1919 World Series (Game 8) Ticket Stub, PSA Authentic....

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The Cincinnati Reds clinch in front of the Chicago Black Sox' betrayed fans!

1919 World Series (Game 8) Ticket Stub, PSA Authentic. With the possible exception of the inaugural Fall Classic in 1903, the most sought after and desirable World Series artifacts date to the scandalous October of 1919, when Shoeless Joe and seven Black Sox teammates conspired to take a dive for the money. Here we present a ticket stub used for admission to the deciding Game 8 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the event that effectively ensured the impending doom of the Eight Men Out.

The White Sox starter for Game 8, Lefty Williams was purportedly visited the night before the contest by an individual who threatened to harm him and his wife if he didn't throw the game early. In the first inning, Williams gave up four straight one-out hits for three runs, strong evidence of the conspiracy at work. In the third inning, Shoeless Joe Jackson hit the only home run of the series, but it did little to prevent the Reds from winning the game (10-5) and the World Championship (5-3).

Only four Game 8 exemplars currently reside in the PSA population, and this ticket's tremendous scarcity and desirability make it a "grail" for any serious collector of baseball tickets. The relic exhibits paper loss along the lower edge and a diagonal crease at upper left corner, but it still presents very well, with all text as bold as it was over a century ago. Heritage's most recent offering of a Game 8 ticket realized $34,800 in December 2020. Surely one of the most important tickets and Fall Classic relics in the baseball-collecting hobby. Encapsulated by PSA, Authentic.

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