Who is the person behind this item?
Babe Ruth’s Jersey has set another record for sports.
Babe Ruth was born February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States—died August 16, 1948, in New York.
Ruth was a Professional baseball player under George Herman Ruth, Jr., the Bambino, and the Sultan of Swat. Because of his home-run batting throughout 1919 and 1935, Ruth became and arguably still is America’s most famous athlete.
His 22-year major league career ended with 714 home runs in 1935 following a partial season with the Boston Braves.
Along with 2,873 hits, 506 doubles, 2,174 runs batted in throughout his career, 2,214 runs batted in throughout his career, and a.342 average,474 on-base and slugging percentages, he has a lifetime slugging percentage of .690.
What makes this item so rare?
The front of the grey flannel shirt bears the original “Yankees” team name.
The moniker has only been printed on the uniforms once in the franchise’s history, making this jersey extremely rare unusual.
His name “Ruth” was printed inside the collar of the road jersey made of gray flannel. It also retains all of the original buttons and the original drawstrings at the back of the garment.
How much is it worth today?
In 2019, the auction house said that a 1928-1930 Babe Ruth New York Yankees Jersey sold for $5.64 million at auction, making it the most expensive item of sports memorabilia ever sold.
The previous record was a $4.4 million Babe Ruth jersey from 1920.
At Yankee Stadium, Hunt Auctions sold a collection of memorabilia related to Ruth, also known as “The Sultan of Swat.” The record-breaking Babe Ruth’s Jersey was part of the collection.
A statement from the auction house claimed it had cooperated with the family of the baseball icon and had selected pieces from “elite third-party collections” for the vast display.
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