LOS ANGELES – Retired Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully has culled items from his personal collection of memorabilia for auction on Sept. 23. Internet bidding begins Friday at huntauctions.com.
The auction was originally scheduled for All-Star weekend in Los Angeles in July but was moved online when the game was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bats, balls, baseball cards, award plaques and trophies. World Series rings. The spiral-bound scorebook from his final season in 2016. They represent the physical remnants of his 67 years with the Dodgers, from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
"I would much rather treasure the memories," said Scully, the longest-tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history.
Most of the 310 lots were kept behind glass doors in a trophy cabinet at Scully's Los Angeles-area home. Awards covered one wall in the room that visitors clamored to see.
"It's not just a collection of cold, inanimate objects," said the 92-year-old, who is four years into his retirement. "There are things that mean a great deal to me, but now it's time to let someone else treasure them."
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