The card has been in my sole possession since I obtained it that night as an 11 yr old luckily enough to be in the right place at the right time. I went to at least 60 games that year as my family were first year season ticket holders. As the Cards won and the crowd streamed on the field, I ran down the aisle to the dugout railing where the clubhouse mgr pulled the card off the dugout wall and handed it to me. It has been preserved well since that day and is in incredible condition. I have several other photo matches where you can track the progression of the substitutions Whitey made and how he then altered the card each time. I am considering offering this card at auction and if I do a reserve will be set at $4,000.
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