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mcgwirecom · #1 05-05-2018, 12:21 PM

Nice pick up Andrew~!

MVSNYC · #2 05-19-2018, 11:46 AM

Not quite the same value as a '47 debut game ticket, but still a cool rookie season example.

Dewey2007 · #3 05-19-2018, 03:21 PM

Picked up this ticket earlier today. On Oct. 2, 1977 the Dodgers and Astros were playing the last game of the regular season. Dusty Baker hit his 30th HR of the season off J.R. Richard making the Dodgers the first team in history to have four players with 30 or more HR's in a season.

Something with more long-term, pop-culture implications also happened during this game. Glenn Burke was credited with creating the high-five celebration during this game when he gave Dusty Baker a high-five after his record breaking HR.

https://thehundreds.com/blogs/conten...ve-glenn-burke

https://aeon.co/videos/the-origins-o...ng-gay-pioneer

mcgwirecom · #4 05-19-2018, 03:45 PM

Nice Dewey. I have that on my want list also. I did hear that story about the "high five" too!

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Originally Posted by Dewey2007

Picked up this ticket earlier today. On Oct. 2, 1977 the Dodgers and Astros were playing the last game of the regular season. Dusty Baker hit his 30th HR of the season off J.R. Richard making the Dodgers the first team in history to have four players with 30 or more HR's in a season.

Something with more long-term, pop-culture implications also happened during this game. Glenn Burke was credited with creating the high-five celebration during this game when he gave Dusty Baker a high-five after his record breaking HR.

https://thehundreds.com/blogs/conten...ve-glenn-burke

https://aeon.co/videos/the-origins-o...ng-gay-pioneer

Dewey · #5 05-19-2018, 03:59 PM

Sweeeet! *high 5*

71buc · #6 05-19-2018, 04:01 PM

I missed the game due to work and was happy to learn that a good friend attended. When I called him about his stubs he indicated that he threw them away. The next day he called and told me that he found them stuffed in his coat pocket. Not the greatest of shape but its nice to have friends

71buc · #7 05-20-2018, 10:31 PM

My Quest to collect all 153 stubs from the Pirates 1971 season is entering the fourth year and has essentially grinded to a halt. This stub I picked today is the first in many months. More importantly it is the first Expos 1971 home ticket I have seen. It seems that home Expos and Padres tickets are quite difficult to find. Has anyone else noticed this or is it my imagination? If so is this scarcity only for 1971?

mr2686 · #8 05-21-2018, 05:23 AM

The 1971 season wasn't very kind to either the Padres (61-100) or the Expos (71-90). I don't think a lot of people saved those stubs...but I'm sure there are a few out there. It's probably going to be a grind, but that will make it even more rewarding.

Scott Garner · #9 05-21-2018, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 71buc

My Quest to collect all 153 stubs from the Pirates 1971 season is entering the fourth year and has essentially grinded to a halt. This stub I picked today is the first in many months. More importantly it is the first Expos 1971 home ticket I have seen. It seems that home Expos and Padres tickets are quite difficult to find. Has anyone else noticed this or is it my imagination? If so is this scarcity only for 1971?

Mike, it's not your imagination. Both Expos & Padres vintage tickets are exceedingly scarce. One additional note: The large majority of Expos tickets from this era are generic Ticketmaster variety, making the one that you just found all the more sweet. Congrats on your find!

By the way, I can feel your pain with regards to having a long slog between finds. My friend Tony just found one Nolan Ryan appearance ticket that has been on my want list forever (1979 @ TEX, another very challenging place to find tickets during the 1970's, BTW).

After 46 years of collecting this theme, I only need 48 of Nolan's 807 career regular season pitching appearances. My goal is to find 4-5 new ones every year, but I find that even finding that many is a genuine challenge...