Six years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, the Chicago Cubs still didn't have an African-American player on their roster. Change came slowly to baseball, but the roster was about to change with the addition of the man who would become the most beloved player in franchise history. Now, Ernie Banks' first professional baseball contract, one … [Read more...] about Ernie Banks’ 1950 Negro Leagues Contract Coming to Auction
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Ruth’s Richest Contract Set to Hit Auction Block
It wasn’t an easy time for a baseball player to ask for a salary increase. Not with the nation plowing through some of its most challenging economic times. Babe Ruth, though, was no ordinary player and not afraid to ask his boss to pay him like the extraordinary gate attraction he was. Now, the contract that inspired one of his most famous quips is on headed … [Read more...] about Ruth’s Richest Contract Set to Hit Auction Block
Lou Gehrig’s 1925 Contract to Be Sold
The contract signed by Lou Gehrig at the beginning of his first full season in the major leagues is going on the auction block. Steiner Auctions says it will offer the pact on consignment in its Fall Classic catalog, set to open for bidding in mid-October. Gehrig, 21 at the time, signed the document "H.L. Gehrig". It's stamped on April 16, 1925, the day of the … [Read more...] about Lou Gehrig’s 1925 Contract to Be Sold