UCP auction raises $40,000

Published on May 6, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Harrisburg Senators News Release

Sports fans from across the area bid early and often Saturday at the UCP Sports Memorabilia Auction on City Island. The 22nd annual event raised approximately $40,000 to benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Central Pennsylvania.

A huge autographed poster featuring members of baseball's 500 Home Run club fetched the highest bid of the day, drawing $5,000.

Harrisburg Senators manager John Stearns, a four-time National League All-Star, proved to be quite the auctioneer. Stearns took the podium to auction a broken car window and a baseball signed by Senators outfielder Justin Maxwell. Bids started low, but by the time Stearns had finished, he autographed a ball and threw it into the package and the three items sold for a total of $1,000. The window came from an abc27 news vehicle which was parked a bit too close to the field at Commerce Bank Park. Maxwell fouled a ball down the right-field line, shattering the window and making it a valuable piece of sports memorabilia.

In all, more than 200 items were auctioned. The top five were:

1. Autographed 500 Home Run Club poster with additional autographed cards $5,000

2. Justin Maxwell autographed broken car window with Maxwell autographed ball and John Stearns autographed ball $1,000

3. Autographed Tiger Woods photo $800

4. Autographed Michael Jordan photo $600

5. Muhammad Ali lithograph $575

The auction was held at the Carousel Pavilion at Commerce Bank Park.

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