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Article: Exceptional Babe Ruth Game-Used Bat Brings $537,750 at Heritage Auctions.
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- October 23, 2009
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A Babe Ruth game-used bat, dating to the Boston Red Sox' 1918 World Series winning season - arguably the most important piece of lumber from baseball's most iconic player - realized $537,750 at Heritage Auctions Oct. 1-2 Signature[R] Sports Memorabilia Auction.
The auction totaled just more than $4.2 million. All prices include 19.5% Buyer's Premium.
"We saw very solid results across the board," said Chris Ivy, Director of Sports at Heritage Auctions. "The Ruth bat was the icing on the cake in an auction that featured examples from many of the greatest names in sports. Time and time again in this auction we saw totals far exceed the pre-auction estimates ...