The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is celebrated in a new exhibition that features a wealth of memorabilia. The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, CT is hosting it through November 15. Waterbury has long been a geographic dividing line between the two fan bases. The exhibition is curated by art dealer and sports fan Neil Scherer of GoingGoingGoneSports. com. The show includes nearly … [Read more...] about Notes: Bosox-Yanks Rivalry Exhibit; NPR with Kaplan, FanFest, Olbermann
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1919 Pact Selling Ruth to Yankees, 1927 Series Ring Highlight Leland’s Sale
Babe Ruth’s 1927 World Series Championship ring and one of two copies of the 1919 agreement documenting the sale of of Ruth from the Red Sox to Yankees contract headline the Lelands.com 1st Annual Invitational Auction. Both items are owned by actor Charlie Sheen. The ring has never before been offered publicly. Shen bought it in a private … [Read more...] about 1919 Pact Selling Ruth to Yankees, 1927 Series Ring Highlight Leland’s Sale
1927 Yankees Signing Baseballs as World Series Opens
A team signed baseball from the 1927 Yankees is worth six figures today. Back in 1927, it was just something the team handed out to special admirers. The RMY Auctions Photo of the Day is a rare image of a frozen moment in time involving memorabilia from one of the greatest baseball teams ever assembled: Members of the 1927 Yankees … [Read more...] about 1927 Yankees Signing Baseballs as World Series Opens
Notes: Fed vs. Card Market; $100K MJ Update; ’27 Yankee Ball; Montreal Collection
Prices for high-grade vintage sports cards, especially rookie cards, have been rising like a helium balloon over the past couple of years. Is it because they were undervalued for so long? Is it new collectors with money entering the hobby? Are prices being manipulated? Or are continuing low interest rates to blame? One financial columnist with an eye on one card is … [Read more...] about Notes: Fed vs. Card Market; $100K MJ Update; ’27 Yankee Ball; Montreal Collection
1927 Yankees Photo Among RMY Auction Lots
RMY Auctions opened its October Auction Wednesday, with over 400 lots of vintage photographs up for bid. Among the featured items is a unique team photograph of perhaps the greatest baseball team of all-time. The 7 ¾” x 10” photo of the 1927 Yankees includes the hand-written date the photo was taken (9/15/27) and original ink notations identifying each player. Despite … [Read more...] about 1927 Yankees Photo Among RMY Auction Lots
Photo of the Day: Leapin’ Lou
Literally and figuratively, Gehrig was flying high in the spring of 1928. He was a World Series champion and coming off one of the most statistically remarkable seasons a player has ever had. The Photo of the Day from RMY Auctions pictures the Iron Horse at the peak of his career. The 6 ½ x 8 1/2” Acme News photo includes the caption, still attached to the back and dated … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Leapin’ Lou
1927 Yankees Photo Headlines RMY’s September Auction
RMY Auctions has opened its September auction with 325 lots of vintage photography up for bid including an original 8x10 image of the team many believe was the greatest ever assembled. The New York Yankees had already clinched the American League pennant by mid-September of 1927 and wound end the regular season with a record of 110 wins and 44 losses, 19 games better than … [Read more...] about 1927 Yankees Photo Headlines RMY’s September Auction
Photo of the Day: Yankees Infield Before 1928 World Series
Eighty-eight years after their “Murderer’s Row” lineup rode the express train to a dominant World Series sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, writers and fans quickly began assessing the New York Yankees chances of winning it again in 1928. Arguing against the possibility would have seemed silly. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig returned to anchor the lineup, but the Yanks had a roster … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Yankees Infield Before 1928 World Series
Ruth Home Run Photo from 1927 Series at Auction
An original news photo of Babe Ruth accepting a handshake from Lou Gehrig as he crosses home plate after hitting a home run in the 1927 World Series is among the headliners for RMY Auctions this month. The 7 ¾” x 10” photo shows the two Hall of Fame icons at their most dominant. The ’27 Yankees are regarded as perhaps the greatest team of all-time and they’d follow the … [Read more...] about Ruth Home Run Photo from 1927 Series at Auction
1927 Yankees Photo and Unique Decal Bat Highlight Hunt’s Louisville Auction
With most catalog auctions ending in the wee small hours of the morning when the final, weary-eyed bidder collapses upon their keyboard, there is a certain charm that exists only in the live auction setting. Few sports memorabilia auction houses continue to mount live auctions, but for more than a decade Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions has developed a proven model that has led … [Read more...] about 1927 Yankees Photo and Unique Decal Bat Highlight Hunt’s Louisville Auction