Philadelphia-based Bowman Gum would soon face stiff competition from an aggressive little gum maker in New York but life was good in the spring of 1951 when they snared the services of two of the game's most talked about young players. The cost to get Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays under contract wasn't much but those pacts are worth a lot more today. Several months … [Read more...] about Willie Mays Rookie Card Contract Coming to Auction
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Ruth’s Richest Contract Set to Hit Auction Block
It wasn’t an easy time for a baseball player to ask for a salary increase. Not with the nation plowing through some of its most challenging economic times. Babe Ruth, though, was no ordinary player and not afraid to ask his boss to pay him like the extraordinary gate attraction he was. Now, the contract that inspired one of his most famous quips is on headed … [Read more...] about Ruth’s Richest Contract Set to Hit Auction Block
Behave, Bambino: Ruth’s 1922 Contract at Auction
Babe Ruth’s signed 1922 contract, which included a morals clause aimed at keeping the party loving Bambino in line, is being offered on eBay. Los Angeles-based Gazin Auctions is offering the document, which paid Ruth $52,000 per year, a big increase from the deal he’d signed with the Boston Red Sox that carried over to his first couple of years in pinstripes. Signed twice … [Read more...] about Behave, Bambino: Ruth’s 1922 Contract at Auction
Babe Ruth’s Red Sox Contract Brings $1.02 Million
Babe Ruth’s 1918 player’s contract with the Boston Red Sox became the most expensive item of its kind Saturday night when it sold at auction for $1.02 million. An anonymous buyer had the winning bid on the final day of bidding in the Babe Ruth Centennial Auction conducted by Goldin Auctions. The auction concluded with live bidding at the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum in … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth’s Red Sox Contract Brings $1.02 Million