{"product_id":"glenn-burke-major-league-debut-april-9-1976-sf-giants-vs-dodgers-ticket-stub-historic","title":"Glenn Burke Major League Debut April 9, 1976 SF Giants vs. Dodgers Ticket Stub HISTORIC","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"315\"\u003eGlenn Burke (1952–1995) was an outfielder for the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eLos Angeles Dodgers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1976–78) and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eOakland Athletics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1978–79), batting .237 with 35 stolen bases. A gifted athlete and vibrant clubhouse presence, he is widely credited with inventing the high five during the 1977 postseason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"744\"\u003eFor decades, conventional wisdom has traced the gesture’s origin to October 2, 1977, at \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDodger Stadium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, when \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDusty Baker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e hit his 30th home run off \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJ. R. Richard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, making the Dodgers the first team with four players reaching 30 home runs in a season. As Baker rounded the bases, Burke greeted him with an upraised hand, and the iconic high five was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"1180\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBurke later became the first MLB player to openly acknowledge his homosexuality, but the era’s culture forced him out of the game before his prime. The Dodgers reportedly offered incentives for him to conceal his identity. After baseball, he battled poverty, drug addiction, and AIDS-related illness, dying at 42. Today, Burke is remembered as both a cultural pioneer and a symbol of courage whose legacy extends far beyond the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOffered is a ticket stub from April 9, 1976 when the Dodgers lost to the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on opening day at Candlestick Park.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDon Sutton took the lost for L.A., while John Montefusco was credited with the win (Gary Lavelle got the save).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBesides this being the opening day for these two historic rivals during our country’s 200\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Anniversary, this was the Major League Debut of a young promising rookie named Glenn Burke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOffered is an actual ticket stub from that game that derived from the collection of the original fan who attended that game.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo date, PSA has only graded one ticket stub and no full tickets from this game.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albersheim's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48444930982043,"sku":"14511","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/2573\/3275\/files\/1976GlennBurkeDebutTicket.jpg?v=1777141464","url":"https:\/\/www.albersheims.com\/products\/glenn-burke-major-league-debut-april-9-1976-sf-giants-vs-dodgers-ticket-stub-historic","provider":"Albersheim's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}