Roger Peckinpaugh’s highest single-season salary during his baseball career was $12,000. His documented career earnings are $112,000, according to Baseball-Reference, although three seasons from the early part of his career have not been documented. The memorabilia items from Peckinpaugh’s career fetched a combined total of $167,548 in a sale held by RR Auction that ended … [Read more...] about Peckinpaugh Items Earn $167K In RR Auction Sale
Secretariat
Record Price for Secretariat Owner’s Derby Program
She became one of the best-known owners in professional sports during a remarkable two-month period of 1973. Even today, fans know her name and collectors of horse racing memorabilia covet items associated with her. Proof comes in the form of a record-setting sale of Penny Chenery’s personal Kentucky Derby program, when her horse—the great Secretariat—began his … [Read more...] about Record Price for Secretariat Owner’s Derby Program
Auction Roundup: Buckner’s Glove; Rose ROY Trophy, Secretariat Shoe Find Homes
The black first baseman’s glove Bill Buckner was wearing when Mookie Wilson’s grounder bounced past him in the pivotal sixth game of the 1986 World Series, sold for $106,575 early Sunday. Goldin Auctions offered the glove as part of its Fall Auction. The glove generated 14 bids after starting at a $25,000 minimum. A 1997-98 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls game-worn pinstriped … [Read more...] about Auction Roundup: Buckner’s Glove; Rose ROY Trophy, Secretariat Shoe Find Homes
Deflategate Game-Used Football Highlights Lelands Auction
A football used by Tom Brady and the New England Patriots during the infamous “Deflategate” game is being offered as part of the Lelands 2015 Vintage Sports Auction, which is now underway. Bidding for the football – used by the Patriots when they scored a rushing touchdown in the third quarter of the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts – starts at … [Read more...] about Deflategate Game-Used Football Highlights Lelands Auction
Hail Pharoah: Collecting Triple Crown Winners Memorabilia
How rare was American Pharoah's win in the 2015 Belmont Stakes? Put it this way: If collecting Triple Crown memorabilia intrigues you, it won’t take long to gather the list. Twenty horses have slipped on the third leg after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Some horses look so dominant or come tantalizingly close, you think a Triple Crown is bound to happen but the … [Read more...] about Hail Pharoah: Collecting Triple Crown Winners Memorabilia
2012 Panini Golden Age Baseball Will Include Pop-Ups
Not having a Major League Baseball license hasn’t slowed Panini America’s desire to produce baseball cards. The company has had to get creative and there isn’t any doubt that its releases are aimed at those who understand and appreciate history. It’s been interesting to watch the company try to keep a footing in the sport where it made its mark as Donruss back in 1981. The … [Read more...] about 2012 Panini Golden Age Baseball Will Include Pop-Ups
One of Secretariat’s Old Saddles Turned Into Baseball Cards
We’ve seen jersey swatches, bat knobs, helmet chips, pieces of baseballs and footballs, goal line pylons and goodness knows what else. Memorabilia cards have become a staple in the industry. Few care of the fate of an 'event worn' jersey or even a modern game used artifact. Arguing over whether it’s right to cut more historic items up is a fight lost long ago by those who … [Read more...] about One of Secretariat’s Old Saddles Turned Into Baseball Cards
1970s Baseball Cards Define a Decade
The '70s gave us plenty. Secretariat. Watergate. Bicentennial. And crazy-looking baseball players. Gold and Brown Padres uniforms. Rainbow Astros. Big Red Cleveland Indians. White Sox in Shorts. Call it awful, but the '70s are gaining new respect thanks in part to the writing of Josh Wilker, an author and prolific blogger about Topps cards from the 1970s. Give … [Read more...] about 1970s Baseball Cards Define a Decade