Earliest Known Babe Ruth Game-Worn Jersey Shatterers Memorabilia Auction Record [9 High Quality Photos]
How much would you pay for your favorite piece of memorabilia. This weekend it was announced that someone with very deep pockets shelled out a record price for the earliest known Babe Ruth game worn jersey. SCP Auctions, based in California, said the circa 1920 New York Yankees uniform top worn shortly after he was sold to the Yankees by the Boston Red Sox for $100,000 following the 1919 season fetched $4,415,658 at the company’s April auction, which ended Sunday. This far exceeded the $2 million pre auction estimate. That price broke the previous record of $4,338,500 set in 2010 for James Naismith’s founding rules of basketball. Below you can see the description of the auction from SCP and several high quality photos of the jersey. Once you are done check out this awesome photo set of Babe Ruth from his playing days with the Boston Red Sox. In a time when baseball, reeling from the 1919 Black Sox scandal, declining attendance and declining credibility, needed a revitalization, Babe Ruth saved the day. By destiny’s hand, the most visible, dominating, and popular athlete in American history was brought to New York City to play on baseball’s biggest stage. At the dawn of the more »
