The first game was not an indicator of what was to come for the 20-year-old playing left field for the Milwaukee Braves. Henry Aaron had won a starting spot after Bobby Thomson broke his ankle in spring training and it was the fresh faced Mobile, AL native batting fifth behind Andy Pafko when the Braves took the field on Opening Day at Crosley Field. No one … [Read more...] about 1954 Hank Aaron Debut Stub Among Heritage Highlights
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Rescued from Junk Drawer, Wilt 100 Point Game Stub Now Up for Auction
You might recall our story from over the summer about a Pennsylvania man finding his ticket to the 1962 game in which Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA record 100 points. That stub is now up for auction. Sam Verdini was in attendance at the game in Hershey, PA that night more than 60 years ago. The all but forgotten stub had been sitting in a drawer at his home in … [Read more...] about Rescued from Junk Drawer, Wilt 100 Point Game Stub Now Up for Auction
Lone Surviving Tickets from Gretzky’s Earliest Pro Games Set for Sale
Before he moved to Edmonton and began pocketing Stanley Cups and MVP awards, Wayne Gretzky was a teenage prodigy, just getting his feet wet in professional hockey. Indianapolis wasn’t exactly a hotbed for the sport and the troubles associated with a fledgling league like the World Hockey Association made for a short life for the Racers franchise. It’s telling that only … [Read more...] about Lone Surviving Tickets from Gretzky’s Earliest Pro Games Set for Sale
Lone PSA Graded Stub from Pele’s NASL Debut Recalls Soccer Legend’s Impact
His World Cup debut stubs and others from his most famous appearances sell for big bucks, but the only PSA graded ticket stub from an important milestone in the career of soccer legend Pele is now on the market. The Brazilian superstar made international headlines in 1975 when he came out of retirement and agreed to a deal with the New York Cosmos of the fledgling … [Read more...] about Lone PSA Graded Stub from Pele’s NASL Debut Recalls Soccer Legend’s Impact
Jordan Tickets at Auction Span College, NBA Careers
Heritage Auctions is offering a collection of more than 30 Michael Jordan tickets in its newly launched Sports Showcase Auction, but it goes beyond a few major career highlights and milestones. The group of more than 30 different charts Jordan's career, with one from his first appearance in the annual Blue-White North Carolina scrimmage game in his 1981 freshman season to an … [Read more...] about Jordan Tickets at Auction Span College, NBA Careers
NYC Collectors Night Event Offered Stories, Discussion, Show and Tell
Presiding over his company’s first ever Collectors Night in the heart of New York City, John Brigandi compared the feeling of opening a fresh, previously unseen box of vintage sports cards or memorabilia in his store to unboxing a special package during the holidays. Well, the Rockefeller Center’s famous Christmas Spectacular came early last Thursday night, with hobbyists … [Read more...] about NYC Collectors Night Event Offered Stories, Discussion, Show and Tell
Heritage to Offer Bounty of Historic Tickets in Spring Auction
There's one from Mickey Mantle's debut and one from Babe Ruth's farewell... Willie Mays' last homer as a Giant and another from Mike Trout's first ever big league homer. Tickets to those four moments and dozens of other milestones and events are almost ready to hit the market, riding a big wave of interest in an area of the hobby that's been one of the big hobby stories … [Read more...] about Heritage to Offer Bounty of Historic Tickets in Spring Auction
Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan Debut Tickets Both Smash Record
One of seven known ticket stubs from Jackie Robinson’s big-league debut in the spring of 1947 sold Sunday morning for $480,000, making it the most expensive sporting-event ticket ever sold at auction. The stub was the highest graded of only a small number of Robinson first game tickets known to exist. The first session of Heritage Auctions’ two-day Winter Platinum Night … [Read more...] about Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan Debut Tickets Both Smash Record
Jackie Robinson Debut Stub Part of Huge Run of Historic Tickets in Heritage Auction
Few items in the realm of sports memorabilia can double as historic pieces of American history but there’s not much doubt that label can be applied to one item now up for auction: a ticket stub from Ebbets Field dated April 15, 1947 — the day Robinson made his big-league debut against the Boston Braves, just five days after signing his Dodgers contract. He went … [Read more...] about Jackie Robinson Debut Stub Part of Huge Run of Historic Tickets in Heritage Auction
Notes: MJ Debut Ticket Owner; SGC’s Big Day; Ruth Rookie Update; Edmonton Expo; Topps Party; Fitterman’s WWE Deal
People used to discover baseball cards in their basements and attics that were worth a nice chunk of change. Well, they still do sometimes, but now the ticket market has its first “holy grail” find. We recently wrote about the 1980s Northwestern college student who couldn’t get anyone to go to the Bulls opening game back in 1984 so he took the unused ticket and stuck it … [Read more...] about Notes: MJ Debut Ticket Owner; SGC’s Big Day; Ruth Rookie Update; Edmonton Expo; Topps Party; Fitterman’s WWE Deal