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Thanks Brent, I agree, I was a bit surprised that it did go as high as it did as well but still glad I won it. I plan on getting it restored eventually.
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Shibe Park trio of seats
Snagged these in the Huggins & Scott Auction. happy to add to my ballpark seat collection.
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A recent pick-up from Scott Brockelman Auction . . . an attendance receipt from an early Detroit game. The receipt dates to May 12th 1883 and chronicles New York's share of gate receipts.
In 1883, NL ticket prices were 50 cents with 15 cents (30%) of the ticket price going to the visiting team. The May 13th Detroit Free Press helped me understand why there are two line items that differ in price/cost share. On May 12th, Detroit ran a first time promotion, a "Boys' Day", in which a dime would get the "little folks" into the ball park. The Detroit Free Press box score indicates 2,270 in attendance with over 600 "little folks". The attendance receipt documents very similar numbers of 1517 adults, 622 kids, 2139 total. While George Watson, Detroit's treasurer, awarded 30% of each adult ticket to NY (per NL rule), he split the kid's tickets evenly (50%). 1517 adults X 15 cents = $227.55 622 kids x 5 cents = $31.10 Total = $258.65 Detroit's share would have been $562.50 On a side note, Dick Burns would beat John Montgomery Ward (New York's pitcher) 9 to 5. This was one of only two wins for Dick in 1883 as he went 2-12.
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Unusual early photo
Picked this odd photo of a drawing circa 1870’s I think, up from the recent auction of some of Mark Rucker early photos. There are over 40 drawings, mostly of players, depicting some sort of baseball action, or inflicting some pain on the poor injured player.
Aptly entitled The Close of Ball Season, the photograph is by A B Gardner of Utica, and the drawing is by C S Sayler also of Utica. There are no gloves, no mask and an underhand pitcher shown. I believe Gardner was active around 1873 but merged with another photographer and moved in the early 80’s. A few of my favorites include the ball crashing through a window, a group of players giving him a headache by beating a drum and hammering him, and the depiction of an artist and photographer. If anyone can provide any information on the photo, photographer or artist I would appreciate hearing it. Sorry upside down. |
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Nice Shibe seats, Randall!
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Love the seats and at good price.
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