Vin Scully Auctions Off Baseball Memorabilia, Netting More Than $2 Million
A portion of the proceeds will benefit neuromuscular research at UCLA.
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Wednesday's auction of Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully's personal collection garnered more than $2 million, it was announced Thursday, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit neuromuscular research at UCLA.
Thousands of bidding participants registering from all over the country to participate in the auction, according to Hunt Auctions, which held the event entirely online due to coronavirus-related constraints.
More than 600 lots of vintage and modern baseball memorabilia were sold.
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Former Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully in the booth before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on July 30, 2016 in Los Angeles.
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The Vin Scully Show April 11, 1972. From left, Vin Scully and Lawrence Welk.
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President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan are surrounded by Hollywood friends, Dec. 1, 1985 in Burbank, Calif., after the taping of a CBS-TV special honoring the president titled "All-Star Party For Dutch Reagan". Seated, from left: Maureen Reagan, the president, Mrs. Reagan and Michael Reagan. Standing, from left: Frank Sinatra, Burt Reynolds, Dean Martin, Eydie Gorme, Vin Scully, Steve Lawrence, and Paul Keys.
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The Vin Scully Show April 11, 1972.. From left, Burt Bacharach, Vin Scully and Angie Dickinson.
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Vin Scully speaks in front of the Tournament of Roses House Sept. 5 after being named grand marshal of the 2014 Rose Parade.
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Dodgers broadcaster Vin Skully gives the call of "It's time for Dodger baseball!" during pregame ceremonies for the Los Angeles Dodgers home opener against the San Francisco Giants on April 13, 2009 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Orel Hershiser, left, talks to Dodgers' announcer Vin Scully as Dodgers' Kirk Gibson listens, Nov. 30, 1989. The trio was on hand to help Dodgers' manager Tommy Lasorda raise more than $50,000 for the Sisters of Mercy, St. Bernard Convent in Nashville, Tenn.
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In this July 3, 2002 file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers television play-by-play announcer Vin Scully rehearses before a baseball game between the Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix. Scully, a 1949 graduate, said the biggest baseball game Fordham he played while he was there was against Yale, whose first baseman was George H.W. Bush. Fordham has played baseball every year since 1859, except when the 1944 season was suspended because of World War II. (AP Photo/Paul Connors, File)
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Sportscaster Vin Scully broadcasts from a booth at Dodger Stadium during the MLB baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, May 24, 2008 in Los Angeles.. The Cardinals won 4-0.
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Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully talks to sportswriter Rick Reilly during a March 1985 Spring Training game in Vero Beach, Florida.
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Vin Scully, CBS sport announcer, December 1980.
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Phyllis George and Vin Scully as co-hosts on "Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes," April 17, 1977.
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Vin Scully and his wife Joan Crawford (not the actress) poses for a portrait circa Dec. 1970 in Los Angeles, California.
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In this May 3, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully speaks during his induction into the team's Ring of Honor prior to a baseball game between the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, in Los Angeles.
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"When Vin Scully received the Frick Award in 1982, he was only halfway done with a historic 67-year career that would chronicle everything from Koufax to Kershaw. [Happy Birthday] to a Dodgers legend!" wrote the Baseball Hall of Fame on Twitter Nov. 29, 2017, honoring the broadcaster's 90th birthday.
"For 67 years, I have been blessed to have fulfilled a childhood dream of broadcasting baseball,'' Scully said. "My journey began in Brooklyn with the likes of Duke Snider and Jackie Robinson and finished with Kirk Gibson and Clayton Kershaw in Los Angeles. The sport has given a redheaded kid playing stickball in the streets of New York even more than he had nerve to pray for and allows my wife, Sandi, and me to contribute some assistance to neuromuscular research at UCLA, to which my family is proud to support.
Dave Hunt of Hunt Auctions talks about some of the items included in the Vin Scully collection. Video broadcast Tuesday Sept. 22, 2020.
"There was never a question as to the importance of Vin Scully to his legions of fans but the participation and final results emphatically reinforced that point with record setting participation and pricing,'' said David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions. He described the results as "stunning."
"Vin's ability to make you feel as part of the game itself, part of a family, and with an uncommon humility was his unique genius. The honor to associate with Vin Scully for this very special offering is without question one of the most significant in our 30-year company history,'' Hunt said.
Vin Scully Collection Highlights:
-- Vin Scully 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers World Championship ring (sold for $188,000)
-- Vin Scully 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Presentational trophy (sold for $64,625)
-- Vin Scully Brooklyn Dodgers Presentational Ring c.1950s (sold for $184,475)
-- Vin Scully 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Championship ring (sold for $188,000) -- Vin Scully 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers World Championship ring (sold for $76,375)
-- Vin Scully 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers World Championship ring (sold for $83,425)
-- Vin Scully 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers World Series presentational trophy (Sold for $70,500)
-- Unique ``Dodgers Centennial'' ltd. edition serigraph with hand- painted Vin Scully by LeRoy Neiman (sold for $105,750)
-- Important 2016 Vin Scully 2016 Los Angeles Dodgers scorebook from final MLB season (sold for $82,250)
-- President Ronald Reagan-signed baseball to Vin Scully (sold for $11,750)
-- Vin Scully's personal Babe Ruth autograph obtained in person from Ruth (sold for $18,800)
"This auction contains pieces of my life and dreams as well as baseball memories. Here's hoping they will be enjoyed by many,'' Scully said.
