The sale was not actually a record for a Ruth Bat.
Fifteen years ago, the bat which the Bambino swung in 1923 to hit the first home run out of the original Yankee Stadium commanded $1.3 million in another SCP auction.
“We were pretty much dialed in that that this would be another million dollar bat,” David Kohler, president of SCP Auctions told FORBES. Ruth treasured his trophy until the mid-1940s when he gave it to the mayor of Suffern, New York, Jim Rice, a golfing, bowling, and drinking buddy. “The bat was impeccably preserved and carefully guarded in the Rice family for two generations encompassing 75 years,” noted SCP in its catalog description. “Hidden for decades from a world of collectors who treasure elite Babe Ruth artifacts above all else, Babe Ruth's 500th Home Run Bat is being introduced to the public here for the first time.
In this case, renowned bat authenticator John Taube matched the bat’s size and taper to Louisville Slugger factory records. “[Furthermore], throughout his career, Babe would grip his bats with the H&B center brand turned away from him, leaving ball contact marks and grain swelling on the left barrel (above his branded name,” SCP added. “In addition, he had a tendency to knock the dirt out of his cleats with the barrel of his bat, leaving cleat impressions.
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