Hall of Fame - 2012 : Larkin, Santo

2012-Jul-22 Induction Day - Cooperstown NY

Barry Larkin 1986-2004 - Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

Ron Santo 1960-1974 - Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox

Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame

PMW cachets

Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, NY

April 5, 1947 Cooperstown, NY

1979-Jun-12 Cooperstown NY 40th Anniversary

Postmaster General James Farley sells 1939 Baseball Stamp to Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis

1991 meter cancel

Paul Owens - Philadelphia Phillies

1984-Jul-18 Philadelphia Pa - Minisink Cover

1st anniversary of Paul Owens being named manger of the Phillies

Paul 'The Pope” Owens (1924 – 2003) - American Major League Baseball front office executive, manager, and scout. Earlier, during his playing career, Owens was a first baseman and catcher, and then a manager, in minor league baseball

Owens' entire Major League career was spent with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was the general manager and principal architect of the 1980 Phillies, who won the third National League (NL) pennant and became the first World Series champion in franchise history — breaking a 97-year streak of futility dating to the team's founding in 1883. Owens was general manager of the Phillies from June 3, 1972, through the end of 1984, and twice (1972; 1983–1984) added the title of field manager to his job description

In 1983, he took the managerial reins of the Phillies in mid-season and led them to their fourth pennant, but lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the 1983 World Series. After his tenure as manager ended the following year, he remained with the team as an advisor and scout for the rest of his life

Ball Ground, Ga - poster stamp

Ball Ground, Ga - 1939 - John Coulthard poster stamp on cover

Ball Ground is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The city was originally Cherokee territory before they were removed from the land and it was given to white settlers. A railroad was built in 1882 and a town was formed around the resulting railroad stop. The town was incorporated on January 1, 1883, and became an industrial-based economy largely centered around its marble industry until around the mid-20th century

 John Coulthard was a producer and artist on cachets for first day cover, naval covers and a set of poster stamps on envelopes with strange town names: Ball Ground, Ga - Gasoline, Tx - Bald Knob, WVa - Hell's half Acre, Wy - among the list

John Coulthard Naval Cover Museum

Baseball Card Show : Boston

1986-Nov-01 Burlington - Greater Boston Sports Collector's Club Memorabilia Convention

 

Mickey Mantle

1980-Jul-05 New York NY - Heroes of New York

1984-Oct-10 : 20th Anniversary of Mickey Mantle's 9th inning home run in the bottom of the ninth in the 1964 (cachet states 1984) World Series.

Renata Galasso cachet

1985-Feb-14 Mantle re-instated

Zaso Silk cachet

1985-Apr-16 Mantle throws out first pitch

Zaso Silk cachet

1987-Jul-26 Cooperstown Induction Day

13th anniversary of Mantle's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame

2010-Mar-07 But-Mont Stamp Club, Warminster, Pa

honoring Mickey Mantle

Cy Young - Janesville Stamp Club : 2006

2006-Feb-12 Janesville Wi

Janesville Stamp Club

Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) - American Major League Baseball pitcher. Young entered the major leagues in 1890 with the National League's Cleveland Spiders and pitched for them until 1898. He was then transferred to the St. Louis Cardinals franchise. In 1901, Young jumped to the American League and played for the Boston Red Sox franchise until 1908, helping them win the 1903 World Series. He finished his career with the Cleveland Naps and Boston Rustlers, retiring in 1911.

The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball, one each for the American League and National League. The award was introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, but in 1967, the award was given to one pitcher in each league

Orel Hershiser

1988-Sep-28 San Diego Ca

Jack Murphy Stadium

Los Angeles Dodgers 1-2 San Diego Padres

Herschier pitched 10 scoreless innings, giving up 4 hits, 1 BB, 3Ks

The Dodgers and Padres went 15 scoreless innings until the Dodgers scored 1 in the top of the 16, and the Padres scored 2 in the bottom of the 16th inning

Orel Hershiser - American baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 – 2000 (Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets).

Career highlights and awards

• 3× All-Star (1987–1989)
• World Series champion (1988)
• NL Cy Young Award (1988)
• World Series MVP (1988)
• 2× LCS MVP (1988, 1995)
• Gold Glove Award (1988)
• Silver Slugger Award (1993)
• NL wins leader (1988)
• MLB record 59 consecutive scoreless innings pitched

Eric Davis

1987-May-30 Pittsburgh Pa

Three Rivers Stadium

Cincinnati Reds 6-2 Pittsburgh Pirates

Davis hits 3rd Grand Slam HR, going 1 for 4, 4RBI, 1Ks

Eric Davis - American former center fielder 1984-2001 (Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Francisco Giants). Davis was 21 years old when he made his major league debut with the Reds on May 19, 1984. 

