Babe Ruth

 U.S. #2046 was issued on the 50th anniversary of the first All-Star Game.
July 6, 1933

First U.S. All-Star Baseball Game 

On July 6, 1933, the first All-Star game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.

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 U.S. #855 was issued in Cooperstown on the museum’s opening day.
June 12, 1939

Opening of the Baseball Hall of Fame

On June 12, 1939, the Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York.

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 U.S. #3513 from the Baseball’s Legendary Playing Fields issue.
April 18, 1923

Opening of Original Yankee Stadium

On April 18, 1923, the Yankees played their first game in “The House that Ruth Built.”

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