Important Sports Memorabilia & Cards 2005-06-10 Auction - 166 Price Results - Sotheby's in NY
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Important Sports Memorabilia & Cards

Sotheby’s and SportsCards Plus are offering more than 350 lots of Important Sports Memorabilia and Cards, spanning the history of baseball, basketball, football, boxing, tennis and track & field. Highlighting the sale is a trove of Red Sox memorabilia, including the most important document in sports history, the 1919 contract selling Babe Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees, which forever changed the course of baseball history (expected to bring more than half a million dollars), and the first baseball thrown at the 1912 Grand Opening of Fenway Park (est. $30/50,000). The sale features property from a number of private estates and collections, including that of Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics Hall of Fame pitcher, Lefty Grove; Hall of Fame catcher, Ernie Lombardi; the first American League umpire in the Hall of Fame, Tom Connolly; one of the most esteemed sports journalists in American history, Jim Murray; and tennis great, Arthur Ashe. Prior to the June 10th auction at Sotheby’s in New York, there will be a public exhibition of all of the items from June 4th to 9th. The sale is expected to bring in excess of $5 million.
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1912 Fenway Park Grand Opening Day First Pitched Bal: 1912 Fenway Park Grand Opening Day First Pitched Ball In First American League Game Property From The Tom Connolly Collection When I was seven years old, my father took me to Fenway Park for the
0001: 1912 Fenway Park Grand Opening Day First Pitched BalEst. $30,000-$50,000
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1910 World's Champion Pendant Given To Tom Connolly: 1910 World's Champion Pendant Given To Tom Connolly Property From The Tom Connolly Collection This round oak leaf pendant, engraved T.H. Connolly and FH Co on the reverse side, was given to Tom
0002: 1910 World's Champion Pendant Given To Tom ConnollyEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Group of Tom Connolly MLB Umpire Related Items Inclu: Group of Tom Connolly MLB Umpire Related Items Including Personal Rule Book, Ground Rules Cards, Letters and Schedules Property From The Tom Connolly Collection This group of material spans
0003: Group of Tom Connolly MLB Umpire Related Items IncluEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Connie Mack Autographed Baseball Property From The T: Connie Mack Autographed Baseball Property From The Tom Connolly Collection This Reach OAL (Johnson) red and green stitched baseball features Connie Mack's signature in black ink on the sweet spot.
0004: Connie Mack Autographed Baseball Property From The TEst. $2,000-$3,000
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First Ball Pitched By President Woodrow Wilson, 1916: First Ball Pitched By President Woodrow Wilson, 1916 Opening Day Washington Senators, Signed and Dated Property From The Tom Connolly Collection More than 12,000 fans joined Woodrow Wilson on
0005: First Ball Pitched By President Woodrow Wilson, 1916Est. $15,000-$20,000
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Two Mixed Umpire Signed Baseballs Including 1920 Wor: Two Mixed Umpire Signed Baseballs Including 1920 World Series Umpires Connolly, Klem, Dinneen, O'Day, & Barlick, Reardon Property From The Tom Connolly Collection The first ball, a Spalding ONL
0006: Two Mixed Umpire Signed Baseballs Including 1920 WorEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Baseball Commemorating First Sunday Major League Bas: Baseball Commemorating First Sunday Major League Baseball Game Played In Washington, DC, May 19, 1918 Property From The Tom Connolly Collection More than 17,000 people, including 2,000 invited
0007: Baseball Commemorating First Sunday Major League BasEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Everett Scott Signed Record Setting 1307th Consecuti: Everett Scott Signed Record Setting 1307th Consecutive Games Played Baseball and 1000th Consecutive Games Played Baseball Property From The Tom Connolly Collection The most consecutive games played
0008: Everett Scott Signed Record Setting 1307th ConsecutiEst. $3,000-$5,000
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1925 Washington Senators Team Signed Baseball, Inclu: 1925 Washington Senators Team Signed Baseball, Including Walter Johnson Property From The Tom Connolly Collection This Ban Johnson red and green stitched OAL baseball features ten signatures of the
0009: 1925 Washington Senators Team Signed Baseball, IncluEst. $3,000-$5,000
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General John J. Pershing Signed and Dated Opening D: General John J. Pershing Signed and Dated Opening Day ball, April 13, 1921, Griffith Stadium Property From The Tom Connolly Collection World War I hero General Pershing, President Harding, Vice
