Ticket collectors, show us your tickets !

[mcgwirecom]

Originally Posted by butchie_t

I have/had some reservations about this ticket, but I just picked it up.

Senators last home game 9/30/1971 against the Yankees. I am a bit leery because this information was written onto the ticket, I have to believe it was on the day of the game but I just don't really know for sure.

The information about the seat, row, and section do fit the stadium layout. It just strikes me odd as to being written verses printed. JMHO.

However, it is headed my way now.

Update: The person that sold me this ticket had a friend that went to RFK in the early 70s for Redskins and Senators games. So, a fair chance the ticket writing is period. SCORE!!

They actually sold tickets like this back in the day. it was before computers so if you bought from a ticket agent (outside of the organisation) they would write them out. They probably had a block of setas they sold or had to conirm the seats were available and then just wrote them out. The biggest problem is that I doubt anyone would slab them as they could be manipulated.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

The biggest problem is that I doubt anyone would slab them as they could be manipulated.

Which is only really a problem if you care what the opinion sellers think.

If you as a COLLECTOR believe it to be real based on the evidence at hand (on hand?), then you win.

If you buy stuff needing to pay somebody else to tell you it's real, well, good for you.

Doug "getting a secretarial autograph in the mail as an 11 year old was still pretty darn cool" Goodman

[butchie_t]

I am a collector, and I now believe it to be real. I certainly call this a win. It is the last Senators home game before they moved to Texas. And Frank Howard smacked a home run that was grooved to him by Mike Kekich. Who can’t love that story. I am totally stoked.

Butch

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Which is only really a problem if you care what the opinion sellers think.

If you as a COLLECTOR believe it to be real based on the evidence at hand (on hand?), then you win.

If you buy stuff needing to pay somebody else to tell you it's real, well, good for you.

Doug "getting a secretarial autograph in the mail as an 11 year old was still pretty darn cool" Goodman

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

They actually sold tickets like this back in the day. it was before computers so if you bought from a ticket agent (outside of the organisation) they would write them out. They probably had a block of setas they sold or had to conirm the seats were available and then just wrote them out. The biggest problem is that I doubt anyone would slab them as they could be manipulated.

The intent was never to have it slabbed. I’m just happy to have proof that is it period. It will go nicely with my other Senators items.

Butch

[doug.goodman]

Congrats!

[doug.goodman]

I don't collect a lot of tickets, I'm mostly a scored program guy, but I'm happy to add these two (sort of three).

Because I'm in a playful mood, I'm turning this into a trivia question. If anybody gets the right answer (in the next 48 hours) I will send them one of the duplicates.

A certain event has happened 21 times since 1930 (I think. I could have missed some when I was searching box scores on Retrosheet, it also may have happened before then, but I haven't had time to go that far into the box scores), that event happened in each of these games, what is it?

Doug

[Shoeless Moe]

2 members of 3,000 hit club play in same game?

Mays & Aaron
Murray & Winfield

[guy3050]

in the 36 year history of The Montreal Expos there were just 2 immaculate innings , one was thrown by John Strohmayer on July 10th 1971 and the other by Mel Rojas on May 11th 1994.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by guy3050

in the 36 year history of The Montreal Expos there were just 2 immaculate innings , one was thrown by John Strohmayer on July 10th 1971 and the other by Mel Rojas on May 11th 1994.

Now you need to dive deep and find one for Sept 8, 1977 where Bruce Sutter threw one against them...

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

2 members of 3,000 hit club play in same game?

Mays & Aaron
Murray & Winfield

Hi Paul,
I think you are correct.

Another unusual occurance is when 300 game win pitchers face each other after they have won 300 games. Very few games overall.
I'm not sure if the same is true of 4,000K games, but that would be neat as well...

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

2 members of 3,000 hit club play in same game?

Mays & Aaron
Murray & Winfield

Good one Paul.

I'm calling you the winner.

They didn't just play in the same game, they each got a hit in the same game, and it was after they were each a member of the 3000 hit club.

Send me your address.

Doug



PS - Scott, I don't believe 4000 K pitchers ever faced each other, after they were each at 4000 K

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Good one Paul.

I'm calling you the winner.

They didn't just play in the same game, they each got a hit in the same game, and it was after they were each a member of the 3000 hit club.

Send me your address.

Doug

FWIW, I have a feeling that George Brett and Robin Yount may have possibly done the same thing in 1993.