Large collection of 127 baseball tickets spanning the years 1939 to 2016. Included among the highlights are tickets to many first and last games at various stadiums, numerous postseason tickets, and phantoms (both single examples and sheets). Unless otherwise noted, all the tickets are full examples. Condition ranges from FR to NRMT, averaging EX. The number of tickets for each game, if more than one, is noted in parentheses.
Inaugural Game Tickets (24): 1962 Dodgers (stub; vs. Reds; first game at Dodger Stadium), 1971 Phillies (stub; vs. Expos; first game at Veterans Stadium), 1976 Yankees (stub; vs. Twins; first game at new Yankee Stadium), 1977 Mariners (4 tickets; vs. Angels; first game in franchise history), 1977 Blue Jays (5 tickets; vs. White Sox; first game in franchise history), 1982 Twins (vs. Mariners; first game at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome), 1991 White Sox (2 tickets, vs. Tigers; first game at Comiskey Park II), 1993 Marlins (2 tickets; vs. Astros, first preseason game in franchise history), 1993 Mets (stub; vs. Rockies; first game in Rockies franchise history), 1993 Rockies (2 tickets; vs. Expos; first home game in franchise history), 1997 Braves (vs. Cubs; first game at Turner Field), 2001 Pirates (vs. Reds; first game at PNC Park), and 2004 Phillies (2 stubs; vs. Reds; first game at Citizens Bank Park).
Final Game Tickets (17): 1954 Yankees (vs. Athletics; last game as Philadelphia Athletics; team moved to Kansas City the following year), 1970 Phillies (3 tickets; vs. Expos; last game at Connie Mack Stadium), 1991 Orioles (2 tickets; vs. Tigers; last game at Memorial Stadium), 1990 White Sox (stub; vs. Mariners; last game at the original Comiskey Park), 1993 Indians (vs. White Sox; last game at Cleveland Stadium), 1993 Rangers (2 tickets; vs. Royals; last game at Arlington Stadium), 1999 Giants (stub; vs. Dodgers; last game at 3Com Park), 2000 Pirates (vs. Chicago; last game at Three Rivers Stadiums), 2003 Phillies (vs. Pirates; last home opener at Veterans Stadium), 2003 Phillies (2 tickets; vs. Braves; Last game at Veterans Stadium), and 2004 Expos (2 stubs; vs. Marlins; last game as Expos; last game at Olympic Stadium).
Post Season Tickets (26): 1958 Braves World Series (proof), 1969 Mets NLCS press pass (clubhouse pass; signed in blue Sharpie by Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, and Jerry Koosman), 1979 Pirates World Series (2, Games 3 and 5), 1983 Phillies NLCS (2, each Game 4), 1993 Phillies NLCS (2, stub and full), 1993 Phillies World Series (3 stubs; one Game 3 and two Game 4), 1996 Braves NLDS (stub; Game A), 1996 Braves NLCS (stub; Game A), 1996 Orioles ALCS (2, each Game B), 1997 Orioles ALCS (4, each "Game D"), 1997 Marlins World Series (4 tickets; Games 1, 2, 6 and 7), and 2003 Yankees World Series (3 tickets; all Game 6).
World Series Uncut Ticket Sheets (2): 1973 Mets (3 tickets on sheet) and 1982 Cardinals (4 tickets on sheet).
Postseason Phantom Tickets (3): 1964 Reds World Series (2, each stamped "Souvenir" on the front) and 1973 Cubs NLCS.
Postseason Phantom Uncut Ticket Sheets (12): 1964 Phillies World Series (3 sheets; 4 tickets per sheet), 1965 Reds World Series (3 tickets on sheet), 1973 Dodgers NLCS and World Series (5 tickets on sheet), 1978 Pirates World Series (4 tickets on sheet), 1979 Angels World Series (4 tickets on sheet) 1981 Brewers ALCS and World Series (6 tickets on sheet), 1982 Royals (ALCS and World Series (5 tickets on sheet), 1984 Cubs NLCS and World Series (5 tickets on sheet), 1988 Brewers ALCS and World Series (7 tickets on sheet), 2005 Phillies NLDS, NLCS, and World Series (10 tickets on sheet)
Opening Day Tickets (6): 1939 Indians (stub), 1986 Dodgers (stub), 1987 Dodgers (stub), 2008 Tigers, and 2016 Reds (2).
Miscellaneous Tickets (10): 1941 A's (Connie Mack Day on May 17th), 1942 All Star Service Game on July 7th in Cleveland (stub), 1949 "Night of Champions" (round robin benefit game between the Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants at Yankee Stadium on July 11th), 1969 Seattle Pilots (2; vs. A's on May 20th and vs. Orioles on August 16th), 1983 All Star Old Timers Day at Comiskey Park, 1993 Colorado Rockies (2 stubs; vs. Expos on 4/11), 1995 Colorado Rockies (vs. Mets on 4/26), and 1996 Phillies (vs. Cardinals on 4/21).
Single Game Ticket Sheets (4): 1993 Rangers (vs. Royals on 10/3: last game at Arlington Stadium), 1996 Braves (vs. Expos on 9/23; last game at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium), 1997 Braves (vs. Cubs on 5/4: first game at Turner Field), and 2002 Pirates opening day.
Minor-League Tickets (23): 1958 Burlington Bees (season pass, unissued), 1984 Southern League All Star Game, 1988 Buffalo Bisons (opening day proof ticket), 1989 Fort Meyers Sun Sox (4; vs. Gold Coast on 11/1), 2001 Southern League All Star Game (2), 2003 Northern League All Star Game, and 2004 Eastern League All Star Game (13).