Historic Game-Used Items
Hank Aaron 715th home run baseball
Iconic single-ball provenance from a record-setting moment. Inflation-adjusted, the equivalent is ~$1.2M in 2025 dollars — still a benchmark price for record-breaking baseballs.
- Sale price
- $650K
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- July 12, 1999
- Venue
- Guernsey's
- Authentication
- Documented chain-of-custody from grounds crew, MLB-witnessed.
Provenance
Caught by Atlanta Stadium grounds crewman Tom House on April 8, 1974, retrieved during gameplay.
Condition
Original ball with home-run marking; minor scuffs from play.
Editorial note
Iconic single-ball provenance from a record-setting moment. Inflation-adjusted, the equivalent is ~$1.2M in 2025 dollars — still a benchmark price for record-breaking baseballs.
Sources cited
Guernsey's archive 1999
auction house
New York Times: 'Aaron's 715 ball sells for $650K'
trade press
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
Comparable comps
Similar items in the Field Index.
Curated by the editors as relevant comparable sales — same category, same era, or same authentication tier. Useful for triangulating value when no single comp answers the question.
Mark McGwire 70th home run ball (1998)
Historic Game-Used Items
$3.00M
January 12, 1999
Guernsey's · MLB-authenticated, holographic seal.
Barry Bonds 756th home run ball (2007)
Historic Game-Used Items
$752K
September 15, 2007
SCP Auctions · MLB-authenticated, holographic seal.
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