Ticket stubs [Archive] - Baseball Fever

Danielh41

10-12-2007, 07:56 PM

I saw the post with the picture of the ticket stub from game 3 of the 1951 playoff series (Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard Round the World"), and I got to thinking about ticket stubs to other famous games. Does anyone have any? I'd really be interested to see some, especially the older ones. I'll post some of the tickets from games I went to, starting with Nolan Ryan's 7th no-hitter...

Danielh41

10-12-2007, 07:57 PM

Here's one from the first game ever played by the Colorado Rockies, followed by the first game ever played at Coors Field...

Danielh41

10-12-2007, 07:58 PM

The first game ever played at what was then just The Ballpark in Arlington...

Danielh41

10-12-2007, 08:00 PM

The first game ever played by the Arizona Diamondbacks (and the first game ever played in what is now Chase Field)...

Danielh41

10-12-2007, 08:01 PM

And one more... This was the game in which Nolan Ryan became the first pitcher in history to record 5000 career strikeouts...

jimmyjimjimz

10-12-2007, 08:29 PM

damn baseball tickets used to be cheap. I wish they still were that cheap.

lollar

10-14-2007, 01:25 PM

Take inflation into account

JohnCropp

10-14-2007, 02:53 PM

Inflation... of everything: paychecks, egos, ownership groups, etc.

I remember when my dad wouldn't buy field level seats at Shea because they were too expensive ($12-$15?). Now, you can't even park your car for that!

Gary Dunaier

10-14-2007, 09:30 PM

Here's one from the first game ever played by the Colorado Rockies
I was at that game... If memory serves me right, I bought four tickets with the idea of keeping three of them as full unused tickets, as opposed to just the stubs.

My biggest memories of the game were seeing crowds of people still coming into Shea off the #7 ramp even after the game started (how many opportunities do you have to witness the very first pitch in the history of a team?), and the mad run for programs (they were sold out before the game even started).

Danielh41

10-15-2007, 04:51 AM

I was at that game... If memory serves me right, I bought four tickets with the idea of keeping three of them as full unused tickets, as opposed to just the stubs.

My biggest memories of the game were seeing crowds of people still coming into Shea off the #7 ramp even after the game started (how many opportunities do you have to witness the very first pitch in the history of a team?), and the mad run for programs (they were sold out before the game even started).

Yeah, I got there early myself and bought two of those programs. I've seen them listed on Ebay recently, still selling for just two or three bucks...

duckydps

10-15-2007, 07:09 AM

I have a stub from the first interleague play game... Giants @ Rangers... I need to scan and then will post.

Danielh41

10-15-2007, 08:51 AM

I have a stub from the first interleague play game... Giants @ Rangers... I need to scan and then will post.

Hey, I was at that game too. I wonder why I never scanned my ticket stub... (maybe because I've never been a big fan of interleague play)

stlfan

10-15-2007, 09:09 AM

This is an awesome thread, but I fear that the powers that be might lock it since it might not fall under "ballparks." I think its relevent to the subject of ballparks. I have pretty much kept every baseball game ticket in the past 10+ years of games I have went to. 10 years ago I went to the first game of each of the first interleague series' at Busch Stadium. Each first game had a give away of a pin. So my g/f at the time put the pickets and pins from that year into a frame. I still have it up in my room.

This whole discussion makes me want to scan all of my tickets. I am curious to see other people's tickets. I also like when people have stories about their tickets and the game itself. Its like the ticket is a tangible object that connects a person to a time and place.

Elvis

10-15-2007, 10:27 AM

This is an awesome thread, but I fear that the powers that be might lock it since it might not fall under "ballparks."

Mods don't lock threads that pertain to baseball, they move them to the proper forum. But why would you think a thread on ballpark tickets is out of place here? :confused:

Gary Dunaier

10-15-2007, 10:31 AM

My first thought was that ticket stubs fall more under the category of memorabilia. But I can also understand how they can be considered stadiana.

stlfan

10-15-2007, 11:00 AM

Mods don't lock threads that pertain to baseball, they move them to the proper forum. But why would you think a thread on ballpark tickets is out of place here? :confused:

You failed to put the sentence that followed my quote. I think it's relevent and is not out of place. I was just stating that the mods might not see it that way.

sflnyc

10-15-2007, 11:13 AM

Here are my submittals to the "famous or noteworthy game" category of games that I attended.

April 5, 1983 (Shea Stadium)
This was Tom Seaver's return to the Mets and he was the Opening Day pitcher.

