Ticket collectors, show us your tickets !

David Atkatz · #1 03-15-2020, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Bumping this terrific thread that our friend Jimmie (The King of Clout) started nearly 11 years ago, I'm lucky enough to contribute this 500th post. Wow!
RIP Jimmie!

I'm very excited to add this uber rare ticket stub from 1910 at the CWS South Side Park III to my advanced no-hitter collection.

On April 20th, 1910 HOF'er Addie Joss hurled his 2nd no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox in front of 7,000 fans. Joss struck out 2 and had 2 BB, but what really stood out was that he made an unparalleled 10 assists himself in support of his no-hitter. This game would prove to be Addie's last dominant game in his short, but spectacular HOF career.

Tickets from South Side Park, which was constructed of wood, are very scarce indeed. What makes tickets from 1910 special is that the CWS moved to Comiskey Park, which was cavernous and constructed of steel, in July of 1910.

CWS tickets from this era were not dated to the best of my knowledge, so the fact that the ticket states that it could be used for any date in the 1910 season easily qualifies it for my collection. It literally is like finding a needle in a haystack...

The seller recently unearthed this ticket from the bottom of a box in a basement that at one time belonged to his great grandfather who attended the game in 1910. It's appearance is new to the hobby.

You lost me, Scott. Although an extremely rare ticket, it is most likely not from Joss's perfect game. I don't understand why you labelled it as such.

Scott Garner · #2 03-15-2020, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by David Atkatz

You lost me, Scott. Although an extremely rare ticket, it is most likely not from Joss's perfect game. I don't understand why you labelled it as such.

Hi David,
I hope you are well. I'm sorry that my label description bothers you.

You are correct, it is not a completely dated ticket, but it is for the correct year (1910) and to the correct stadium (South Side Park) since this ticket would have gained the patron entrance to ANY game played during the 1910 season as stated on the ticket itself.

There is nothing about the ticket that would exclude it from being used in this particular game.

Ideally, as a collector, I would love to have a fully dated ticket to this game, but this is as close to being a 100% lock that I can hope for because of the early vintage scarcity of ANY CWS ticket from this era. I'll take it. As the saying goes, "Close enough for government work".

71buc · #3 04-06-2020, 12:57 AM

This is a long shot but I thought I would ask nonetheless. Does anyone know if it's possible to date this ticket stub?

Scott Garner · #4 04-06-2020, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 71buc

This is a long shot but I thought I would ask nonetheless. Does anyone know if it's possible to date this ticket stub?

Hi Mike,
I hope that you & your family are doing well and are healthy up in Seattle.

There isn't really any way to actually date this Cardinals ticket.
Sam Breadon the Cardinals team President was with the Cards from 1920-1947, but the ticket price would be indicitave of the 1940's as the time period.
Beyond that, it's anybody's guess.
Sorry that I can't offer any additional help.

71buc · #5 04-06-2020, 02:08 PM

Thanks Scott that's what I thought. You be safe as well.

Scott Garner · #6 04-28-2020, 11:04 AM

Many thanks to net54 board member Jeff Weisenberg for allowing me to add this beautiful example of Brooklyn Dodger great Carl Erskine's 2nd career no-hitter on May 12, 1956.

Oisk no-hits the crosstown Giants 3-0 with 3 K's and 2 BB.

Full tickets to this game are scarce & I'm grateful to be able to add this beauty to my advanced no-hit ticket collection.

This photo demonstrates Erskine's pitching form in his 1956 2nd no-hitter.
Looks like Oisk was really slinging the rock that day!

BTW, thanks to all of the net54 collector community that has helped me build my collection over the last decade. I'm always amazed at the helpful collectors that provide such a great network to find these unique collectibles.

mr2686 · #7 04-29-2020, 04:11 AM

Scott, that's a great ticket. Sometimes I think you could find the Holy Grail if you asked your network contacts. LOL