Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ulysses Doubleday and their son Douglas Doubleday of Kalamazoo, Michigan arrive in Cooperstown Saturday June 10th or Sunday or June 11th 1939 to attend the celebration of the Cavalcade of Baseball. Since it was believed that Gen. Abner Doubleday was the inventor to baseball, his family were invited to the Centennial celebration. The Doubleday prepared envelopes with a rubber stamp cachet to document they attendance
1939Baseball has additional information and a different version of this cover
Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn Monroe at San Francisco City Hall on January 14, 1954. While Monroe and DiMaggio's marriage was brief and tumultuous, the world became captivated with the ultimate pairing of sports and cinema royalty
The Sacramento River Cats are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and are the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to 2015, the River Cats were the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics for 15 seasons. They are based in West Sacramento, California, and play their home games at Sutter Health Park which opened in 2000 and was known as Raley Field through 2019
Cuba entered the competition as the seven-time defending champions, having won each gold medal dating back to 1971. They successfully defended their title, with the United States finishing second (Silver), Canada finished third (Bronze)
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and cities
