All-Star Game - 2016 San Diego

July 12, 2016 San Diego, Ca - Petco Park

American League  4-2  National League

Eric Hosmer (KC Royals) - MVP

Starting Pitchers: Johnny Cueto (SF Giants) v Chris Sale (Chi White Sox)

Miguel Cabrera played his 11th All-Star game

David Ortiz played in his 10th All-Star game

All-Star Game - 2009 StLouis

July 14, 2009 St Louis, Mo - Busch Stadium

American League  4-3  National League

Carl Crawford (TB Rays) MVP

Starting pitchers: Roy Halladay (Blue Jays) AL -- Tim Lincecum (Giants) NL

Hall of Famer Stan Musial threw out the ceremonial first pitch to US President Barack Obama, who in turn threw the ball to St Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols, leading All-Star vote -getter

1961 - 15th Amateur World Series - Costa Rica

1961-April  San Jose, Costa Rica

The Baseball World Cup was an international tournament in which teams from around the world competed. The event was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation. The first event held in 1938 featured two teams. But the final event in 2011, there were 22 participants

1961 Amateur World Series was the 15th held. it was the only time the vent was held in Costa Rica, taking place in San Jose from April 7 through April 21. This was the first international tournament to feature a Cuban team since the Cuban Revolution. 

The Cuban team won the tournament with a 9-0 record, Mexico finished second with a7-2 record. Other countries participating were: Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua and El Salvador

World Series - 1980 Philadelphia Phillies v Kansas City Royals

 1980 World Series

October 14-21

Philadelphia Phillies (Veterans Stadium)  v Kansas City Royals (Royals Stadium)

Phillies defeat Royals 4 games to 2

Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia) - MVP

B'nai B'rith Philatelic Service

Aug 2, 1982 Cooperstown, NY - Jackie Robinson

honoring Lipman E Pike

July 6, 1983  Chicago, Il - Babe Ruth

honoring Mo Berg

Aug 17, 1984 Carolina, PR - Roberto Clemente

honoring Barney Dreyfuss

June 10, 1989 Cooperstown, NY - Lou Gehrig

honoring Hank Greenberg

April 3, 1992 Atlanta, Ga - Olympic Baseball

honoring Sid Gordon

B'nai B'rith

honoring National League umpire Albert "Dolly" Stark

 

Frank Sinatra : Baseball in the Arts

Frank Sinatra (1915 – 1998) American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He is among the world's best-selling music artists with an estimated 150 million record sales

Sinatra co-starred again with Gene Kelly in the musical film Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949), in which Sinatra and Kelly play baseball players who are part-time vaudevillians

1968 Sinatra joined friend Leo Durocher, manager of the Chicago Cubs at a spring training game. It was reported by the players that Sinatra "managed" 2-innings of the game

Sinatra had his own charity softball/baseball team the "Swooners" which featured Anthony Quinn, Barry Sullivan, Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, with cheerleaders: Virginia Mayo, Marilyn Maxwell, Shelley Winters and Ava Gardner

Chicagopex 97 stamp show

 

Mickey Mantle - In Memoriam

Oct 20, 1989 Spavinaw, Oklahoma - 58th birthday

Mickey Mantle was born Oct 20, 1931 Spavinaw

Mantle died at 2:10 am on august 13, 1995 at Baylor University Medical Center

Bevil cachets

Mickey Mantle (October 20, 1931-August 13, 1995)

The Commerce Comet -- The Mick

New York Yankees (1951-1968)

Hall of Fame Induction (1974)

NY Yankees retire jersey #7 (1969)

2-time AL MVP (1956, 1957, 1963)

Triple Crown (1956)

Gold Glove Award (1962)

AL Batting Champion (1956)

4-time AL Home Run Leader (1955, 1956, 1958, 1960)

AL RBI Leader (1956)

20-time All-Star

7-time World Series Champion

Career Batting Ave: .298

Career Hits: 2,415

Career Home Runs: 536

Career RBI: 1,509

National Baseball Congress - Wichita, Kansas

July 31, 1996 Wichita, Ks - Folk Heroes

August 4, 1996 Wichita, Ks

August 5, 1997 Wichita, Ks

The National Baseball Congress of Wichita, Kansas is an organization of 17 amateur and semi-professional baseball leagues operating in the US and Canada, founded in 1935. The National Baseball congress World Series has been held annually since 1935 in Wichita

Lawrence Stadium - home of the National Baseball Congress World Series 1935-2018

San Diego Padres - Pinch hitting

August 22, 1995 San Diego, Ca

e-Bay find: a collector had the idea to use a San Diego Padres business envelope to obtain a first day postmark for the Fr Junipero Serra first day cover.

Junipero Serra y Ferrer O.F.M. (1713-1784) was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order. Fr. Serra founded a mission in Baja, California and the first 9 of 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco

Babe Ruth - signed 1934 Philippine stamp

1934 Philippine stamp signed by Babe Ruth

Show Postmark - Lisda - New York

1992-Apr-25 Bayside NY - LISDA

December 8, 1995 LISDA, Elmhurst, NY

Babe Ruth Centennial - ASDA show postmark and souvenir card

Charlie Keller - Local Hero : 1998

September 26, 1998 Middletown, Md

In Memory of Charlie Keller Local Hero

Charles "King Kong" Keller (1916-1990) born Middletown, Md - left fielder for the New York Yankees (1939-43, 1945-1949, 1952) Detroit Tigers (1950-1951)

• Batting average : .286
• RBIs : 760
• Home Runs : 189
• 5-time All-Star
• 4-time World Series Champion

Charlie Keller signed commemorative show cover

January 13, 1985 JFK International Airpot, New York

Queens Baseball Card and Sports Show - Paso silk cachet

New York Yankees - 1979

Apr 5, 1979 Valley Stream, NY

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY - Opening Day

Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 NY Yankees

Brewers RBI: Don Money 2, Sixto Lezcano, Charlie Moore, Cecil Coopeer

NYY RBI: Cliff Johnson

Brewers pitching ; Mike Caldwell complete game victory

NYY Pitching: Ron Guidry (L - 5.2 innings)

Aug 2, 1979 Valley Stream, NY

Thurman Munson (June 7, 1947 - August 2, 1979)

during an off-day, Munson died at age 32 while practicing landing his Cessna Citation I/SP airplane at Akron-Canton Airport. The Yankees honored him immediately by retiring his uniform #15 and dedicating a plaque to him in Monument Park