Philadelphia-Kansas City-Oakland Athletics

1955-Apr-12 Kansas City MO - Lou Bodreau autograph

Detroit Tigers 2 - 6 Kansas City Athletics

DET RBI: Bill Tuttle, Red Wilson

KCA RBI: Don Bollweg 2, Joe DeMaestri, Gus Zernial, Bill Wilson, Elmer Valo

Pitching: DET - Ned Garver L(6-innings) KCA - Alex Kellner W(6-innings)

April 17, 1993 Oakland, Ca - 25th Anniversary

The Oakland Athletics history began with the franchise of the Philadelphia Athletics moving to Kansas City in 1955 and then to Oakland in 1968. The Athletics played their first game in Oakland on April 17, 1968 with a 4-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at the Coliseum

On this day in 1993: the A's would lose to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3 at Milwaukee County Stadium

Philadelphia

1960 Kansas City

1973 World Champions meter

1974 - Oakland

2010

2018

Cy Young - Janesville Stamp Club : 2006

2006-Feb-12 Janesville Wi

Janesville Stamp Club

Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) - American Major League Baseball pitcher. Young entered the major leagues in 1890 with the National League's Cleveland Spiders and pitched for them until 1898. He was then transferred to the St. Louis Cardinals franchise. In 1901, Young jumped to the American League and played for the Boston Red Sox franchise until 1908, helping them win the 1903 World Series. He finished his career with the Cleveland Naps and Boston Rustlers, retiring in 1911.

The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball, one each for the American League and National League. The award was introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, but in 1967, the award was given to one pitcher in each league

Orel Hershiser

1988-Sep-28 San Diego Ca

Jack Murphy Stadium

Los Angeles Dodgers 1-2 San Diego Padres

Herschier pitched 10 scoreless innings, giving up 4 hits, 1 BB, 3Ks

The Dodgers and Padres went 15 scoreless innings until the Dodgers scored 1 in the top of the 16, and the Padres scored 2 in the bottom of the 16th inning

Orel Hershiser - American baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 – 2000 (Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets).

Career highlights and awards

• 3× All-Star (1987–1989)
• World Series champion (1988)
• NL Cy Young Award (1988)
• World Series MVP (1988)
• 2× LCS MVP (1988, 1995)
• Gold Glove Award (1988)
• Silver Slugger Award (1993)
• NL wins leader (1988)
• MLB record 59 consecutive scoreless innings pitched

Eric Davis

1987-May-30 Pittsburgh Pa

Three Rivers Stadium

Cincinnati Reds 6-2 Pittsburgh Pirates

Davis hits 3rd Grand Slam HR, going 1 for 4, 4RBI, 1Ks

Eric Davis - American former center fielder 1984-2001 (Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Francisco Giants). Davis was 21 years old when he made his major league debut with the Reds on May 19, 1984. 

From 1986 to 1990, Davis averaged 30 home runs and 40 stolen bases. One of Davis' most famous moments was when he homered off Oakland's Dave Stewart in his first World Series at bat in 1990. The home run triggered a World Series sweep for the Reds.

Brett Butler - 2,000 Hit

1994-May-15 Los Angeles Ca

Dodger Stadium

San Diego Padres 1-7 Los Angeles Dodgers

Brett Butler collects his 2,000th hit

1 for 5, with 2 strikeouts

Brett Morgan Butler - American center fielder in Major League Baseball and coach. He played for five different teams from 1981 - 1997 (Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets). A leadoff hitter for the majority of his career, Butler led the league in triples and runs scored twice each and was named a National League All-Star in 1991

Career totals: Hits 2,375, Home runs 54, RBI 578, Stolen bases 558

 

Houston Astros - Enron Field 2000

April 7, 2000 Houston, Tx

Enron Field Inaugural Game

Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 Houston Astros

Attendance: 41,583

Canada Pictorial Postmarks

For many years Canada has offered collectors pictorial postmarks from post offices around the country. Collectors can obtain a postmark on a stamp addressed envelope and receive a cancel. Subject matter is historically related to the city the postmark comes from. Some baseball related postmarks above... 

Canada Post

Babe Ruth - In Memoriam

Aug 16, 1998 Cooperstown, NY

50th anniversary of Babe Ruth's passing

 

Italy : 2006

January 28, 2006 Pesaro Centro - Baseball-Softball Coaching Convention

July 15, 2006 Ronchi Dei Legionari

European Championship U-21

 

July 25, 20006 Bollate - Softball Cup Championship

June 13, 2006 Grosseto Centro - Baseball Cup Championship

Corey Kluber - No-Hit : 2021

2021-May-19 Arlington Tx - Globe Life Field

New York Yankees 2-0 Texas Rangers

Corey Kluber threw the sixth no-hitter of the 2021 MLB season

Kluber - 0-hits, 1-BB, 9-Ks

NYY RBI: DJ LeMahieu, Tyler Wade

European Baseball Championships : 2005

June 22, 2005 Czech Republic

European Baseball Championships - was held in the Czech Republic.The top 4 qualified for the 2007 Baseball World Cup

Netherlands - Gold; Italy - Silver; Spain - Bronze; Germany (4th)

 

Italy - baseball : 1997

1997-July-20 Livorno

European Baseball Junior Championships

 

Italy : 2004

baseball for the blind

 

Hall of Fame - 1999 : Yount, Cepeda, Ryan, Brett

Jan 5, 1999 New York

Election to the Hall of Fame

1999 Hall of Fame Induction

July 25, 1999 Cooperstown, NY

Robin Yount, Smokey Joe Williams, Nolan Ryan, George Brett, Orlando Cepeda

Nestor Chylak (umpire) Frank Selee (manager)

Hall of Fame official cover, art by Kendall Bevil

limited edition to 2,500 

Uncle Sam Stamp Club - Troy NY

Dual postmarked 19990Jul-25 Cooperstown and St Vincents Grenadines

July 25, 1999 Arlington, Tx

Pictorial postmark commemorating Ryan's Induction 

Derek Jeter - New York Yankees

1996-Nov-04 New York

Rookie of the Year

1998-Apr-09 Bronx NY

Pride of the Yankees Award

2011-Jul-09 Bronx NY

3,000 Hits

2014 - Asian Games : Guinea

 

2014 Asian Games

Guinea souvenir sheet featuring baseball, basketball, soccer, field hockey and tennis

The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every fourth year among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.

Home Run Race - 25th Anniversary

1986-Oct-01 Bronx NY - Stadium Station

1961 - Yankee home runs began to come at a record pace. As mid-season approached, it seemed quite possible that either Roger Maris or Mickey Mantle, or perhaps both, would break Babe Ruth's 34-year-old home run record. Sportswriters began to play the "M&M Boys" against each other, inventing a rivalry where none existed; in fact, the two men were friends and roommates. Mantle would be hampered by a hip infection and finished with 54 home runs

Maris hit his 61st home run on October 1, 1961, in the fourth inning of the last game of the season, at Yankee Stadium in front of 23,154 fans