Important Sports Memorabilia & Cards 2005-06-10 Auction - 217 Price Results - Sotheby's in NY - Page 2
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186: 1923 World Series Ball Signed by Yankees/Giants in297: 1948-49 Leaf Baseball Complete Set of 98 plus 2 Va233: Pair of Women's Shoes Signed by 1941 Yankees & 194
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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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1927 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball Ma: 1927 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball Many teams have dominated their respective leagues over the course of baseball history, but few have been able to totally demoralize their competition
0190: 1927 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball MaEst. $10,000-$15,000See Sold Price
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1929 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball Th: 1929 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball The New York Yankees drew 960,148 fans through the Yankee Stadium turnstiles in 1929 where they witnessed the club finish the season with a .571 winning
0192: 1929 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball ThEst. $6,000-$8,000See Sold Price
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Babe Ruth Home Run Baseball Signed and Dated July: Babe Ruth Home Run Baseball Signed and Dated July 17th, 1929 According to a notarized letter of provenance from our eighty-three year old consignor, this ball was smashed for a home run by Babe
0193: Babe Ruth Home Run Baseball Signed and Dated JulyEst. $10,000-$15,000See Sold Price
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Babe Ruth Signed Photo by George Burke The ar: Babe Ruth Signed Photo by George Burke The artistry of George Burke, the premier baseball photographer of the 1920s and 1930s, is revealed at its apex through this remarkable portrait of Babe
0194: Babe Ruth Signed Photo by George Burke The arEst. $5,000-$7,000See Sold Price
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1931 New York Yankee Team Signed Baseball This: 1931 New York Yankee Team Signed Baseball This Spalding "Home Run Special" baseball is signed by 20 members of the 1931 Yankees including Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony
0196: 1931 New York Yankee Team Signed Baseball ThisEst. $4,000-$6,000See Sold Price
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1932 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball Th: 1932 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball This is an official AL (Harridge) ball signed by 21 members of the 1932 World Champion NY Yankees. Among the signatures are Babe Ruth (7/10), Lou Gehrig
0199: 1932 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball ThEst. $4,000-$6,000See Sold Price
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1933 Goudey #149 Babe Ruth GAI 5 EX Ruth's li: 1933 Goudey #149 Babe Ruth GAI 5 EX Ruth's likeness was featured in four different 1933 Goudey cards, more than any other player. This 1933 Goudey #149 "red background" is among the most
0200: 1933 Goudey #149 Babe Ruth GAI 5 EX Ruth's liEst. $2,500-$3,000See Sold Price
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Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball The clean, c: Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball The clean, cream colored surface of this OAL (Harridge) ball provides the perfect canvas for the most famous signature in all of sports. Placed by Ruth on the
0203: Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball The clean, cEst. $10,000-$15,000See Sold Price
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1933 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth PSA 7 NM The quarte: 1933 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth PSA 7 NM The quartet of Ruth cards from the 1933 Goudey set are his most widely collected cards. The most difficult to find is the lower number with the yellow
0204: 1933 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth PSA 7 NM The quarteEst. $10,000-$15,000See Sold Price
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Babe Ruth Inscribed Bat Relative to the numbe: Babe Ruth Inscribed Bat Relative to the number of baseballs Babe Ruth signed throughout his life, autographed bats are in far less supply. This is easily understood considering the medium is far
0206: Babe Ruth Inscribed Bat Relative to the numbeEst. $25,000-$35,000See Sold Price
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1934 Babe Ruth Quaker Cereal Advertising Display: 1934 Babe Ruth Quaker Cereal Advertising Display Of the several different Babe Ruth store display signs produced by Quaker Oats in the 1930's, this is the largest and most impressive by far. The
0207: 1934 Babe Ruth Quaker Cereal Advertising DisplayEst. $2,000-$3,000See Sold Price
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1933 Goudey #144 Babe Ruth PSA 8 NM-MT If any: 1933 Goudey #144 Babe Ruth PSA 8 NM-MT If any Babe Ruth baseball card is worthy of the designation of "classic", his #144 Goudey issue is the one. Ruth's follow-through pose, backed by
0208: 1933 Goudey #144 Babe Ruth PSA 8 NM-MT If anyEst. $15,000-$20,000See Sold Price
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1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth PSA 8 NM-MT Set ag: 1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth PSA 8 NM-MT Set against a pale green background, Ruth appears at the top of the dugout steps, bat in hand, waiting his turn to stride to the plate and thrill the packed
0209: 1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth PSA 8 NM-MT Set agEst. $15,000-$20,000See Sold Price
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Lou Gehrig New York Yankees Home Pants c. 1920's-1: Lou Gehrig New York Yankees Home Pants c. 1920's-1930's Lou Gehrig's consecutive streak of 2,130 games did not come easily. He played every day in spite of multiple injuries that would have
0210: Lou Gehrig New York Yankees Home Pants c. 1920's-1Est. $50,000-$60,000See Sold Price
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1933 Goudey #92 Lou Gehrig PSA 8 NM-MT Lou Ge: 1933 Goudey #92 Lou Gehrig PSA 8 NM-MT Lou Gehrig's 1933 Goudey issues account for his most recognizable image of any baseball card bearing his likeness. The Iron Horse's classic swing is
0211: 1933 Goudey #92 Lou Gehrig PSA 8 NM-MT Lou GeEst. $7,000-$10,000See Sold Price
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Fine Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball A ball: Fine Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball A ball signed by Babe Ruth is a transcendent object. Its appeal reaches beyond the circles of sports memorabilia enthusiasts, earning recognition as an iconic
0212: Fine Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball A ballEst. $20,000-$30,000See Sold Price
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