Long used for art and collectibles, photo-matching can boost the price for a game-worn item at auction.
Heritage Auctions opened bidding on the 1932 Babe Ruth game-worn New York Yankees World Series ''Called Shot'' jersey at $7.5 million. 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.jersey is peppered with stains. A felt, navy"NEW YORK" arches across the front, a lone No. 3 is affixed on the back. The name"Ruth G.
A Babe Ruth bat that wasn't photo-matched sold with Heritage for $400,800 in 2018. Last year, Henry Yee, a photo expert with Professional Sports Authenticator , a card grading company and autograph/memorabilia authenticator, matched the bat to photos from 1921, when Ruth set single-season and career home run records.
Companies such as Resolution Photomatching rely on checks and balances. People hired to do the job train four to six weeks before working on a single item, and they use a three-round system: one researcher utilizes databases to screen images that might include the item; another checks those flagged images; a third makes a call. Resolution often pores through tens of thousands of images per photo-match.
In a 2024 letter registering the Ruth jersey photo-match, MeiGray Authenticated said the jersey was photo-matched to two Getty Images pictures and a photo from the Chicago Daily News"showing Ruth standing at the dugout with Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy." The letter said the photos were taken Oct. 1, 1932, before and during Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
The company looked into how many uniforms the New York Yankees ordered, said Barry Meisel, president and COO of MeiGray. Ivy and Heritage took the jersey to Wrigley Field, where Cubs players and employees viewed it. Ivy said Cody Bellinger and Drew Smyly were particularly curious about the photo-matching process.
"While we are always incentivized to make a ResMatch determination," Robinson said,"we are unwavering in those criteria no matter the magnitude of the piece. In the situation with that piece, it is the latest of many examples that Resolution has the highest standards in photo-matching." MeiGray and other companies examine old game photos as they seek to confirm the authenticity of jerseys like the one Ruth wore when he purportedly called his shot during Game 3 of the 1932 World Series. most famed and expensive pieces of sports memorabilia, including autographed items, are steeped in muddy waters. Ruth, with his stature and the historical significance of his items, has been among the sports industry's most forged. His secretary also signed for him.
"Sometimes when we take in memorabilia, it isn't a question of if it's real or not, it's, 'Has it been restored? Is there something hidden? Is there a repair?'" Dwyer said." photo-matching is an exciting part of the hobby, still in the early stages. As these companies utilize technology, as more archives become available and the process gets refined, we'll unlock a whole new realm of secrets.
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