Larry Doby - Cleveland Indians

July 3, 1994 Cleveland, Oh

The Cleveland Indians retired Larry Doby's jersey #14.Doby was the second back baseball player to cross the color barrier, when he entered the game on July 5, 1947, as a pinch-hitter for relief pitcher Bryan Stephens. Doby struck out in his first at-bat. He would get his first hit the following day in the second game of a double-header against the Chicago White Sox.

Doby would go on to play for the Indians (1947-1955, 1958) Chicago White Sox (1956-1957, 1959) Detroit Tigers (1959) Chunuchu Dragons (Japan 1962)

Doby's career batting average was .283, 253 home runs, 970 RBI

• 7x All-Star (1949-1955)
• 2- AL home run leader (1952, 1954)
• AL RBI Leader (1954)
• Cleveland Hall of Fame (1966)
• Cleveland Indians retired #14 (1994)
• National Baseball Hall of Fame (1998)

Larry Doby would also manage the White Sox in 1978

Prior to breaking into the Major Leagues, Larry Doby played for the Newark Eagles (Negro Leagues 1944, 1946-1947) and San Juan Senators (Puerto Rico 1946)

1997-May-22 Camden, So Carolina

Lawrence Eugene Doby (December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) Camden So Carolina

Hall of Fame - 1986 : Doerr, McCovey, Lombardi

1986-Jan-08 New York NY - Hall of Fame Election

Baseball card pasted on cover by Elten Schiller

I had the honor and pleasure to meet with Mr Schiller at the Cooperstown post office to trade McCovey Induction covers.

The card used for the cover is taken from a San Diego Padres stadium promotion, which featured a McCovey Hall of Fame Induction pin

covers from Robinson Stamps, Babbitts, Gateway

Zaso Silk cachets

Unique internet find - 

Found this cover with Bobby Doerr autograph as part of a lot that was sold at auction. I find it interesting that the cachet, which was pasted-on had fallen off. The signature still maintains some value to the induction day cover

Hall of Fame - 1991 : Carew, Perry, Lazzeri, Jenkins, Veeck

July 21, 1991 Cooperstown, NY

Induction Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, Ferguson jenkins, Bill Vleck

Zaso Silk, Cooperstown Originals

Wild Horse (hand painted)

Bob Patlen

Gateway

EM cover *Eugene & Marilyn Robinson)

Joe Garagiola - Ford Frick Award

Jackie Robinson - 15th Anniversary

While searching the internet for baseball related envelopes and postmarks, I came across a thread from 2008 called Stuff No One Else Has on the Rebelscum Forums. I do not belong to this thread, but I really liked the cover that was posted and I am taking the opportunity to show it, so more fans can enjoy it. The postmark is dated Brooklyn April 19, 1962 and the envelope is signed by several of the Brooklyn Dodgers who played alongside Jackie Robinson (Carl Furillo, Al Gionfrido, Pee Wee Reese, Eddie Stanky, Ralph Branca, Commissioner AB Chandler and others)

The cachet is a newspaper sports editorial cartoon that ran in the New York Daily News called This Day in Sports. On April 10, 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. The cartoon was drawn by Len Hollreiser, and was a daily feature in the newspaper.

A great piece of history!

example of a Len Hollreiser This Day in Sports cartoon featuring Bob Feller

Hall of Fame Game

The Baseball Hall of Fame Game, Doubleday Field, Cooperstown, NY

As part of the 1939 celebration of the Baseball Hall of Fame, current and former major league players representing 16 major league teams played a game at Doubleday Field. The team captains were Honus Wagner and Eddie Collins

The following year team owners agreed to send two teams each summer to play a benefit game as part of the Induction weekend celebrations. The games featured one team from each of the leagues.  The 1940 game featured the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs. By 2003 the game was moved to an earlier date in the calendar, and would be played on a weekend unrelated to the Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies. The final game would be played in 2008, but was canceled due to inclement weather.

1990 : Rain out

1991 : San Francisco Giants - Minnesota Twins

1992 : New York Mets - Chicago White Sox

1993 : Cleveland Indians - Los Angeles Dodgers

1998 : Baltimore Orioles - Toronto Blue Jays

1999 : Kansas City Royals - Texas Rangers

2000 : Arizona Diamond Backs - Cleveland Indians

2001 : Milwaukee Brewers - Cleveland Indians

2002 : Colorado Rockies - Chicago White Sox

2005 : Detroit Tigers - Boston Red Sox

2007 : Toronto Blue Jays - Baltimore Orioles

2008 : Rain out

meter slogan cancel from Perez-Steele Galleries, Fort Washington, Pa

They were producers of baseball art for the Hall of Fame, with art appearing on the induction day programs, first day covers, trading cards and post cards

Hall of Fame Game History

Hall of Fame - 2005 : Boggs, Sandberg

July 31, 2005 Induction Day, Cooperstown, NY

Ryne Sandberg, Wade Boggs

Ford Frick Award - Jerry Coleman