Ticket collectors, show us your tickets !

[mr2686]

Originally Posted by guy3050

a few Pete Rose's 4000th hit ticket stub , picked these up at last few weekend card shows in Montreal

Guy, are those hard or easy to find? I was looking back a few years ago and I never came across one.

[guy3050]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Guy, are those hard or easy to find? I was looking back a few years ago and I never came across one.

They are not that easy to find ,I was just lucky to find these in a few weeks apart, for sure they are easier to find in my area there were 48000 people at the game pretty sure alot of them kept their ticket stub

[SteveS]

Here's my ticket to Capitoline from the 1866-'67 season. It was home to the Brooklyn Atlantic and other early teams, and many important match games were played there. In the winter, they used the field as a skating rink. I don't know whether this ticket was used for a baseball game, skating, or both. But it has a space for a Box #, which I'm not sure how that would be used for skating. In any event, I think it's pretty cool, and here's more information on Capitoline: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitoline_Grounds

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by SteveS

Here's my ticket to Capitoline from the 1866-'67 season. It was home to the Brooklyn Atlantic and other early teams, and many important match games were played there. In the winter, they used the field as a skating rink. I don't know whether this ticket was used for a baseball game, skating, or both. But it has a space for a Box #, which I'm not sure how that would be used for skating. In any event, I think it's pretty cool, and here's more information on Capitoline: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitoline_Grounds

If it's from 1866-1867 season that indicates it's a winter season, like hockey or basketball. I think it's safe to assume this was for the skating season.

[Carter08]

I just picked up this type 1 photo from the 1937 All Star game and a ticket to the game. My first on both fronts. Very cool game -- FDR threw out the first pitch, Gehrig homered, Dizzy Dean sadly got a liner in the toe that effectively ended the best part of his career. Anyway, love both.

[Scott Garner]

Trivia question: What two HOF'ers hit a HR in their 1st ML at bat?

Ironically, HOF RHP Hoyt Wilhelm was one of them.
Wilhelm, primarly used as a relief pitcher for most of his amazing 21 year career, was the 2nd to accomplish this feat.
In the 70 years since, it hasn't happened again...

On April 23, 1952 Wilhelm came into the game in relief of Giants starting pitcher Roger Bowman in the 3rd inning.
Wilhelm pitched 5.1 innings and struck out 3 batters including Braves SS Jack Cusick for his 1st career K.
In the bottom of the 4th inning, Wilhelm homered in his 1st career ML at bat and NEVER HIT ANOTHER HR IN HIS 21 YEAR CAREER.
Oh yeah, he also recorded his 1st career win in this game, retiring at age 49 with 143 career wins against 122 losses, a career ERA of only 2.52.
For many years he held the ML record of appearing in an amazing 1070 games.

I've had this ticket on my want list for many years because of the unique history surrounding this game.
I'm really happy to have finally found it, especially since a measly 4611 fans attended this game.

By the way, in case you're interested, HOF centerfielder Earl Averill was the only other HOF'er to homer in his 1st ML at bat in 1929...

[guy3050]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Trivia question: What two HOF'ers hit a HR in their 1st ML at bat?

Ironically, HOF RHP Hoyt Wilhelm was one of them.
Wilhelm, primarly used as a relief pitcher for most of his amazing 21 year career was one of them.

On April 23, 1952 Wilhelm came into the game in relief of Giants starting pitcher Roger Bowman in the 3rd inning. Wilhelm pitched 5.1 innings and struck out 3 batters including Braves SS Jack Cusick for his 1st career K.
In the bottom of the 4th inning, Wilhelm homered in his 1st career ML at bat and NEVER HIT ANOTHER HR IN HIS 21 YEAR CAREER.
Oh yeah, he also recorded his 1st career win in this game, retiring with 143 career wins against 122 losses, a career ERA of only 2.52.
For many years he held the ML record of appearing in an amazing 1070 games.

I've had this ticket on my want list for many years because of the unique history surrounding this game.
I'm really happy to have finally found it, especially since a measly 4611 fans attended this game.

By the way, in case you're interested, CF HOF Earl Averill was the only other HOF'er to homer in his 1st ML at bat in 1929.

Nice find Scott, here is simalar one from a Expos pitcher who definitely is not a HOF'er, Expos pitcher Carlos Perez in his 1st MLB start hits his 1st career HR in his 2nd career at bat , and picks up his 1st career win