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Babe Ruth Rookie Card Owner Lost…Then Found

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They didn't brag about it but those who knew something about baseball cards knew The Babe Ruth Museum had a pretty special display. In 1998, a local man had donated a collection of 1914 Baltimore Orioles cards produced by the Baltimore Sun, including Babe Ruth's only known minor league card--one most collectors now call his rookie card. When the man passed away, his son, … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Rookie Card Owner Lost…Then Found

Thief Helps Cops Reunite Autographs with Owner

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Police say he wasn't fussy. According to investigators in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Joshua Sanders stole just about everything you can think of during his uninvited visits to 14 homes in the area. Big screen TVs.  Jewelry.  The same type of items detectives often run into when rounding up burglary suspects. They don't often see sports memorabilia. It was all lying on the … [Read more...] about Thief Helps Cops Reunite Autographs with Owner

“Mookie Ball” Now on Display

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There are performers famous enough to need only one name.  Think Cher.  Sting. Bono. Athletes too.  Magic.  Ichiro.  Pele. The same goes for baseballs.  There's the Merkle ball, sold at auction last month.  And the Mookie Ball. That little sphere that changed so many lives in 1986 is now on display at CitiField, home of the Mets.  The team's museum is showing it off … [Read more...] about “Mookie Ball” Now on Display

Lost and Found: 1960 Pirates World Series Ring

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It could have fetched thousands at auction. But selling it wasn't the first thing that popped into 11-year-old Kate Drury's mind. The fifth grader from New Jersey happened to be watching her brother play hockey at a Chatham ice rink one night earlier this year when she spotted  a ring sitting under one of the tables set up inside. This was no ordinary ring. Six … [Read more...] about Lost and Found: 1960 Pirates World Series Ring