World Records Eclipsed During $4.2 Million Heritage Auctions' Sports Auction

Babe Ruth, "Pistol Pete" Maravich continue to rewrite record books with huge prices realized.

A Babe Ruth game used bat, dating to the Boston Red Sox' 1918 World Series winning season – arguably the most important bat from baseball's most iconic player — realized $537,750 at Heritage Auctions Oct. 1-2 Signature® Sports Memorabilia Auction. The auction totaled just more than $4.2 million. All prices include 19.5% Buyer's Premium.

"It's a testament to what happens when you bring the hobby's best collectibles to the industry's largest bidding clientele," said Chris Ivy, Director of Sports at Heritage Auctions. "Heritage Auctions is able to set new records in every auction because nobody is more aggressive than we are in seeking out bidders willing and able to pay top dollar for special pieces."

The Babe Ruth bat, used by the iconic slugger during the Boston Red Sox' historic 1918 World Championship season and later returned to the Louisville Slugger factory to be used as a template for future Ruth lumber, became just the second to summit the half-million dollar mark at auction, and is topped only by the model used to club the first home run in Yankee Stadium history on April 18, 1923.

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