July 2020 Sports Card & Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/12/2020
This lot includes Uncle Jimmy's Yankees game score card/program and ticket stub (taped in the score card) to the famous "War Benefit" doubleheader game on August 23rd, 1942. Uncle Jimmy affixed actual newspaper clippings throughout the program and affixed the large ticket stub on the inside of the program. Ruth had retired in 1935 and Johnson in 1927, but they came together for a special event to raise money for the Army and Navy Relief fund. During his retirement, Babe watched many games and even suited up a few times. But on August 23, 1942, he put on his uniform to raise money for a War Bonds benefit exhibition before the Yankees and Washington Senators played a doubleheader, and Uncle Jimmy was there and put a memorable program together filled with Newspaper clippings about the game, including images of Ruth and Johnson, and the original large ticket stub. He also wrote the game date on the cover. Before 69,136 fans at Yankees stadium, Babe hit the first (and 21st) pitch Johnson threw into the right-field stands. With his second home run, the Babe showed the Stadium fans for the final time his distinctive home run trot! While affixing newspaper clippings to a score card usually devalues it, in this case you could consider the clippings an amazing addition to memorialize the special game where Yankees fans got to see one final home run trot from the game. The fact that Uncle Jimmy was in attendance and went through the trouble of adding the clippings to the score card shows you his love for baseball and the New York Yankees!
Condition: G-VG
Yankees Score Card & Ticket Stub to 1942 WW2 Army-Navy War Benefit Game (Babe Ruth Famous Exhibition Home Run Off Walter Johnson) August 23, 1942 (Ruth hit 2 Homers!)
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