Items from Willie Mays' personal collection netted over $6.5 million across a two-day auction that benefited the late Hall of Famer's foundation.

According toHunt Auctions, 944 lots of items from Mays' collection sold for$6,569,958 (including buyer's premium)during live and online auctions that were held Saturday and Sunday.

"Per Mays' wishes, all proceeds from this auction will go to delivering education, training, and health services for youth through the Say Hey! Foundation which Willie Mays founded in 2000," Hunt Auctions said in a statement in July, when the auction was announced .

Included in the items sold were awards from Mays' historic 1954 season: his MVP ($458,250) and Silver Slugger ($246,750) awards and World Series ring ($458,250).

Mays' home uniform from the 1962 seaso

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