Lot # 1023: September 20th, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Versus Toronto Blue Jays Roy Halladay MLB Debut Full Ticket - PSA NM 7

A Hall of Fame career got off to a favorable start on September 20th, 1998, when Roy Halladay made his MLB debut for the Toronto Blue Jays. From Tropicana Field in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida, comes this full ticket from Halladay's first MLB game. Facing the Tampa Bay Rays at their domed home, Halladay went five innings on the auspicious day, allowing two earned runs and striking out five in a Blue Jays win. With the steady hand and confident calm of an "Old West" gunfighter, "Doc" Halladay went on to have a brilliant career, racking up a 203-105 lifetime record, while gunning down opposing batters like they were sitting ducks. This vibrant, colorful ticket reports in nicely preserved state, confirmed by PSA with a grade of NM 7.