A 14k gold pendant presented to Lou Gehrig for his participation in the inaugural 1933 MLB All-Star Game sold for $305,500 at the annual All-Star Live Auction Tuesday. The 20th annual event conducted by Hunt Auctions ahead of the MLB All-Star Game included hundreds of items, but the Gehrig pendant was by far the biggest draw. Gehrig was part of the American League team … [Read more...] about Lou Gehrig 1933 All-Star Pendant Brings $305,500 to Pace Live Auction
1933 All Star Game
Gehrig’s 1933 All-Star Pendant, Ruth and Mantle Bats, Other Historic Items Part of All-Star Auction
A gold pendant presented to Lou Gehrig for his participation in the inaugural 1933 MLB All-Star Game and more items from the expansive baseball collection of rock icon Geddy Lee are among the headliners in the MLB All-Star Week Auction. For the 20th year, Hunt Auctions will conduct the event, which finishes with a live finale at the site of the All-Star Game, which takes … [Read more...] about Gehrig’s 1933 All-Star Pendant, Ruth and Mantle Bats, Other Historic Items Part of All-Star Auction
Pete Maravich’s 1970 POY Trophy, Original Game Films Part of GFA Catalog
The Naismith College Player of the Year trophy awarded to Pete Maravich in 1970 is coming to auction. Sourced from the Maravich family, the trophy was presented to the LSU sensation after he averaged 44.5 points per game—still the highest single-season scoring average in Division I men’s basketball history. It was a season in which Maravich became a national sensation … [Read more...] about Pete Maravich’s 1970 POY Trophy, Original Game Films Part of GFA Catalog
Rare Sight: 1933 NL All-Star Uniform Coming to Auction
Woody English played on some great Chicago Cubs teams, once had 755 plate appearances and 213 hits in a season scored a ton of runs in a 12-year career. The Ohio native's biggest thrill, though, came in 1933, when he was named to the National League team for the first All-Star Game. Now, the uniform he donned at Comiskey Park that day is about to hit the auction … [Read more...] about Rare Sight: 1933 NL All-Star Uniform Coming to Auction
Going, Going, Gone; Ruth All Star Ball Sells for Big $
Hunt Auctions' special All Star Fan Fest event drew hard-core collector, deep-pocketed fans and lots of interested bystanders to Pittsburgh hours before the 77th Major League All Star Game. The auction was heavy on Pittsburgh Pirates-related memorabilia all day, but the highlight of the auction was the well-publicized first home run ball in All Star history. The Babe … [Read more...] about Going, Going, Gone; Ruth All Star Ball Sells for Big $