Babe Ruth's legendary New York Yankees jersey sells for $24 million at auction
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Babe Ruth's 1932 Yankee Jersey Sells for Record-Breaking $24M
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Above: American baseball player George Herman Ruth (1895 - 1948), known as 'Babe' Ruth. Image copyright: MPI/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Facts
The baseball jersey that Babe Ruth wore during a historic game three win in the 1932 World Series, in which his New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs, sold for a record-breaking $24.1M at auction on Sunday.
The game remains at the heart of continuing debate among baseball fans and historians — particularly whether, as some suggest, Ruth "called his shot" by pointing to center field ahead of the pitch, before proceeding to hit the ball in that direction for a home run that won the game.
The Spin
Narrative A
While debate continues about the "called shot" incident, video footage of the play supports the theory that Ruth pointed to where he intended on hitting the ball before sending it in that direction. Ruth himself also said that's what took place in commentary after the incident.
Narrative B
Contemporaneous accounts of what took place that day indicate that Ruth held up two fingers at the Cubs bench to indicate there had only been two strikes. The legend that surrounds this incident is nothing more than an attempt to embellish.
