11. Howard Ehmke 1929 World Series Game 1 Single-Signed Game Used Baseball – Surprise Starter Sets Strikeout Record! The 1929 World Series featured the AL champi-
the Series. Mack believed that Ehmke’s sidearm de- livery would catch Chicago unprepared, and
on Philadelphia Athletics against the NL Champion Chicago Cubs, with the Ath- letics winning the championship in five games. The Series opened with
despite Ehmke being considered “over the hill,” Mack was correct. Ehmke pitched masterfully, setting the record for most strikeouts in a World Se-
a classic managerial move on the part of Hall of Fame skipper Connie Mack, resulting in one of the legendary stories of the game.
ries game with 13 (a record that would stand until Carl Erskine broke it in 1953), scattering 8 hits and a walk in a complete game, 3-1 victory. Ehmke’s heroics helped Mack’s Ath- letics capture the momentum with Game 1, and they would keep it for the rest of the Se- ries.
The Athletics were led by a four man pitching staff that included George Earnshaw (24-8), Lefty Grove (20-6), Jack Quinn (11-9) and Rube Walberg (18-11). Heading into the Series, Cubs manager Joe McCarthy would surely have his team prepared to face one of Mack’s aces, but the A’s manager elected to sur- prise Chicago by opening the Series with 35-year-old Howard Ehmke, who posted a 7-2 record in just 11 games with the Athletics. Ehmke
Presented here is a single-signed and heavily notated game-used ball from that game, signed and person- alized by Ehmke himself on the sweet spot. The game score and date is notated on the south panel. The ONL (Heydler) ball re- mains in outstanding condition, with significant signs
was not even with the team the last few weeks of the season, hav- ing been sent ahead by Mack to scout the Cubs in anticipation of
of game use. A significant game ball from one of the most storied of all World Series games. LOA from James Spence Authentication. MINIMUM BID: $500
12. 1929 World Series Game 1 Wrigley Field Ticket Stub – Surprise Starter Howard Ehmke 13 Strikeout Game! Attractive ticket stub to the opening game of the 1929 World Series at Wrigley Field. A five-game series that would see the Athletics wipe out the Cubs the first game was won by the Athletics. In that game A’s pitcher Howard Ehmke went the distance putting up a dominant performance and setting the record for most strikeouts in a World Series game with 13. A historically significant ticket with outstanding visual appeal but some staining and wrinkling that reduces the technical grade to the GOOD range. MINIMUM BID: $150
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