Interesting story that day is that I decided to skip that day in high school in Brooklyn to go watch the game. Got a ticket in the last section of the right field Upper Deck. Bill Mazer, the sportscaster from WNEW Channel 5 came up there and interviewed some of the fans in that section and signed autographs (including my game program).

But the highlight of that day (other than the game) was that during Mazer's visit, I saw one of my high school teachers seated some 5 rows or so below me. We exchanged glances and said "what are you doing here, aren't you supposed to be in school"? We both laughed and kept that dual truancy moment to ourselves.

The price of that $5 ticket in 1983 was $25 this past season.

Elvis

10-15-2007, 11:17 AM

You failed to put the sentence that followed my quote. I think it's relevent and is not out of place. I was just stating that the mods might not see it that way.

Yeah, I know.

sflnyc

10-15-2007, 11:19 AM

August 4, 1985 (Tom Seaver's 300th Victory)

Tom Seaver again. This time he won his 300th Career game while pitching for the White Sox against the Yankees. Da Boss wasn't really thrilled about an ex-Met getting a lot of pub in the Bronx that day.

That day was also Phil Rizzuto (R.I.P.) day and he was presented with a cow in the infield. I think he tripped (or the cow knocked him over). Everyone, including the Scooter, had a laugh.

All in all, a fun day for the 54,699 in attendance, minus the guy in the Yankee's owner's box, of course).

The price of that $4.50 General Admission ticket in the Upper Deck in 1985 was $20 this past season (would be considered Tier Reserved today).

sflnyc

10-15-2007, 11:24 AM

March 30, 1991 (Joe Robbie Stadium)

I included this because it represents the largest Spring Training crowd in history (67,654), and was the final piece inthe puzzle to get MLB to award a franchise to South Florida.

Area where I was sitting aren't sold for baseball games so there is no comparable 2007 value. Note that the ticket says "Partial View" and cost $2. Closest section that is currently used (Section 407) seats go for $12, so that gives a range as to what they might be today.

I wonder if tickets for seats in the back of the upper deck in RF or LF at Yankee Stadium say "Partial View", because when you sit there, you don't see the outfielder below you.

sflnyc

10-15-2007, 11:29 AM

Danielh41

10-15-2007, 11:59 AM

October 26, 1997 (Pro Player Stadium)

Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. No explanation necessary.

Area where I was sitting aren't sold for baseball games so there is no comparable 2007 value. Actually it is one section over from the section that I sat in at the 1991 Exhibition game. Note that the ticket says "Limited View" this time and cost $20. I wasn't able to attend the 2003 World Series, but it would be interesting to see what the printed price on tickets in that section were 6 years after 1997.

Same question - I wonder if tickets for seats in the back of the upper deck in RF or LF at Yankee Stadium say "Partial View", because when you sit there, you don't see the outfielder below you. Same goes for any other stadium in which you don't see all the field (like Tiger Stadium for example).

Wow, 20 dollars for a World Series Game 7 just ten years ago... I'm looking at World Series ticket prices for the Rockies. Rockpile seats (which go for four bucks in the regular season) are 65 dollars for the World Series. And that's face value. I imagine that they will go for far more than that on the open market.

ipitch

10-15-2007, 12:44 PM

Here's the stub I saved from Babe Ruth's "called shot" game. I was sitting in the bleachers and the darn ball went right off my fingertip. :p

Williamsburg2599

10-15-2007, 12:48 PM

Here's the stub I saved from Babe Ruth's "called shot" game. I was sitting in the bleachers and the darn ball went right off my fingertip. :p

$1.10!? What a rip-off!

ipitch

10-15-2007, 12:56 PM

Here's an 1869 Cincinnati Buckeyes season pass.

ipitch

10-15-2007, 01:04 PM

Here's a ticket to the opening of the HOF. In case you're wondering, these tickets were in an auction catalog and I just took pictures of them.

PeteU

10-15-2007, 01:09 PM

October 26, 1997 (Pro Player Stadium)

Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. No explanation necessary.

Area where I was sitting aren't sold for baseball games so there is no comparable 2007 value. Actually it is one section over from the section that I sat in at the 1991 Exhibition game. Note that the ticket says "Limited View" this time and cost $20. I wasn't able to attend the 2003 World Series, but it would be interesting to see what the printed price on tickets in that section were 6 years after 1997.

Same question - I wonder if tickets for seats in the back of the upper deck in RF or LF at Yankee Stadium say "Partial View", because when you sit there, you don't see the outfielder below you. Same goes for any other stadium in which you don't see all the field (like Tiger Stadium for example).

