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June 18, 2003
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Baseball Greats Dominate Auction

2005 UCP Auction
  The 19th annual U.C.P./Senators Sports Memorabilia Auction was held on City Island at Commerce Bank Park Saturday and baseball collectables ruled the day. The top five items and seven out of the top eight items were all baseball related.
2005 U.C.P. Auction
   

A collection of baseball greats in a wooden pyramid display case led the way in the live bidding. The item included 25 baseball heroes including 20 current Hall of Famers and two future Hall members Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez. The winning bid was $6,800 for the one-of-a-kind piece.

2005 UCP Auction
2005 UCP Auction
Auctioneer Wes Ruhrig and Senators
GM Todd Vander Woude
 
Auction Items on display and
ready to go

Other top five pieces included a signed Washington Nationals Jersey from former Senator Jamey Carroll which auction organizers received just a few days ago and a signed baseball and photo from President George Bush.

2005 UCP Auction
2005 UCP Auction
Billy Kaldes checks the auction
items list
 
The crowd of bidders are prepared

More than 160 items were auctioned off and a total of $46,700 was raised for United Cerebral Palsy of Central Pennsylvania. That number is up almost $6,000 from last year. The silent auction phase of this year's event, 250 items, raised $7,000. Other donations pre-auction and during the event came to $6,300.

2005 UCP Auction
2005 UCP Auction
Senators Jersey is on display
and up for bid
 
Senators MVP Bats

With the silent auction, in-kind donations and other associated events added in, the total for this year’s event was $60,000.00. The overall total for the 19 years now stands at $887,000.

The top ten items from the 2005 auction:

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25 Baseball Greats
Yankees baseballs including Mantle
George Bush Autographed ball and photo
Signed Yankees Captains Jersey
Jamey Carroll’s Nationals Jersey
Signed 1980 Olympic Hockey Photo
Cubs Autographed Baseball Collection
Signed Ted Williams Photo
Michael Jordan Autographed SI Cover
Joe Montana Signed Notre dame Helmet
Mickey Mantle Signed Rookie Photo
$6,800.00
$3,000.00
$950.00
$875.00
$675.00
$675.00
$600.00
$600.00
$600.00
$575.00
$575.00
     
2005 UCP Auction
Auction Tees are a hot item