October is a tough month to post new pickups!
After Jimmy dropped that
"nuclear bomb of all pickups" to kick off October (early Babe Ruth pitching photo and 1915 Red Sox hurlers), I'm happy to join the party in a small way.
As a matching bookend to Jimmy's photo, I picked up a NMT ticket stub to the Babe's LAST ML pitching appearance and win on October 1, 1933. In Ruthian fashion, the Babe managed to show a crowd of 25,000 NY fans why he was, well, Babe Ruth...
In the last game of the 1933, and in the twilight of Ruth's career, Babe asked to pitch against the Yanks' arch rival Boston Red Sox. Ruth did the NY team proud, pitching a complete game and garnering a win for his effort. Additionally, Ruth hit his 34th and final homer of his 1933 campaign (career HR # 686).
As stated earlier, the ticket stub is in great shape. The patron that attended the game scribbled notes on the back of the ticket on who attended the game and when it occured.
Pretty cool! I'm including a scan of my stub and another photo of a Hunt's auction lot that sold last year with a lesser quality example of the same ticket for background info surrounding this game.
Enjoy!