Most expensive baseball sold at auction

According to Official Guinness Records,

A baseball was sold at Guernsey's auction house, New York City, USA for $3,054,000 (£1,874,655) including commission, to Todd McFarlane on 12 January 1999. The ball was the one that was hit by Mark McGwire of the St Louis Cardinals for his 70th and final home run in his record-setting season in 1998.

For a complete list of 1999 records, please visit 1999 Guinness Records in United States.

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