Babe Ruth Road Jersey Sells At Auction For $5.6 Million

The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News
Sat, 06/15/2019 - 6:58pm

NEW YORK — A Babe Ruth road jersey dating to 1928-30 has sold at auction for $5.6 million. Hunt Auctions, which handled Saturday’s sale, says the price breaks a record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold. A Ruth jersey from 1920 previously sold for $4.4 million. The auction was conducted at Yankee Stadium.

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