New York ( CNN ) -- How much would you pay for a bloody sock ? A man named Pete Siegal paid $ 92,613 . Admittedly , it was n't just any old sock . It was the sock worn by Curt Schilling during Game 2 of the 2004 World Series . He pitched for the Boston Red Sox against the St. Louis Cardinals on an injured ankle . `` It 's a one-of-a-kind item , '' said Chris Ivy , director of Sports Auctions for Heritage Auctions . The stained white tube sock was sold at auction Saturday night at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion in New York . `` I expected anywhere from $ 75,000 to many multiples of that . It 's the first bloody sock we 've sold , and it came in just under what we expected to get for it . I 'm happy with the sale , '' Ivy said . Although the auctioned item was worn in the World Series , the blood-stained sock that Schilling had worn five days earlier is arguably an even bigger part of Red Sox lore . That night , the right-hander underwent an impromptu operation so that he could take the mound against Boston 's archrival , the New York Yankees , in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series . A loss would have sent the Red Sox home for the postseason -- without a championship , as had been the case since 1918 -- while a win would put them on the verge of an unprecedented postseason comeback from a 3-0 deficit , assuming they could take Game 7 . They made it thanks largely to Schilling , who was already hobbling after a subpar performance in the series ' first game . As blood soaked his white sock , he held the vaunted Yankees lineup to one run and four hits over seven innings . The Red Sox ended up taking their fourth straight game the next day , pummeling New York 10-3 , to advance to the World Series . There , they faced St. Louis . Despite his injuries , Schilling started Game 2 and helped lead the Red Sox to a 6-2 win . They ended up sweeping the Cardinals in four straight games , setting off a wave of euphoria in Red Sox Nation , and finally ending the `` Curse of the Bambino . '' Siegal , who was born and raised in Brooklyn , New York , said he and his business partners have bought many items over the years and hope to open a museum about the history of baseball . The bloody sock will be a welcome addition . `` It 's a very historic item . We also bought , about 10 years ago , the contract that brought Babe Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees . That started the 'Curse of the Bambino , ' and Schilling 's sock had a lot to do with ending it . It 's a great combination and it 's an honor to have it . To have something that is involved with both is very historic , '' Siegal said . CNN 's Greg Botelho contributed to this report .
Schilling wore the sock during the `` Curse of the Bambino of the World Series . He pitched for The Red Sox on an injured ankle . the Boston Red Sox swept the Cardinals in one straight games .