Dave Winfield belted his 153rd of 465 career HRs off of Giants southpaw Bob Knepper at the end of the 1980 season. It was his penultimate round-tripper with the Padres, before moving along to the Yankees in '81. This soiled ONL (Feeney) ball from that at-bat carries the sweet-spot inscription in an unidentified hand, "Dave Winfield / Career Homer #153 / Sept 10 vs S.F. 1980." Winfield's black-ink "8-9" signature appears atop the south panel (above additional very faint signatures). Auction LOA from JSA.
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