The story of Lou Gehrig’s ‘Bat Zero,’ which just fetched over a million dollars: https://t.co/NBh6JtBtoC via @TheAthleticCFB
— Heritage Auctions (@HeritageAuction) April 8, 2020
“We had been discussing the bat with [the buyer] over several conversations the last couple weeks,” Ivy said. “He decided to pull the trigger last week and make the purchase.”
The million-dollars-plus that the bat demanded makes it rare in itself, as Ivy said only a handful of sports items can fetch that price. The bat Babe Ruth used to hit his first home run at Yankee Stadium sold in 2004 for $1.3 million, and a game-worn Gehrig jersey in the February lot at Heritage Auctions sold for $870,000.
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