July Pickups

[ooo-ribay]

Another great story, Scott! You have 205 no-hitter tickets, dating back to 1901....how many are missing from that time frame?

[perezfan]

Great find, Scott.... Talk about a needle in a haystack!

Glad you finally tracked this one down... it miraculously found its proper home!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Great find, Scott.... Talk about a needle in a haystack!

Glad you finally tracked this one down... it miraculously found its proper home!

Thanks Mark! I hope to see you at the National in Chicago.

[YankeeFan]

Congrats on filling another hole Scott. Amazing to pick up two after being on the lookout for 45 years.

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by YankeeFan

Congrats on filling another hole Scott. Amazing to pick up two after being on the lookout for 45 years.

Agreed! Perseverance pays off. Congrats Scott.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by YankeeFan

Congrats on filling another hole Scott. Amazing to pick up two after being on the lookout for 45 years.

Thanks Jack & Chris!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Another great story, Scott! You have 205 no-hitter tickets, dating back to 1901....how many are missing from that time frame?

Hi Rob,
In order to find all of the no-hitters dating back to 1893 (the year that the mound distance moved to the current 60' 6" standard), which would be impossible, I would still need to find tickets to 81 no-hitters including a few that don't technically match the modern criteria of what defines a true no-hitter (at least 9 complete innings without giving up a hit).

What's realistically the number that I still believe is findable?
I only need tickets to 12 no-hitter games dating to 1935. I'd also would like to upgrade about 3 or 4 of the tickets that are in my collection.
In my mind, I still believe that this may be attainable. With luck, perhaps a few more...
The search continues & it's been a really fun collecting challenge.

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Hi Rob,
In order to find all of the no-hitters dating back to 1893 (the year that the mound distance moved to the current 60' 6" standard), which would be impossible, I would still need to find tickets to 81 no-hitters including a few that don't technically match the modern criteria of what defines a true no-hitter (at least 9 complete innings without giving up a hit).

What's realistically the number that I still believe is findable?
I only need tickets to 12 no-hitter games dating to 1935. I'd also would like to upgrade about 3 or 4 of the tickets that are in my collection.
In my mind, I still believe that this may be attainable. With luck, perhaps a few more...
The search continues & it's been a really fun collecting challenge.

Simply incredible
What a project that not many would have the patience for!
Congrats on sticking with it and finding the ones you have and best of luck obtaining the ones you are still after

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Simply incredible
What a project that not many would have the patience for!
Congrats on sticking with it and finding the ones you have and best of luck obtaining the ones you are still after

+1, ditto Scott to all that has been said on the collection. Remarkable.

[mr2686]

Damn Scott, I just don't know how you do it. Your network of contacts must be second to none. You continually find needles while the rest of us keep missing the haystack LOL. Heck, I've been looking for a Sept 9, 1969 Mets vs Cubs ticket for the past couple of years with no luck (the black cat game) and that darn thing had an attendance of approx. 51,500. I hope you get a chance to update some photos of your displays. I'd love to see them.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Damn Scott, I just don't know how you do it. Your network of contacts must be second to none. You continually find needles while the rest of us keep missing the haystack LOL. Heck, I've been looking for a Sept 9, 1969 Mets vs Cubs ticket for the past couple of years with no luck (the black cat game) and that darn thing had an attendance of approx. 51,500. I hope you get a chance to update some photos of your displays. I'd love to see them.

Thanks Mike! Check out some of my updated display photos in the Post your Cincinnati Reds items thread. My Vander Meer showcase is my most recent project.
BTW, I have occasionally seen tickets and scorecards to the infamous "Black Cat Game" that you mentioned turn up on eBay before, but it has probably been 5 years since I saw the last one. I'm going to the National in a few weeks & I'll keep an eye out for you as it is Chicago Cubs related.
Send me an e-mail with your phone number and what you would like to pay for it & I'll look.
Scott

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Simply incredible
What a project that not many would have the patience for!
Congrats on sticking with it and finding the ones you have and best of luck obtaining the ones you are still after

Thanks Michael & Joe! If it wasn't for the terrific network of collector friends that I've made through the years, my collection wouldn't be half the size that it is.

[yankeesjetsfan]

Congrats Scott on that terrific pick up!

Mike