Before Lou Gehrig became a baseball icon, he was a promising prospect with the Hartford Senators. A fan favorite, he was dubbed "The Eastern Babe,” indicating that he was the Babe Ruth of the Eastern League, in which the Senators competed. Gehrig would make the permanent jump from the Senators to the Yankees in 1924 (he also had a stint with the Yankees in 1923), but a … [Read more...]
Holzman’s 1970 NBA Championship Ring, Vin Scully’s 1st Contract Among Top SCP Sellers
A collection of 35 items consigned by the family of legendary New York Knicks coach Red Holzman sold for more than $300,000 late Saturday night as SCP Auctions closed its Summer Premier Auction. The ring given to Holzman for bringing the team its first NBA championship in 1970 brought the top price in the for $107,482. The game-used net cut down after the … [Read more...]
Collection of Historic Yankees Memorabilia at Auction
It’s a New York Yankees collection so impressive that it’s getting its own auction. A multi-million dollar accumulation of pinstripe paraphernalia collected by one avid fan has opened for bidding through Heritage Auctions, led by the earliest known Babe Ruth game model bat, dating to his 1915 rookie season, five years before his groundbreaking sale from the Red Sox. … [Read more...]
Bat Signed by Ruth and Gehrig Brings $458,250 at FanFest Auction
A 1930s Babe Ruth game model bat signed by both the Bambino and teammate Lou Gehrig was the big star on Day 1 of the 2017 MLB All-Star FanFest Auction conducted by Hunt Auctions in Miami on Monday. The 35" Louisville Slugger is the only bat known to exist that carries the autographs of both icons. The bat originated in the collection of George D. Donnelly, a … [Read more...]
Signed 1920 Ruth Cuba Tour Contract Soars to $118,750
The contract Babe Ruth signed in 1920 to take part in his first foreign barnstorming tour sold for $118,750 Saturday night in an auction of Ruth memorabilia conducted by Goldin Auctions. After a breakthrough season in which he smashed 54 homers, Ruth was paid $1,000 per game for the 10-game tour with John McGraw’s Giants against Cuban squads. Although the … [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...]
Photo Ops, 7-Figure Cards Part of Memory Lane NSCC Booth
Collectors can see and touch baseball history at the Memory Lane booth at the National Sports Collectors Convention. The California-based auction house will make the 2,766-mile trip across the country, bringing along some rare items that will be on display at booth #133, near the front entrance of the Atlantic City Convention Center. On display will be a 1909 T206 Honus … [Read more...]
Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia of 2015
From Mikan to Mantle and Ruth to Ali, some of the biggest names in sports history changed hands this year. With new bidders entering the hobby, some of whom are buying for investment and others for pure enjoyment, prices for sports icons and famous baseball cards continue to rise. A list of the most expensive sports memorabilia of 2015 includes at least ten items that sold … [Read more...]
Robinson, Gehrig Bats Bring Nearly $300,000 at Louisville Slugger Auction
The final lot of the day generated the largest bid as Hunt Auctions wrapped up the annual Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Auction Saturday. A circa-1952 Jackie Robinson professional model bat originating from the original recipient who received it from a Brooklyn Dodgers clubhouse employee, sold for $161,o00--crushing the pre-sale estimate of $50,000-$100,000. It … [Read more...]
2015 Louisville Slugger Auction Set for Saturday
The 2015 Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum Auction is set for this weekend with nearly 400 pieces of vintage and valuable sports memorabilia set to be sold via Hunt Auctions. The live auction begins at 11am EST on Saturday, November 14. An early 1930s Lou Gehrig model professional bat headlines the auction with a pre-sale estimate of $75,000-$100,000 and the sale also … [Read more...]