Roberto Alomar Velázquez - Puerto Rican second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for seventeen seasons (1988-2004) San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox,Arizona Diamondbacks. 12-time All-Star, 1998 MVP.
10 Gold Glove Awards - 4 Silver Slugger Awards. Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame 2011
Lou Gehrig covers were hand cancelled by the artist in Cooperstown, New York on the day of the stamp issue, June 10, 1989. The black and white versions are also available with a special Hall of Fame cancel. Hand colored cachets were also prepared.
The University Games stamp was issued to commemorate the start of the World University Games, held in Buffalo NY July 8-18. This was the second largest international amateur athletic event, second to the Summer Olympic Games. The 1993 event marked the first time the World University Games were held in the United States
Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball. first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young
