The American Tobacco Company’s near-mint condition 1909 Honus Wagner card goes for $1.1 million in an eBay online auction. The high bidder will pay $1.265 million, including a 15 percent buyer’s premium for the 91 year-old card of the Hall of Fame Pirate shortstop.

The American Tobacco Company’s near-mint condition 1909 Honus Wagner card goes for $1.1 million in an eBay online auction. The high bidder will pay $1.265 million including a 15 percent buyer’s premium for the 91-year-old card of the Hall of Fame Pirate shortstop. Other high-priced items in the auction include a baseball autographed by the entire 1919 Chicago “Black Sox” team, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, as well as the umpires who worked the final game of the 1919 World Series, which sells for $93,666, including a 15 percent buyer’s premium. The ball’s value, believed to be the most for such an item, is unusually high because the autographs include that of Jackson, who was considered illiterate and usually only signed legal documents. A ball signed by the 1919 Reds goes for $11,208, while a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth sells for $76,020. A contract from Jackson’s sale of his Chicagopool hall to teammate Lefty Williams, sells for $36,098; the contract, dated October 6, 1921, is for just $1.

The White Sox defeat the Cardinals, 15 – 7, scoring nine runs in the 7th inning. OF Eric Davis goes 5 for 5 for St. Louis.

At the Oakland Coliseum in the fifth inning of an 11-9 win over San Francisco, A’s hurler Brad Rigby puts Barry Bonds on first base with a free pass, giving the Giants left fielder the major league record for intentional walks with 294. Hank Aaron set the previous mark.

For the first time in the franchise history, the Mariners play a home game outdoors. Under an open retractable roof, Seattle’s debut at the $517.6 million Safeco Field becomes forgettable as closer Jose Mesa squanders a ninth-inning lead by walking four batters, resulting in a 3-2 defeat to the Padres.

The Brewers postpone their game against Kansas City as a gesture of respect for the three workers who died when a massive crane collapsed lifting a portion of the roof for the team’s new stadium, Miller Park. The crane broke in half lifting a 400-ton load, damaging the partially completed stadium.

The Rangers tie the major league record with walks by three consecutive pinch hitters (Rusty Greer, Rafael Palmeiro and Lee Stevens) in the bottom of the 9th against the Diamondbacks. The Rangers win, 3 – 2.

The Athletics defeat the Giants, 11 – 9, in a game in which San Francisco OF Barry Bonds sets an all-time major league record by receiving his 294th intentional walk. Henry Aaron held the previous mark. It is possible someone such as Babe Ruth drew more intentional walks in the years before the statistic was tracked.

For the first time in franchise history, the Mariners play a home game outdoors. Under an open retractable roof, Seattle’s debut at the $517.6 million Safeco Field becomes forgettable as closer Jose Mesa squanders a 9th-inning lead by walking four batters, resulting in a 3 – 2 defeat to the Padres. A crowd of 44,607 is on hand.

The Brewers postpone their game as a gesture of respect for the three workers who died when a huge crane collapsed lifting a portion of the roof for the team’s new stadium, Miller Park, yesterday. The crane broke in half as it lifted the 400-ton load, damaging the partially-completed stadium.