A unique baseball signed by Babe Ruth that a young fan had later signed by Jackie Robinson is up for auction. A local kid in attendance brought along a fountain pen and one of his most valuable possessions - a ball already inscribed with the Great Bambino’s John Hancock, with room for more than a few additional signatures. The story behind the highly prized baseball signed by New York Yankee Babe Ruth and Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson goes back to the fall of 1947 at a Dodgers-Reds matchup in Cincinnati. Courtesy Sotheby'sįive pairs, to be exact, and they were distributed exclusively via lottery at a pop-up near Yankee Stadium, according to Sotheby’s.Įstimated winning bid: $30,000-$50,000 Babe’s (and Jackie’s) ball A special baseball signed by the Great Bambino and later Jackie Robinson will be auctioned off. “Generally speaking, one of the most coveted Air Jordan models by collectors - an incredibly small amount of them are out there.” A rare pair of Derek Jeter designed Nike’s are hitting the market. “This was a super limited release by the Jordan brand,” said Wachter. Getty ImagesĮven after the Captain decided to hang up his hat at the end of 2014, Derek Jeter’ was still making sports history - this time with Air Jordan in 2017, when the former Bronx Bomber was honored with a Yankee-motif blue-and-white sneaker featuring his No. Courtesy Sotheby's Jeter’s Jordans Special Nike’s made in honor Derek Jeter are going to fetch thousands at auction. 99 originally gave the stick, and the rest of his equipment, to teammates after the four-time Stanley Cup winner’s final skate.Įstimated winning bid: $125,000-$150,000 The stick Wayne Gretzky used in his final ever NHL game, one played with the Rangers at MSG is going up for auction. “It’s such a nostalgic piece - Wayne Gretzky in Madison Square Garden, in front of a sold-out crowd, doing his last performance,” Wachter said, noting that No. The hockey stick from his final NHL appearance - a 2-1 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden on Apwill score once more at the upcoming auction. The Great One spent relatively little time as a New York Ranger, but his stint as a blueshirt in the late 1990s made for a memorable final career stop for Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky’s big stick A historic piece of Wayne Gretzky’s time with the Rangers is going up for auction. Here’s a look at 10 of the items that are sure to make a sports die-hard’s dreams come true - a deep-pocketed one, anyway.Īuction items will be on public display September 6 to 14 at Sotheby’s, 1334 York Ave., during regular business hours. “We tried to pick a lot of things that spoke to really specific moments in time that we felt collectors would be interested in,” Brahm Wachter, head of the Sotheby’s department of “streetwear and modern collectables,” told The Post, adding that sports memorabilia is an “exciting new category” for the auction house. The highly anticipated event is Sotheby’s largest-ever auction of sports memorabilia, and it’s notably New York-centric. (Estimated winning bid? Between $3 million and $5 million.) The auction is Part II of Sotheby’s “Invictus” event, the first of which, running simultaneously, is dedicated solely to selling off Michael Jordan’s jersey from Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals - his last-ever season with the Chicago Bulls.
Looking to make a connection with some of the most memorable players in New York sports history? From shoes designed for the US Open-dominating Serena Williams to a baseball signed by not only Babe Ruth but Jackie Robinson, too, a jaw-dropping selection of sports equipment and apparel - each with an opening bid that makes season-ticket prices look like chump change - will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s starting Tuesday. Golf legend goes public with family feud involving his other sonīobby Bonilla’s notorious Mets contract sells for $180K at auction Teabag ‘used’ by Queen Elizabeth selling for $12K on eBay after death Never-before-seen lost footage of Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ found
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