Tag: Baseball
Iconic game-worn jerseys lead Heritage Auctions’ $11 million sports sale
Auction records tumbled during the latest Heritage sports sale in Dallas, led by two very different but equally important game-worn jerseys. The sale on August 17-18 achieved a total of […]
2019-08-21
Lou Gehrig game-worn Yankees jersey could fetch record $2 million
One of the finest Lou Gehrig game-worn New York Yankees jerseys in existence is heading for auction at Heritage later this month. The 1937 Yankees road jersey has been described […]
2019-08-06
Babe Ruth New York Yankees jersey sells for world record $5.64 million
A New York Yankees jersey worn by Babe Ruth has become the world’s most valuable piece of sports memorabilia, after it sold at auction for $5.64 million. The game-worn jersey […]
2019-06-18
Barry Bonds’ 762nd home run record baseball to sell at Goldin Auctions
The baseball with which controversial star Barry Bonds set his MLB record of 762 career home runs is heading for sale at Goldin Auctions next month. The historic ball will […]
2019-04-25
Jackie Robinson’s historic baseball contracts that broke the color barrier up for sale
The original contracts Jackie Robinson signed to make him the first black player in Major League Baseball are up for sale at Goldin Auctions. When Robinson signed in October 1945, […]
2019-01-18
Babe Ruth’s memorabilia collection to auction at Yankee Stadium
Baseball legend Babe Ruth’s personal memorabilia collection is set to be sold during a landmark auction at Yankee Stadium in June 2019. Hunt Auctions will host the sale, which features […]
2018-12-12
Babe Ruth 1924 home run bat could set new world record
A historic Babe Ruth baseball bat with a remarkable back-story could set a new world record price when it goes up for auction at MEARS Online this month. Ruth originally […]
2018-11-13
1903 baseball program from the first World Series could set new auction record
A remarkably rare baseball program from the first World Series in 1903 could sell for up to $250,000 when it goes up for auction next month. The 115-year-old program will […]
2018-10-24
World’s most valuable signed baseball sells for $623,000
A baseball signed by icons including as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner has become the world’s most valuable signed baseball, after it sold for $623,000. The 80-year-old ball […]
2018-08-14
Mickey Mantle’s 1964 World Series jersey heads to auction
This is the jersey Mickey Mantle wore in the final two games of the 1964 World Series, when he achieved his record of 18 career home runs in the Fall […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-08-09
Cap Anson’s last game-used bat to sell at Goldin Auctions
The final baseball bat ever used by Adrian ‘Cap’ Anson will hit the auction block next month at Goldin Auctions in New Jersey. Anson was one of baseball’s first superstars […]
2018-07-06
Baseball’s first multiracial barnstorming team revealed in 105-year-old postcard
A remarkable artifact commemorating America’s first multi-racial barnstorming baseball team is heading to auction for the first time next week. The 105-year-old postcard depicts the All-Nations Baseball Club, a groundbreaking […]
2018-07-05
Derek Jeter trading card sets new record for type
A Mint 10-graded Derek Jeter trading card from his 1993 rookie season with the New York Yankees has become the most valuable modern baseball card ever sold. The Upper Deck […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-05-29
Sandy Koufax 1963 jersey smashes LA Dodgers record
A Sandy Koufax jersey from his barnstorming 1963 season has set a new auction record for a piece of LA Dodgers memorabilia. The lot achieved $429,625 in Goldin Auctions Spring […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-05-10
World’s greatest collection of baseball autographs heads to Heritage Auctions
One of the world’s greatest collections of baseball autographs is expected to fetch more than $200,000 when it hits the block at Heritage Auctions next week. The Jack Smalling Collection […]