"Missed it by THAT much"

[YankeeFan]

Nice Doug. Thanks for contributing. I knew you would have some good ones to share.

[Scott Garner]

Many of you know that I collect tickets to no-hitter games.
This thread really feeds into another collecting theme of mine which is tickets to no-hit and perfect games that were lost in the 9th inning or later. At some point along the way, I thought this might be a fun side collection. At present I have tickets to over 100 games that were oh, so close.

Perhaps the most famous of these games is the Harvey Haddix near-perfect game. Haddix is the 1st and only pitcher to carry a perfect game into the 13th inning, only to lose. Many consider this to be the greatest game ever pitched, which it probably was.

Here is a scan of a rare ticket stub to this game as well as my scored program.
Enjoy! Happy New Year to all at net54.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Perhaps the most famous of these games is the Harvey Haddix near-perfect game. Haddix is the 1st and only pitcher to carry a perfect game into the 13th inning, only to lose. Many consider this to be the greatest game ever pitched, which it probably was.

Here is a scan of a rare ticket stub to this game as well as my scored program.
Enjoy! Happy New Year to all at net54.

WOW!!!!!

Scott, that program is amazing. I may start pestering you about working some sort of trade...

The legendary Marichal / Spahn 16 inning duel on July 2, 1963 is the other game that would elicit that sort of response from me.

Amazing program. Congrats.

Doug

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

WOW!!!!!

Scott, that program is amazing. I may start pestering you about working some sort of trade...

The legendary Marichal / Spahn 16 inning duel on July 2, 1963 is the other game that would elicit that sort of response from me.

Amazing program. Congrats.

Doug

Thanks Doug! I would love to find a ticket to this game. BTW, I do have a completely scored scorebook in my personal collection from this game that came from the Lena Pontier collection. Here are some photos of the scorepages.
BTW, I had Juan Marichal sign this. He smiled when he signed it & check out his inscription.
I regret that I didn't get a chance to have Warren Spahn sign it before he passed

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Amazing items!!!

I have a program scored from Jackie robinsons first hit BUT 2nd game played!!!!!

[David Atkatz]

This piece is slightly different than what we've seen. It's a scorecard for the "correct" game, but in that game the 1904 Highlanders missed winning the AL pennant by THAT much. This may be the only existing scored program for Jack Chesbro's infamous "wild pitch" game, October 10, 1904.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Thanks Doug! I would love to find a ticket to this game. BTW, I do have a completely scored scorebook in my personal collection from this game that came from the Lena Pontier collection. Here are some photos of the scorepages.
BTW, I had Juan Marichal sign this. He smiled when he signed it & check out his inscription.
I regreat that I didn't get a chance to have Warren Spahn sign it before he passed

Scott, you're killing me.

[aphanna25]

One of my personal Holy Grail items has been the lineup card to the first Red Sox game I ever attended as a child (June 14, 1989). I've been searching high and low for years and pulled out most stops I can think of. It's basically a needle in a haystack and I've made my peace that getting it will be a longshot, at best. The one from the day before, however, is there for the taking:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/152343390731...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by aphanna25

One of my personal Holy Grail items has been the lineup card to the first Red Sox game I ever attended as a child (June 14, 1989). I've been searching high and low for years and pulled out most stops I can think of. It's basically a needle in a haystack and I've made my peace that getting it will be a longshot, at best. The one from the day before, however, is there for the taking:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/152343390731...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

If I were you, I would buy that one, maybe when you find the game you want the guy will trade for the one from the day before.

Doug

[doug.goodman]

Loving those programs. Thanks to Jack and David for theirs.

Still in awe of Scott's posts.

Continuing the trend, here is career HR #2 for Harmon Killebrew from June 26, 1955.

[doug.goodman]

2nd career win for Sandy Koufax, Sept 3, 1955

[YankeeFan]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Many of you know that I collect tickets to no-hitter games.
This thread really feeds into another collecting theme of mine which is tickets to no-hit and perfect games that were lost in the 9th inning or later. At some point along the way, I thought this might be a fun side collection. At present I have tickets to over 100 games that were oh, so close.

Great stuff Scott. I was thinking of you when I wrote "ticket stubs to 1-hitters" in my OP. Tickets to over 100 "oh so close" games is awesome, as is the Cy Young ticket.

[mcgwirecom]

When you are a ticket collector you get close a lot!

Early Wynn Win #299

Lefty Grove Win #297

Jimmie Foxx HR #501

Cal Ripken Streak game #2

[YankeeFan]

I started this with a press photo from Mickey Mantle's first game. A photo which did not include Mantle.

Here's a program to the last game in which Mickey Mantle was on the active roster. Unfortunately, he did not play in this game! The last game he played in was the day before this.

The game of 9/29/1968. Partially scored.




I also have a program to the next-to-last game in which he played on 9/27/1968