It's a Mystery, Where's Kirk Gibson's Home Run Ball?

Often used to commemorate special moments in history are the exact pieces of equipment that were involved in the event. At the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York, you'll find cleats, hats, bats, jerseys, gloves, batting gloves, and any other product that could've been used on-field to produce a special moment. In fact, last week a bloody sock worn by Curt Schilling in the 2004 playoffs drew a ton of speculation after a report surfaced that the blood on the sock was fake. But one item of baseball history you won't find at the Hall of Fame, nor on ebay, nor anywhere else, is the game-winning two-run walk-off home run ball by Kirk Gibson to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series for the Dodgers against the A's.

"It's our biggest mystery," said team historian Mark Langill. "We have no idea where it ended up."
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"There is no defining video of someone holding up a ball," Langill said. "The cameras go from the brake lights to Gibson rounding the bases, and they never go back into the stands."

So is it possible that the ball ended up with nobody taking it home? Were the fans all too concerned with celebrating rather than searching for memorabilia? Or is there one happy fan sitting at home on a lottery ticket quietly waiting for the right time to cash in? Nobody knows the answer, and we may never know. But we do have video for you to review (and try not to remain fixated on Lasorda bolting out of the dugout):