Hall of Fame - 2009 : Rice, Henderson, Gordon

2009-Jul-26 Induction Day Cooperstown NY

Joe Gordon 1958-1969

New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians

Rickey Henderson 1979-2003 

Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Anaheim Angels, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers

Jim Rice 1974-1989 Boston Red Sox

Jim Rice

1983-Oct-02 Boston Ma

James Rice - American professional baseball left fielder and designated hitter who played his entire 16-year MLB career for the Boston Red Sox. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.

1983 season Rice led the AL in 4 different categories which included home runs, RBI's, total bases, and grounding into double plays (GDPs). In that year he had tied the Milwaukee Brewers George Scott's (1975) record and became the second player to ever lead the AL in HRs, RBI's and GDPs in the same season

Babe Ruth - 1983

Topps stickers - 1983... the perfect complement to the cover..

Baseball cards and covers became the perfect match. The size of an envelope fit a past-on baseball card, and this practice can be found on many baseball related first day covers.. Because of the variety of cards that could be used I will only show a few..

GM cachet with Topps sticker

Babbit cachet

1983-Jul-06 Chicago IL