He may be a millionaire and not even know it. This potentially very lucky guy won the skirmish on Sept. 5, 2007, that landed him Barry Bonds’ 762nd home run ball which was hit in Colorado.

That ball didn’t mean a whole lot at the time, as nobody thought it would be the final ball the home run king would hit, but due to his recent legal troubles, Bonds may never play again. And as a result, would never hit another home run, making No. 762 the most coveted ball ever.

The story of the lucky guy who probably caught the ball has quite the twist, however … If you watch this clip of the home run: CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO, you will see that the first guy who touched the home run ball actually had another ball in his hand at the same moment he touched the money ball.

According to a Rockies season ticket holder, who was at the game, the guy in the purple shirt thought he caught the record ball. What he didn’t realize, according to the season ticket holder that we talked to, the guy in the purple actually ended up with a batting practice ball and not the good ball.

What a mess!

Anyway, it turns out that the guy who actually caught the record ball, who’s identity remains unknown, tried to have the Rockies’ ushers authenticate the ball as being No. 762, but they wouldn’t because of all the confusion.

That said, I would love to find out who the actual guy is with record ball. Maybe one of Gavel Chat’s readers might know who he is. If I were him, I would come forward as fast as I could. The longer he waits, the harder this story is to believe.

I want to thank Tuff Stuff editor Scott Kelnhofer for giving me the idea for this blog. Scott covered this before anyone else even thought that 762 might be Bonds' last dinger.