Lumber that legend Joe DiMaggio may have used for his final bow on the diamond is now coming up for auction. Heritage Auctions’ 2020 Winter Platinum Night Sports Collectibles Catalog Auction features a 1951 Joe DiMaggio All-Star game bat, which experts believe he also used in the 1951 World Series, where the Bronx Bombers secured their third-straight world title. It's … [Read more...]
PSA Unveils New Photo-Matching Service for Professional Model Bats
PSA is adding photo-matching examination to its professional model bat authentication service. Collectors, dealers and auction houses who submit a bat for authentication and grading can now ask PSA to research available photos and video, looking for potential matches to that item. There’s an additional cost for the service but conclusively photo-matched items have … [Read more...]
Review: Legendary Lumber Book Will Take You Deep
The fourth volume in a set of award-winning books on sports collecting is now on the market. Legendary Lumber: The Top 100 Player Bats in Baseball History is authored by PSA President Joe Orlando with usual collaborators Tom and Ellen Zappala. It joins previous releases The 100 Greatest Baseball Autographs, The Cracker Jack Collection: Baseball’s Prized … [Read more...]
Carlos Gomez Shows off Bat Collection
The career of Carlos Gomez has seen plenty of twists and turns. The veteran outfielder enjoyed a bit of a renaissance with the Texas Rangers late last season and is now a free agent. The debate about exactly what his 2017 employer can expect will certainly continue until Opening Day. There is no debate, though, about how much appreciation the soon-to-be … [Read more...]
Joe Jackson Bat Fetches $583K at Christie’s Auction
A “Shoeless” Joe Jackson professional model bat sold for $583,500 at Christie’s Golden Age of Baseball, Selections from the National Pastime Museum auction Wednesday in New York. The hammer price for the bat, a Hillerich & Bradsby model manufactured by Louisville Slugger dating from the 1917-1920 period, was $480,000. The buyer’s premium inflated the price to the final … [Read more...]
Newly Discovered Gehrig Bat Sells for $436,970
Once used as a weapon to ward off potential intruders, a previously unknown Lou Gehrig Hanna Batrite model game bat sold at auction early Sunday morning for a record-setting price. Love of the Game Auctions offered the bat in its catalog sale after it was consigned earlier this year. The bat was recently matched to a photo that shows the Yankee great holding it outside the … [Read more...]
Christy Mathewson Multi-Signed 1905 World Series Bat at Auction
Game-used bats from baseball legends Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks, Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and many others are up for bids in the 2015 Goldin Auctions Summer Auction, set to open Wednesday. Several of the historic bats will be sold at the Premium Live Auction on July 31, during the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, while … [Read more...]
Johnny Bench Consigns to All-Star Auction
Items from the collection of Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench will headline the live auction at the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Auction next month in Cincinnati. The 11th Annual auction takes place during All-Star FanFest on July 14. A 1960 Ted Williams All-Star Game bat, a collection of Negro League bronzes, numerous items related to the Cincinnati Reds … [Read more...]
eBay Card of the Day: Jackson Bat Card Caused Some Controversy
We all have different definitions of tragedy in sports but among the saddest of anything that happened to a particular player is the story of the 1919 Chicago White Sox and their best hitter Shoeless Joe Jackson. The 1919 Chicago White Sox are known in history as the team which "threw" the World Series and the players involved in that event are now more commonly known as the … [Read more...]
Gehrig Bat Bidding Passes $146,000
A rare Lou Gehrig bat dating from some of his most dominant seasons has been bid up to over $146,000 in Goldin Auctions’ October Legends auction. The 1936-38 era Hillerich & Bradsby bat is one of about 20 Gehrig bats showing apparent game use that are in the hands of collectors. While any Gehrig bat is valuable, the one offered in the auction closing next week is … [Read more...]