Babe Ruth road jersey fetches $4.4 million at auction

SPORTS MEMORABILIA:BABE RUTH’S first season with the New York Yankees, 1920, is still reverberating. He batted .376, hit 54 home runs and drove in 137 runs. Attendance at the Polo Grounds more than doubled to 1.29 million. It was the season when the future Yankees dynasty began to take shape.

Baseball shirt breaks sports memorabilia record

A jersey worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth has sold for $4,415,656 (£2.79 million) at auction — making it the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold. The auction house Lelands purchased the shirt which is the earliest jersey … Continue reading →

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Babe Ruth's 1920 Yankees jersey sells for $4.4 million

The winning bidder isn't identified but the bid eclipses the previous record paid for sports memorabilia by more than $77,000.

Babe Ruth jersey sells for $4.4M, a record for sports memorabilia

SCP Auctions said the circa'20 New York Yankees uniform top is the earliest known jersey worn by Ruth. Meanwhile, a Ruth cap, owned by former Tiger David Wells, fetched more than $500,000 in the same auction, which ended Sunday.