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Babe Ruth Autograph Faker on Loose in Florida

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Law enforcement agencies in Florida are looking for a man who has been peddling fake Babe Ruth autographs to pawn shops. Gold Coast Pawn in Bonita Springs on Florida's west coast was victimized in April. The shop's owner says a man came into the shop, saying he needed some quick cash.  The signature on the baseball looked like the Babe's.  There was even a certificate of … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Autograph Faker on Loose in Florida

Holy Grails of Baseball Memorabilia

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Some phenomenal pieces of baseball memorabilia have emerged from America's closets over the last few decades.   T206 Wagner cards.  Babe Ruth minor league cards.  Papers from some of the earliest games ever played.   The whereabouts of others, though, remain a mystery. Strange as it may seem in an era when virtually every moment is not only documented, but authenticated, … [Read more...] about Holy Grails of Baseball Memorabilia

Billings, Montana: Signed Babe Ruth Ball Hotbed

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It's not known how many baseballs Babe Ruth signed when he visited Billings, Montana in 1947.  Many have likely been lost to time or wound up in yard sales and flea markets during the 1950s and 60s. Ruth showed up at an American Legion baseball tournament that summer, less than a year before he died of throat cancer at age 53. We do know some of those … [Read more...] about Billings, Montana: Signed Babe Ruth Ball Hotbed

Historic Ruth Home Run Bat Story Ready for TV

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The bat used by  Babe Ruth to hit the first home run in old Yankee Stadium in 1923 – and sold by Southern California-based SCP Auctions – for a record $1.265 million in 2004 will be featured on TLC’s hit show, “Accidental Fortune,” Sunday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET. Aside from its connection to Ruth, the most important and valuable bat ever discovered has a storied … [Read more...] about Historic Ruth Home Run Bat Story Ready for TV

Babe Ruth Autograph Show Had Legal Trouble

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Players who sign autographs for appearance money and sometimes get in trouble is not a modern phenomenon.  Even Babe Ruth had a legal run-in over an event in California just before the Yankees' storied 1927 season. The Babe was famous for spending his off-season traveling around the world, playing in exhibitions, making appearances for his sponsors and spreading some … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Autograph Show Had Legal Trouble