Johnny Bench 1000th HIT BUNT Griffey 1st HBP Reds Cardinals 7/7/1974 Ticket Stub
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| This is an Original 100% Authentic Ticket Stub from the 1974 MLB Season July 7, 1974 Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. 7/7/1974 DOUBLEHEADER (Ticket Stub Good for Both Games) RARE TICKET STUB!!! BENCH's BUNT FOR 1,000 BIG HIT WITH REDS' FANS KEN GRIFFEY 1st HIT BY PITCH in MLB TOM CARROLL MLB DEBUT JOHNNY BENCH HIT #1000 1,000th CAREER HIT MILESTONE GAME 1: 1-HIT (#1,000) "Little General" 14x All-Star, 10x Gold Glove, 2x MVP ML PoY, 2x World Series, WS MVP Rookie of the Year HALL of FAME PETE ROSE GAME 1: 1-HIT, 1-BB, SB, IW GAME 2: 2-RUNS, 3-BB "Charlie Hustle" 17x All-Star, 2x Gold Glove, Silver Slugger 3x Batting Title, 3x World Series, WS MVP MVP, Rookie of the Year KEN GRIFFEY 1st TIME BEING HIT BY PITCH GAME 1: 51st GAME PLAYED GAME 2: HBP #1 3x All-Star, 2x World Series, AS MVP JOE MORGAN GAME 1: 1279th GAME PLAYED "Little Joe or The Little General" 10x All-Star, 5x Gold Glove, Silver Slugger 2x MVP, AS MVP, 2x ML PoY 2x World Series HALL of FAME TONY PEREZ GAME 1: 1374th GAME PLAYED "Big Dog or Doggie" 7x All-Star, 2x World Series, AS MVP HALL of FAME LOU BROCK GAME 1: 1914th GAME PLAYED "The Franchise or The Rocket" 6x All-Star, 2x World Series, ML PoY HALL of FAME TED SIMMONS HR #50 GAME 1: 1-RUN, 1-HIT, 1-RBI, HR #50 GAME 2: 1-HIT, 1-RBI "Simba" 8x All-Star, Silver Slugger HALL of FAME JOE TORRE GAME 2: HIT #2075, 2B #304 9x All-Star, Gold Glove, Batting Title MVP, ML PoY, 2x Mgr of the year HALL of FAME (Manager) TOM CARROLL MLB DEBUT 1st WIN 1st STRIKEOUT GAME 1: CAREER WIN #1 6K GEM CESAR GERONIMO GAME 1: HR #12, 2B #35 DAVE CONCEPCION GAME 1: 2-SB WILL MCENANEY GAME 1: 1st CAREER SAVE DARREL CHANEY GAME 2: HR #4 GRAND-SLAM (1st GRAND-SLAM) DON GULLET GAME 2: CAREER WIN #57 6K GEM Bench's Bunt for 1,000 Big Hit With Reds' Fans Bench Gets Nice, Clean Ball For His Souvenir Case New Reds' Act Has Successful Debut Chaney's 1st Grand Slam CINCINNATI - Johnny Bench, the guy the Reds pay $150,000 to splinter chairs beyond the outfield walls for homers, bunted for a hit in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Cardinals. Of his last fourt hits, it was his third bunt single. The other one was a home run. And, guess what? Johnny Lee Bench received a standing ovation for his Sunday bunt. That his was the 1,000th of his career. When the announcement was made, the 46,016 put down their beer and popcorn, stood and paid tribute to a guy who is booed more than any Cincinnati Red at home. The appreciative Bench doffed his plastic batting helmet as he stood on the first base bag. THE BUNT was perfection - a roller down the third base line on which St. Louis third baseman Kenny Reitz had no play. "Sure, I would like to have made my 1,000th a homer, but I hit a homer for my 999th. Maybe my 1,001st will be a homer. Anyway, if I had hit a homer for the 1,000th, I might not have gotten the ball back." First base umpire Tom Gorman handed John the ball, which will find its way into John's restaurant trophy room. On Bench's first at bat against rookie Bob Forsch, making his initial major league start, John jerked one far enough for a homer, but it was foul. Then, he struck out. And, struck out again. And grounded out. Now, it was the eighth with one out, Rich Folkers pitching, and the Reds on top, 2-1. "I had gone six at bats without a hit since hitting the homer for 999 off Bob Gibson," said Bench. "It was time for drastic action." Hence, the bunt. Does John remember his first major league hit? "A double down the left field line off Philadelphia's Chirs Short. A lot of water had flowed under the bridge since then." Now, Bench is the No. 2 vote-getter behind Hank Aaron for an All-Star berth. Asked if he might be somewhat embarrassed over his .251 batting average as an All-Star, Bench replied: "Well, somewhat embarrassed. But they pick you for all facets, I do have 50 ribbies and 15 homers. I'm no .300 hitter. My lifetime average is .268 so I'm not that far off." "Certainly I've heard the boos a couple of times," said Bench. "But I've heard the chers, too, and the one today was quite a thrill." ULTRA RARE TICKET STUB IN GOOD CONDITION!!! You get the ticket in the photos. Has a few creases but other than that it's in Great Shape and Displays Nicely!!! Ticket measures 1-3/8 x 3-5/8 Inches LOGE RESERVED Aisle 330 - Row 10 - Seat 113 Photos/Scans have been watermarked for auction purposes only. Ticket will be shipped in the Ticket Toploader (Hard Plastic Holder) shown in the photos. It will be protected and surrounded by 2 pieces of rigid cardboard and sent via USPS with tracking. For multiple ticket orders add items to cart for combined shipping. |
$1,000.00 inc. tax
