This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/6/2022
Offered here is a special and coveted ticket stub from Game 2 of the 1919 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. The game was played at Redland Field in Cincinnati, OH. Shoeless Joe Jackson and other all-time greats played in this World Series game that involved the infamous 1919 Black Sox scandal. The Black Sox Scandal was a Major League Baseball game-fixing scandal in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox, including Jackson, were accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money from a gambling syndicate led by Arnold Rothstein. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was appointed as a response to the incident to be the first Commissioner of Baseball, and given absolute control over the sport to restore its integrity. The ticket presented was encapsulated and graded GOOD 2 by PSA. Just three examples have been graded higher in the consensus PSA population report, so this ticket stub is tough to find. The historical significance of this stub makes it a must have for any baseball collector or historian.