DETROIT (AP) – Ex-Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Kirk Gibson says he’s thrilled with the $1.2 million take from the auction of his memorabilia from the World Series champion 1988 Dodgers team.

The items sold include the bat Gibson used to hit a World Series Game 1 home run off Dennis Eckersley. Other items were his home jersey from Game 1, the helmet he wore, his World Series trophy, his regular-season most valuable player plaque and a road jersey.

Gibson told The Detroit News the sale that ended on Nov. 14 “went great.”

The Arizona Diamondbacks manager spoke Wednesday at baseball’s winter meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Some proceeds go to Gibson’s foundation, which funds scholarships at Waterford Kettering and Clarkston high schools in honor of his parents, who were teachers.

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Information from: The Detroit News, http://www.detnews.com.

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