The St. Louis Cardinals are one of Major League Baseball's storied franchises. This summer, more than 135 years after their inception, original score sheets from the team's first road game will go on display. The team's first games were against the Louisville Eclipse at home in St. Louis. Following that three-game series, the two teams played three more … [Read more...]
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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...]
1903 World Series Program Headlines Slugger Auction
Hunt Auctions will offer a program from the first World Series in 1903 as part of the 8th Annual Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory Live Auction and Appraisal Fair on Saturday, November 12. The program is expected to fetch upwards of $100,000. The three-day auction event will begin on Thursday, November 10 with the auction preview and complimentary appraisal … [Read more...]
Derek Jeter Honored by Slugger Museum
The Louisville Slugger Museum and factory will celebrate one of its best clients this weekend. “Derek Jeter Day” will include the unveiling of a statue inside the popular bat maker’s facility. As part of the celebration, a game used Derek Jeter bat will be added to the museum’s Hold a Piece of History exhibit, allowing guests to hold a bat actually used by Jeter. Guests will … [Read more...]
Louisville Man’s Collection Hard to Beat
Dave King lives just a few miles from the Louisville Slugger Museum. If they ever need items for display, he wouldn't be a bad guy to call. The 57-year-old King has an office and basement full of baseball memorabilia that would be the envy of any collection--public or private. Hundreds of autographed baseballs, dozens of game-used bats, thousands of signed baseball cards … [Read more...]
