No. 700 ball to be auctioned

SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball will be up for sale beginning Monday.

The ball will be placed on an auction site at Overstock.com from Oct. 18-27, with bids beginning at $1, said Daniel Horowitz, the attorney for the man who ended up with the historic blast at SBC Park.

Steve Williams got the ball after a scramble in the left-center bleachers. Timothy Murphy has sued Williams, saying he should get the ball because he had it locked behind his knees while at the bottom of a scrum before Williams swiped it.

A judge refused to hold up the sale, freeing Williams to sell it. Attorneys for Murphy said they are continuing with their suit.

Bonds on Sept. 17 became the first member of the 700-homer club in 31 years, joining Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron. He now has 703 career home runs, trailing only Ruth (714) and Aaron (755).