Lot # 2408: Incredible 1945 to 1978 Milestone Game Program Collection (14) Including Mickey Mantle's 500th Home Run and Roberto Clemente's 3000th Hit and Final Game

Collection of fourteen extremely desirable programs spanning the years 1945 to 1978, each from a historically significant game. This lot is highlighted by program's from Mickey Mantle's 500th home run game and Roberto Clemente's 3000th hit and final game. This collection consists of the following: 1) August 1, 1945 (Giants vs. Braves). Mel Ott's 500th home run. Scored in pencil, Vg. 2) April 30, 1946 (Yankees vs. Indians). Bob Feller no-hitter. Scored in pencil and Pr due to several pages being completely detached from the spine. 3) September 29, 1957 (Giants vs. Pirates). Last game at Polo Grounds. Scored in pencil, Vg. 4) May 1, 1958 scorecard (Cardinals vs. Cubs). Stan Musial's 3000th hit. Scored in pencil, Vg. 5) September 13, 1965 (Astros vs. Giants). Willie Mays' 500th home run. Scored in pencil, Vg-Ex. 6) May 14, 1967 (Yankees vs. Orioles). Mickey Mantle's 500th career home run. Scored in pencil. The interior scorecard is detached from the spine, but otherwise, Vg. 7) September 20, 1968 (Yankees vs. Red Sox). Mickey Mantle's last home run. Scored in blue ink, Vg. 8) May 17, 1970 scorecard (Reds vs. Braves). Hank Aaron's 3000th hit. While not scored, the interior features the signatures of Rico Carty and Bernie Carbo, which have not been authenticated. 9-10) Two July 18, 1970 (Giants vs. Expos). Willie Mays' 3000th hit. One program is scored in blue ink while the other is partially scored. Vg and Gd-Vg. 11) April 27, 1971 (Braves vs. Giants). Hank Aaron's 600th home run. Scored in blue ink, Vg-Ex. 12) September 30, 1972 (Pirates vs Mets). Roberto Clemente's final game and 3000th hit. Scored in pencil, Gd-Vg. 13) September 24, 1974 (Orioles vs. Tigers). Al Kaline's 3000th hit. The interior scorecard is detached from the spine, but otherwise Vg. Please note that Kaline's blue ink signature (not authenticated) appears in the scorecard, and a ticket stub to the game is stapled to the scorecard. 14) May 5, 1978 (Reds vs. Expos). Pete Rose's 3000th hit. Partially scored in blue marker, Vg-Ex. Total: 14 programs.