1ST WORLD SERIES GAME PLAYED UNDER LIGHTS 1949 GM 5 TICKET🎟️YANKEE TITLE#12 PSA

Description: Own a piece of history with this rare 1949 Game 5 ticket from the 1st World Series ever played under artificial lights. This original vintage ticket features the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers, and celebrates the Yankees' 12th title. The ticket showcases some of the greatest players of all time, including Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Duke Snider, and Yogi Berra, making it a must-have for any serious collector of sports memorabilia. PSA 1 Poor grading only adds to the charm of this unique piece. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own a piece of baseball history. On October 9, 1949 — During the ninth inning of the Dodgers’ 10-6 loss to the Yankees in Game 5, the Ebbets Field lights are turned on, making it the first time a World Series game takes place under artificial lights. The first scheduled Fall Classic night game occurs when the Pirates host Baltimore for Game 4 at Three Rivers Stadium in 1971. A shaky start by Rex Barney. proved costly for Brooklyn. In the first, the Yankees loaded the bases on two walks and an error before Joe DiMaggio’s sacrifice fly and Bobby Brown’s RBI single put them up 2–0. In the third, the Yankees again loaded the bases on two walks and a single before a Jerry Coleman two-run single knocked Barney out of the game. Vic Raschi’s RBI single off Jack Banta made it 5–0 Yankees. The Dodgers got on the board in the bottom half off Raschi when Roy Campanella doubled and scored on Pee Wee Reese’s single, but the Yankees got that run back with a DiMaggio home run in the fourth. Next inning, Gene Woodling hit a leadoff double and scored on two groundouts. In the sixth, after a walk and single off Carl Erskine, Yogi Berra’s sacrifice fly made it 8–1 Yankees, then after a pop out, a Brown’s RBI triple aided by an error that allowed Brown himself to score extended their lead to 10–1. The Dodgers got a run in the bottom half on Gene Hermanski’s RBI single after a double and walk. Next inning, after a one-out single and walk, Jackie Robinson’s sacrifice fly made it 10–3 Yankees, then after another walk, Gil Hodges’s three-run home run cut their lead to 10–6. However, Joe Page held the Dodgers scoreless for the rest of the game to give the Yankees the title.

Price: 899 USD

Location: Henderson, Nevada

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