Old Ticket Stub 1940

endgame · 02-15-2008, 02:12 PM

Just a general comment. Our warehouse manager bought a box of some oddities at an auction that included a ticket stub from a game at Wrigley Field. It showed the Box Seat price at $1.65 with Rain Check availability for any championship game.

A little research determined the game was from 1940 at Wrigley against the Phillies, presumably back in the Dizzy Dean days. Considering today's prices are $80-$110 (at least, I'm told), thought that was a pretty cool find amid the trinkets.

Rasmuth · 02-15-2008, 03:10 PM

anything special happen during that game...that would have made it a special keepsake?

MorseMoose · 02-15-2008, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by endgame

Just a general comment. Our warehouse manager bought a box of some oddities at an auction that included a ticket stub from a game at Wrigley Field. It showed the Box Seat price at $1.65 with Rain Check availability for any championship game.

Was it a rain out? Maybe you can get a nice ticket for it!

endgame · 02-15-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rasmuth

anything special happen during that game...that would have made it a special keepsake?

You know, I wondered that myself. Seems you can order the boxscore for the game for $10.00 from the Almanac. Told the buyer about that in case he were interested. Maybe I'll surprise him and order it later in the year so he has some additional history to go with it.

remangiii · 02-15-2008, 10:22 PM

Can't you get the boxscore for free on retrosheet?

Green & Gold Heart · 02-16-2008, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by remangiii

Can't you get the boxscore for free on retrosheet?

And Baseball Reference... should be able to find box score easily on the internet.

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