EARL AVERILL "Hall of Fame" Dinner Ticket 1973 HOF Successful Promotional Effort

Description: Offered for your consideration... Testimonial Celebrity Dinner honoring H. EARL AVERILL Complete 1973 pictorial ticket "Our goal for Earl - the Baseball Hall of Fame" In late 1973, the sports hobby periodical Sports Scoop, together with interested Northwest baseball fans, sponsored a "Night" for retired baseball great EARL AVERILL. Vernon "Lefty" Gomez was enlisted to address the throng of approximately 400. The former Yankee great regaled the crowd with a repertoire of fun nearly as varied as the deliveries that earned him his plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. And that was the point of the event: a similar place of honor for the Cleveland Indians all-time record holder* in runs, triples, home runs, RBI, long hits and total bases. Earl Averill had been retired from the game for more than 30 years, still held 6 of Cleveland's most important all-time records (as well as slugging and batting averages of .540 and .322, respectively) and yet had been snubbed for Cooperstown accolades. The event this ticket entitled the bearer to attend brought out the Northwest's leading baseball men, past and present. Earl Averill's ex-teammate JEFF HEATH served as Master of Ceremonies, Second "Earl" of Snohomish (EARL TORGESON) assisted, and another long-ignored great, "Indian BOB" JOHNSON (Athletics, Red Sox & Senators star outfielder) threw his support. Averill drew encouraging letters and telegrams from many of his contemporaries, including DIZZY DEAN - the man whose career Earl nearly ended in the 1937 All Star Game! This pictorial Earl Averill Night ticket is left from that November 12, 1973 event. The hundreds who attended and lent their support saw their efforts rewarded when, a little more than a year later, Earl Averill was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January, 1975. The ticket is in Near-Mint condition. _______________________ Important: Shipping Information A goal has always been to keep shipping costs low. Our primary objective is to sell cards and other things of interest to baseball hobbyists - not make money by overcharging on shipping. If you ever believe you are being overcharged on shipping, please email us and we will double-check the facts of the matter. Thank you! For U.S. customers (on most items) we combine multiple items purchased so you pay only the shipping charge on the heaviest item - all other items ship free of charge. (An exception would be if an item must be sent via media/book rate; also, on certain heavier items there may be an extra charge due to increased cost of shipping via Priority Mail instead of First Class.) In order to receive this combined item/one-fee service, PLEASE wait for or request a combined invoice. Otherwise fees accrue which we cannot eliminate. We will ship worldwide: Before buying citizens of all other countries, please email us first for the exact cost. We pack your order carefully - sandwiching cards between cardboard and utilizing boxes, bubble wrap, etc., as necessary - to ensure your items arrive in the condition you expect. Items are shipped the next business day. We ship 5 - usually 6 - days each week. Payment should be made within 7 days after initial purchase on invoice. D-2 ~ Please visit The Baseball Hobbyist eBay Store ~ Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. FOREIGN ORDERS: We will ship worldwide; please contact us with a list of item(s) desired and we will provide the exact shipping charge.

Price: 6 USD

Location: Edmonds, Washington

End Time: 2024-08-13T00:44:05.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.75 USD