Johnny Vander Meer - No-hit game anniversary

1998-Jun-11 Cincinnati, Oh

1988-Jun-15 Brooklyn, NY

50th Anniversary commemorative

Johnny Vander Meer, left-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1937-1943, 1946-1949) Chicago Cubs (1950) Cleveland Indians (1951)

• 4-time All-star (1938, 1939, 1942, 1943)
• World Series Champion (1940)
• 3-time NL Strikeout Leader (1941-1943)
• Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame (1958)

Vandeer Meer made his major league debut with the Reds on April 22, 1937 (3-5 season record). June 11, 1938 Vander Meer threw a no-hit game against the Boston Bees in a 3-0 victory. Vander Meer's performance was backed by RBIs from Ernie Lombardi (2 - home run) and Ival Goodman

Danny MacFayden took the loss pitching 8 innings, giving up 6 hits, striking out 4

4-days later Vander Meer threw his second no-hit game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, 6-0 with RBIs from Frank McCormick (3 - 2 home runs) Lew Riggs, Wally Berger and Harry Craft

Max Butcher took the loss for the Dodgers

1952 Vander Meer threw a no-hit game for the Tulsa Oilers against the Beaumont Roughnecks in the Tulsa League

Jared Weaver - No-Hit

2012-May-02 Anaheim, Ca

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim v Minnesota Twins

Jared Weaver pitched his first career no-hit game, walking 1 and striking out 9

The Angels backed his performance with 9 runs on RBIs from How Kendrick (3 - home run), Kendrys Morales (2 - home run), Mark Trumbo (2), Erick Aybar and Peter Bourjos

Liam Hendriks picked up the loss pitching 2.1 innings

Prior to the no-hit game, Weaver pitched a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals, April 6, 2012

Jared Weaver also had a Topps 1962-style stamp issued on 2011, as part of the Topps Heritage series, which mimicked the 1962 release

Geneva Cubs

1992-Jun-16 Geneva NY - Opening Day

The Geneva Cubs played in the New York-Penn League, as an affiliated team of the Chicago Cubs from 1977-1993

Prior to the Cubs affiliation the teams located in Geneva were playing in the Border League (1947-1951)

• Geneva Red Birds (1947)
• Geneva Robins (1948-1951:: affiliated with Brooklyn Dodgers 1949)

New York-Penn League (1958-1973, 1977-1993)

• Geneva Redlegs (1958-1962 :: Cincinnati Reds)
• Geneva Senators (1963-1968 :: Washington Senators)
• Geneva Pirates (1969 :: Pittsburgh Pirates)
• Geneva Senators (1970-1972 :: Washington Senators - Texas Rangers)
• Geneva Twins (1973 :: Minnesota Twins)
• Geneva Cubs (1977-1993 :: Chicago Cubs)

1994 the team moved to Pennsylvania, as the Williamsport Crosscutters

Kevin Mitchell

Sep 24, 1989 San Francisco, Ca - Candlestick Park

SF Giants defeat the Houston Astros 10-2

Astros RBI - Ken Caminiti (2)

Giants RBI - Kevin Mitchell (1 on his 100-career home run) Matt Williams (3), Robby Thompson (3 - with 1 home run) Bill Bathe (2)

This was Mitchell's 1125 RBI of the season

Mike LaCoss pitch a complete game striking out 4, giving up 8 hits and 3 walks, for the victory

Jim Clancy pitching 4.1 innings took the loss for the Astros

Mitchell played from 1984-1998 for the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics and one season with the Fukuoak Daiei Hawks (Japan)

In his career he batted .284 with 234 home runs, 760 RBI, 1,173 hits

• 2-time All Star (1989, 1990)
• World Series Champions (1986)
• NL MVP (1989)
• Silver Slugger Award (1989)
• NL Home Run Leader - 47 (1989)
• NL RBI Leader - 125 (1989)
• San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame (2008)

Pinch hit - US Flag :: America's Pastime

Jan 29, 2016 Washington DC

first day of issue for the US Flag Stamp. The stamp was issued nationwide on Jan 29, therefore postmarked could have been obtained from any post office in the US.

The image for the stamp was taken from a photo by Emmanuel Faure, designed by Greg Breeding

Collins chose to honor America's Pastime by featuring baseball greats: Honus Wagner, Cy Young and Ty Cobb on this issue

World Series - 2003 : Florida Marlins v New York Yankees

100 anniversary of the First World Series game played in Boston

2003 World Series

Florida Marlins v New York Yankees

October 18-25, 2003

Pro Player Stadium (Miami) - Yankee Stadium (New York)

Marlins defeat the Yankees 4 games to 2

MVP - Josh Beckett (Marlins)

1990 World Series - Reds commemorative

Dec 18, 1990 Cincinnati, Oh

Point of reference: eBay find Marge Schott, Reds owner autographed envelope postmarked Dec 18, 1990

Upper corner has typed information regarding 1990 World Series

Reds defeated the Oakland Athletics in a 4-game sweep

World Series - 1990 Cincinnati Reds v Oakland Athletics

National League Playoffs - Cincinnati Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 games to 2.

MVP - Rob Dibble and Randy Myers, Cincinnati

American League Playoffs - Oakland Athletics defeat the Boston Red Sox in 4 games

MVP - Dave Stewart, Oakland

 Colorano Silk cachet

Gateway cachets

October 16-20, 1990

Cincinnati Reds sweep the Oakland Athletics in 4 games

Jose Rijo, MVP

World Series - 2000 : New York Yankees v New York Mets

National League Championship - New York Mets defeat St Louis Cardinals

MVP - Mike Hampton (NYM)

American League Championship - New York Yankees defeat Seattle Mariners

MVP - David Justice (NYY)

2000 World Series - Subway Series

New York Yankees - New York Mets
October 21-26

Yankee Stadium (Yankees) - Shea Stadium (Mets)
Yankees defeat their cross-town rival Mets in 5 games
MVP - Derek Jeter (NY Yankees)

Game 1 - Gateway cachet - signed by Joe Torre

Play Ball

Drew Sheneman editorial cartoon ran in the Newark Star-Ledger commemorating the Mets-Yankees World Series

Cracker Jack Classic - Old-Timers Day

1984-Jul-02 Washington DC

1985-Jul-01 Washington DC

1986-Jun-23 Washington DC

The New York Yankees held the first ballpark celebration to honor their former colleagues, the first being in 1939 in honor of Lou Gehrig. A tradition was born - The Old-timers Game, a celebration to give the fans an opportunity to cheer on there heroes from the past.

From 1982-1985, an Old-Timers Classic was sponsored by Cracker Jack, being played at RFK Stadium, Washington DC. The inaugural game was played on July 19, 1982, featuring players that included Hank Aaron, Warren Spahn, Luke Appling, Johnny Mize, Stan Musial, Don Newcombe, Enos Slaughter, Bob Feller, Ralph Kiner. The tradition old-timers day as started by the Yankees was a 2-inning event where the players had fun, and provided an exhibition for the fans.  the Cracker jack game, was a 5-inning game following the traditional rules. The games were broadcast on ESPN
The game had the support of the Association of Professional Ball Players of America, but not from Major League Baseball.  Players were simple American or National uniforms without any MLB logos

Subsequent games were played on July 18, 1983; July 2, 1984 and July 1, 1985

Marty Appel