The Baseball Hall of Fame claims to own the bat Babe Ruth used to hit his record-setting 60th home run in 1927 but prominent collectors believed The Babe's weapon of choice that day is the one found in Heritage Auctions' Spring catalog. Inscribed to Ruth friend Joe E. Brown, a nationally known actor-comedian who was among the first celebrity sports collectors, the bat … [Read more...]
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Notes: Ruth, Cobb Bats Coming to Auction; Red Berenson Selling; MLS Cards on Post Cereals
Two of the best known Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb game model bats will hit the auction block in a couple of weeks. Both rank among the top bats of the two baseball icons that have been offered at auction in recent years. Mile High Card Company says it will be offering a bat dating to use by Babe Ruth in the 1929-30 era and another swung by Ty Cobb more than a century … [Read more...]
HOF Stands Pat but Heritage Selling Bat Attributed to Ruth’s 60th Home Run
The Baseball Hall of Fame claims to have it, but PSA/DNA bat expert John Taube and Heritage Auctions say the facts are on their side when it comes to Babe Ruth’s 60th home run bat from 1927. Heritage is offering its own big piece of lumber in the company’s newly launched Spring Sports Memorabilia Catalog Auction with a pre-sale estimate of $1 million or … [Read more...]
Historic Game-Used Items; Rare T206 Cobb Top $9.3 Million Heritage Auction
High-end game-used memorabilia and some iconic sports cards helped push Heritage Auctions’ latest catalog tally to $9.3 million. The auction, which closed with two sections on Saturday and Sunday nights, set several records across game-used jerseys, bats, and rare sports cards. Kept in a closet for decades by the Wisconsin man who’d received it as a young boy … [Read more...]
1932 Ruth Gamer at Auction; Is It His “Called Shot” Bat?
Lelands is offering a 1932 Babe Ruth game bat in its newly launched Classic Auction, one it says could have been used to launch his “Called Shot” home run in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series against the Cubs. The bat was originally believed to have been a 1935 bat, perhaps the last of his career, gifted to former teammate Wally Berger. However, research disproved … [Read more...]
Game-Used Bats, High-Grade Rookie Cards Fuel Heritage Auction
Bats bearing the names of some of baseball's all-time greats are on the block in the newly launched Heritage Auctions catalog. Lumber from Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Josh Gibson, Mel Ott and Joe DiMaggio are among the headline items in the catalog, which closes in an extended bidding format Feb. 24-25. “This is really the best of the best,” said Chris Ivy, Director of … [Read more...]
1920 Babe Ruth Signed Bat Up for Auction
Collecting game-used bats isn't a modern outgrowth of fans gravitating from baseball cards to memorabilia. One man made it his hobby more than a century ago and one of the top prizes in his collection is on the auction block, where it's expected to sell for big bucks. Eddie Maier was the president of the Pacific Coast League's Vernon Tigers and during his career in … [Read more...]
Collection of Historic Yankees Memorabilia at Auction
It’s a New York Yankees collection so impressive that it’s getting its own auction. A multi-million dollar accumulation of pinstripe paraphernalia collected by one avid fan has opened for bidding through Heritage Auctions, led by the earliest known Babe Ruth game model bat, dating to his 1915 rookie season, five years before his groundbreaking sale from the Red Sox. … [Read more...]
Babe Ruth Bat, PSA 9 Mantle Rookie Headline Upcoming MLI Auction
Babe Ruth wasn’t a leadoff hitter, but one of his old weapons is serving in that capacity in Memory Lane Inc.’s power-packed Fall Classic Auction catalog. A 1922 game-used Ruth bat—with important side-writing from the Louisville Slugger Factory—is being offered in the sale, which is set to open September 30. The bat, sent by Ruth to Kentucky during spring … [Read more...]
Bat Signed by Ruth and Gehrig Brings $458,250 at FanFest Auction
A 1930s Babe Ruth game model bat signed by both the Bambino and teammate Lou Gehrig was the big star on Day 1 of the 2017 MLB All-Star FanFest Auction conducted by Hunt Auctions in Miami on Monday. The 35" Louisville Slugger is the only bat known to exist that carries the autographs of both icons. The bat originated in the collection of George D. Donnelly, a … [Read more...]
