Lou Gehrig's 1937 World Series Yankees Jersey Expected to Sell for $4M+ at Auction

Anyone with a spare $4 million laying around can now own a coveted piece of New York Yankees history.

SCP Auctions put a game-worn Lou Gehrig jersey from the 1937 World Series and other regular-season games for sale, and TMZ Sports noted it is expected to sell for more than $4 million.

The auction closes Saturday night, and, as of Thursday morning, there is already a bid for $1.65 million.

According to SCP Auctions, it is the "only Gehrig World Series jersey to surface" and was carefully photomatched:

"This majestic Yankees home pinstripe jersey was donned by Larrupin' Lou Gehrig during that triumphant 1937 season. Its emphatic authentication as a Gehrig gamer is beyond doubt. Besides being the most recognizable sports uniform in the world, each Yankees pinstripe jersey holds clues which lend itself to modern photo-matching techniques. While every Yankees home jersey may appear identical on the field, up close each one has its own unique pinstripe pattern where each section of the garment has been sewn together. It is this important characteristic, as unique as human fingerprints, that has led three expert photo-matching firms to conclude that the great Lou Gerhrig wore this jersey in several home games throughout the 1937 campaign, including the Fall Classic."

The Hall of Famer remains one of the most iconic players in baseball history, and he was a dominant force during that 1937 campaign.

Gehrig slashed .351/.473/.643 with 37 home runs and 158 RBI while making the All-Star Game for a fifth straight season. New York won its second of what became four consecutive World Series crowns from the 1936 through 1939 campaigns.

It was Gehrig's age-34 season, although he retired just two years later after he was diagnosed with ALS. He then died in 1941 at the age of 37.

He finished his career with a legendary resume that included seven World Series titles, two MVPs, a Triple Crown, a batting title and seven All-Star Game selections.