Items showcasing legendary athletes across multiple sports are part of a live online sports memorabilia auction taking place June 8 through Chicago-based Hindman Auctions. The auction features property from the collection of acclaimed journalist and author Allen Abel. Spanning Abel’s career of over four decades, the collection includes on- site ephemera from major … [Read more...] about Hindman Auctions to Spotlight Sports Legends in June Sale
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Fans Flocked When Young Babe Ruth Signed Baseballs Sold for Charity
The autographed baseball as a fundraiser may not have originated with Babe Ruth but it’s pretty clear he spent a lot of time signing balls for that purpose. Paging through some newspapers from a century ago, I stumbled on a few clippings that make it clear there were plenty of Ruth signed baseballs in circulation by the time he completed his first calendar year with the … [Read more...] about Fans Flocked When Young Babe Ruth Signed Baseballs Sold for Charity
Signed Ball from 11 Original Hall of Fame Inductees Could Fetch Record Price
Once the property of an autograph seeking player, a baseball signed by 11 members of Major League Baseball’s original 1939 Hall of Fame inductees will be brought to auction starting on July 25. The Reach Official American League ball boasts the signatures of Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Cy Young, Tris Speaker, George Sisler, Walter Johnson, Connie Mack, Nap Lajoie, … [Read more...] about Signed Ball from 11 Original Hall of Fame Inductees Could Fetch Record Price
Ruth-Gehrig Ball Among Top Items in New Goldin Internet-Only Sale
Goldin Auctions will launch its second Internet-only auction on Monday, with 900 lots of sports, entertainment, historical and pop-culture memorabilia on the block. The company will hold four such auctions this year. Bidding takes place will from June 11-23 at GoldinAuctions.com. "The fact that we dramatically increased the … [Read more...] about Ruth-Gehrig Ball Among Top Items in New Goldin Internet-Only Sale
Ruth’s Visit to Gonzaga in 1926 Produced Treasured Heirloom
We don’t know what happened to every baseball signed by Babe Ruth but we do know they were usually treated as treasured heirlooms. One such baseball has been associated with Gonzaga University in Washington since The Babe visited the area as a player. The ball was signed by Ruth and given to Art Dussault, a center for the Bulldogs football team in 1926. Ruth had … [Read more...] about Ruth’s Visit to Gonzaga in 1926 Produced Treasured Heirloom
Update: 2 Arrested in Long-Running Fake Babe Ruth Baseball Scam
A few years ago, we brought you the story of a man who traveled across Florida, selling what he claimed were Babe Ruth autographed baseballs to unsuspecting pawn shops. The balls, which were made to look old, included fake PSA/DNA letters of authenticity and Mark Szakaly was able to pull of the scam 35 times before being caught. In 2012, he was sentenced to four years in … [Read more...] about Update: 2 Arrested in Long-Running Fake Babe Ruth Baseball Scam
Babe Ruth’s “First” Yankee Stadium Home Run Baseball Heading to Auction
Many baseball fans know that Babe Ruth hit the first regular season home run at Yankees Stadium on Opening Day - April 18, 1923. What most fans do not know is that the Babe actually hit his "first" home run at the new stadium on February 14, 1923 when he put on a hitting display for New York Daily News reporters to demonstrate the Stadium's short right field porch. A … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth’s “First” Yankee Stadium Home Run Baseball Heading to Auction
Ruth-Capone Signed Baseball Could Top $200,000
Mile High Auction Company will sell what's believed to be the only known baseball signed by Babe Ruth and Al Capone in its first auction of 2013. Sourced through the combined families of two Baseball Hall of Famers, the ball autographed by two of the most iconic men from the roaring 1920's through the 1930's depression era of America, could sell for well into six figures … [Read more...] about Ruth-Capone Signed Baseball Could Top $200,000
Babe Ruth Signed Ball, Lot of 300+ Tobacco Cards in Live Auction
A 1939 Babe Ruth signed baseball and a collection of 305 pre-War baseball cards will be up for grabs at Kaminski Auctions Thanksgiving Auction November 25. The headliner is the Ruth ball, an official American League sphere that originated with James Wenman of the Brunswick School, Greenwich CT. The baseball was awarded for the highest fielding average, by Brewster King, … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Signed Ball, Lot of 300+ Tobacco Cards in Live Auction
Babe Ruth Signed Baseball Perks Up Auction But…
Collectors spend hours wading through boxes of books, old record players, glassware, old furniture and other uninteresting stuff, hoping to spot that one special item that makes a trip to the estate sale worthwhile. For baseball memorabilia collectors in southern Minnesota, that day came over the weekend. If you didn't live near Mankato, you probably didn't hear a thing … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Signed Baseball Perks Up Auction But…