Home Run Derby "Gold" Bonus Ball ("gold ball" edition): This was the 1ST year that the Gold ball was used. A Gold Home Run Ball was inserted each time a batter was down to his 10th and final out, and Major League Baseball and CENTURY 21 donated a combined $21,000 to charity -- the Boys & Girls Clubs of America as well as Easter Seals -- for every golden sphere a Derby contestant deposited in the stands.