All-Star Game - 1991 Toronto

July 9, 1991 SkyDome, Toronto

American League 4-2 National League

MVP: Cal Ripken Jr (Baltimore Orioles)

Attendance: 52,382

AL RBI: Cal Ripken Jr (3-HR), Harold Baines

NL RBI: Andre Dawson, Bobby Bonilla

Starting pitchers: Jack Morris (AL) Tom Glavine (NL)

Jimmy Key (W-AL) Dennis Martinez (L-NL)

World Series : 1903 - Boston Americans v Pittsburgh Pirates

1978-Oct-14 Bronx NY - 75th Anniversary 1903 World Series

1903-Oct-01/13

Boston Americans (5) Pittsburgh Pirates (3)

Huntington Avenue Grounds (BOS) Exposition Park (PIT)

On this day; 1978-Oct-14 Yankee Stadium Bronx

Los Angeles Dodgers 0 - 1 New York Yankees (10-innings)

Yankees would defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 2

World Series - 1978 NY Yankees v LA Dodgers

October 10-17, 1978 - 75th Anniversary

New York Yankees (Yankees Stadium) -- Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)

Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 2

MVP: Bucky Dent  - Yankees shortstop

Batting ave: .417, 10 hits, 7 RBI, 3 runs scored

Memorable moments:

Dodgers rookie pitcher Bob Welch and the Yankees Reggie Jackson: Game 2 - Welch struck out Jackson in the top of the ninth with 2 outs and the tying and go-ahead runs on base to end the game.

Game 4 - Jackson would single off Welch, moving Roy white to second. White would score the game winning run on a Lou Pinella single to tie the series at 2-2

Game 6 - Jackson hit a 2-run homer off Welch in the 7th inning to increase the Yankees' lead to 702 and a Yankee victory

World Series - 1948 Cleveland Indians v Boston Braves

October 11, 1998 Boston, Ma

50th Anniversary - 1948 World Series

October 6-11, 1948

Boston Braves (Braves Field) v Cleveland Indians (Cleveland Stadium)

The Indians would defeat the Braves 4 games to 2

Indians Hall of Famers: Lou Boudreau, Larry Doby, Joe Gordon, Bob Lemon, Satchel Paige, Bob Feller (who failed to win either of his two starts)

Braves Hall of Famers: Billy Southworth, Warren Spahn

The Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox in a one-game playoff to earn the championship spot

Darryl Strawberry

1983-May-06 New York, NY

Darryl Strawberry debut - Shea Stadium, NY

NY Mets defeat the Cincinnati Red 7-4

Strawberry playing right field went 0-4, with 2 walks, striking out 3 times, 1 stolen base

Mets RBI: George Foster 3, Dave Kingman 2, Hubie Brooks, Danny Heep

Reds RBI: Mario Soto, Alex Trevino, Gary Redus, Eddie Milner

Mets Pitching - Tom Seaver (starter) Jesse Orosco (win)

Reds Pitching: Mario Soto (starter) Bill Scherrer (loss)

1995-Aug-07 Stadium St, Bronx, NY

Darryl Strawberry makes his Yankee debut, after signing with the Yankees as a free agent on June 19

Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0

Strawberry started as DH, going 0-3, with 1 strikeout

NYY RBI: Pat Kelly 2

NYY Pitching: Jack McDowell 9-inning complete game shutout giving up 3 hits

Orioles Pitching: Mike Musina (starter-loss)

1983-Nov-21 New York 

Darryl Strawberry - played 17 seasons for the New York Mets (1983-1990) Los Angeles Dodgers (1991-1993) San Francisco Giants (1994) New York Yankees (1995-1999)

Career

• Batting Ave - .259
• RBI - 1,000
• Home Runs - 335
• National League Rookie of the Year - 1983
• National League Home Run Leader - 1988
• 8-time All-Star
• 3-time World Series Champion
• 2-time Silver Slugger 
• New York Mets Hall of Fame - 2010

Pinch Hitting - Ronald Reagan

2005-Feb-09 Simi Valley, Ca

President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) - politician served as 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Served as Governor of California from 1967 to 1975

