Jim Thome 500th Home Run ball

Date2007 September 16

DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red stitching and blue stamps, including "Rawlings," "Official Major League Baseball" and an MLB logo. Ball has a "T" handwritten in black ink above the MLB logo and "28" handwritten below the MLB logo. There is an MLB Authentication hologram sticker below the Rawlings logo.

Bio/Historical NoteBaseball hit by Jim Thome of the Chicago White Sox for his 500th career home run on September 16, 2007 at US Cellular Field.

Object numberB-2008-0050

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject Thome, Jim, 1970-

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions3 in. diameter

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