0010: General John J. Pershing Signed and Dated Opening DEst. $2,000-$4,000
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April 13, 1921 Calvin Coolidge Opening Day Signed B: April 13, 1921 Calvin Coolidge Opening Day Signed Baseball, Griffith Stadium Property From The Tom Connolly Collection In attendance for the 1921 home opening game at Griffith Stadium between the
0011: April 13, 1921 Calvin Coolidge Opening Day Signed BEst. $5,000-$7,000
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Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Signed Baseball With Origi: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Signed Baseball With Original Box, Circa Late 1920's Property From The Tom Connolly Collection Ruth signed large and boldly on the sweet spot of this Reach OAL (Johnson)
0012: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Signed Baseball With OrigiEst. $20,000-$30,000
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Group of Seventeen (17) Tom Connolly's World Series: Group of Seventeen (17) Tom Connolly's World Series Press Pins, 1940-1953 Property From The Tom Connolly Collection These pins are from the World Series that Tom Connolly attended in his capacity
0013: Group of Seventeen (17) Tom Connolly's World SeriesEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Group of Ten (10) Tom Connolly's Press Pins Propert: Group of Ten (10) Tom Connolly's Press Pins Property From The Tom Connolly Collection These pins were worn by Tom Connolly to various game in his capacity as American League Umpire Supervisor,
0014: Group of Ten (10) Tom Connolly's Press Pins PropertEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Group Of Tom Connolly's Annual Passes To American L: Group Of Tom Connolly's Annual Passes To American League Games, 1932-1941, 1943-47, 1960-1963; Four Postcards & Card Property From The Tom Connolly Collection In 1931 Tom Connolly retired from
0016: Group Of Tom Connolly's Annual Passes To American LEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Hall of Fame Pin Awarded to Tommy Connolly Property: Hall of Fame Pin Awarded to Tommy Connolly Property From The Tom Connolly Collection In 1953 Connolly and friend Bill Klem were the first two umpires to be elected into Cooperstown. Unfortunately,
0017: Hall of Fame Pin Awarded to Tommy Connolly PropertyEst. $1,000-$1,500
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1917 Honus Wagner Day Silver Presentation Cup: 1917 Honus Wagner Day Silver Presentation Cup To many who saw him perform - and to some present-day historians and analysts - John Peter "Honus" Wagner was the single greatest player in the game's
0018: 1917 Honus Wagner Day Silver Presentation CupEst. $20,000-$30,000
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T206 Honus Wagner PSA 1 FR-GD Over the course: T206 Honus Wagner PSA 1 FR-GD Over the course of the last century, volumes have been written and countless tales have been spun about the T206 Wagner card. It has become an icon, and a part of
0019: T206 Honus Wagner PSA 1 FR-GD Over the courseEst. $90,000-$120,000
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Honus Wagner Single Signed Ball Honus Wagner ha: Honus Wagner Single Signed Ball Honus Wagner has become a hobby icon through a combination of true greatness and mythical circumstance. Even to those unfamiliar with the history of our National
0020: Honus Wagner Single Signed Ball Honus Wagner haEst. $8,000-$12,000
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1901 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Large Studio Photograp: 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Large Studio Photograph In 1900, the Pirates picked up star players from the defunct Louisville Colonels club, including greats like Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke (who
0021: 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Large Studio PhotograpEst. $5,000-$7,000
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Circa 1910 Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin The elusive and: Circa 1910 Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin The elusive and legendary Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin shares dual status as not only the most important tin in the realm of sports collecting, but also as the most heralded
0022: Circa 1910 Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin The elusive andEst. $25,000-$35,000
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1908 Detroit Tigers Team Large Studio Photograph: 1908 Detroit Tigers Team Large Studio Photograph In spite of his bitter, contentious nature, Ty Cobb's baseball talent made him by far the greatest gate attraction that the Detroit Tigers ever
0023: 1908 Detroit Tigers Team Large Studio PhotographEst. $3,000-$5,000