Jim Thome 600th Career Home Run ball

Date2011 August 15

DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red stitching and blue stamps including "Rawlings," "Official Major League Baseball" and an MLB logo. There is an MLB Authentication hologram sticker affixed above the "Rawlings" logo. "T" and "1" are handwritten above and below the MLB logo respectively.

Bio/Historical NoteOn August 15, 2011, Jim Thome of the Minnesota Twins launched this ball at Comerica Park in Detroit for his 600th homer, just the eighth player in major league history to reach this milestone.

Object numberB-2014-0093

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Minnesota Twins (Baseball team)

Subject Thome, Jim, 1970-

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions3 in. diameter

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