1906 Ticket Pass South Side Ball Park Chicago White Sox/Eddie Collins Debut First Hit/3315 life
Valid 9/17 Eddie Collins Debut First Hit/3315 life. Eddie Collins had over 3,000 lifetime hits, was the all-time stolen base leader until Maury Wills broke his record and a member of the 1919 White Sox.
Pass removed from a season ticket book. Complimentary pass issued to an unknown person. With this undated pass the bearer could possably attend any game in the brief existence of Chicago South Side Park which lasted eight years during the American League Seasons 1903-1910.
From 1903-10 PSA has only one example of a pass or ticket graded from the Chicago White Sox. This south side ball park pass is scarce.
During this time you could see early Hall of Fame stars like Ty Cobb (who hit two life time home runs here and shairs the record for most home runs career by a single player in the park two home runs! Nap Lajoie, Sam Crawford, Ed Walsh and Duffy Lewis hit home runs. Frank Home Run Baker, Willie Keeler, Branch Rickey, Bobby Wallace, Jess Burkett, Frank Chance, Johnny Evers, Billy Sullivan, Jesse Tannehill got hits. Great pitchers like Ed Walsh, Addie Joss, Bill Donovan, Doc White, Rube Waddell, Bill Dinneen, Walter Johnson, Chief Bender all played there at a time when Babe Ruth was in grade school and just a boy. The 1906 World Series was played here for games 2,4 and GM 6 which was the clinching game as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs. This pass is valid for the World Series as Doc white who lead the American league with a 1.52 ERA with 18 wins won the deciding game ove Thinker, Evers and Chance of the Cubs.
Condition Mt. Size 4-1/4 X 2-1/4. The pass state Chas. A. Comiskey President (1901-1931), important founder of the American league. Back is blank.
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