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 Friday, July 13, 2007
Babe Ruth Bat Hits $322,000 in Hunt All-Star FanFest auction
Posted by Steve

329.jpgHunt's All-Star FanFest Auction is done with the top item being an autographed Babe Ruth game-used bat attributed to his home run hit in Game 6 of the 1923 World Series. The bat sold for $322,000.

137.jpgAnother item that really created some excitement was the pair of lineup cards from inaugural 1933 All-Star Game. The cards were discovered in the personal collection of assistant coach Bill McKechnie, who wrote out the National League card (Connie Mack wrote out and signed the American League card). They had an amazing cast of players, including Ruth, Gehrig, Al Simmons, Lefty Grove, Hack Wilson and many others. The lineup cards sold for $138,000.

The top 10 items sold in the auction were:
1. Babe Ruth signed game-used bat (mentioned above) - $322,000
2. Lineup cards from 1933 All-Star Game - $138,000
3. 1913 Boston Carter Ty Cobb - $97,750
4. Ty Cobb 1923-26 Louisville Slugger game-used bat - $69,000
5. Ted Williams 1955 Boston Red Sox road jersey - $51,750
6. Lou Gehrig single-signed Harridge AL baseball - $50,600
7. 1903 World Series panaramic photograph from the collection of Charlie Wagner - $37,950
8. Carl Hubbell's Baseball HOF induction ring - $36,800
9. Willie Mays 1958 San Francisco Giants home jersey - $29,900
10. 1913 Boston Carter Rabbit Maranville - $28,750

Hunt Auctions' next offering usually arrives in late Nov. with the Louisville Slugger Museum auction.


7/13/2007 11:11:46 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [1]