Goldin Auctions Strikes Deal with Ruth Museum

The Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum and Sports Legends Museum have signed a long-term partnership agreement making Goldin Auctions the Official Auction Partner of the Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum and Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards. The announcement was made by Ken Goldin, Founder of Goldin Auctions and John Hein, Director of Business Development Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum and the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards.

The agreement gives Goldin Auctions exclusive rights to host live auctions and other events at the facility and create Babe Ruth themed auctions with the museum.

In July of last year, the company staged the Babe Ruth 100^th Anniversary Auction in conjunction with the 100^thanniversary of Ruth’s first MLB game.  The live event was held at the Ruth Museum.

“Babe Ruth is still the king of sports memorabilia and as a result of this partnership we will continue to be the place to consign and buy unique, rare and desirable Ruth memorabilia,” said company founder Ken Goldin in a news release. “The experts at the Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum and Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards, will offer us unequaled expertise, industry contacts and a spectacular venue to continue offering collectors the best Babe Ruth auctions in the industry.”

The long-term partnership, which runs through 2035 with renewals, will allow Goldin Auctions to create events in celebration of every significant anniversary in Ruth’s spectacular career including; his World Series scoreless pitching streak, his sale to the New York Yankees, all of his significant career home runs and his last game in 1935.

“We look forward to continuing to work with Goldin Auctions to celebrate the life and career of Babe Ruth,” said Hein. “The Babe Ruth 100^th Anniversary Auction we hosted for them last year brought great attention to our museum and reinforced the love American sports fans and collectors have for the Bambino.”

Over the past few years, Goldin Auctions has several rare and valuable pieces of Babe-a-bilia including: Ruth’s 1918 contract for a record $1.02 million; his 1932 game worn cap for $261,000; a 1916-18 rookie era game-used bat for $204,000; a 1919 Promissory Note from the Yankees to Red Sox for the Sale of Ruth for $151,250; Ruth’s Final (1934) Yankees Contract for $278,300 and a 1929-30 Ruth game-used white hickory bat for $181,050.

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