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Barry Bonds First World Series Home Run Baseball
The mark of a true superstar athlete is often defined by fleeting moments of extraordinary proportions. These moments are so impactful, that the very essence of the athlete’s spirit is captured for a split second, and written down in the history books for all of eternity. Such moments are the stuff of which legends are made. Such a moment belonged to Barry Bonds in Game 1 of the 2002 World Series. Offered here is one of the most glorious home run balls to come out of the modern era of baseball. On the world’s stage, with one Herculean swing, Barry Bonds homered in his first at-bat in his first ever World Series appearance, becoming the 26th player in history to accomplish the feat, answering the criticisms of his post-season performances once and for all. How else would the greatest hitter of all time lead off the most important game of his entire career? This is the very ball that Bonds sent screaming into the stands of Angels Stadium in the first inning of Game 1 of the 2002 World Series. What didn’t Bonds do in the 2002 World Series? He batted .471 (8 for 17) with a 1.294 slugging percentage (a new record for a 7-Game Series) and a .700 on-base percentage (also a new record) while walking a record 13 times. Although he remains a ring less wonder, Bonds has accomplished things in the game of baseball, the likes of which we may never see again. This is not a mere mortal we speak of. He is “The Most Prominent One.” Official 2002 World Series ball shows a healthy amount of game use, having been rubbed up with stadium dirt. It also boasts a fairly thick dark dirt stain and a scuffed area on one of the panels. This is most likely the spot, which made contact with the concrete in the stands. LOA from Gentleman that caught ball with copy of newspaper article.
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