Lexington Legends

2001-Apr-09 Lexington, Kentucky

Inaugural game

The Lexington Legends are a class A minor league team in the South Atlantic League, playing at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, Lexington, Kentucky

The Houston Astros moved their affiliate the Kissimmee Cobras to Lexington in 2000, the team was christened the Lexington Legends.  2013 the team changed their affiliation to the Kansas City Royals

Hall of Fame - 2013 : O'Day, Ruppert, White

July 28, 2013 Induction Day, Cooperstown, NY

Hank O'Day, Jacob Ruppert, Deacon White

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

Play Ball!

Play Ball! Another Home Run Season

2003-Mar-31 Perth Amboy NJ

Postmark was also used in Brick NJ, Flemington NJ, Red Bank NJ

Valleypex - Buffalo NY : Masonic Baseball

2006-Jun-17 Valleypex Station - Buffalo NY

Masonic Baseball Players

Masons and Baseball

Team picture includes

Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Herb Pennock, Dazzy Vance,Red Rolfe, Rube Walberg

 

Hall of Fame - 2015 : Johnson, Martínez, Biggio, Smoltz

2015-Jul-26 Induction Day - Cooperstown NY

Randy Johnson - 1988-2009

Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants

Pedro Martínez - 1992-2009

Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies

Craig Biggio - 1988-2007

Houston Astros

John Smoltz 1988-2009

Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, St Louis Cardinals

Hall of Fame - 50th Anniversary : 1989

1989-Jun-12 Anniversary Station - Cooperstown NY

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by a private foundation. The Hall of Fame was established by Stephen Carlton Clark, an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. The building was dedicated on June 12, 1939. The first five men elected were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson, chosen in 1936; roughly 20 more were selected before the entire group was inducted at the Hall's 1939 opening.

In addition to the regular 1989 Lou Gehrig first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service also used a pictorial postmark with the 50th anniversary logo of the Hall of Fame.This postmark was also used June 12th which was the actual 50th anniversary date as well as being the same anniversary for the issuance of the 3 cent 1939 baseball stamp. 

June 10 & 11 postmarks

Hall of Fame - 2016 : Griffey, Piazza

2016-jul-24 Cooperstown NY Hall of Fame Inductions

Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from a ballot of recently retired players, with results announced on January 6, 2016; Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were elected to the Hall of Fame.

Stamp Show : Profilex - Littleton NHampshire

1989-Sep-30 Littleton N Hampshire - Profilex VII Station

 

Stamp Show : Cupex - Urbana Il

2008-Oct-04 Urbana Il - Cupex Station

 

Show Postmarks : Nashpex - Nashville Tn

1989-Feeb-12 Nashpex - Nashville Tn

Show Postmark : Glenpex Sta - Melrose, Il - 1989

150th Anniversary of Baseball

1839-1989

Glen Ellyn Philatelic Club

Glenpex 89 Sta - Melrose Park, Il

Feb 24, 1989

San Francisco Giants: 1989 Strike Out ALS

1989-June-15 Candlestick Park - San Francisco Ca

Strike Out ALS

Cincinnati Reds 5-4 San Francisco Giants

CIN RBI: Paul O'Neill 2 (HR); Eric Davis 2 (HR); Rolando Roomes

SFG RBI: Robby Thompson 2 (HR); Will Clark; Kevin Mitchell

Pitching: CIN - Norm Charlton (W 1-inning) SFG - Rich Gossage (L 0.2-innings)

Boston Red Sox

 

1987-Apr-20 Boston Ma

Since 1912, Fenway Park has been the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox. While the stadium was built in 1912, it was substantially rebuilt in 1934

2001-May-27 Boston - 100th Anniversary Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox - founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the team's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912

For seven seasons, the AL team wore dark blue stockings and had no official nickname. They were simply "Boston", "Bostonians" or "the Bostons"; or the "Americans" or "Boston Americans" as in "American Leaguers", Boston being a two-team city. Newspaper writers of the time used other nicknames for the club, including "Somersets" (for owner Charles Somers), "Plymouth Rocks", "Beaneaters", the "Collinsites" (for manager Jimmy Collins)", and "Pilgrims". The name Red Sox refers to the red hose in the team uniform beginning in 1908

2004-Oct-21 Bronx NY - Yankee Stadium

Boston Red Sox over New York Yankees (4-3)

1938

1946

1962