World Series - 1961 : New York Yankees v Cincinnati Reds

1996-Oct-09 Cincinnati OH

1961 World Series - 35th Anniversary

Cincinnati Reds v New York Yankees

Crosley Field - - Yankee Stadium

Yankees defeat the Red 4 games to 1

MVP: Whitey Ford

Elston Howard : In Memoriam

1980-Dec-14 New York NY

Elston Gene Howard (1929 – 1980) American professional baseball player who was a catcher and a left fielder. During a 14-year baseball career, he played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball from 1948 through 1968, primarily for the New York Yankees. A 12-time All-Star, he also played for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Boston Red Sox. Howard served on the Yankees' coaching staff from 1969 to 1979.

 

Don Sutton v Phil Miekro : Pitching Duel

1986-Jun-28 Anaheim CA - Anaheim Stadium

Cleveland Indians 3 - 9 California Angels

CLE RBI: Cory Snyder 3(HR)

CAL RBI: Jerry Naron 3; Wally Joyner 2; Doug DeCinces; Gary Pettis, Rob Wilfong

CLE Pitching: Phil Niekro (6.1-innings) Tom Candiotti (1-inning) John Butcher L(0.2-innings)

CAL Pitching: Don Sutton (7-innings) Doug Corbett W(2-innings)

The match-up of Don Sutton v Phil Niekro is the first time in 94 years that two 300-game winners opposed each other

Jerome Walton : Chicago Cubs

1989-Nov-08 Chicago IL

Walton made his major league debut on 1989-Apr-04, as a Chicago Cub. He was named the 1989 National League Rookie of the Year, playing in 116 games, batting .293 with 24 stolen bases and a 30-game hitting streak.

Fernando Tatis : St Louis Cardinals

1999-Apr-23 Los Angeles CA

Fernando Tatis hits 2 Grand Slam home runs in the same inning, off Chan Ho Park in the 3rd inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.

The St Louis Cardinals woould defeat the Dodgers 12-5

Marcus Semien : Toronto Blue Jays

2021-Sep-29 Toronto ON Canada

Marcus Semien of the Toronto Blue Jays hit his 44th home run of the 2021 season, against Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees. Semien tied Davey Johnson for the most home runs in a season by a 2nd basemen.

 

Amateur World Series : 1982 Korea

1982-Sep-04 

Stamp and cachet designed by Lee Keun-moon - Han Kang cachet

The 1982 Amateur World Series was the 27th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation. The tournament took place, for the only time, in South Korea, from 4 September to 14 September, and was won by South Korea in its first AWS victory.

There were 10 participating countries:

1 South Korea – Gold 

2 Japan - Silver

3 United States – Bronze 

4 Chinese Taipei

5 Canada

6 Netherlands

7 Panama

8 Dominican Republic

9 Australia

10 Italy