This ticket stub is for the game of November 1, 1953 played at Nishinomiya Stadium between the Ed Lopat All Stars and the All Pacific League All Stars. An image of Yogi Berra is prominently featured on the front. On the back of the ticket, printed in Japanese, is a roster of the 1953 Major League All Star Team scheduled to play Japan's best on that day. Names printed on the ticket include Tour participants Bob Lemon, Robin Roberts, Yogi Berra, Nellie Fox, Eddie Mathews, Enos Slaughter, etc. Intriguingly, the names of Mickey Mantle, Warren Spahn and Pee Wee Reese also appear. These players were not part of the Tour, which raises speculation as to whether they were originally scheduled to be part of the team. The ticket is for an excellent seat, described in Japanese as "center reserved", with a price of 1,000 yen, which is more than the 600 yen tickets for this series of games that we have seen in the past. The game was won by the Lopat team by a score of 8-2. Jackie Jensen, Hank Sauer and Eddie Mathews homered for the Americans. Bob Lemon went nine innings for the victory in front of 45,000 fans.

Size: 4 5/8" x 2 1/8"

Condition: Corners are Ex to Ex/Mt. There is a vertical fold down the center and a crease at upper center.