This vintage ticket stub from June 29, 1969 features a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics. The game was a doubleheader and included some notable performances such as Reggie Jackson hitting his 29th home run and Catfish Hunter earning a win. The A’s swept the doubleheader by beating Chicago 3-2 in the 1st game, behind the pitching of Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter. Hunter gave up 2 runs on 7 hits in a complete game victory. Oakland won the second game 6-5 behind the 3 hit performance of Reggie Jackson. Jackson doubled & hit his 29th home run of the season. He ended 1969 with 47 home runs.
Hall of Famers playing this day were Reggie Jackson, Jim Hunter, Rollie Fingers & Luis Apparicio.
The ticket is a great addition to any sports memorabilia collection and is a unique piece of history from a memorable game.