A baseball bat used by legendary player Babe Ruth to hit his 500th career home run has sold at auction for over $1 million
An unnamed bidder on Saturday paid $1,000,800 for the bat, which Ruth held to smash his 500th homer while playing for the New York Yankees on August 11, 1929, according to California-based auction house SCP Auctions.Ruth is widely considered one of the best baseball players of all time, breaking records both as a hitter and a pitcher. He was the first player in Major League Baseball to hit 500 home runs, setting a benchmark by which players continue to be measured to this day.
The only other player to hit more than 700 home runs over their career is Barry Bonds, who smashed 762 and is the current record-holder. Ruth won the World Series seven times, three times with the Boston Red Sox and then another four times with the Yankees. The Red Sox's decision to sell Ruth to the rival Yankees in 1919 is considered one of the biggest mistakes in American sports history. The Red Sox were one of the most successful franchises in baseball before getting rid of Ruth.
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