An original Jackie Robinson photo dating to his earliest days with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and the same image used for one of his earliest baseball cards is among the top items in Lelands’ new Fall Classic auction. The 8x10 Type I image shows Robinson kneeling with a bat. It’s the photo collectors will find on one of the cards issued by Bond Bread during his rookie … [Read more...] about Jackie Robinson Rookie Photo, Handwritten Letters Help Kick Off Lelands Auction
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Lone Ticket from Jackie Robinson’s First Dodger Appearance Set for Auction
One day after the historic announcement that the Dodgers had purchased the contract of the man who would quickly become the first African-American player to a major league contract, Jackie Robinson donned the Brooklyn uniform for the first time. Now, the only known surviving ticket stub from that afternoon exhibition game is headed to auction. Authenticated by PSA and graded … [Read more...] about Lone Ticket from Jackie Robinson’s First Dodger Appearance Set for Auction
Gift to Waite Hoyt, Mays 4 Home Run Cap Among Auction Highlights
Waite Hoyt was a long time teammate of Babe Ruth so you had to be a pretty good slugger to impress him. Willie Mays was one of those guys. On the last day of April 1961, Mays came to Milwaukee and belted four homers off Braves pitchers in a single game. At the time, he was just the seventh player to do it in the 20th century. Hoyt was radio broadcaster for the … [Read more...] about Gift to Waite Hoyt, Mays 4 Home Run Cap Among Auction Highlights
Ruth Rookie Card; Jackie Robinson’s 1949 All-Star Bat Among Goldin’s Million Dollar Sellers
A 1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie card sold for $1.5 million Saturday night at Goldin Auctions. The price for the PSA 6 example set a record for the grade. The Ruth card was one of three items that sold for over $1 million in the opening night of the company’s Jackie Robinson 75th Anniversary Auction. The catalog included numerous Robinson items, topped by a bat … [Read more...] about Ruth Rookie Card; Jackie Robinson’s 1949 All-Star Bat Among Goldin’s Million Dollar Sellers
Jackie Robinson Items Headline Goldin Auction
Bidding for a 1951 Jackie Robinson game-used jersey stood at $2.4 million Friday in a Goldin auction in honor of the 75th anniversary of his major league debut. The jersey last sold three years ago, also through Goldin, for $576,000. A bat used by Robinson in the 1949 All-Star Game that includes a letter of authenticity from his wife Rachel is also among the top items … [Read more...] about Jackie Robinson Items Headline Goldin Auction
Auction Roundup: Signed Helmets, Mantles, LeBron, Pucks, Jackie, More
It was a forgettable season for the Los Angeles Lakers, but bidders are still bullish on LeBron. A jersey from one of his triple-double performances this year sold for over $140,000 late Thursday night. James wore the City Edition jersey during the Lakers' 122-115 overtime victory over the New York Knicks on February 5, 2022 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. … [Read more...] about Auction Roundup: Signed Helmets, Mantles, LeBron, Pucks, Jackie, More
Baseball Cards of Some Greats Who Made History on Opening Day
Opening Day is a time of renewal for baseball fans. Winter is over, and as John Fogerty sang in his 1985 hit, “Centerfield,” “We're born again, there's new grass on the field.” “You always get a special kick on Opening Day, no matter how many you go through,” Yankees Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio said. “You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid. … [Read more...] about Baseball Cards of Some Greats Who Made History on Opening Day
Jackie Robinson Memorabilia is Focus of Upcoming Auction
Several valuable artifacts from the career of Jackie Robinson will be up for auction as baseball celebrates the 75th anniversary of his major league debut. Goldin Auctions will be offering them in a special catalog sale set to run from April 13 to May 2. Among them: *1951 Brooklyn Dodgers home jersey. The jersey has “DODGERS '' sewn on in blue felt across the chest and … [Read more...] about Jackie Robinson Memorabilia is Focus of Upcoming Auction
Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan Debut Tickets Both Smash Record
One of seven known ticket stubs from Jackie Robinson’s big-league debut in the spring of 1947 sold Sunday morning for $480,000, making it the most expensive sporting-event ticket ever sold at auction. The stub was the highest graded of only a small number of Robinson first game tickets known to exist. The first session of Heritage Auctions’ two-day Winter Platinum Night … [Read more...] about Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan Debut Tickets Both Smash Record
Handwritten 1946 Jackie Robinson Questionnaire Heading to Auction
He had agreed to take the first step toward breaking baseball's color barrier just five months earlier, agreeing to a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league team in Montreal. Now, a one-of-a-kind handwritten document filled out by Jackie Robinson during his first spring training with the Dodgers organization is coming to market. Heritage Auctions … [Read more...] about Handwritten 1946 Jackie Robinson Questionnaire Heading to Auction