Game-used items from a pair of sports titans were among the highlights Friday night as Heritage Auctions continued its three-day Spring Sports Collectibles Catalog Auction. When bidding ended, the night’s tally was more than $3.5 million, far exceeding pre-auction estimates, according to Heritage. That’s on top of the more than $8 million realized 24 hours … [Read more...]
1921 Ruth Bat; Newly Discovered Old Mill Jackson Lead Heritage Catalog
Over 3,000 lots of historic memorabilia and trading cards are now on the block after Heritage Auctions opened its Spring catalog auction. Among the headliners: the bat Babe Ruth used to sock his 52nd homer in 1921 and the first Toronto Raptors championship ring to be offered at auction. The sale is expected to generate more than $10 million when bidding concludes … [Read more...]
Collector Matches Babe Ruth Bat To Famous 1921 Photo
The Photo Match Guy continues to hit the jackpot. Justin Cornett, who owns an oil brokerage firm in Houston, has photo-matched a Babe Ruth bat he bought at an auction two years ago to a famous International News Service image that was used for six different baseball cards produced from 1926 to 1937. “It’s like a lead pipe,” Cornett, 44, said of the bat, which measures 36 … [Read more...]
1956 Mantle Jersey Brings $649,250 in Mile High Auction
A pinstriped New York Yankees jersey worn by Mickey Mantle in the first half of his 1956 Triple Crown season has sold for $649,250, the second highest priced Mantle jersey ever sold at auction. The jersey, photomatched to several moments during the season and later signed by Mantle, drew 24 bids in Mile High Card Company’s first major sale of 2020. The selling price … [Read more...]
Ruth Bat Hits $1 Million, Tops SCP’s Fall Premier Auction
SCP Auctions' most recent memorabilia and sports card auction closed on Saturday with some significant sales. Most notably, the bat Babe Ruth said he used to hit his 500th home run sold for just over $1 million. The Bambino's bat was expected to be a popular item and it was. Because of its value, it drew only a total of seven bids with most being priced out. But the … [Read more...]
Ruth’s 500th Homer Bat, Lapchick Jersey, 1950s Card Sets, Player Rings Among SCP Auctions Headliners
Nothing goes better with a big Thanksgiving meal than a fresh helping of sports history and collectors are getting a chance to dig in a little early this week. SCP Auctions launched its 2019 Fall Premier Auction on Wednesday, with names like Ruth, Lapchick, Mantle and Mikan joining some high-end vintage baseball cards up for grabs. Leading off is the bat Babe Ruth said … [Read more...]
“Mike” Jordan Pool Hustling Check, Ruth Bat, High $ Cards Among Auction Headliners
Historic memorabilia from many of the most legendary names in sports history including Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Michael Jordan, Jesse Owens Serena Williams and Tiger Woods, plus a large group of trading cards and much more headline the Goldin Auctions 2019 Holiday Auction which is open for bidding through Dec.7, at GoldinAuctions.com. "It's not every … [Read more...]
2019 Louisville Slugger Auction Opens with Green Diamond Collection
Bats from Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, jerseys from Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Stan Musial and and hundreds of other sports artifacts---most from the same one-owner collection—are part of the 2019 Louisville Slugger Factory & Museum Auction. The 19th annual event is already live, but finishes with a live sale at the facility on November 9. As we reported last month, the … [Read more...]
SCP Auctions: Babe Ruth’s 500 Home Run Bat Could Bring $1 Million+
Tucked away for decades, the bat Babe Ruth told a close friend he'd used to hit his 500th home run will be offered at auction beginning next month. The first player to reach the career milestone, Ruth reached 500 on August 11, 1929, establishing the career benchmark by which all power hitters are measured to this day. According to SCP Auctions, which received the bat … [Read more...]
Ruth Bat, Photo Top All-Star Auction in Cleveland
A Babe Ruth model bat obtained during the early part of his major league career sold for $235,000 to pace bidding in the annual All-Star Auction, held this year in Cleveland. The 44-ounce war club was originally given to Edward Quinley, a young man who lived with his family in a home directly across the street from Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The boy was a regular at … [Read more...]