SCOTT #4696 WILLIE STARGELL FOREVER STAMP

     Willie Stargell (1940-2001) powered the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates, a multicultural team known as "The Family", to a World Series title.
     Hitting 475 home runs during his career, the seven-time National League All-Star is famous for smashing baseballs out of stadiums, but "Pops" Stargell is also remembered for promoting harmony between players from different  backgrounds.







                     

SCOTT #4697 JOE DIMAGGIO FOREVER STAMP

     Joe Dimaggio (1914-1999), the son of an Italian fisherman, was admired for his skill and grace as a fielder and base runner. The YANKEE CLIPPER is best known for his incredible 56-game hitting  streak in 1941--the season of "the streak",
     Dimaggio led the NEW YORK YANKEES TO TEN PENNANTS AND NINE WORLD SERIES titles. Many consider him the greatest all-round player of his time.
    By the way not only was he one of greatest players of all time, he was also married to Marilyn Monroe.






                        

SCOTT #4694 TED WILLIAMS

     Ted Williams (1918-2002) of the Boston Red Sox served his country during World War ll and the Korean War. The last Major League player to bat over .400 for a single season, in 1941.
     Williams won six American League batting titles and four home run titles. Despite the breaks in his career, Williams hit .344 over 19 years, including 521 home runs.
     Today Williams is regarded as one of the all-time greatest hitters in Major League Baseball history.







                            

SCOTT #2417 LOU GEHRIG

     Henry Lou Gehrig, nicknamed the " Iron Horse" was an American League baseball player, playing for the New York Yankees at first base.
    A nervous system disease that weakens muscles and impacts physical function, has been named " Lou Gehrig disease"





                         

SCOTT #4786 LYDIA MENDOZA

     Lydia Mendoza (1916-2007)  was one of the first and greatest stars of Tejano music. Known as La Alondra de Frontera the Lark of the Border. Mendoza performed the Spanish-language music of the Texas-Mexico borderlands and beyond. In a career that spanned seven decades,she recorded more than a thousand songs featuring her soaring voice and twelve-string guitar accompaniment.







                          

SCOTT #4695 LARRY DOBY

Larry Doby (1923-2003) was the first African American to play in the American League, joining the Cleveland Indians shortly after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the National League. The seven-time All-Star excelled as a hitter and center fielder and set an American League record for 164 consecutive error less games, but more important he helped make our national pastime truly American.