Babe Ruth’s $8.1m jersey sets sports memorabilia world record
A jersey that belonged to baseball legend Babe Ruth has set a new record price for sports memorabilia.
A jersey that belonged to baseball legend Babe Ruth has fetched $US5.6 million ($8.1m) at auction, a record for sports memorabilia.
“The legacy and significance of Babe Ruth to the game of baseball and American popular culture is unmatched by any other figure in the history of this country,” Hunt Auctions president David Hunt said.
The grey flannel jersey that Ruth, born in 1895, wore in the 1920s was auctioned at New York’s Yankee Stadium. It has “Ruth” stitched inside the collar, and still has its original buttons.
The baseballer’s family consigned a large trove of Ruth items for auction. The sale beat the previous record for sports memorabilia held by another Babe Ruth jersey, which sold at auction for $US4.4m.
George Herman Ruth Jr’s baseball career spanned 22 Major League seasons from 1914 to 1935.
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