(NEW YORK) — More than seven-and-a-half decades after his death, Babe Ruth made history again when a jersey he was wearing during his famous “called shot” home run plate appearance was auctioned off over the weekend for $24.1 million, the highest price ever paid for a piece of sports memorabilia.
The winning bid for the Great Bambino’s No. 3 New York Yankees road jersey came in at nearly double the price paid for what is now the second most expensive sports collectible — a mint condition Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card auctioned in 2022 for $12.6 million, according to Heritage Auctions, which handled the Ruth jersey sale.
“This is essentially the Mona Lisa, it’s a very mythical moment that crosses over not only in baseball history but American history, pop culture history,” Chris Ivy, Heritage Auctions’ director of sports auctions, told ESPN. “We’re still talking about it 100 years later, which is one of the reasons why I think it’s the most significant piece of sports memorabilia in the world.”
The name of the person who won the bidding war for Ruth’s flannel jersey was not disclosed. The price includes a 20% buyer’s premium, Heritage Auction said.
On Oct. 1, 1932, during Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field, Ruth gestured to the centerfield wall before crushing a Carlie Root pitch into the tion>
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3
NY Mets 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Texas Rangers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
San Diego Padres 5, Minnesota Twins 3
Chicago White Sox 3, San Francisco Giants 5
Seattle Mariners 0, LA Dodgers 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston Astros 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Kansas City Royals 5, LA Angels
Tampa Bay Rays 0, Oakland Athletics 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Miami Marlins 6
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