Displayed is a punched CXL ticket to the final game of Ted Williams' career, on September 28, 1960, when the Hall of Fame outfielder hit a home run at Boston's Fenway Park in his final at bat as a Major Leaguer. Williams played his entire career (1939-60) with the Boston Red Sox, and in that time span, he missed close to five full seasons of at bats as he served as a fighter pilot with the United States Marines in World War II and the Korean Conflict. Despite his military service, Williams hit 521 homers. He batted .344 lifetime and was a 6-time AL batting champion, a 2-time AL MVP, a 2-time Triple Crown winner, and the last man to hit .400, as he hit .406 in 1941. In 1959, Williams had a back injury and only batted .254. The Red Sox wanted him to retire, but Williams was too proud to close his career with a bad season. In 1960, the 39-year-old Splendid Splinter made a miraculous comeback. He played in 113 games and batted .316, with 27 home runs and 72 RBIs, with a sensational 1.096 OPS. In his final game, Williams played before a crowd of just over 10,000 fans on a cold, overcast day. In the 8th inning, he came up to bat with the Red Sox trailing 4-2, facing Baltimore Orioles' right-hander, Jack Fisher, with one away and the bases empty. Williams hit a 1-0 pitch into the Red Sox bullpen in right field. He was replaced in the field by Carroll Hardy to start the 9th inning. In the bottom of the 9th, the Red Sox scored two runs to win the game by a 5-4 score. The Red Sox had three more games to play that season, but they were far out of the pennant race, and Williams, knowing that nothing could top his final home run at Fenway Park, chose to sit out the final three games against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The offered ticket measures 1.5x4.5". In part, the ticket reads, Game 72/SEPT. 28 1960/FENWAY PARK/BOSTON Grandstand $2.00. It has three punch holes. The presented ticket has been encapsulated and PSA Certified as FULL AUTHENTIC. The canceled ducat is a terrific memento of Ted Williams' great adieu, perhaps the greatest individual closing act in baseball history.