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Lot # 1158: 1970 Final Game at Crosley Field Full Ticket PSA GD 2 (Pop 1 - One Higher)

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Item was in Auction "2024 Summer Classic",
which ran from 6/9/2024 12:00 PM to
6/29/2024 10:00 PM



Presented is a June 24, 1970, final game at Crosley Field full ticket. Cincinnati's Crosley Field, then called Redlands Field, opened on April 11, 1912, and lasted as a Major League ballpark through June 24, 1970. The stadium was renamed Crosley Field in 1934 to honor the new owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Powel Crosley. Crosley Field's seating capacity varied throughout the years, but its final capacity was 29,488 in 1970. The final outfield dimensions of the ballpark were: Left Field - 328', Center Field - 387', Right Field - 366'. An unusual feature of the field was the 15-degree slope in left field called "The Terrace." In addition to hosting the Cincinnati Reds, the ballpark had two different football teams, both named the Cincinnati Bengals, that played in the second and third versions of the American Football League, not including the current Cincinnati Bengals team, in the NFL. Crosley Field was also the home field of the Cincinnati Tigers team of the Negro Leagues, in 1936-37. While Crosley Field was the team's home, the Cincinnati Reds won four pennants and the 1919 and 1940 World Series. The 1919 World Series resulted in the "Black Sox" scandal, when members of the Chicago White threw the '19 World Series. Just a few of the Baseball Hall of Famers who played for the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field: Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Frank Robinson, Ernie Lombardi, and Edd Roush. Crosley Field hosted the first Major League night game, on May 24, 1935, when the Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by 2-1. In the last game at Crosley Field, the Reds were trailing the San Francisco Giants 4-3 in the bottom of the 8th inning when Johnny Bench and then Lee May both hit solo homers to give the Reds a 5-4 lead, which the team held for the victory. In the ceremonies of the last Crosley Field game, Cincinnati Mayor Eugene Roehlmann took the Crosley Field home plate and flew as a passenger in a helicopter to deliver it to Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, the team's new home. The displayed full ticket measures 1.25x5.4". In part, the ticket reads, CINCINNATI REDS, Inc. Crosley Field/Wed. June 24, 1970/Field Box $3.50. The ticket has been encapsulated and PSA graded GOOD 2; Pop 1, only one higher.

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