Artifacts

This page contains treasured artifacts collected over the years. Click on the number to see the selected object, full size (and multiple pages, if applicable).

0005 — Cubs 1907 Team Picture

0007 — Ernest Banks promotional pin from the early 1950s

0010 — View World Series Tickets Request July 10, 1967

0020 — World Series Tickets Request June 11, 1969

0035 — 15,000th Game Certificate. September 3, 1978

0040 — "Bleacher Bums" Stagebill; September 1978. This play portrayed life in the bleachers during a typical CUBS - Cardinals game.

0045 — Ernie Banks Day: August 22, 1982. Just 5 weeks before Emily was born. As of 2010, she has worn this shirt to almost EVERY Cubs game she has attended! Yes, it still fits!

0050 — Holy Cow bell, 1984

0060 — CUBS Coloring Book (selected pages), 1984.

0070 — Old-Timers Game, August 17, 1985

0080 — Opening Night hat; 8/8/88!

0085 — 1989 Division Champions penant! Featuring autographs of (left to right): Les Lancaster, Mike Bielecki, Mitch Webster, Steve Wilson, Dean Wilkins. We got these autographs at the Cubs - Cardinals game in St. Louis!

0090 — All-Star Game hat, July 10, 1990

0100 — "Keeping Score" - Tribune article from August 14, 1990.

0105 — Baseball name palindromes, August 3, 1994.

0115 — First Inter-league game, June 13, 1997

0140 — WGN call of the Bartman play, Game 6, 2003 Playoffs. Warning: this clip contains material which may be offensive to anyone who was within 3,000 miles of Chicago on that dismal October night.

0145 — A Cub fan's life; October, 2003.

0150 — YUM! Oakland A's stop for Dairy Queen! Spring, 2005

0160 — A Cubs fan's obituary. May, 2005 (as if being a Cubs fan while you were alive wasn't enough punishment!)

0170 — Cubs Brick Certificate; October, 2007....

0185 — ..and our "copy" of the brick!!!!

0195 — First Day of Issue stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of one of the greatest songs of all time: Take Me Out To The Ballgame! July 16, 2008

0210 — Baseball Nickname Dream Team (from the NY Times, 2/23/09)

0220 — Baseball in the 21st century.

0250 — In early 2017 the Cubs had a contest to find the best fans, who would then present World Series rings to the players. Emily and Andrew submitted this entry. Alas, I was not selected.

0280 — Questioning the official rule for runners left on base during a walk-off win.

9999 — Bleed Cubbie Blue: The "official" CUBS fan's blog! My screen name is SCORECARD MAN. Emily’s is NOLACUBBIEGIRL (and check her profile!).