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Frank Thomas hand signed Full Ticket from the game Frank Thomas hit his
500th Home Run on June 28, 2007 at the Metrodome in Minnesota. Carlos Silva gave up Thomas' milestone 396 foot homer in the first inning of the game, and Thomas became the 21st major leaguer to reach 500.
A Full
Ticket, or stub from baseball games that feature
special events or player milestones are highly sought
after by collectors. Special events such as opening day,
inaugural games, last game at a Stadium, play-offs,
World Series, etc. Player milestones can include 500
home runs, 300 win, or any record breaking event.
There is a large community of collectors that collect
full tickets/stubs of baseball games when a noted player
hits a Home Run. Record breaking Players such as
Mantle, Mays Aaron, and now players like Frank Thomas,
or Alex
Rodriguez who have a shot at hitting 500, 600 home runs
or more. A collector might collect tickets of games when
Rickey Henderson Stole Bases, or Cal Ripken Jr. record
setting games played in a row. Tickets such as this are
very desirable, and will bring top dollar if a collector
needs this ticket to complete their set.
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