NY Yankees Baseball Record Breaking Crowd Ticket Stub May 30, 1938 Gehrig Streak

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NY Yankees Baseball Record Breaking Crowd Ticket Stub May 30, 1938 Gehrig Streak:
$55.00

Found in Family Estate Keepsake Items:1 ticket for the \"American League Baseball Club of New York\"
Series F - which corresponds to 1938
Game No. D -(MemorialDay, May 30, 1938 holiday double header vs. Boston Red Sox)From Yankees ticket stub source: \"OnMemorial Day, May 30, 1938, a new Yankee Stadium attendance recordwas set as 81,891 fans attend a doubleheader against the Red Sox.
TheBronx Bombers sweep the twin bill, 10-0 and 5-4. Yankee Stadium\'sseating capacity in 1938 was 71,699.
When the Yankees had anattendance overflow, Grandstand tickets featuring a letter as theGame No. were also used.
The 1938 Grandstand series F, ticket stubwith the Game No. \"D\" was used for this photo of this ticket stub on the left hand side!

From Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper sports section for May 31, 1938 with results of the Yankees games from May 30, 1938:\"Biggest Crowd at Stadium\"
\"Yesterday\'s crowd of 81,891 who paid to see the Yanks win a doubleheader from the Red Sox was the largest crowd to ever see a baseball game.\"
(Previous record was in Cleveland\'s Municipal Stadium July 31, 1932). The double header was also part of Lou Gehrig\'s 2130 consecutive game streak. The ticket has a crease down the middle - like it was folded in half lengthwise. It is also shaded darker along one side - please see photos. Please see photos. Shipping cost includes insurance.
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