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
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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
Major Baseball Exhibit Planned for Washington Beginning in 2022
The U.S. National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. is planning a major exhibition of historic baseball memorabilia next year. The exhibit will open in April and coincide with Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier but the entire history of the game will be portrayed through items on loan from private collectors, other Smithsonian museums and the National Baseball … [Read more...] about Major Baseball Exhibit Planned for Washington Beginning in 2022
Former Big League Catcher Michael McKenry on Cards, Collecting
Tennessee native Michael McKenry starred as a catcher at Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tennessee and then headed to Middle Tennessee State where he caught for the Blue Raiders for three seasons. “The Fort” was selected in the seventh round of the 2006 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies. He spent parts of the next 12 seasons playing professionally for the Rockies, Pirates … [Read more...] about Former Big League Catcher Michael McKenry on Cards, Collecting
1950 Jackie Robinson Jersey Sold for Over $4.2 Million
His $35,000 salary in 1950 was the highest any member of the Brooklyn Dodgers had ever been paid. Seventy-one years later, a jersey Jackie Robinson wore has sold for over $4.2 million. Hunt Auctions has sold the professional model home jersey through a private treaty sale to a client represented by Tony Arnold of Tonyetrade Enterprises. It’s the most paid for a … [Read more...] about 1950 Jackie Robinson Jersey Sold for Over $4.2 Million