I sat in the "Partial View" Left Field upper deck in the 2003 NLCS. I believe those same seats cost me roughly $40.

I was also online trying to get tickets for the 2003 World Series, to no success. The only seats available for me there (and the only seats available in my price range as a student) were the outfield upper deck. By that point, I believe those seats were going for $65 a pop.

So yeah, there was quite an increase in just those 6 years.

(On the other hand, tickets to the 2003 NLDS were quite reasonable for some reason. I paid about $12 for upper deck right behind home plate, halfway up.)

stlfan

10-15-2007, 09:41 PM

Ok, I couldn't wait. Once i got home from work I started scanning all of the ticket stubs I could find. Sad thing is there were games I went to but I couldn't find the tickets, Like my first and only World Series game - Game 3 of the 2004 World Series. It was a loss for my Cardinals but it was exciting to be at a World Series game and feel the energy and excitement.

I'm not posting all of my tickets, just a selection that have stories to them.

The first is most likely the 1st or 2nd game ever played against the new Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium II.

The second is the first game played against the new Florida Marlins at Busch Stadium II.

The third ticket is from a game at Camden Yards the Sunday before All- Star Break against the Chicago White Sox. This was my first time at Camden Yards and it is an experience I will never forget.

The fourth ticket is from the All-Star Workout. We only showed up for the homerun hitting contest. This was when Ken Griffey Jr. became the first ballplayer to hit the Warehouse.

stlfan

10-15-2007, 09:56 PM

More ticket stubs.

The first ticket stub is from my first and only game at Tiger Stadium in 1993. My family had connections so we got to sit in the first row of the upper deck behind the visitor's dugout. Wow was I impressed with Tiger Stadium. I must have explored all over the ballpark that day. It's sad to see what is happening with it right now.

The second ticket was from a game in 1994 at Jacobs Field vs the Tigers. My cousin and I had press passes and tickets to the game, though the seats were way high up so we just snuck around to different places in the park to watch the game. The highlight was walking around on the warning track after the game once the lights had been turned off.

The third ticket was from a game in 1994 at Fenway Park vs the Blue Jays. Again, my cousin and I had press passes. We didn't get as much access as we did in Cleveland, but the seats were great, 10 rows behind homeplate.

The fourth ticket stub is from a game in 1996 at New Comiskey Park (US Cellular). A friend of mine and I drove up to Chicago for a couple of days during our senior year spring break. We walked up to the ticket window the afternoon before the game and got tickets right behind homeplate. Sitting in the lower bowl, it wasn't a bad place to watch a game.

The fifth ticket stub is from a game in 1996 at Coors Field that my dad and I went to. We sat in "The Rockpile." Nice seats for a good price. Beautiful ballpark in a great setting.

stlfan

10-15-2007, 10:07 PM

Yup, you guessed it, more ticket stubs.

The first ticket stub is from 1997 at the first interleague game played at Busch Stadium II against the Indians. The give-away was a pin. If you look closely the pin says June 13th but the ticket says June 14th. I went to the game and got the pin but the game got rained out so I exchanged that ticket for a ticket for the following day.

The second ticket stub is from 1997 at the first interleague game against the Twins at Busch Stadium II. This ticket is also paired with it's decorative pin.

The third ticket stub is again from 1997 at the first interleague game played against the White Sox at Busch Stadium II. This ticket is also paired with it's decorative pin.

The fourth ticket stub is from the last regular season game at Busch Stadium II in 2005. I had to take a picture of it since I have it framed along with a certificate saying I attended the game.

stlfan

10-15-2007, 10:21 PM

This is it for now.

The first ticket stub was for the first game I went to at Busch Stadium III in 2006. A girl took me to the game and she had seats in the Redbird Club on the loge level. It was also the first Cards/Cubs game at the New Busch. So, I couldn't turn down the chance. The Cards kicked the crap out of the Cubbies that game.

The second ticket stub is from July 19th, 2006 at Busch III. Anyone from St. Louis recognizes the date. It was the last game against the Braves in that series and the game was delayed by over 2 hours because of a huge storm that ripped through the area. Many in the area were without power for over a week. I braved the storm at Busch Stadium III that night. What a wild night.

The third ticket stub is from a game at Busch III in 2006 against the Padres. It was during the last week of the season and the Cards were slipping fast. They had lost a bunch of games in a row and in the 8th inning were losing yet again. In the bottom of the inning Pujols hit a 3 run home run into Big Mac Land in left field to put the Cardinals ahead in the game. They won and still had life to make it to the playoffs which took them to the World Series. The home run was the first hit into the new Big Mac Land.

