This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/18/2014.
The 1998 season was all about the long ball, as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa battled back and forth to catch Roger Maris’s long-standing and highly coveted record of 61 home runs in a season. Both players wound up breaking the record, as Sosa finished with 66 and McGwire with 70. “Rawlings” manufactured ONL baseball. Steiner Sports hologram sticker. The ball has toning throughout and shows good signs of game-use. McGwire signed the sweet spot in blue pen and in our opinion, rates a 7 overall. Accompanied with the ticket stub from 8/23/1998 where McGwire slugged this ball and earned his 53rd home run. “SEC. 178 – ROW KK – SEAT 9 – LEVEL 2: OUTFIELD GAME #69 – PITTSBURGH PIRATES – COCA-COLA BACKPACK DAY - VS – ST LOUIS CARDINALS – SUN AUG 23 1998 – THREE RIVERS STADIUM”. The ticket stub is in good condition. Accompanied by an LOA from JSA, a notarized LOA from Tim Paha, the fan who caught the ball and a newspaper clipping of Paha with the ball in the stands.