Perhaps there’s no other athlete that can still command the world’s stage like Babe Ruth. Even 54-years after his death, the first jersey Ruth wore after the Red Sox peddled him to the Yankees sold yesterday for $4.4m. Nobody has paid that much for any sports artifact in history. Call it another Ruth record, likely to stand for some time.SCP Auctions said another company bought the jersey and intends to re-sell it to a private collector. The wool shirt has “New York” written across the front, but no number. It has hung for years at the Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum in Baltimore. The Yankees switched Ruth from a pitcher/fielder to a full-time right fielder to concentrate on hitting, probably the best decision made in baseball—right after the decision to buy The Bambino in 1919 for $100,000. Ruth lived for baseball. He died at 53.
Babe Ruth’s Jersey Sells For $4.4m, Another Bambino Record
May 21, 2012
See The Movie, Buy Robinson’s Glove, $1m
April 16, 2013This online auction couldn’t come at a better time for the Robinson family, putting up Jackie’s World Series, game-worn glove just as his biographical movie, “42,” is released. No question the glove was used—hard and long. Steiner Sports Auctions says it was found in an office Robinson once rented. It was authenticated by photo matching. High estimate is $1m.
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First Baseball Card, 1863
February 28, 2013Babe Ruth’s heyday was still 60-years away when baseball impresario George Wright issued what’s believed to be the first baseball card (featuring himself as a player). It’s known as the “Grand Match at Hoboken” card promoting a 1863 3-day New Jersey event, including 2 days of cricket, and one day of baseball. Opening reserve at the April Robert Edward Auction is $50,000.
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Two Sports Jerseys Score $1.4m
February 25, 2013Lou Gehrig’s heavy gray flannel “road jersey,” and Mike Eurzione”s splashy 1980 Olympic hockey jersey teamed up to sell for a total of $1.4m over the weekend at Heritage’s Platinum Sports night in New York. Eurzione’s stick that scored the winning goal went for $262,000.
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Rising Value of Unrestored Cars
By Malcolm Welford, Vintage Car Specialist