The fourth ticket stub was from game 3 of the NLDS at Busch III vs the Padres. Unfortunately the Cardinals lost but it was exciting to be at the first post season game at Busch Stadium III.

sflnyc

10-16-2007, 08:00 AM

Very nice ticket stubs stlfan. I especially like the paired commemorative pins that you have with each stub.

Danielh41

10-31-2007, 07:10 PM

I got a new ticket stub for my collection. It is special for obvious reasons. Even though my team lost, it was still special being at a World Series game...

sflnyc

11-01-2007, 11:35 AM

I got a new ticket stub for my collection. It is special for obvious reasons. Even though my team lost, it was still special being at a World Series game...

I aslo like the $225 that the ticket cost.

But we are talking about Row 4 of the Field Level, so that's expected.:shrug:

Danielh41

11-01-2007, 11:47 AM

I aslo like the $225 that the ticket cost.

But we are talking about Row 4 of the Field Level, so that's expected.:shrug:

Actually, 225 was the face value for the entire section. We got lucky in getting down to row 4. And we got our money's worth--at 4 hours 19 minutes, it was the longest 9 inning game in World Series history...

TJH1923

11-01-2007, 06:10 PM

Some of my collection I placed as best I could in a frame. A ticket stub from each home WS appearances since 1976. Jackson 3 HR game stub and Tino and Jeter HR's from '01 stub. '77 All-Star Game, Chambliss HR pennant winner, Boone HR pennant winner, Clemens 300th win stub, last game at old YS and first game at renovated stadium just to name a few.

jimmyjimjimz

11-02-2007, 11:40 AM

Some of my collection I placed as best I could in a frame. A ticket stub from each home WS appearances since 1976. Jackson 3 HR game stub and Tino and Jeter HR's from '03 stub. '77 All-Star Game, Chambliss HR pennant winner, Boone HR pennant winner, Clemens 300th win stub, last game at old YS and first game at renovated stadium just to name a few.

DAMN, that's a lot of games.

Danielh41

11-02-2007, 03:22 PM

That is an awesome collection TJH1923...

TJH1923

11-03-2007, 05:27 PM

Most I have attended, some I added for the collection. I would love an opportunity to buy a '78 Bucky Dent HR Ticket.

Gary Dunaier

11-03-2007, 11:01 PM

Most I have attended, some I added for the collection.
That's one of the drawbacks of the widespread availability of baseball memorabilia these days... it's easy for someone to buy a stub from a historic game and pass it off as proof that they were there.

For example, right now (as I write this) you can go to Ebay and spend $777.77 on a ticket stub from Game 7 of the 1955 World Series (http://cgi.ebay.com/1955-World-Series-GAME-7-Ticket-Stub-Dodgers-Yankees_W0QQitemZ290175643635QQihZ019QQcategoryZ50 132QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). Or, if that's a little too rich for your blood, $429.00 will get you the first bid on a stub from Don Larsen's perfect game (http://cgi.ebay.com/Don-Larsen-Perfect-Game-Ticket-stub-1956_W0QQitemZ220167027036QQihZ012QQcategoryZ50132 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

Mattingly85MVP

12-27-2007, 09:48 PM

I just wish this day never happened

libd

01-02-2008, 01:56 PM

I have a stub from 1986 game 6 Mets vs. Red Sox that I have put in a frame with a photo of the ball going between Buckner's legs. If I remember, I will attempt to scan and post it when I get home. I will never forget that moment because Shea was literally swaying back and forth. I could feel it moving! Ahhhhh...the memories

Kentucky Bomber

01-02-2008, 04:57 PM

jimmyjimjimz

01-02-2008, 05:44 PM

Pack rat that I am I have a stub from every Major League game I've seen and all but a few of the Minor games, so I can't show something like 400 stubs. But here are some notables...World Series of 1962, 64, 76 and 2000, 1964 All-Star, a Polo Grounds stub, the last game in which the Yankees pulled a triple play (1968!) and the 1st Mickey Mantle Day in 1965. Oh, and the 1st yankee home game not at Yankee Stadium since 1923.

After seeing all these old tickets, I gotta say they had weird looking tickets back in the day.

And I was at game 1 of the 2000 world series too, but I cant remember where I put the stub.

