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29ANTA,
APR
GA
1992
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OLYMPIC BASEBALL
First Day of Issue: April 3, 1992
First Issue Location: Atlanta, Georgia
The repetitive cries of a concessions vendor peddling
stadium hot dogs; the resounding crack as bat meets ball;
the crowd's deafening roar of approval as the batter sails
one out of the ballpark — these are the sights and sounds
of America's favorite spectator sport. Legend says New
Yorker Abner Doubleday invented baseball in 1839.
Baseball scholars stoutly maintain that the 17th century
English game of rounders is the true precursor to the sport,
but Alexander J. Cartwright is largely credited with creat-
ing in 1845 a standardized version of the game, from
which modern baseball evolved. The game's popularity
soon skyrocketed, and amateur teams sprang up through-
out the country. During the 20th century, baseball fever
has become a world-wide epidemic. In 1992, teams from
across the globe traveled to Barcelona, Spain, to compete
for the first time in the summer Olympic Games. At last,
amateur baseball players were allowed to compete for
the coveted gold, silver and bronze medals awarded to
the world's best athletes.
No. 92-12
First Day of Issue Postcard Collection™
©1992 Fleetwood, Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001
Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by Tom McNeely
Fleetwood
