Michael Jordan’s game worn and dual signed Converse shoes from the 1984 U.S. Olympic team’s gold-medal-winning-game against Spain sold for $190,373 early Sunday morning, shattering the previous auction record of $104,765 for game-worn shoes. The prior mark was set in 2013 for a pair of Nike Air Jordan XII shoes Jordan wore in Game 5 of the ‘97 NBA Finals. The shoes were … [Read more...]
SCP Opens Auction With Wagner, Willie; Historic Document Sale on Hold
SCP Auctions says it has temporarily halted the sale of a set of 1876 baseball documents tied to the foundation of Major League Baseball after a challenge to the ownership of the collection of hand-written guidelines. Billed as the Founding Documents and Original Constitution of what we now know as MLB, the documents have received significant media … [Read more...]
Willie Stargell’s Rings, Awards to be Sold at Auction
The family of late slugger Willie Stargell has consigned a dozen key items from the Hall of Famer's career to SCP Auctions. They'll be offered for sale in the company's Spring Premier Auction which will open May 24. Among the memorabilia going on the block is Stargell's 1979 National League MVP award, which is expected to fetch between $100,000 and … [Read more...]
Stargell Sampler: Pops’ Cards Span 3 Decades
Late in his career he was called “Pops,” but during most of his major-league career, Willie Stargell was better known as one of baseball’s big power hitters. He hit 296 of his career 475 home runs during the 1970s and led the National League in homers twice (1971 and 1973). In 1979, the last time the Pirates won the World Series, Stargell was the league’s co-MVP, sharing top … [Read more...]
Vintage Set of the Week: 1979 Topps Baseball
In July of 1979, adults around the world kept one eye on the heavens as they strapped on their Skylab helmets, waiting for America's first space station to crash back to earth after six years in orbit. While collectors may have had an easier time focusing on more grounded events, courtesy of another compelling Major League Baseball season, the 1979 Topps baseball cards they … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Remembering When Pops Was Tops
Wednesday marked the anniversary of the longest home run ever hit at the old Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, a monster blast hit by Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Willie Stargell. It came off Jim Bunning in a 14-4 Pirates’ win. The ball landed in section 601 and the spot where the ball landed was commemorated with a black "S" inscribed within a yellow star inside a white … [Read more...]