2007 Hall of Fame Dinner

The Santa Maria Indians and residents of the Santa Maria community helped raise money to fund the operating expenses for the 2007 Indians summer season. The Indians auctioned off several amazing items such as tickets to the San Francisco Giants, Oakland A's, Los Angeles Dodgers, BBQ packages, a NASCAR Las Vegas trip, Restaraunt dinner packages, Golf packages, a custom lettermans jacket, and much more.

The Indians auctioned off several limited edition pieces of sports memorabilia including the following: Mickey Mantle autographed photo, Stan Musial autographed bat, Bob Feller autographed photo, several Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 Hall of Fame autographed baseballs, 1994 Commemorative "Strike" Ball, former Indian Robin Ventura autographed bat and ball, former Giants 3B Matt Williams autographed baseball, 2006 Indians Hall of Fame Inductees autographed baseball, Bobby Crosby jersey, bat, and ball, Mike Piazza autographed baseball, Jerry Rice autographed football, Joe Montana autographed helmet, Magic Johnson autographed jersey, and Santa Maria native Mark Brunell autographed jersey.

After the auction, the Indians welcomed in the 16 newest members from the 2007 Hall of Fame Inductee Class with custom made plaques, signature Indians hats, and a lifetime Indians season pass.

Hank Banetti
Carl Barbettini
Dick Beall
Paul Bendele
Will Brown
Teddy Davidson
Mickey Davis
Eddie Garcia
Milt Guggia Jr.
Dean Johnson
Gus Long
Jim Malloch
Frank Romero
Este Signorelli
Bob Williams
Don Wilson

The Indians would like to thank Tina Tonascia and many of the volunteers who helped make this dinner possible.

The Indians would like to thank the following sponsors: The Santa Maria Elks Lodge #1538, Jaycee Trophy, Carl Barbettini, Jim Glines of Community Bank of Santa Maria, Milt Guggia Sr., North Coast Construction, Curt Stahl of Local Copies, Don Wilson, Dean Johnson, Simas Sporting Goods, Jim Twitchell of Simas Sporting Goods, Bill and Vickie Simas, Jim Galusha of Silverado Stages, the Santa Maria Indians Baseball Board of Directors, and all of our live and silent auction donors and bidders.