He was still a solid player and in the prime of life by today’s standards but after the 1933 baseball season, Babe Ruth decided to get his business affairs in order. At age 38, with a wife and family, he decided to draw up his last will and testament. The document, signed with his full given name and dated the day after Christmas, is coming to auction next … [Read more...]
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Babe Ruth Leaf Immortals Includes Relic Cards, Cut Auto
The weekend prior to Opening Day, a new product devoted to the game’s biggest icon will hit the market. 2017 Leaf Immortals Babe Ruth Collection will guarantee at least two Ruth bat relic cards in every box. Set for release March 31, the release is entirely devoted to The Babe with six cards per pack. Each box will include two base cards (no Yankee logos as Leaf doesn’t … [Read more...]
Ruth Items, Steelers Jerseys Among Hot Lots in Lelands Auction
If you’ve got quality Babe Ruth items in your auction, you’re sure to draw attention from advanced collectors and Lelands’ latest auction had a trio of top pieces that delivered some Ruthian bids. A 1931 game model bat carrying a personalized signature from The Bambino sold for $166,796 when bidding wrapped up in the wee hours of Saturday morning. An … [Read more...]
Signed Bat from Ruth’s 1st Homer in 1924 Emerges; Up for Sale
The bat used by Babe Ruth to his first home run of the 1924 season, autographed and given to a California high school player as a prize for hitting, has emerged and may soon take its place as one of the most important pieces of baseball memorabilia ever sold. Milwaukee-based MEARS Auctions and Sports & Memorabilia Advisors says it is placing the bat up for … [Read more...]
1st of Babe Ruth’s Scrapbooks Now Online
In partnership with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, digital history pioneer HistoryIT launched an interactive exhibit of the first of Babe Ruth’s 25 scrapbooks on Thursday. The scrapbooks are part of the Museum’s digital collection, which launched last week and will continue to be updated. The Babe Ruth scrapbooks contain clippings and photos saved by Ruth’s … [Read more...]
Digital History Company Helps Hall of Fame Bring Artifacts Online
For decades, Babe Ruth’s scrapbooks have been stored in an archive at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, available only to researchers who made special arrangements to view them in Cooperstown, New York. That changed Wednesday with the launch of digital versions of the scrapbooks, compiled by the legendary baseball player’s manager almost a century ago. The … [Read more...]
Huge Signed Goudey Collection, New 4 Base Hits Card Highlight Auction
Huggins and Scott’s 2016 “Event of the Year”, the August Auction, opens for bidding Monday with over 1,700 lots. Among the highlights are a 1960 Topps Baseball unopened cello box and 145 lots from what auction officials say is a “fresh to the hobby” collection of period-signed 1933 Goudey baseball cards, including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Eddie Collins and the “Holy Grail” – … [Read more...]
Ruth’s 1935 Braves Contract, 1948 Letter Coming to Auction
The last contract Babe Ruth signed as an active player with the Boston Braves and a thank you letter to the New York Yankees after Babe Ruth Day in 1948 will hit the auction block later this month. Goldin Auctions is offering the items in its upcoming live auction at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City on August 4. The auction, which begins accepting … [Read more...]
Notes: Ruth Exhibit Planned; Eaton Hands Gamer to Youngster
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. will open “One Life: Babe Ruth,” the first exhibition in the “One Life” series devoted to a baseball star. It will open June 24 and run through May 21, 2017. Featuring more than 30 objects, including prints and photographs of Ruth, personal memorabilia and selected artifacts of adverting that he endorsed, this … [Read more...]
Original 1918 Ruth Photo Opens RMY Premier Event
RMY Auctions has opened its Spring Premier Auction of vintage photographs with more than 1,000 lots up for bid through Saturday, April 9. The auction leads off with an original 1918 photo of 23-year-old Babe Ruth pounding a ball for the Boston Red Sox. The 6 x 8 ¼” image shows the 23-year-old slugger who was rapidly becoming one of the world’s most famous athletes for his … [Read more...]
