This highly sought after and extremely scarce April 23, 1919, Cincinnati Reds Opening Day ticket stub has been graded and encapsulated Authentic by PSA and is a Pop 1 example. The Reds started their Championship season on top of their game by beating the Cardinals 6-3 at Redland Field. Cincinnati had a powerhouse team in '19 and cruised to the National League pennant with a 96-44 record, finishing nine games ahead of the second place New York Giants. The Reds went on to win the best-of-nine games 1919 World Series by 5-3 in games. Eight members of the opposing Chicago White Sox were later banned from baseball for life by Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis for being part of a conspiracy to throw the World Series.