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.

$4.4 Million Babe Ruth Jersey Sets Record For Auctioned Sports Memorabilia

It was once on display here in Baltimore, and now its set an auction record for baseball memorabilia.

Babe Ruth jersey sells for record $4.4 million

A baseball jersey worn by The Bambino sold for more than $4.4 million Sunday, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, according to the buyer and seller.

Ruth Jersey Sells for $4.4 Million, Nearly Quadruple Previous High for Ruth Memorabilia

The auction price for a 1920s Babe Ruth jersey, nearly quadruple the previous high for a piece of his memorabilia, surprised appraisers and reflected his enduring star power.

Babe Ruth jersey sells for $4.4M, sets memorabilia record

A jersey Babe Ruth wore when he played for the Yankees has proved The Babmino can still break records.