David Atkatz

01-02-2008, 05:45 PM

First year, 1903:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j245/datkatz/1903_stub.jpg

First World Series game:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j245/datkatz/1921_ws_tkt_300.jpg

First game in Yankee Stadium:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j245/datkatz/1923_first_game-1.jpg

First World Series game in Yankee Stadium:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j245/datkatz/1923_ws_tkt.jpg

Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j245/datkatz/gehrig_day_tkt.jpg

jimmyjimjimz

01-02-2008, 05:53 PM

RuthMayBond

01-02-2008, 06:02 PM

And you WENT to all those games?Especially the 1903 World Series :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Gary Dunaier

01-02-2008, 07:59 PM

First year, 1903:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j245/datkatz/1903_stub.jpg

Technically not a Yankee ticket, but a Highlanders ticket... :think:

David Atkatz

01-02-2008, 09:24 PM

Technically not a Yankee ticket, but a Highlanders ticket... :think:

Well, if you want to be perfectly accurate, it's a "Greater New York Base Ball Club of the American League" ticket.

The franchise was never officially called the Highlanders. It was just a nickname.

jimmyjimjimz

01-02-2008, 09:26 PM

I just wish this day never happened

You saved those tickets?

I woulda saved them too if I had tickets to that game.

My dad and my uncle were supposed to go to the game the night the beam fell, it was my dad's birthday actually, and I dont know if they saved the tickets or not. I hope they did.

Well, if you want to be perfectly accurate, it's a "Greater New York Base Ball Club of the American League" ticket.

The franchise was never officially called the Highlanders. It was just a nickname.

Seriously, did you actually go to that game? If you did, you'd be at least 105 years old, and I doubt you're that old.

Gary Dunaier

01-02-2008, 09:45 PM

Seriously, did you actually go to that game? If you did, you'd be at least 105 years old, and I doubt you're that old.

As I said back in post #40 (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=1041547&postcount=40) of this thread, one of the drawbacks of the existance of the baseball memorabilia hobby is the ease in which someone can buy a stub from a historic game and pass it off as proof that they were there.

jimmyjimjimz

01-03-2008, 11:20 AM

As I said back in post #40 (http://baseball-fever.com/showpost.php?p=1041547&postcount=40) of this thread, one of the drawbacks of the existance of the baseball memorabilia hobby is the ease in which someone can buy a stub from a historic game and pass it off as proof that they were there.

Yeah, but the game is from like 105 years ago. I highly doubt he went to that game. I don't get why people say they went to games that long ago, and then they expect people to believe them. Seriously, would someone who's 105 years old really be able to come on the computer and post here? I highly doubt it.

RuthMayBond

01-03-2008, 11:24 AM

Yeah, but the game is from like 105 years ago. I highly doubt he went to that game. I don't get why people say they went to games that long ago, and then they expect people to believe them. Seriously, would someone who's 105 years old really be able to come on the computer and post here? I highly doubt it.Actually they "would have" gone to the game 105 years ago, so unless someone took them when they were a newborn, they'd actually be even older. But who would accept a ticket as proof?

David Atkatz

01-03-2008, 11:27 AM

Yeah, but the game is from like 105 years ago. I highly doubt he went to that game. I don't get why people say they went to games that long ago, and then they expect people to believe them. Seriously, would someone who's 105 years old really be able to come on the computer and post here? I highly doubt it.

Jimz--did I ever say I attended any of the games for which I posted images of tickets?

(Go back and check the first post in this thread.)

You never cease to amaze me.

3arod13

06-20-2008, 04:50 PM

Alex Rodriguez 1st Career HR Ticket 25 Junr 1996

Chevy114

06-20-2008, 07:21 PM

I know its not baseball, but I have 2 tickets that mean a lot to me! One is from when fsu basketball upset number 3 wake forrest and the other is when unranked usf beat auburn at auburn last year!

Manhattan

06-21-2008, 12:15 AM

I know its not baseball, but I have 2 tickets that mean a lot to me! One is from when fsu basketball upset number 3 wake forrest and the other is when unranked usf beat auburn at auburn last year!I have Los Angeles Dodgers ticket stubs,Los Angeles Lakers ticket stubs UCLA Bruins basketball and UCLA Bruins football ticket stubs,Los Angeles Kings ticket stub,Mariah Carey ticket stubs,Jennifer Lopez ticket stub,Ozzy Osbourne ticket stub,KISS ticket,Hall & Oates and ticket stub,Gloria Estefan ticket stub,The Who ticket stub,California State University Northridge World Famoul Laserium Beatles Show ticket stub,Styx ticket stub,Nina Gerber ticket stub and Las Vegas Philharmonic ticket stub.