This man's then record-setting 70th home run ball sold for more than $3 million; he's now retired
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McFarlane Paid $3 Million for McGwire's 70th Home Run Ball - The ...  Feb 9, 1999 ... McFarlane Paid $3 Million for McGwire's 70th Home Run Ball ... sports memorabilia" for which McFarlane paid a record-obliterating $3 million at auction last month. ... ("It sounds better than The Guy Who Has More Money Than Brains Collection," he said) at a news ... In any case, McFarlane said, he's a guy.
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The Man With the Million Dollar Balls - TIME  Aug 8, 2007 ... He's friends with Bonds, but won't overpay for the record breaker. ... Todd McFarlane holds Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball. ... mogul  paid $3 million for the ball Mark McGwire hit for his then record-breaking 70th home run. ... McGwire auction, you said you were the guy with more money than sense.
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most iconic photos - Fitness Goals  Sep 10, 2016 ... Now this is an iconic pairing if there ever was one! ... The setting is tense. ... Connecting from more than 50 yards, this catch solidified Clark's ... Now, he's mostly remembered for this play. ..... tied a previous home run record of 61, only to beat the record with 70 by the ... The ball sold at auction for $3 million!
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Mets Fan Catches Record Breaking Home Run Ball: Gothamist  Aug 8, 2007 ... Estimates for home run ball #756 put the value at around $400,000-500,000, well below the $3.3 million paid for Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball in 1998. ... Murphy I would auction the ball off to the highest bidder then give most of the ... People are now defending the Aaron's record and the man himself...
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The Man Who'll Cash In on Bonds - TIME  Aug 29, 2007 ... Matt Murphy, who came up with Bonds' record-setting ball, talks to TIME about the online ... The ball Mark McGwire hit for his 70th home run during his then record-breaking '98 season sold for $3 million, before the ... The numbers people have thrown around, they're more than what I paid to go to the game.
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Barry Bonds - Wikipedia  Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder ... He holds many MLB hitting records, including most career home runs, most home runs in a single ..... He hit 46 home runs in 403 at-bats. Despite playing in nine fewer games than the previous season, he drew 198 walks,...
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ESPN.com: Mantle was charisma defined  The charismatic Mantle, who belted 536 homers in his 18-year career, was voted No. ... batting right-handed against left-hander Chuck Stobbs, making his first appearance for the ... It's got to be one of the longest home runs I've ever seen hit. ... In the 1952 World Series, with the Yankees trailing the Brooklyn Dodgers three...
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Yankees Retired Numbers | New York Yankees  Roster ... Baseball's greatest slugger and the most colorful figure in the game's history. ... Enroute to 714 career home runs, won 12 home run titles, hitting 60 in 1927. Added 15 home runs in World Series competition as he led the Yankees to .... Maris caught, then surpassed Babe Ruth's famous home run record of 60.
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"That's the beauty of baseball. Things you never expect to happen ...  Rickey Henderson. Career leader in Stolen Bases and Runs Scored. Second in Walks to Barry Bonds. Also has record for most home runs to lead off a ball...
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Billy Crystal's $239,000 Mickey Mantle Glove Gets Boost From Rare ...  Dec 12, 2014 ... Billy Crystal's $239,000 Mickey Mantle Glove Gets Boost From Rare Note ... Tresh platooned between the infield and outfield for the Yankees in ... Mantle's great sense of humor led him to nickname the glove he used Sure Catch. ... In a 1999 Sotheby's auction the actor and comedian Billy Crystal paid that...
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Hank Aaron - Wikipedia  Aaron is in second place in home runs (755) and at-bats (12,364), and in third place in games played (3,298). At the time of his retirement, Aaron held most of...
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Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball - THIRD MILLENNIUM ...  The #69 Ball sailed out of Busch stadium on September 27 off a third-inning ... hitter that inning and was caught by Philip Ozersky, who sold the baseball at the auction. Sosa's #33 Ball, hit on June 30, was a MLB record-breaking 20th homerun in ... McFarlane was the executive producer for the $100 million grossing Spawn...
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Spoiler Talk: CotD (Mon)  Fikkle Fame  6 days ago ... ... homers in a game $1200: This Cub was the only man to hit more than 60 home runs in a season & not win a league title; it happened 3 times
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Yount : Milwaukee to Cooperstown | Sports | journaltimes.com  Jan 6, 1999 ... Considering he spent his 20-year major-league baseball career shunning ... He also holds the AL record for career sacrifice flies (123). ... finished with 3,142 hits, 251 home runs, 1,406 runs batted in and a career .285 batting average. ... As the Brewers' shortstop, Yount hit .331 with 29 home runs and 114...
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World Baseball Hall of Fame - Members  Mays won two National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards and ... Mays ended his career with 660 home runs, third at the time of his retirement, and ... During his pro career, Cobb hit 117 home runs and had a batting average of .336. .... Mantle was arguably the greatest offensive threat of any center fielder in...
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Remembering the Day Hank Aaron Broke Babe Ruth's Home Run ...  Apr 7, 2014 ... In the last hour before game time, however, things were quiet in the Braves ... clear that he wasn't going to fade away before beating Ruth's record. Roughly ... By the All-Star break, he had launched 27 home runs. ... By shattering expectations with his 40 home runs in 1973, Aaron put his career total at 713.
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Farewell Yogi Berra! We were lucky to have this legend in Houston ...  From left: Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Tony Lazzeri. ... Joe and Lou    Yankee sluggers pose together at Yankee Stadium Sept. ..... This Day In MLB History: 1959 - Yogi Berra (New York Yankees) ended his streak of 148 .... Yogi, whose number 8 is retired by the Yankees, is an 18x All Star, 13x World Series...
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Yankees Retired Numbers | New York Yankees  Baseball's greatest slugger and the most colorful figure in the game's history. ... Added 15 home runs in World Series competition as he led the Yankees to seven ... Drove in at least 100 runs for 13 straight seasons (1926-38) and established an ... Beginning with Lou Gehrig's number 4 in 1939, the Yankees have retired 15...
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George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees owner, dies at age 80  Jul 14, 2010 ... "He was and always will be as much of a New York Yankee as Babe ... 3, 1973, for about $10 million. ... "He was very emotional," said Hal Steinbrenner, his father's successor as managing general partner. ... "I'll stick to building ships. ... the Hall of Famer vowed he wouldn't go to back to Yankee Stadium for...
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Randy Velarde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Unassisted triple play (May 29, 2000). Randy Lee Velarde (born November 24, 1962) is a former American baseball infielder and ... Velarde is best known for turning the eleventh unassisted triple play in Major League ... He also became the sixth player in Major League history to amass 200 hits in a single season while...
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The Baseball Hall of Merit Plaque Room: MR - Baseball Think Factory  May 31, 2005 ... Retired with the Yankees' franchise single-season record for IBB (23 in .... Retired with the major league career record for shutouts (79); the NL ... the World Series records for most career shutouts (5) and shutouts for a series (3 in 1905). ..... with many of the career records for second basemen (including the...