Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia

Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia
Babe Ruth Jersey (circa 1920)

A baseball jersey worn by The Bambino sold for more than $4.4 million on May 20, 2012, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, according to the buyer and seller. SCP Auctions, based in California, said the circa 1920 New York Yankees uniform top is the earliest known jersey worn by Ruth. Here are some of the other most expensive sports memorabilia ever sold, mostly from America's pasttime and a lot of which pertains to the Babe. (Send comments to siwriters@simail.com)
James Naismith's Founding Rules of Basketball (1891)

Mark McGwire's 70th Home Run Ball (1998)

Honus Wagner 1909 Baseball Card

Soccer Rules Book (circa 1859)

Paul Henderson 1972 Summit Series Jersey

Babe Ruth Bat from First Home Run at Yankee Stadium (1923)

Muhammad Ali's Boxing Gloves from 1965 Fight Against Floyd Patterson

Babe Ruth 1919 Yankees Contract with Red Sox

Babe Ruth 1932 "Called Shot" Jersey

1896 Football Association Cup Trophy

Babe Ruth 1933 All-Star Game Home Run Ball

Babe Ruth 1934 World Tour Jersey

Barry Bonds 756th Home Run Ball (2007)

Babe Ruth 1933 All-Star Game Jersey

Hank Aaron 755th Home Run Ball (1976)

1924-28 Babe Ruth Bat

Shoeless Joe Jackson "Black Betsy" Bat

Kirk Gibson 1988 World Series Game 1 Home Run Bat

1954 Hank Aaron Rookie Card

Babe Ruth 1918 World Series Bat

David Wells' 1934 Babe Ruth Cap

Barry Bonds 73rd Home Run Ball (2001)

Babe Ruth 1914 Baseball Card

Lou Gehrig 1939 "Farewell Speech" Uniform

1955 Roberto Clemente Rookie Card

Bill Buckner Baseball from 1986 World Series Game 6

Mickey Mantle 1968 Autographed Jersey

Joe DiMaggio 1941 Bat (used during 56-game hitting streak)

Bobby Jones 1937 Augusta National Jacket

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