Babe Ruth's game-worn Yankees jersey from when he 'called his shot' in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series sold at auction for a record $24.12 million.
In the 1932 World Series, the legendary Babe Ruth called his shot just before hitting a home run for the Yankees on their way to beating the Cubs. Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men's soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities.
The previous record price for any sports collectible sold at auction was for a rare mint condition Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle card. ThatThe last time the Ruth jersey sold at auction was 2005, when it went for $940,000, but it was only linked to the 1932 World Series -- not conclusively Game 3 or the"called shot," when Ruth made a pointing gesture while at bat and then hit the home run into center field offpitcher Charlie Root.
While the identity of the buyer isn't currently public, Ivy told ESPN there were a dozen people"on our mailing list that would pay between $15 and $20 million" for the Ruth jersey. "A Babe 'called shot' jersey," Barry Meisel, president and COO of MeiGray Authenticated, one of the companies who photo-matched the jersey, told ESPN"could be, if not the, most important sports relic in American history, in world history."That was Ruth's last World Series, and the"called shot" was his last home run in a World Series, Mike Provenzale, the production manager for Heritage's sports department, told The Associated Press.
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