From 1986 to 1990, Davis averaged 30 home runs and 40 stolen bases. One of Davis' most famous moments was when he homered off Oakland's Dave Stewart in his first World Series at bat in 1990. The home run triggered a World Series sweep for the Reds.

Canada Pictorial Postmarks

For many years Canada has offered collectors pictorial postmarks from post offices around the country. Collectors can obtain a postmark on a stamp addressed envelope and receive a cancel. Subject matter is historically related to the city the postmark comes from. Some baseball related postmarks above... 

Canada Post

New York Yankees : 1976

April 15, 1976 Bronx - Stadium Sta, NY - Yankee Stadium

New York Yankees  11 - 4  Minnesota Twins

Opening day at Yankee Stadium, Yankees come off a 4-1 road trip to start the season

NYY RBI: Mickey Rivers 2; Oscar Gamble 2; Chris Chambliss 2; Roy White; Willie Randolph; Lou Piniella; Fred Stanley; Otto Velez

Twins RBI:  Dan Ford 2 (HR); Steve Braun; Craig Kusick

Yankees SB: Willie Randolph

Twins SB: Larry Hisle; Steve Brye; Rod Carew

Yankee pitching: Rudy May (Start 2.1-innings); Dick Tidrow W (5-innings) Sparky Lyle S

Twins pitching: Dave Goltz (Start 3.1-innings) Vic Albury (L 1.2-innings) Steve Luebber (2.1-innings) Tom Burgmeier (0.2-innings)

Baltimore Orioles

Apr 29, 1988 Chicago, Ill

Orioles end 21-game losing streak

Oct 5, 1991 Baltimore, Md

Farewell to Memorial Stadium
signed by Gregg Olson

The Orioles Advocates' Charitable Foundation, Inc
limited to an edition of 10,000 worldwide

The Baltimore Orioles originated as one of the eight charter members of the American League in 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1902 the franchise moved to St Louis taking the nickname Browns. After 52 year in St Louis, the franchise was sold and moved to Baltimore Maryland. The new team would take on the name Orioles in honor of the official state bird of Maryland.

Prior to this there had been other major and minor league clubs using the Baltimore Orioles name, including the team that moved north in 1903, that would eventually become the New York Yankees

September 12, 1931 - Baltimore Baseball and Exhibition Co

MiLB - International League

1966

1968

1982

Los Angeles Dodgers - Dodgertown

March 17, 2008 the Los Angeles Dodgers  played their final game at Holman Stadium, Dodgertown, Vero Beach, Fl. The facility served as the spring training home to the Dodgers for 61 years. The official date of termination for use of the facility was July 14, 2008

The Dodgers resumed spring training on March 1, 2009 at Camelback Ranch - Glendale, Phoenix, Az. Spring training facility for both the Dodgers and Chicago White Sox

November 2018, Major League baseball announced plans to renovate the facility, which will be remanded the Jackie Robinson Training Complex

Zip code on the postmark is 90090 - Los Angeles, Ca

On June 6 the Dodgers were home against the Philadelphia Phillies, taking the game 3-2

Would appreciate further information on the use of this postmark....

Dodgertown stationery - 1952

Chan Ho Park

1984-Apr-08 Los Angeles, Ca

Dodger Stadium

Atlanta Braves  6-0  LA Dodgers

Braves RBI: Terry Pendelton (3-HR) Fred McGriff (HR), David Justice (HR), Javy Lopez

Pitching: Kent Mercker (Braves - Complete game W) Pedro Astacio (LAD-L)

Chan Ho Park pitched 1-inning in relief

First Korean to play in the Major Leagues, signed with the Dodgers when he was a sophomore at Hanyang University, Seoul

MLB: 124W - 98L; 4.36 ERA; Strikeouts: 1,715

Innings pitched: 1,993 Games: 476: WAR:19.9

NPB: 1W-5L; 4.29 ERA; Strikeouts: 21

KBO: 5W-10L; 5.06 ERA; Strikeouts: 68

LA Dodgers (1994-2001, 2008) Texas Rangers (2002-2005)

San Diego Padres (2005-2006) New York Mets (2007)

Philadelphia Phillies (2009) New York Yankees (2010)

Pittsburgh Pirates (2010)

Orix Buffaloes (NPB-2011) Hanwha Eagles (KBO-2012)

All-Star 2001

Korean National Team

Gold Medal - Asian Games  (1998)

World Baseball Classic (2006)

Silver Medal - Asian Baseball Championship (2007)

