Italy

10 Netherlands

11 Netherlands Antilles

12 Spain

1988-Aug-24 Grosseto : Italy v Cuba

1988-Aug-26 Rimini : Italy v Korea

1988-Aug-30  Verona : Italy v Puerto Rico

1988-Sep-01 Torino : Italy v Taipei

1988-Sep-02 Novara : Italy v Canada

1988-Sep-03 Milan : Italy v United States