An anonymous bidder pays $418,250 for the baseball hit by Mookie Wilson that rolled through the legs of Bill Buckner, allowing the Mets to cap a two-out rally with a 6-5 walk-off victory in the tenth inning in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The historic horsehide was the centerpiece of memorabilia being offered by Heritage Auctions from the collection of Los Angeles songwriter Seth Swirsky, which also included Reggie Jackson’s third home run ball from Game 6 of the 1977 Fall Classic ($65,725), the Ranger cap that Jose Canseco was wearing in 1993 when a ball bounced off his head over the wall for a homer ($11,950), and a 1965 baseball signed by the Beatles from the Shea Stadium concert ($65,725).

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An anonymous bidder pays $418,250 for the baseball hit by Mookie Wilson that rolled through the legs of Bill Buckner, allowing the Mets to cap a two-out rally with a 6-5 walk-off victory in the tenth inning in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The historic horsehide was the centerpiece of memorabilia being offered by Heritage Auctions from the collection of Los Angeles songwriter Seth Swirsky, which also included Reggie Jackson’s third home run ball from Game 6 of the 1977 Fall Classic ($65,725), the Ranger cap that Jose Canseco was wearing in 1993 when a ball bounced off his head over the wall for a homer ($11,950), and a 1965 baseball signed by the Beatles from the Shea Stadium concert ($65,725).

Henderson Alvarez throws his first career shutout for the Blue Jays, defeating the Angels, 4 – 0. It comes one day after teammate Brandon Morrow shut out Los Angeles on a three-hitter, the first back-to-back complete game shutouts by Blue Jay pitchers since Jack Morris and Al Leiter in their last World Series-winning season, in 1993. For his part, Ervin Santana falls to 0-6 for the struggling Angels. The Angels have failed to score in Santana’s last five starts, setting a major league record for poor run support.

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Henderson Alvarez throws his first career shutout for the Blue Jays, defeating the Angels, 4 – 0. It comes one day after teammate Brandon Morrow shut out Los Angeles on a three-hitter, the first back-to-back complete game shutouts by Blue Jay pitchers since Jack Morris and Al Leiter in their last World Series-winning season, in 1993. For his part, Ervin Santana falls to 0-6 for the struggling Angels. The Angels have failed to score in Santana’s last five starts, setting a major league record for poor run support.

The Rays win their tenth straight game at home, defeating Oakland, 7 – 2. David Price strikes out 12 on his way to his 5th win of the year for Tampa Bay, which was also won 12 of its last 13 games.

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The Rays win their tenth straight game at home, defeating Oakland, 7 – 2. David Price strikes out 12 on his way to his 5th win of the year for Tampa Bay, which was also won 12 of its last 13 games.