NewsDykstra's championship ring sold
1986 World Series ring auctioned off for more than $56,000
Lenny Dykstra filed for Chapter 11 status on July 7, 2009. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
10/02/09 9:27 PM EST
Lenny Dykstra's championship ring from the 1986 World Series was sold at an auction for more than $56,000, the Associated Press reported on Friday.Dykstra, now 46 and reportedly in serious financial troubles, had 11 items at the auction in Dallas, and they combined to bring in more than $162,000, the AP added.
A collector from Queens, N.Y. -- where Dykstra and the rest of his Mets wrapped up the Series win over the Red Sox -- won the ring with a bid of $56,762.50, Heritage Auctions told the AP.
Dykstra, a three-time All-Star whose last season came with the Phillies in 1996, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, saying he owed more than $31 million and had only about $50,000 in assets.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
