Regardless of the situation and conditions, Pete Rose came to play. At the age of 37, with more than 3,000 hits, an MVP honor and two World Series titles already to his credit, Rose challenged Joe DiMaggio’s hallowed standard of hitting safely in 56 consecutive games, reaching 44 before being stopped. Assessed “Authentic” by PSA, this ticket stub was issued at Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium of July 31, 1978 as Rose singled off of Hall of Famer Phil Niekro to tie Willie Keeler’s single-season mark of 44 straight games with a hit. This is the lone graded specimen.