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Babe Ruth 1932 World Series 'Called Shot' Jersey

Maker
Babe Ruth (New York Yankees)
Year
1932
Rank
2 of 100

Babe Ruth 1932 World Series 'Called Shot' Jersey

Babe Ruth 1932 World Series 'Called Shot' Jersey by Babe Ruth (New York Yankees) (1932) is ranked 2 in the FLOAT 100 for Memorabilia. It sold for $24,120,000 on 25 August 2024. The most expensive sports collectible ever sold; from the most mythologized at-bat in baseball history.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The most expensive sports collectible ever sold; from the most mythologized at-bat in baseball history.

Game-worn road jersey, 1932 World Series Game 3 vs Cubs; photo-matched to the 'called shot' home run

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$24,120,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
25 August 2024

Heritage Auctions. $24.12M total — a record for any sports memorabilia, surpassing the 1952 Topps Mantle card.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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