As the first week of May 1939 came to a close, baseball’s biggest mystery was what had happened to Lou Gehrig. The once robust 36-year-old Yankee first baseman had seemingly lost most of his big league ability and shockingly pulled himself from the lineup before a game in Detroit just a few days earlier. The end of Gehrig’s 2,130-game streak made headlines but what … [Read more...] about Passing The Torch: Gehrig-Dahlgren Photo from Streak’s End at Auction
RMY Auctions May 2020
Photo of the Day: 1932 Yankees Infield Ahead of World Series
They had dominated the American League, winning the pennant by 13 games while finishing with a 107-47. There were still ten days left in the regular season when the Associated Press distributed a photo featuring members of the team’s infield, ahead of the upcoming World Series. The 6 ½ x 8 ¼” image shows first baseman Lou Gehrig, glancing away, posed with … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: 1932 Yankees Infield Ahead of World Series
Photo from Feller’s Opening Day No-Hitter Emerges in Auction
Only once in baseball history has a team finished a game with the same batting average with which they started. It happened 80 years ago when 21-year-old Bob Feller threw what remains the first Opening Day no-hitter in baseball history. The Chicago White Sox all started the game with batting averages of .000. When Feller was through working his magic, their … [Read more...] about Photo from Feller’s Opening Day No-Hitter Emerges in Auction
Congrats and Good Luck, Walter: Johnson-Ruppert Photo from 1925 Opener
It had been a long time coming but on Opening Day, 1925, Walter Johnson came to Yankee Stadium as a World Series champion. News photographers were there on April 14, 1925, capturing a pre-game handshake between the great pitcher and Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert. There's no doubt Ruppert coveted Johnson, who had been a thorn in the Yankees' side for years and … [Read more...] about Congrats and Good Luck, Walter: Johnson-Ruppert Photo from 1925 Opener
Original 1927 Ruth-Gehrig Barnstorming Tour Photo Kicks Off RMY Auction
They had just won the pennant (by 19 games) in a 110-victory regular season. They had the game’s two best players and were the darlings of the sports pages. The adventure was just beginning. Babe Ruth’s manager, Christy Walsh, was looking to cash in. As the 1927 season wore on, Walsh set up a huge nationwide barnstorming tour featuring his most famous … [Read more...] about Original 1927 Ruth-Gehrig Barnstorming Tour Photo Kicks Off RMY Auction