A bat beloved by a promising young ballplayer named Lou Gehrig has sold for more than $1 million. Heritage Auctions says it completed the private sale this week. The Hillerich & Bradsby bat is one of the earliest known examples of a Gehrig-used stick ever to hit the market. It was originally available as part of Heritage’s Winter Platinum Night Sports … [Read more...]
Chris Spielman Auctioning Career Memorabilia to Help COVID Needy
Former Ohio State and NFL linebacker Chris Spielman is putting some of the memorabilia from his career up for auction to help those struggling because of the economic fallout from the Coronavirus. Spielman, now an analyst for Fox football broadcasts, has created an eBay account and is selling his 1984 Big Ten championship ring, a game-worn, signed Buffalo Bills jersey … [Read more...]
Kobe’s Last Game Towel Purchased for Lakers Shrine
It’s highly unlikely we’ll see the uniform or shoes he wore in his last game ever reach the auction block, but one piece of Kobe Bryant memorabilia from that memorable day in L.A. has a new home. The towel Bryant had around his shoulders as he walked off the Staples Center floor for the last time sold for $33,077 over the weekend. The winner was David Kohler, President … [Read more...]
1912 Fenway Park Dedication Invitation Coming to Auction
The world was still talking about the Titanic disaster that had occurred the month before and the baseball world had been rocked by Ty Cobb, who just that week had climbed into the fans and assaulted a disabled heckler in New York. In Boston, though, there was excitement surrounding the new ballpark that had been constructed near Kenmore Square. While Fenway Park … [Read more...]
Dan Haren Auctioning Huge Bobblehead Collection To Aid Charities
The coronavirus pandemic has shaken the world to its core. What we once took for granted is now gone. Panic buying and mounting cases of COVID-19 are rampant, and so is fear, hunger and unemployment. Sports have been shunted to the sidelines. Troubling times, indeed. Many athletes have pitched in to help, donating money to worthy causes. Former major league pitcher Dan … [Read more...]
Newly Uncovered Ty Cobb Bunting Photo Dates to 1918-19
He took great pride in his ability to execute what we’d call “small ball” today so it’s not surprising that on multiple occasions Ty Cobb happily complied with photographers’ requests to show off his bunting style. As Cobb’s former batboy, Jimmy Lanier, recalled in a SABR volume entitled The National Pastime, “Mr. Cobb would run several miles every day, run the bases … [Read more...]
Photo Includes Conlon’s Honest Take on Mathewson’s Appearance
It’s not surprising that Christy Mathewson was one of photographer Charles Conlon’s friends and favorite subjects. He was different from the majority of baseball players in the first part of the 20th century: college-educated, handsome and a willing subject. Several of Conlon’s most famous images feature Mathewson, a brilliant but sometimes hard luck pitcher … [Read more...]
Dawn of the Dance: Rare 1939 NCAA Championship Program at Auction
For the first time in 81 years, there will be no NCAA basketball championship game in 2020. If you're missing the Madness, the memorabilia can help recall some of those games from the past. There's no more important program than the one from the first Final Four--which in this case was just a Final Two-than the one from the first NCAA Basketball Tournament in … [Read more...]
Zion City Edition Game Jersey Brings $42,010 at Auction
A month after his first NBA jersey sold for over $80,000, the second game-worn rookie year Zion Williamson jersey has netted a big price, too. The City Edition shirt worn by the New Orleans Pelicans rookie star netted $42,010 late last week on the NBA Auctions website. In all, 75 bids were made in the auction, which opened February 27. Williamson wore the Size … [Read more...]
1913 Joe Jackson Photo Emerges, Now at Auction
A century old newspaper photo of Joe Jackson in action is being offered publicly for the first time in RMY Auctions’ new online catalog. The 3 ¾” x 4 ¾” image shows the 25-year-old Jackson eyeing a pitch during Cleveland Naps spring training in 1913. The photo is different from many taken because the vast majority show Jackson in a posed position, rather than on the … [Read more...]