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Prelude to History: 1977 World Series Game 5

itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
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since PSA ran a special on World Series tix last month, i figured what-the-hay and sent in 3 identical stubs which i had been saving in a box and thought it would be fun to get them graded....all 3 came back EX 5, appropriate for Game 5, which i expected, since they all had a bend in the exact same place where they were quite likely smushed in my Dad's pocket while he was carrying beers to our seats......here is one of them, and it looks real nice in this giant slab, so i guess they'll make a nice supplement to my 1977 Topps set, one of my favorite years.....as for the game, it was a lot of fun, considering how high hopes were when the team arrived home after a split of the first two games in New York, and then they promptly fell flat in Games 3 and 4, so it temporarily soothed the disappointment of L.A. fans only long enough for Reggie to get back to Yankee Stadium in time for Batting Practice in Game 6 and a fitting conclusion to the Series.....the Bronx indeed was Burning, but a couple days prior was just beach balls, Farmer John hot dogs and a heavenly day in Hollywood.

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  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    Very cool and thanks for sharing!

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    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭
    Gotta love a WS ticket stub! Thanks for sharing it!

    Question for you -- is the label info standard stuff for a ticket or did you request the score and starting pitchers' names to be added?? Sure adds a lot to the provenance of the stub...
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  • PigsPigs Posts: 761
    $15 a ticket, Wow! You can add one or two more zero's for series tickets these days. Nice memory to have from back then.
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,069 ✭✭✭
    I got my stub from the '77 series somewhere. I can't remember which game I went to. I should dig that out one of these days.... Looks nice in plastic! Much better than mine.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow - thanx for sharing - I was at Columbia in '77 and watched the series on TV - I remember how important a win was to NY.

    I think I remember that Jackson was key in game 6 or 7? Didn't he hit like 3 homers?

    And wasn't this the year they coined the term Mr October?

    I wish I had gone to a WS game back then but just didn't have the money - again - thanx for sharing.

    mike
    Mike
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