Prior to politics Reagan worked as a radio announcer, which included play-by-play for the Chicago Cubs. In 1937 he moved to the screen signing with Warner Brothers

1940 Reagan starred in Knute Rockne, All-American portraying Notre Dame football star George Gipp

1952 Reagan would portray baseball pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander in The Winning Team

Hall of Fame - 60th Anniversary

1999-Dec-31 Cooperstown, NY

60th Anniversary - National Baseball Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame official cachet designed by Kendall Bevil

3rd National Athletic Meet - Japan - 1948

October 29, 1948

3rd National Athletic Meeting

Four stamps were issued, baseball, cycling, track and high jump

The event was held in Fukuoka

Tokyo won the Emperor's Cup, Kyoto won the Empress Cup 

World Series - 1988 : Oakland Athletics v Los Angeles Dodgers

1988 National League Playoffs

Oct 4, 1988 Los Angeles - Game 1

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 4 games to 3

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1988 American League Playoffs

The Oakland Athletics defeat the Boston Red Sox 4 games to none

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1988 World Series - Los Angeles Dodgers v Oakland Athletics

Oct 15-20, 1988

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) - Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (Oakland)

Dodgers defeat the A, 4 games to 1

MVP - Orel Hershiser (Dodgers)

AJS cachet

Gateway cachet

Philadelphia Phillies - 2000

April 10, 2000 Philadelphia, Pa - Veteran's Stadium

Phillies 9-7 New York Mets

Phillies start the season on the road, and come home with a 3-4 record

Phillies RBI: Mike Lieberthal 3 (HR), Ron Gant 2, Alex Arias, Rico Brogna, Doug Glanville

Meets RBI: Mike Piazza 2, Edgardo Alfonzo, Todd Zeile, Jon Nunnally

Phillies pitching: Paul Byrd (Starting - 4.1 innings) Amaury Telemaco (W)

Mets pitching: Bobby Jones (Starting - 4 innings) Rich Rodriguez (L)

US President Jimmy Carter - Softball

Softball was President Carter's passion. during his vacations in Plains, Georgia, he would often organize softball games with his Secret Service security detail

1934 - Xth Far Eastern Championship Games

 

May 16-20, 1934 Manila, Philippines

Rizal Memorial Field

Baseball was included as one of the 3 stamps issued for the 1934 games

Rizal baseball stadium postcard

Rizal Memorial tennis stadium

1934  - X-th Far Eastern Championship Games, athletic competition between China, Japan, Dutch East Indies and the Philippines. The event proceeded the current Asian Games

Eight sports were contested during the four-day event: Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Diving, Soccer(Football), Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball

Baseball Card Show : Pennsylvania

Sep 21, 1985 Lake Harmony, Pa

Stamp Show - APS 2006 : Des Plaines, Il

APS Stamp Show

Aug 24-27, 2006 Des Plains, Il

Baseball Sluggers cachet art by Chris Calle

Stamp Show - Spring Stamp Show '90

ASDA - Spring Stamp Fair '90

June 8, 1990 New York, NY

Same postmark was used for June 9 & 10, with cachets for football and basketball also available

San Francisco Stamp Fair

Feb 14, 1981 San Francisco, Ca

San Francisco Stamp Fair

Buggs Bunny Baseball

2020-Jul-27 Burbank, CA

The US Postal Service issued a set of 10 stamps, each picturing Bugs Bunny in his various roles. One of his most most memorable appearances came in Baseball Bugs, 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical animated cartoon directed by Frtiz Freleng. Release date Feb 2, 1946. In the short feature, Bugs takes on the Gas-House Gorillas, singlehandedly.

The stamp artwork was developed in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, featuring work from Warner Bros. Animation Artists. Peter Browngardt provided the illustrations, Greg Breeding was the designer and William J Gicker served as art director fo the Postal Service

FDC Online

Peter Browngardt

Stamp Show - Tri-Code Ben Franklin

April 29, 1989 Westfield, Pa

Tri-Code Benjamin Franklin Stamp Fair

Jun 10, 1989 Cooperstown, Lou Gehrig first day on a Tri-Code fair envelope