Babe Ruth jersey auctioned for $4.4 million, becomes most expensive sports memorabilia ever

Unemployment remains high, banks continue to fail and Greece doesn't know where its next meal is coming from. Regardless, the world apparently remains inhabited by persons not merely able but also perfectly willing to spend big bucks on baseball memorabilia. And hallelujah for it! On Sunday, the memorabilia auction house Lelands.com bid a record-breaking $4,415,658 for the earliest jersey worn ...

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.

Sports memorabilia taken

The larceny of 10 professional sports memorabilia items and a flat screen TV were reported Thursday, April 19. The items were removed from two exterior storage units located adjacent to an office building at 3 Parklands Drive sometime between 9 a.m. on April 16 and 9 a.m. on April 19.

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.

Silver, gold, old toys, sports memorabilia: International association in Layton ready to buy items

LAYTON — Ben and Gloria Standing, of Roy, had accumulated several miscellaneous old silver coins over the years. On Wednesday the couple was looking to trade them in. The buyers, looking for old gold and silver coins, or toys and sports memorabilia pre-dating the 1960s, are part of the International Coin Collectors Association of Springfield, Ill. read more