2023 SPRING PREMIER AUCTION
Wed, Apr 12, 2023 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Apr 30, 2023 07:26AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 279
Steve Sax's Signed 8/23/1981 First Career Home Run Baseball (Dodgers @ Cards) Off Bob Shirley at Busch Stadium Sax Collection, PSA/DNA COA
Sold for
$775.20
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
| $1,500,000 | $150,000 |
Steve Sax was a late season call-up in 1981, playing 31 games that year and earning his first of two World Series rings with the Los Angeles Dodgers. On August 23, 1981, he started at second base for Los Angeles in a game at Busch Stadium against the Cardinals. Sax hit a shot off St. Louis pitcher Bob Shirley for his first career home run.
The ONL (Feeney) baseball shows solid game use is signed by Sax on the sweet spot in 9-10/10 blue ballpoint with a period notation (presumably from Sax or the Dodgers' clubby) describing his milestone. Ball comes with PSA/DNA authentication and a letter from Sax.
A portion of the auction proceeds from all items sold in the Steve Sax Collection will benefit the foundation named for Steve’s son, John, who was one of five U.S. Marines killed in a training flight accident in June 2022 in the California desert. The Capt. John J. Sax Foundation “serves to support those who choose to further their education, exploration and passion for flight."
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