A Babe Ruth bat from 1921 sold for record $1.85 million at auction

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A Babe Ruth bat from 1921 sold for record $1.85 million at auction
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A Babe Ruth bat from the 1920 and 1921 seasons was just sold for a record price at an auction this week.

The bat was last purchased at auction in 2018 for just more than $400,000, but it was estimated that the bat was used between 1920 and 1922. The bat was later matched to the photo, which narrowed the timeframe and increased its value.

"I am very familiar with the 'Polo Grounds' Babe Ruth bat, bringing it into the hobby 30 years ago," John Taube of PSA Pro Bat Services said in a statement provided by Hunt Auctions,."The rich brown patina and the Ruth characteristics that were present, then and now, establish the bat as one of the premier Babe Ruth game-used bats in any collection, public or private."

Ruth had 59 home runs, which set a single-season record at the time, and 168 RBI in the 1921 season. The bat was graded a perfect 10. The previous record for a bat sold was set last year when a different Ruth bat sold for $1.68 million. "It is without surprise that the Babe has once again pushed yet another sports memorabilia category to record pricing territory," Hunt Auctions president David Hunt said,Your browser does not support HTML5 audio.

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