In perhaps the most anticipated sports memorabilia auction ever, the jersey worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth when he 'called his shot' in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series has sold for $24.12 million with Heritage Auctions, setting an auction record for most expensive sports collectible.
Stream New York's #1 news - Accuweather - original content 24/7In perhaps the most anticipated sports memorabilia auction ever, the jersey worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth when he "called his shot" in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series has sold for $24.12 million with Heritage Auctions, setting an auction record for most expensive sports collectible.
The 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 off Cubs pitcher Charlie Root. But multiple companies in recent years photo-matched the jersey to Game 3 of the World Series at Chicago's Wrigley Field, which increased its value exponentially.
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.
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