Opening Day Auction Closing May 9th
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/10/2015
Stricken with throat cancer, Babe Ruth, baseball’s biggest icon, saw his life winding to an end. On June 13th, 1948 as part of the 25th Anniversary of Yankee Stadium, the Great Bambino was honored in what was his final appearance at the venue where he created so many lasting memories. While leaning on a bat borrowed from Bob Feller, the Babe became the subject of Nat Fein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph “The Babe Bows Out”, an iconic portrait that tells the story better than words ever could. Ruth’s number “3” was retired prior to the game against Cleveland and he would sadly pass roughly two months later on Aug. 16, 1948. Offered is a ticket stub from one of the most historic events in Yankees’ history. The approximately 1 ½ x 3 ½-inch Grandstand ticket, numbered “01590,” remains in strong condition with just a slight bend in the top-right corner, minor wrinkling on the front bottom and minimal paper loss on the reverse bottom.
The black text and red Yankees logo printed on the original light-brown colored ticket stub show vividly. The stub, deemed authentic by PSA, is encapsulated in an approximately 3 ¼ x 5 ¼-inch protective case. (Photo is shown as reference and not included in this lot.)