Ricky Horton - St Louis Cardinals

 

December 3, 1984 Greenville, Il

Benefit for the American Cancer Society

Ebay find: looks like a photo-copied cachet for a benefit fund raiser for the American Cancer Society, featuring St Louis Cardinals' Ricky Horton

Horton was a pitcher with the St Louis Cardinals (1984-1987, 1989-1990) Chicago White Sox (1988) Los Angeles Dodgers (1988-1989). 1984 won a career high 9 games as a rookie. Appeared in the 1985 and 1987 World Series  with the Cardinals and the 1988 World Series with the Championship Dodgers

Achieved his first major league hit off Nolan Ryan on May 21, 1984

Win-Loss records: 32-27, ERA 3.76, Strikeouts 319

Warren Spahn

May 6, 1982 Seattle, Wa

Warren Spahn 300 career victory Anniversary commemorative

Warren Spahn, left-handed pitcher for the Boston/Milwaukee Braves (1942, 1946-1964) New York Mets (1965) San Francisco Giants (1965)

Career 363-245 won-loss record, 3.09 ERA, 2,583 strikeouts

• 17-time All-Star
• Cy Young Award (1957)
• No-Hit games (Sep 16, 1960, April 28, 1961)
• 4-time NL strikeout leader (1949-1952)
• 8-time NL wins leader (1949, 1950, 1953, 1957-1961)
• 3-time NL ERA leader (1947, 1953, 1961)
• World Series Champion (1957)
• Atlanta Braves #21 retired
• Major League Baseball All-Century Team

Warren Spahn won his 300th career victory on August 11, 1962 at County Stadium against the Chicago Cubs 

2003 Guthrie, Ok

4th Annual Warren Spahn Award pictorial postmark

"Spahn & Sain Pray for Rain"

Sept 3, 1989 Sturbridge, Ma commemorative postmark

Wild Horse cachet

In 1948 the Boston Braves on the National League Pennant. Two pitchers, Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain won a combined 39 games to lead the team to victory.

Boston Post writer Gerald Hern wrote the following poem in honor of the pitchers and the lack of depth in the rotation

"First we'll use Spahn

thence'll use Sain

then an off day

followed by rain

Back will come Spahn

followed by Sain

And followed

we hope

by two days of rain"

1969 Baseball Centennial

handpainted cachet by Emrick Cachets

John Franco

1999-Apr-14 Shea Stadium, New York

John Francos - 400th Save

NY Mets 4-1 Florida Marlins

Marlins RBI: Bruce Arven

Mets RBI: Todd Pratt, Robin Ventura (HR), Bobby Bonilla, Edgardo Alfonzo

Winning Pitcher: Orel Hershiser  - Losing Pitcher: Jesus Sanchez

John Franco

Cincinnati Reds (1984-1989) New York Mets (1990-2001, 2003-2004) Houston Astros (2005)

games pitched: 1,119  Strikeouts 975 Saves: 424

Lou Brock - Stolen Base Record

Aug 29, 1977 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, Ca

Padres defeat the Cardinals 4-3

Lou Brock played 19 years in the majors. Chicago Cubs (1961-1964) St Louis Cardinals (1964-1979)

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985 and the St Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame 2014

Brock was known for his ability to steal a base, breaking Ty Cobb's All-time career record of 892, and Maury Wills' single season record in 1974 with 118. Brock would finish his career with 938 stolen bases

• 6-time All-star
• 8-time National League Stolen Base leader
• National League singles leader (1972)
• runner-up for NL Most Valuable Player (1974)
• Roberto Clemente Award (1975)
• 3,000 hits (1979)
• St Louis Cardinals #20 retired

Rogers Hornsby -

Rogers Hornsby - The Rajah

(1915-1937) St Louis Cardinals; New York Giants; Boston Braves; Chicago Cubs' St Louis Browns

National League Most Valuable Player (1925, 1929)

Triple Crown (1922, 1925)

National League Batting Champion (1920-1925, 1928)

National League RBI Leader (1920-1922, 1925)

Manager: (1925-1953) St Louis Cardinals; NY Giants; Boston Braves; Chicago Cubs; St Louis Browns; Cincinnati Reds

Baseball Hall of Fame (1942)

St Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame (2014)

Rogers Hornsby example of a dual postmarked envelope spelling out a players name, signed by the player

Kenny Z  - Wheat Collector features envelopes with dual player name postmarks

Rogers Hornsby signed Cubs stationery - part of an auction for signed letter with envelope

1996-Apr-27 Hornsby TN : Bernard Goldberg #/50

100th anniversary Hornsby’s birth Winters TX