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Sold for $507,875.00 The Gehrig uniform sold for $507,875.00 on August 4, 2011 1. Description from Heritage Auction: “1934 Lou Gehrig Tour of Japan Game Worn Uniform. Representing the highlight of what is unquestionably the most significant hobby find of this young decade, the presented uniform ends a widely debated mystery and brings this Platinum Night auction squarely into the crosshairs of the hobby’s most serious and advanced uniform collectors. Only a tiny handful of uniforms from the game’s most noteworthy foreign excursion have been unearthed in the seventy-five years since Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx and about a dozen other American...

Because he’s Kenny f*ckin’ Powers. + Sources: • Eastbound And Down :: HBO • Pre-order on Amazon.com :: Release date: August 2, 2011

Range of baseballs from 1850’s to 1920’s. From Antique Athlete: 1) Turn of the Century Reach BOUNDER Baseball. This is an exceptional antique baseball which dates to the prime of the deadball era. Baseballs from this era were often given colorful names like, ROCKET, BOUNDER, CHAMPION, PITCHER’S PRIDE, etc… 2) 1870-80’s Figure-8 Stitched Baseball. This is a fantastic example of a figure-8 stitched baseball. Just prior to this era in baseball the lemon-peel stitch pattern was primarily in use. This fine vintage baseball represents the very first style of baseball that remains in use today! It is a wonderful example...