A legendary piece of baseball history sold for a whopping number at auction recently.
According to The Athletic, a bat owned by Babe Ruth that was matched to a photo from a 1923 exhibition game was sold for over $1.3 million through Robert Edward Auctions this past weekend. The description of the bat said Ruth used it to hit a home run in the October 1923 benefit game.
The sale falls a bit shy of the record for a Ruth-used bat. In April, Hunt Auctions announced the private sale of a bat used by Ruth circa 1920-21 for $1.