Autographed Bleacher Ticket

Somehow, I happen to have this laminated, autographed ticket that is necessarily older than I am. There are several indications of age:
    • “Base Ball” is two words;
    • The ticket price is 55¢ (10% tax on the 50¢ ticket price!)
    • “Walter O. Briggs” was the team president

My brother and I are fairly confident that the autograph is that of Mickey Cochrane, Hall of Fame catcher for the Phillies (1925–33) and Tigers (1934–37), and manager of the Tigers (1934–38). He would have been both player and manager in 1935 when “the Tigers finally won their first World Series, defeating the Chicago Cubs, 4–2. Game 6 concluded with Goslin's dramatic walk-off RBI single, scoring Cochrane for a 4–3 victory” (Wikipedia).

For what it’s worth:
    • Walter O. Briggs Sr. was club president 1936–52; he died in 1952;
    • Walter O. Briggs Jr. was club president 1952–56; he died in 1970.
    • Cochrane died in 1962

This is not going in the trash or the recycling bin. I will hang on to it for now.

Mickey Cochrane pages:
    • Baseball Hall of Fame
    • Baseball Reference
    • Society for American Baseball Research
    • Wikipedia

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