Yankee home tickets at the Polo Grounds 1913 to 1922

[GDoggy]

This ticket is listed as 1915 (was listed with other items from 1915). If it is from 1915, game 71 was scheduled for 09/25 against the Cleveland Indians. Game 2 was a makeup game.

1915 seems reasonable, but at this point, from what I know, it could be from 1915 to 1919.
- Jacob Ruppert purchased the franchise in January 1915
- Cost of ticket $0.75 and no war tax, so must be from before 1920
- Printer: Ansell Ticket Co.

Would love to see other Yankee Polo Grounds tickets.

[Scott Garner]

Hey Jeff,
Here is a NY Yankees ticket stub that I own from the 1913-1915 era.
Note the Midland Beach sponsor on the back of the stub. This could certainly be a clue as to the exact year...

Since technically both Frank J. Farrell and Jacob Ruppert were team President in 1915, there were two different ticket sets printed because of the change in ownership mid-year.
For example, a patron purchasing tickets early in the year for home game # 66 would have been issued a Frank J. Farrell President ticket. If the same patron purchased a ticket closer to game # 66 after the ownership change, they likely would have been sold a ticket with Jacob Ruppert, President instead.
If you follow my logic, this ticket stub could thus be from 1915 (early issue), 1913 or 1914.