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Babe Ruth Game-Used Bat, Yankees Contract Sold at Auction
Rob GoldbergApr 30, 2018
A couple of pieces of Babe Ruth memorabilia made their way to auction and were sold for quite a bit of money, per TMZ Sports.
An authenticated game-used bat from the 1929 and 1930 seasons was sold forย $196,400.
Meanwhile, Ruth's final contract with the New York Yankees in 1934, which paid him $35,000, sold at the auction forย $282,325.
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Goldin Auctions, which sold the items, provided an image of the contract:
The bat was tougher to authenticate, but experts determined the weight, length and style are accurate to what he ordered from Louisville Slugger at the time. This allowed an unnamed buyer to take home a piece of history from one of the greatest home run hitters in baseball history.
