This is a PSA authenticated ticket stub from one of the most infamous nights in baseball history.

On July 15, 1994, Albert Belle’s bat was confiscated by the umpires after the White Sox said they had a suspicion that the bat was corked.

What followed was one of the strangest and boldest cover-ups in MLB lore—umps locking the bat in their locker room. Jason Grimsley literally crawling through a ceiling to swap Belle’s bat with one of Paul Sorrento’s. The crawl back through the ceiling. The umps realizing they’d been Oceans 11’ed and then hunting down the bat again, cutting it in half to see its belly of cork.

The Indians got caught, Belle got suspended (granted it was at the end of the strike-shortened 1994 season), and the legend of the corked bat was born.

It still makes no sense why he corked the bat for this game other than it was the 5 year to the date anniversary of his MLB debut. But that’s my own conspiracy theory.

Regardless, this is a PSA-authenticated ticket stub from that very game at Comiskey Park—Indians vs. White Sox. Cleveland lost the game 3–2, but Belle’s legacy that night was bigger than the scoreboard.

Details:

• ⚾ Game: July 15, 1994 – Cleveland vs. Chicago (Comiskey Park)
• 🏷️ Section 534, Row 6, Seat 2
• 💲 Original Ticket Price: $12.00
• 🔒 PSA Certification #: 62881041
• 🔥 Noted on label: “Albert Belle Corked Bat”

This is the kind of piece that transcends the hobby—it’s not just rare, it’s a direct artifact from one of the wildest scandals of the ‘90s.

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