Description: Ticket stub from Game 4 of the 1970 World Series as Cincinnati avoided a sweep and defeated Baltimore 6-5 thanks in part to a Pete Rose Home Run. There are only eight ticket stubs from this game graded higher by PSA. Combined shipping available. the PSA holder is approximately 7 1/4" x 4 1/4." The Reds staved off a Series sweep thanks to clutch hitting by Lee May and stellar relief pitching by rookie Don Gullett and veteran Clay Carroll.With a 2–1 lead in the third, Reds' starter Gary Nolan gave up two-out RBI singles to Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson. Gullett relieved Nolan and surrendered another RBI single to Elrod Hendricks. The Reds crept back in the fifth on a homer by Pete Rose.Gullett gave up an unearned run in the sixth when Hendricks singled Brooks Robinson to third and Robinson scored when Rose's attempted throw from right field sailed past Tony Pérez at third.In the eighth, Perez walked and Johnny Bench singled off Baltimore starter Jim Palmer, who was then relieved by Eddie Watt. Lee May then slammed a three-run homer on the first pitch he saw from Watt to put the Reds ahead. Carroll, who had entered in the seventh, made the lead stand. Gullett and Carroll combined to pitch 6+1⁄3 innings, allowing four hits and one unearned run. The Reds' victory snapped Baltimore's 17-game winning streak which included the final 11 regular-season games and a three-game sweep over Minnesota in the ALCS. It also ended Cincinnati's six-game World Series losing streak, including the last three games in the 1961 World Series.
Price: 89.99 USD
Location: West Linn, Oregon
End Time: 2024-12-31T01:14:11.000Z
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Player: Pete Rose
Sport: Baseball
Year: 1970
Original/Reproduction: Original
Grade: VG-EX 4
Team: Cincinnati Reds
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Team-Baseball: Cincinnati Reds
Vintage: Yes
Event/Tournament: 1970 World Series